VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
What was lobbied
9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
H.R. 9 - Innovation Act (regarding patent infringement) S. 1137 - Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act of 2015
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER DEBOSIER | — |
| THOMAS EDWARDS | — |
| MICHONE JOHNSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
Intelligence INT
H.R. 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act H.R, 1731 - National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 H.R. 2048 - USA Freedom Act of 2015 (to reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require various forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence and counterterrorism) S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 S. 1469 - FISA Reform Act of 2015
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
S. 512 - Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act H.R. 1428 & S. 1600 - Judicial Redress Act of 2015 (a bill to extend Privacy Act remedies to citizens of certified foreign countries)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
District of Columbia DOC
Issues associated with the wiring of the Metro tunnels for 4G LTE
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
H.R. 2146 & S. 995 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (to establish congressional trade negotiating objectives)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| MARK MULLET | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 879 - Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 1087 - Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 2050 & S. 2045 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2775 - Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (to grant states the authority to enforce state and local sales and use tax laws on remote transactions) H.R. 2821 - Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 2510 & S. 1660 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 235 & S. 431 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act/Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act H.R. 1643 & S. 851 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 2889 & S. 1686 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015 S. 116 - Telephone Excise Tax Elimination Act of 2015 S. 386 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 S. 698 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 (to restore states rights to enforce state and local sales and use tax laws) S. 1666 - to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation of the election to accelerate the AMT credit in lieu of bonus depreciation for 2015 and 2016 S. 2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 VoIP Sourcing tax legislation/Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act technical corrections Online Sales Simplification Act Excise tax on high cost health insurance plans Wireless tax fairness Corporate tax reform, rates Corporate interest tax deductions International tax reform Dividend taxation Telecommunications equipment depreciation
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER DEBOSIER | — |
| THOMAS EDWARDS | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| MICHONE JOHNSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| ANDREW MEKELBURG | — |
| MARK MULLET | — |
| NATOSHA PROLAGO | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
| STACEY L SPRINKLE | — |
Health Issues HCR
H.R. 3081 & S. 1778 - TELMED Act of 2015 (pertaining to certain Medicare providers in a State providing telemedicine services to Medicare beneficiaries in a different State)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| ANDREW MEKELBURG | — |
| NATOSHA PROLAGO | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.R. 719 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2016 (relative to Internet taxes and other taxation)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| STACEY L SPRINKLE | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
H.R. 1506 - Small Business Access to Spectrum Act H.R. 1770 - The Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 S. 356 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 S. 1618 - Wireless Innovation Act of 2015 (to reallocate Federal Government-held spectrum) Communications Act update/telecom reform Net neutrality/Internet governance (including Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers [ICANN] issues) Privacy/data security Robocall issues Telematics, including potential legislation/regulation that could affect deployment Spectrum policy/allocations; Spectrum pipeline; Incentive auction LTE-U (unlicensed spectrum as a potential alternative to Wi-Fi)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER DEBOSIER | — |
| THOMAS EDWARDS | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| MICHONE JOHNSON | — |
| JOSHUA LYNCH New | Intern, House Republican Policy Cmte; Leg Stf for Sen Brownback; Leg Stf for Rep Blackburn; Leg Stf for Sen Fischer |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| NATOSHA PROLAGO | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
| MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA | — |
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