AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES for AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
HR 976 Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Concerning section 411 as it relates to shifting costs for end stage renal disease beneficiaries. HR 1322 Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2007 - Concerning prohibitions on companies from reducing retiree health benefits under ERISA covered group health plans. HR 2900 Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 - Concerning FDA authority to approve biogeneric drugs. HR 4296 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act of 2007 - Concerning reductions in costly prescription medication errors. S 1455 National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007- Concerning establishment of a health information technology and privacy system. S 1544 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 - Concerning provisions to assist employees in obtaining information on health care services and providers. S 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act - Concerning the benefits of electronic records in reducing errors. S 1695 Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 - To support FDA authority to approve biotech drug products and their "generic follow-on versions." S 2408 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act of 2007 - To support efforts to reduce costly prescription medication errors and improve quality for patients/employees.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARIAN MCDOWELL | — |
| TIMOTHY MCKONE | — |
| RODNEY A SMITH | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
HR 436 Cell Phone Tax Moratorium Act of 2007 - General support of restrictions on any State from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services. HR 743 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 - Advocated in favor of permanent ban on taxing commerce on the Internet. HR 1023 To support repeal of the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities. HR 1194 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2007 - Advocated in favor of permanent repeals of the 3% federal excise tax on local telephone service. HR 2138 Investment in America Act of 2007 - Advocated in favor of making permanent the R&D tax credit. HR 2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 - Concerning the tax title (Section 408) covering expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures and the economic substance doctrine provisions. HR 3396 Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act - To support simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. HR 3679 State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2007 - To oppose bill as it would not necessarily support a level playing field for taxing video services. HR 3996 Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 - To support extending certain expiring provisions, including the R&D tax credit. HR 5140 Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 - As it relates to bonus depreciation for corporations. HR 5450 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phone from listed property - To support repeal of outdated call logs documenting occasional personal use of employer-provided wireless phones. S 34 Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act - To support simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. S 41 Research Competitiveness Act of 2007 - To support making permanent the R&D tax credit. S 140 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal of 2007 - To support permanent repeal of the 3% federal excise tax on local telephone service. S 166 Cell Phone Tax Moratorium Act of 2007 - To support permanent repeal of the 3% federal excise tax on local telephone service. S 170 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2007 - To support permanent repeal of the 3% federal excise tax on local telephone service. S 2209 Research Credit Improvement Act of 2007 - To support R&D tax credits.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| AMY ANDRYSZAK | — |
| KATREICE BANKS | — |
| LYNDON BOOZER | — |
| BRUCE BYRD | — |
| WENDY DONOHO | — |
| GERALD FRANCIS HOGAN | — |
| BARRY HUTCHISON | — |
| PETER JACOBY | — |
| THEODORE REYNOLDS KINGSLEY | — |
| MARIAN MCDOWELL | — |
| TIMOTHY MCGIVERN | — |
| TIMOTHY MCKONE | — |
| RODNEY A SMITH | — |
| KENT WELLS | — |
| CAROL WILNER | — |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
HR 3010 To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration - To oppose blanket, retroactive prohibition against predispute arbitration agreements in a wide variety of commercial contracts. S 1782 To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration - To oppose blanket, retroactive prohibition against predispute arbitration agreements in a wide variety of commercial contracts.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KATREICE BANKS | — |
| BRUCE BYRD | — |
| THEODORE REYNOLDS KINGSLEY | — |
| TIMOTHY MCKONE | — |
| KENT WELLS | — |
Homeland Security HOM
HR 3356 Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance to Defend the National and the Constitution Act of 2007 - Concerning legal liability issues associated with lawsuits and allegations that certain telecom carriers assisted the federal government with certain alleged intelligence programs. HR 3773 RESTORE Act of 2007 - Concerning legal liability issues associated with lawsuits and allegations that certain telecom carriers assisted the federal government with certain alleged intelligence programs. S 1927 Protect America Act of 2007 - Concerning legal liability issues associated with lawsuits and allegations that certain telecom carriers assisted the federal government with certain alleged intelligence programs S 2248 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2007 - Concerning legal liability issues associated with lawsuits and allegations that certain telecom carriers assisted the federal government with certain alleged intelligence programs. S 2402 Foreign Intelligance Surveillance Substitution Act of 2007 - Concerning legal liability issues associated with lawsuits and allegations that certain telecom carriers assisted the federal government with certain alleged intelligence programs
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| AMY ANDRYSZAK | — |
| KATREICE BANKS | — |
| LYNDON BOOZER | — |
| BRUCE BYRD | — |
| WENDY DONOHO | — |
| GERALD FRANCIS HOGAN | — |
| BARRY HUTCHISON | — |
| PETER JACOBY | — |
| THEODORE REYNOLDS KINGSLEY | — |
| TIMOTHY MCGIVERN | — |
| TIMOTHY MCKONE | — |
| RODNEY A SMITH | — |
| KENT WELLS | — |
Telecommunications TEC
HR 275 Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 - Concerning role of network providers. HR 278 To amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act - General support for bill. HR 2972 Subway Cell Access Act - Concerning requirement that providers of wireless telephone services provide access to the universal emergency telephone number in subterranean subway stations located within their area of coverage. HR 3403 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007 - Concerning access provisions. HR 5353 Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008 - To oppose efforts to impose prescriptive regulations on Internet services and broadband networks. S 215 Internet Freedom Preservation Act - To oppose efforts to impose prescriptive regulations on Internet services and broadband networks. S 428 IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007 - Concerning access provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| AMY ANDRYSZAK | — |
| KATREICE BANKS | — |
| LYNDON BOOZER | — |
| BRUCE BYRD | — |
| WENDY DONOHO | — |
| GERALD FRANCIS HOGAN | — |
| BARRY HUTCHISON | — |
| PETER JACOBY | — |
| THEODORE REYNOLDS KINGSLEY | — |
| MARIAN MCDOWELL | — |
| TIMOTHY MCGIVERN | — |
| TIMOTHY MCKONE | — |
| RODNEY A SMITH | — |
| KENT WELLS | — |
| CAROL WILNER | — |
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
HR 876 SAFE Act of 2007 - General support of the bill with appropriate safeguards and incentives.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| AMY ANDRYSZAK | — |
| KATREICE BANKS | — |
| LYNDON BOOZER | — |
| BRUCE BYRD | — |
| WENDY DONOHO | — |
| GERALD FRANCIS HOGAN | — |
| BARRY HUTCHISON | — |
| PETER JACOBY | — |
| THEODORE REYNOLDS KINGSLEY | — |
| MARIAN MCDOWELL | — |
| TIMOTHY MCGIVERN | — |
| TIMOTHY MCKONE | — |
| RODNEY A SMITH | — |
| KENT WELLS | — |
| CAROL WILNER | — |
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.