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. 1249 - America Invents Act (patent reform act) H.R. 3261 - Stop Online Piracy Act S. 968 - Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 Piracy of copyrighted works and trademarked goods Standard essential patent issues under the jurisdiction of the International Trade Commission
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
Health Issues HCR
Health Information Technology/mobile health devices and applications/telemedicine Implementation of regulations on the Patient Protection and Affordable Coverage Act Issues related to the health effects of mobile devices Food and Drug Administration user fee reauthorization
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| THOMAS EDWARDS | — |
| JACQUELINE KOLEGO | — |
| ANDREW MEKELBURG | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.R. 4348 & S. 1813 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) H.Con.Res. 112 - FY 2013 Budget Resolutions
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| MARK MULLET | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
H.R. 3596 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| ROGER ALAN MOTT | — |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
H.R. 1981 - Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 H.R. 1895 - Do Not Track Kids Online Act of 2011 S. 913 - Do No Track Online Act of 2011 Updates to regulations implementing the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Law enforcement's use of mobile devices for tracking purposes Cyberstalking
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| JOANNA MCINTOSH | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
H.R. 1062 - Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act Issues related to Dodd-Frank Consumer Financial Protection Agency Legislation
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| JACQUELINE KOLEGO | — |
| MARK MULLET | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 942 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 (R&D tax credits) H.R. 4 & S. 18 - Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act (1099 reporting) H.R. 428, S. 106 & S. 1012 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011 H.R. 1002 & S. 543 - Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 8 - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 1439 - Business Activity Tax Simplification Act H.R. 1864 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act H.R. 2735 - To amend the IRC of 1986 to make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations H.R. 3179 - Marketplace Equity Act (to improve the States' rights to enforce the collection of State sales and use tax laws) H.R. 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 H.R. 4016 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2012 H.R. 6169 - Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012 H.R. 4196 & S. 2240 - To amend the IRC of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets H.R. 674, S. 89 & S. 164 - Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 (to amend the IRC of 1986 to repeal imposition of 3% withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities) H.R. 1860 & S. 971 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 2701 & S. 1452 Main Street Fairness Act H.R. 3091 - To make permanent the individual tax rates for capital gains and dividends S. 135 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2011 S. 1647 - A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gains rates S. 1832 - Marketplace Fairness Act (a bill to restore States' rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws) S. 2237 - Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act VoIP Sourcing tax legislation/Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act technical corrections Internet tax fairness State and local taxation of telecommunications/the Internet/digital goods Retirement and pension plan funding U.S. taxation of foreign earnings Corporate tax reform/interest deductibility/tax rates International tax reform Dividend taxation Energy tax legislation Carried interest legislation Treasury guidance on the Economic Substance Doctrine IRS rules on uncertain tax positions (Ann. 2010-30) Telephone excise tax repeal Telecommunications equipment depreciation 100% expensing Cost recovery and depreciation issues, including expensing and net operating loss carrybacks Tax treatment of employer provided cell phones Tax treatment of gain in certain spin-off transactions CFC look-through treatment Research tax credit Employer education assistance Federal telecommunications excise tax application to wireless fees PBGC insurance premiums
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| FRANK CANTREL | — |
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| THOMAS EDWARDS | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| MICHONE JOHNSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| JOANNA MCINTOSH | — |
| ROGER ALAN MOTT | — |
| MARK MULLET | — |
| BRIAN RICE | — |
| STACEY L SPRINKLE | — |
Telecommunications TEC
Cramming (unauthorized third party charges on wireline/wireless customer bills) Special access
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| FRANK CANTREL | — |
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| JOANNA MCINTOSH | — |
| BRIAN RICE | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
H.R. 2577 - SAFE Data Act H.R. 3310 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2012 H.R. 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 3675 & S. 2008 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act of 2011 H.R. 4263 & S. 2151 - SECURE IT Act of 2012 (Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act) S. 21 - Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 S. 413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 S. 799 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 S. 1011 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011 S. 1207 - Date Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 3333 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012 H.Res. 57 & S. Res.446 - concerning the exercise of control over the Internet by the United Nations and other international governmental organizations H.Con.Res. 127 & S.Con.Res. 50 - concerning actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived E911 reform and next generation 911(e.g., text to 911) Cyber security; privacy; location based services Issues associated with the Communications Act; Internet Governance Retransmission consent Broadband competition; Video competition, program access Mobile payments applications/products FM radio chips in wireless devices RF labeling on cell phones Data roaming 4G deployment; LTE deployment Distracted driving Potential health effects of mobile devices 700 MHz device interoperability Spectrum policy/allocation/auctions; public safety; FirstNet buildout plan Purchases of spectrum from SpectrumCo and Cox Wireless
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| FRANK CANTREL | — |
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| THOMAS EDWARDS | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| MICHONE JOHNSON | — |
| JACQUELINE KOLEGO | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| JOANNA MCINTOSH | — |
| ROGER ALAN MOTT | — |
| BRIAN RICE | — |
| MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA | — |
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