4th Quarter - Amendment

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

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$3,530,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
4th Quarter - Report Jan 21, 2014 $3,460,000 Replaced
4th Quarter - Amendment (this page) Apr 22, 2015 $3,530,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Intelligence INT

Issues and potential reforms associated with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and the National Security Agency

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK CANTREL —
PETER DAVIDSON —
ROBERT FISHER —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —
BRIAN RICE —

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to Dodd-Frank Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Legislation Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Renewal

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER DAVIDSON —
JACQUELINE KOLEGO —
MARK MULLET —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

House budget resolution (primarily issues associated with corporate tax reform) Senate budget resolution (primarily issues associated with corporate tax reform)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER DAVIDSON —
MARK MULLET —
STACEY L SPRINKLE —

Contacted: White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1129 & S. 1645 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 434, H.R. 3086 & S. 31 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 684, S. 336 & S. 743 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 2309 & S. 1235 - Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 3724 & S. 1364 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 S. 213 - To repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services S. 1431 - Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 1859 - Tax Extenders Act of 2013 VoIP Sourcing tax legislation/Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act technical corrections State and local taxation of telecommunications, the Internet, and digital goods & services Telephone Excise Tax repeal Corporate tax reform, rates Corporate interest tax deductions International tax reform Dividend taxation Pensions Carried interest legislation Telecommunications equipment depreciation Cost recovery and accounting issues Research tax credit

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Bills named: H.R. 3724 (113th), S. 336 (113th), S. 1364 (113th), H.R. 3086 (113th), S. 31 (113th), H.R. 1129 (113th), S. 743 (113th), H.R. 2309 (113th), S. 1645 (113th), S. 1859 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), H.R. 434 (113th), S. 213 (113th), S. 1431 (113th), S. 1235 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 3309 - Innovation Act (patent infringement) S. 1013 - Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 S. 1612 - Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 S. 1720 - Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 Copyright reform; patent litigation reform; piracy of copyrighted works and trademarked goods Standard essential patent issues under the jurisdiction of the International Trade Commission

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1013 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), S. 1612 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3077 - TEL-Med Act of 2013 (regarding Medicare providers) H.R. 3303 - SOFTWARE Act of 2013 (regulation of medical software) Food and Drug Administration regulatory framework Meaningful Use Regulation (associated with electronic health records) Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3303 (113th), H.R. 3077 (113th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013 H.R. 3674 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013 H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3719 - Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 1123 & S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1680 - Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013 (to promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade) Reauthorization of Satellite Television Extension and Location Act (STELA) and other video regulatory reform Video competition, program access, retransmission consent, regulation Internet governance Telecommunications policy framework; competition Privacy; data security/breach/retention; location based services; FCC/FTC jurisdiction LTE deployment Issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation Mobile payments applications and regulation Nominations subject to confirmation by the Senate Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees Wireless alerts (in potential emergency situations) E911 reform

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1680 (113th), H.R. 2739 (113th), H.R. 3719 (113th), S. 21 (113th), H.R. 3696 (113th), S. 912 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 1123 (113th), S. 517 (113th), S. 1193 (113th), S. 1379 (113th), S. 1353 (113th), H.R. 3720 (113th), S. 607 (113th), H.R. 3674 (113th), S. 1788 (113th)

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