3rd Quarter - Report

COLUMBIA STRATEGIES for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS

Firm
Client
Income
$45,000
Expenses
—

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 related to spectrum incentive auctions. Issues related to television market areas. Issues related to television carriage laws. S.1182 - a bill to exempt JSA attribution rules in case of existing agreements. HR 1999 - Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act. S.1260 - Sunshine in Sponsorship Identification Act. HR 2125 - Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2015.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL S. HERSHEY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2125 (114th), S. 1260 (114th), H.R. 1999 (114th), S. 1182 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to advertising tax deductibility.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL S. HERSHEY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 2995 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2016 Issues related to FCC rules

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL S. HERSHEY —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2995 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.Con.Res.17 - the Local Radio Freedom Act. S.Con.Res.4 - the Local Radio Freedom Act. HR 1283 - the Songwriter Equity Act of 2015. Issues related to music licensing and antitrust consent decree review. Issues related to satellite television carriage. Issues related to broadcast television copyright.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL S. HERSHEY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 17 (114th), S.Con.Res. 4 (114th), H.R. 1283 (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.