NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
Issues relating to a tax incentive program to foster new entrant / small business ownership of communications outlets. Issues relating to broadcast spectrum and the incentive auction. Issues relating to emergency communications. Issues relating to the Federal Communications Commission's rules governing broadcast ownership. Issues relating to Federal Communications Commission oversight and reauthorization. Issues relating to updating the Communications Act. Issues relating to carriage of television broadcast signals. Issues relating to opioid addiction. Issues relating to competitive navigation devices/applications for accessing multichannel video programming (set-top boxes). H.R.1385, Preserving American Privacy Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R.1472, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015, provisions relating to emergency communications. H.R.1641, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2015, provisions relating to joint sales agreements, broadcast spectrum and the incentive auction. H.R.2583, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R.3148, To exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements, all provisions. H.R.3998, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act, all provisions. H.R.5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, provisions relating to joint sales agreements and the broadcast incentive auction. H.R. 5813, Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act, all provisions. H.R. 6094, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act, all provisions. S.253, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015, all provisions. S.887, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2015, provisions relating to joint sales agreements, broadcast spectrum and the incentive auction. S.1182, A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements, all provisions. S.2555, Mobile Now Act, all provisions. S.2644, Federal Communications Commission Reauthorization Act of 2016, all provisions. S. 2997, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016, all provisions. S.3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, provisions relating to joint sales agreements and the broadcast incentive auction.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| RAY BAUM | — |
| MYRA DANDRIDGE | — |
| SHAWN DONILON | — |
| JAMIE GILLESPIE | — |
| CURTIS JOHN LEGEYT | — |
| MIKE MULLEN | — |
| CHRISTOPHER D ORNELAS | — |
| JOHN SMEDILE | — |
| GORDON H. SMITH | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
Issues relating to ASCAP and BMI consent decrees. Issues relating to copyright reform. Issues relating to radio streaming. Issues relating to Copyright Office modernization. H.R.9, Innovation Act, all provisions. H.R.1283, Songwriter Equity Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R.1733, Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R.1999, Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act, all provisions. H.R.3496, Granting Our People the Ability to Cheer Kickoff Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R.4241, Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act, all provisions. S.632, Support Technology and Research for Our Nations Growth Patents Act of 2015, all provisions. S.662, Songwriter Equity Act of 2015, all provisions. H.Con.Res.17, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. S.Con.Res.4, A Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| RAY BAUM | — |
| MYRA DANDRIDGE | — |
| SHAWN DONILON | — |
| JAMIE GILLESPIE | — |
| SUZANNE HEAD | — |
| CURTIS JOHN LEGEYT | — |
| MIKE MULLEN | — |
| CHRISTOPHER D ORNELAS | — |
| JOHN SMEDILE | — |
| GORDON H. SMITH | — |
Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI
Issues relating to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). H.R.1229, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R.4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2016, provisions relating to unmanned aircraft systems. S.635, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2015, all provisions. S.2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016, provisions related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| RAY BAUM | — |
| MYRA DANDRIDGE | — |
| SHAWN DONILON | — |
| JAMIE GILLESPIE | — |
| CURTIS JOHN LEGEYT | — |
| MIKE MULLEN | — |
| CHRISTOPHER D ORNELAS | — |
| JOHN SMEDILE | — |
| GORDON H. SMITH | — |
Advertising ADV
Issues relating to tax deductibility of certain advertising expenditures. H.R.2125, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R.4179, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act, all provisions. H.R.4565, Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2016, provisions relating to the restriction of direct-to-consumers drug advertising. S.1260, Sunshine in Sponsorship Identification Act, all provisions. S.2623, Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act, provisions relating to denying the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription drugs.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| RAY BAUM | — |
| MYRA DANDRIDGE | — |
| SHAWN DONILON | — |
| JAMIE GILLESPIE | — |
| CURTIS JOHN LEGEYT | — |
| MIKE MULLEN | — |
| CHRISTOPHER D ORNELAS | — |
| JOHN SMEDILE | — |
| GORDON H. SMITH | — |
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.