2nd Quarter - Report

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

Period 2nd Quarter 2020 Filed Jul 20, 2020 Signed by Robert S. Fisher

Official filing
Firm
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
Client
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
Income
—
Expenses
$2,534,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 4194 - National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —
MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA —

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4194 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Employee Retention Credit H.R. 1725/S. 765 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 1869/S. 803 - Restoring Investment in Improvement Act H.R. 4796 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 5674 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2020 H.R. 6802/S. 3296 - Accelerate long-term Investment Growth Now Act (ALIGN Act) S. 604 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 S. 3995 - Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020 Digital Economy Directives proposed by OECD State and local Taxation of Digital Good and Services Corporate Interest Tax Deduction Regulations Corporate Tax Rates Dividend Taxation Pension Smoothing Foreign Taxation of Digital Services State and Local Taxation of the Internet Expensing (Bonus) Depreciation State Payroll Tax Withholding Like Kind Exchanges TALF ABS program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BROOKS BRUNSON-PITTS —
THOMAS EDWARDS —
ROBERT FISHER —
MICHONE JOHNSON —
JOSHUA LYNCH —
MARK MULLET —
STACEY L SPRINKLE —

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office

Bills named: S. 3548 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), S. 765 (116th), H.R. 4796 (116th), H.R. 1725 (116th), S. 604 (116th), S. 803 (116th), S. 3296 (116th), S. 3995 (116th), H.R. 6802 (116th), H.R. 5674 (116th), H.R. 1869 (116th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 S. 2082 - Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019 Digital Streaming Copyright legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2082 (116th), H.R. 3666 (116th)

Intelligence INT

H.R. 2881/S. 893 - Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2019 S. 1625 - United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019 FISA Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FISHER —
JOSHUA LYNCH —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —
COURTNEY REINHARD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 2881 (116th), S. 893 (116th), S. 1625 (116th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

H.R. 2 - INVEST in America Act H.R. 451 - Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2019 H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (The CARES Act) H.R. 1289 - Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2019 (PHONE Act) H.R. 1954/S. 952 - Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2881/S. 893 - Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2019 H.R. 5243 - Closing the Homework Gap through Mobile Hotspot Act H.R. 5850/S. 3264 - The Bridging Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6563/S. 3690 - Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020 H.R. 6624 - The USA Telecommunications Act H.R. 6747 - The Healthcare Broadband Expansion during COVID-19 Act H.R. 6800 - The HEROES Act H.R. 6814 - Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act H.R. 7020 - COVID Justice and Accountability Act H.R. 7022 - Rural Broadband Acceleration Act H.R. 7302 - To Make High-speed Broadband Internet Service Accessible and Affordable to All Americans, and for other purposes H.R. 7447 - Rural Broadband Acceleration Act H. Res. 908/S. Res. 580 - Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19 S. 893 - Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020 S. 918 - E-FRONTIER Act S. 1625 - United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019 S. 1699 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act S. 1822 - Broadband Data Act S. 2881 - 5G Spectrum At of 2019 S. 3189 - A bill to use proceeds from spectrum auctions to support supply chain innovation and multilateral security. S. 3394 - Network Security Trade Act of 2020 S. 3398 - Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 (EARN IT Act of 2020) S. 3569 - Keeping Critical Connections Act S. 3717 - Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4015 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 S. 4021 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 S. 4034 - COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2020 S. 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 S. 4159 - A bill to amend the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act to accommodate emerging technologies. (E-Sign Act) S. 4201 - A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase 1 auction, and for other purposes. Federal Privacy Legislation Spectrum - 24GHz, C-Band, 6GHz, Need for mid-band and high-band 5G Deployment/Nationalization/Veterans Affairs Innovation FirstNet Access to Public Lands Rural Broadband Mapping Section 230 Immunity Legislation Blocking Illegal use of Contraband Phones in Prisons NDAA Spectrum and ORAN issues GSA Wireless Deployment issues in Washington, DC FCC Connect America Pledge

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BROOKS BRUNSON-PITTS —
JAY CHO —
CHRISTOPHER DEBOSIER —
THOMAS EDWARDS —
ROBERT FISHER —
MICHONE JOHNSON —
JOSHUA LYNCH —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —
MARK MULLET —
COURTNEY REINHARD —
MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA —

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 1822 (116th), S. 4049 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), S. 4201 (116th), H.R. 1954 (116th), H.R. 7020 (116th), S. 3717 (116th), S. 918 (116th), H.Res. 908 (116th), S.Res. 580 (116th), S. 3548 (116th), H.R. 6624 (116th), S. 3569 (116th), S. 3690 (116th), H.R. 5243 (116th), S. 1699 (116th), H.R. 451 (116th), S. 4021 (116th), S. 3394 (116th), S. 4159 (116th), S. 893 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), S. 4034 (116th), S. 3264 (116th), S. 1625 (116th), H.R. 6563 (116th), S. 952 (116th), H.R. 1289 (116th), S. 3189 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 6814 (116th), S. 3398 (116th), S. 4015 (116th), S. 2881 (116th), H.R. 6747 (116th), H.R. 2 (116th), H.R. 7302 (116th), H.R. 7022 (116th), H.R. 2881 (116th), H.R. 5850 (116th), H.R. 7447 (116th)

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