3rd Quarter - Report

UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN for UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,260,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 434, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act S. 31, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2013S. 213, Telephone Excise Tax Elimination Act of 2013 S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 S. 1431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNIE CHAVEZ —
BILL DEERE —
SEAN FARRELL —
MARC C GONZALES —
WALTER BERNARD MCCORMICK —
ALAN J ROTH —
SARAH VERSAGGI —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 743 (113th), S. 1364 (113th), H.R. 3086 (113th), S. 31 (113th), S. 1431 (113th), H.R. 434 (113th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 889, Global Free Internet Act of 2013 H.R. 967, Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013 H.R. 1121, To protect cyber privacy, and for other purposes H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1403, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013; issues related to RUS funding H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013; issues related to RUS funding H.R. 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3107, Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes H.R. _____, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 (NCCIP Act) H.R. _____, To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes; issues related to patent trolls H.R. _____, FCC Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R. _____, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House) Issues related to reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA) (House) S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 774, A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S.RES.157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas. Issues related to Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation reform (House and Senate) Issues related to patent trolls (House and Senate) Issues related to IP transition (House and Senate)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNIE CHAVEZ —
BILL DEERE —
SEAN FARRELL —
MARC C GONZALES —
WALTER BERNARD MCCORMICK —
ALAN J ROTH —
SARAH VERSAGGI —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1403 (113th), S. 245 (113th), S. 607 (113th), H.R. 1580 (113th), H.R. 1163 (113th), S. 1144 (113th), H.R. 1685 (113th), H.R. 2952 (113th), H.R. 2649 (113th), S. 1379 (113th), S. 1215 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), H.R. 967 (113th), H.R. 491 (113th), S. 774 (113th), S. 21 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), S. 1193 (113th), H.R. 1121 (113th), H.R. 889 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th), H.R. 3107 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), H.R. 2844 (113th), S. 639 (113th), S. 954 (113th), S.Res. 157 (113th), S. 912 (113th), S. 394 (113th), S. 418 (113th), H.R. 3196 (113th), S. 1353 (113th), H.R. 2642 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014; issues related to cybersecurity H.R. 2410, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014; issues related to RUS funding H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014; issues related to Universal ServiceH.R. 2786, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014; issues related to FCC funding H.R. 2787, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014; issues related to NTIA funding H.J. RES.59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014; issues related to RUS, NTIA and FCC funding S. 1244, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014; issues related to RUS funding S. 1329, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014; issues related to NTIA funding S. 1371, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014; issues related to FCC funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNIE CHAVEZ —
BILL DEERE —
SEAN FARRELL —
MARC C GONZALES —
WALTER BERNARD MCCORMICK —
ALAN J ROTH —
SARAH VERSAGGI —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2410 (113th), S. 1371 (113th), S. 1244 (113th), S. 1329 (113th), H.R. 2787 (113th), H.J.Res. 59 (113th), H.R. 2775 (113th), H.R. 2217 (113th)

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