MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
General lobbying on the following issues: 100% expensing tax credit; state and local broadband tax legislation; extension of 100% expensing of capital investment; bonus depreciation expensing; corporate income tax rates; dividend taxation; foreign taxation of digital service; OECD tax proposals; like-kind exchanges of spectrum; book minimum tax treatment of spectrum, pensions and depreciation; digital economy directives proposed by OECD; mobile workforce state income legislation; remote worker state payroll tax legislation; expensing of research and experimentation costs; international tax changes to GILTI; and interest tax deduction limitation under section 163(j) of the I.R.C. Lobbying on the following specific legislation: S. 341/H.R. 889 - Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act; S. 749/H.R. 1304 - American Innovation and R&D competitiveness Act of 2021; S. 866 - American Innovation and Jobs Act (Spectrum and BEAD Program issues); S. 1117/H.R. 2406 - Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now Act (ALIGN Act); H.R. 1123 - Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act H.R. 1304/S. 749 - American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021; H.R. 2558/S. 1166 - Accelerate Long-term Investment Now Act (Align Act); and Fair Access to Interstate Remedies (Draft)-A measure to prevent the imposition of discriminatory taxation and undue burdens on interstate commerce by providing taxpayers access to judicial remedies in federal court; not
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
General lobbying on the following issues: Affordable Connectivity Program; contraband cell phone legislation (pre-introduction); spectrum pipeline; DOD and spectrum sales; spectrum relocation fund; permitting reform; federal privacy framework; FAA reauthorization and contracting; 5G wireless; broadband deployment and affordability/implementation of NTIAs BEAD program (Notice of Funding Opportunity BroadbandUSA BEAD NOFO); broadband affordability and mapping; supply chain; FirstNet; rural broadband; and lower 3GHz spectrum. Lobbying on the following Bills: S. 130 - Rural Internet Improvement Act of 2023; S. 2427/S. 3236 - Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 (USF Reform); H.R. 220 - Advanced Aviation Act; H.R. 675 - Secure Space Act; H.R. 682 - Launch Communications Act; H.R. 1108 - Spectrum Auction Authority Extension; H.R. 1165 - Data Privacy Act; H.R. 1338 - Satellite and Telecommunications Streaming Act; H.R. 1353 - Advanced Local Emergency Response Telecommunications Parity Act; H.R. 1377 - Promoting US Wireless Leadership Act; and H.R. 7783 - Extending Americas Spectrum Auction Leadership Act of 2022.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
Lobbying on the following Bills: H.R. 4350/S. 2791 & S. 1605 - National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (spectrum issues).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Intelligence INT
General lobbying on cybersecurity.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| 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.