1st Quarter - Report

DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC for DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC

Period 1st Quarter 2009 Filed Apr 20, 2009 Signed by Alexa Verveer, Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations

Official filing
Firm
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Client
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Income
—
Expenses
$220,000
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.

Education EDU

Ed Tech programs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE CARROLL —
ALEXANDRA VERVEER —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S.560, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1409, Employee Free Choice Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE CARROLL —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 560 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

US-Korea FTA; US-Colombia FTA; Colombia Advertising Issues; India tax issues/piracy essues; US-India economic dialogue/State Department; WTO service negotiations; India interconnect issues; Indonesia piracy issues; Bahamas compulsory license issues; Thailand anti-piracy; and China access issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE CARROLL —
MARY PITTELLI —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009. Section 181 of IRS Code, support for extension of tax incentives relating to film and television productions. The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act (draft legislation). Streamlined Sales Tax.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE CARROLL —
ALEXANDRA VERVEER —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1083 (111th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Various Media Issues - content/advertising restrictions, online behavioral advertising/piracy, restrictions/obligations re programming distribution practices, must carry obligations, closed captioning/video description/disabilities access (draft legislation). H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Bill, children's programming/advertising issues. Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act, capacity issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CATHERINE CARROLL —
ALEXANDRA VERVEER —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1105 (111th)

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.