3rd Quarter - Report

WILEY REIN LLP for CBS

Firm
Client
CBS
Income
$50,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to copyright and performance.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT WEAVER —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Potential legislation regarding advertising tax deductibility.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREGG ELIAS —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

H.R. 5325, Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act, issues relating to retransmission; S. 2644, FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016, issues related to spectrum; Potential legislation amending P.L. 102-385, Cable Act of 1992, regarding retransmission consent; Potential legislation amending P.L. 104-104, Telecommunications Act of 1996, regarding retransmission consent; Retransmission; Digital rights; Media ownership issues; Cable carriage issues, effective competition and rate regulation; Spectrum auctions and repacking costs; Set-top boxes; Senate Permanent Investigations Committee report on pay TV.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREGG ELIAS —
SCOTT WEAVER —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2644 (114th), H.R. 5325 (114th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.