MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R.1393/S.540 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017. General lobbying on the following tax issues and draft legislation: VoIP Sourcing tax legislation/Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act technical corrections; taxes on digital goods and services; comprehensive tax reform; House Tax Blueprint; telecommunications equipment depreciation; excise tax on high cost health insurance plans; corporate tax rates/deductions; dividend taxation/integration; like kind exchanges; international tax reform; carried interest; border adjustment taxation; and tax expensing.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI
H.R.2997 - 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization Act (especially communications towers location and marking); S.1405 - Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017; and Regulations, rules and FAA oversight of unmanned aerial systems, including safety issues.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Intelligence INT
H.R.3989 - USA Liberty Act of 2017 (FISA Reauthorization).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Telecommunications TEC
H.R.2435/S.1015 - National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017; Telecommunications Consumer Privacy Act (TCPA-provisions on reassigned numbers database and robocalls)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
Patent reform legislation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
H.R.601 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017; H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (concerning rental fees for access to federal lands for communications use); H.R.2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act (especially access to broadband Internet); H.R.2520 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017; S.19 - MOBILE NOW Act (to facilitate installation of broadband infrastructure, including wireless); S.1104 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 (including broadband mapping); and S.J.Res.34 and H.J Res 86 - (Related to protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services); and S.1682 - AIRWAVES Act; General Lobbying on the following issues: Net Neutrality; wireless broadband infrastructure, siting and conduit development; privacy/cybersecurity; spectrum policy/auctions/pipeline; 5G development and testing; Internet of Things (IoT); FCC reauthorization; Next Generation 911/Industry 911 outages; smart cities; LTE in Rural America (LRA) disconnection issue; FirstNET & public safety communications; data breach/data security; post hurricane wireless network resiliency; and spectrum interference/spectrum repack letter.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
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.