NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
Issues concerning broadcast localism. Issues concerning the inclusion of FM receiver chips in mobile phones. Issues relating to the reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization and Extension Act. Issues relating to proposals which would allow cable and satellite television companies to offer out-of-market broadcast programming. Issues relating to the implementation of Common Alerting Protocol Issues relating to the Emergency Alert System Issues relating to allocation of spectrum for broadcasting and other communications services. H.R.927: Satellite Consumers Right to Local Channels Act, legislation to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes All provisions. H.R.1084: The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, a bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany- All provisions. H.R.1147: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 All provisions. H.R.1860: Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, a bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive certain television broadcast stations- All provisions. H.R.2994: A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes- All provisions. H.R.3019: the Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2009 all provisions. H.R.3101: Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009; provisions in relating to video programming (Title II). H.R.3125, the Radio Spectrum Inventory Act all provisions. H.R.3216: Local Television Freedom Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the retransmission of signals of local TV broadcast stations in an adjacent market- All provisions. H.R.3326: Department of Defense Appropriations, Division B H.R.3570: Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009, to reauthorize satellite television legislation All provisions. S.448: Free Flow of Information Act, a bill to protect the confidential sources of reporters- All provisions. S.592: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 All provisions. S.649: A bill to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission all provisions. S.771: Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, a bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive certain television broadcast stations- All provisions. S.1670: Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009, to reauthorize satellite television legislation- All provisions. S.2764: Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, a bill to reauthorize SHVERA- All provisions. S.2847: A bill to regulate the volume of audio of commercials All provisions. Before the Federal Emergency Management Agency: Issues relating to the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System and next generation Emergency Alert System. Before the Federal Trade Commission: Issues relating to the effect of new technologies on traditional media, the provision of news content, and the FTCs journalism workshop. Before the Federal Communications Commission: Issues relating to allocation of spectrum for broadcasting and other communications services. Issues concerning the inclusion of FM receiver chips in mobile phones. In the Matter of 2002 Biennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, MB Docket No. 02-277 In the Matter of 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, MB Docket No 06-121 In the Matter of Amendment of Part 1 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Environmental Compliance Procedures for Processing Antenna Structure Registration Applications, WT Docket No. 08-61 In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commissions Rules to Establish Rules for Replacement of Digital Low Power Television Translator Stations, MB Docket No. 08-253. In the Matter of Amendment of Section 307(b), RM-11565. In the Matter of Broadcast Localism, MB Docket No. 04-233. In the Matter of Broadcast Maximization Committees Emergency Request for Filing Freeze Commencement of Rural, First-Come, First-Served, Digital Licensing for Low Power Television and Television Translators Beginning August 25, 2009, DA No. 09-1487 In the Matter of Comment Sought on International Comparison and Consumer Survey Requirements in the Broadband Data Improvement Act, GN Docket No. 09-47. In the Matter of Cross-Ownership of Broadcast Stations and Newspapers, MM Docket No. 01-235 In the Matter of Definition of Radio Markets, MM Docket No. 00-244 In the Matter of Development of a National Broadband Plan for Our Future, GN Docket No. 09-51 In the Matter of Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcasting Service; MM Docket No. 99-325 Before the Federal Communications Commission, con't: In the Matter of Effects of Communications Towers on Migratory Birds, WT Docket No. 03-187 In the Matter of Fostering Innovation and Investment in the Wireless Communications Market, GN Docket No. 09-157 In the Matter of Fourteenth Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming, MB Docket No. 07-269 In the Matter of Inquiry Concerning the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion and Possible Steps to Accelerate Such Deployment Pursuant to Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act, GN Docket No. 09-137. In the Matter of Mediacom Communications Corporation, Complainant v. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Defendant and Mediacom Petition for an Emergency Order Granting Interim Carriage Rights, CSR Nos. 8233-C, 8234-M In the Matter of Policies to Promote Rural Radio Service and to Streamline Allotment and Assignment Procedures, MB Docket No. 09-52/RM-11528 In the Matter of Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services; MB Docket No. 07-294 In the Matter of Repeal Section 73.525 of the Commissions Rules, RM-11579. In the Matter of Review of the Emergency Alert System, EB Docket No. 04-296 In the Matter of Rules and Policies Concerning Multiple Ownership of Radio Broadcast Stations in Local Markets, MM Docket No. 01-317 In the Matter of the Commercial Mobile Alert System, PS Docket No. 07-287. In the Matter of the Media Bureau Announces Workshop Details and Seeks Comment in Its 2010 Media Ownership Review Proceeding, MB Docket No. 09-182. In the Matter of Ways to Further Section 257 Mandate and To Build on Earlier Studies, MB Docket No. 04-228
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARCELLUS ALEXANDER | — |
| ANN WEST BOBECK | — |
| KELLY COLE | — |
| MYRA DANDRIDGE | — |
| ERIN DOZIER | — |
| JAMIE GILLESPIE | — |
| SCOTT GOODWIN | — |
| SUZANNE HEAD | — |
| MICHAEL S HERSHEY | — |
| BENJAMIN F IVINS | — |
| LAURIE KNIGHT | — |
| JANE MAGO | — |
| MIKE MULLEN | — |
| VALERIE SCHULTE | — |
| JERIANNE TIMMERMAN | — |
| LAWRENCE WALKE | — |
| MILDRED WEBBER | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
H.Con.Res.49: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act - All provisions. H.R.848: The Performance Rights Act - All provisions. S.379: The Performance Rights Act - All provisions. S.Con.Res.14: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act - All provisions. Before the US Patent and Trademark Office: Issues concerning a broadcaster treaty, a treaty enhancing the rights of performers in audiovisual works, a treaty relating to access to copyrighted works by the visually impaired, and a treaty on limitations and exceptions pending at the World Intellectual Property Organization. Before the United States Copyright Office: Issues concerning a broadcaster treaty, a treaty enhancing the rights of performers in audiovisual works, a treaty relating to access to copyrighted works by the visually impaired, and a treaty on limitations and exceptions pending at the World Intellectual Property Organization. Before the Copyright Royalty Board: In the Matter of Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings and Ephemeral Recordings, RM 2009-1
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANN WEST BOBECK | — |
| KELLY COLE | — |
| MYRA DANDRIDGE | — |
| ERIN DOZIER | — |
| JAMIE GILLESPIE | — |
| SCOTT GOODWIN | — |
| SUZANNE HEAD | — |
| MICHAEL S HERSHEY | — |
| BENJAMIN F IVINS | — |
| LAURIE KNIGHT | — |
| JANE MAGO | — |
| MIKE MULLEN | — |
| VALERIE SCHULTE | — |
| JERIANNE TIMMERMAN | — |
| MILDRED WEBBER | — |
Advertising ADV
Issues relating to direct-to-consumer advertising. H.R. 3126: Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act, establishes the Consumer Financial Protection Agency as an independent executive agency to regulate the provision of consumer financial products or services - Provisions regarding advertising of consumer financial products and services. H.R.3200: Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes - Provisions relating to direct-to-consumer advertising. H.R.3590: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a bill to ensure that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care and will create the transformation within the health care system necessary to contain costs. - Provisions relating to direct-to-consumer advertising. H.R.3962: The Affordable Health Care for America Act, a bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. - Provisions relating to direct-to-consumer advertising. H.R.4053: The Healthy Kids Act: To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes. All Provisions. H.R.4310: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect children's health by denying any deduction for advertising and marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food at fast food restaurants or of food of poor nutritional quality. All provisions. H.R.4173: To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes, provisions relating to establishing the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Provisions pertaining to civil monetary penalties for media companies found to aid and abet false or deceptive advertising. S.1763: Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals. All provisions. S.1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, a bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending and for other purposes. Provisions relating to direct-to-consumer advertising. S.2842: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for direct to consumer advertising expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals and to provide a deduction for fees paid for the participation of children in certain organizations which promote physical activity. Provisions relating to direct-to-consumer advertising.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KELLY COLE | — |
| MYRA DANDRIDGE | — |
| JAMIE GILLESPIE | — |
| MICHAEL S HERSHEY | — |
| LAURIE KNIGHT | — |
| JANE MAGO | — |
| MIKE MULLEN | — |
| JERIANNE TIMMERMAN | — |
| MILDRED WEBBER | — |
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