MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
General lobbying on the following issues: federal privacy legislation; spectrum, including 24GHz, C-Band, 6GHz and the need for mid-band and high-band; 5G deployment/nationalization/VA innovation; FirstNet; Access to Public Lands; Rural Broadband Mapping; Section 230 immunity legislation; blocking illegal use of contraband phones in prisons; NDAA spectrum and ORAN issues; GSA Wireless Deployment issues in Washington DC; and FCC Connect America Pledge. Lobbying on the following Bills: H.R. 2 - INVEST in America Act; H.R. 451 - Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2019; H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (The CARES Act); H.R. 1289 - Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2019 (PHONE Act); H.R. 1954/S. 952 - Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 2881/S. 893 - Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2019; H.R. 5243 - Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspot Act; H.R. 5850/S. 3264 - The Bridging Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020; H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 6563 /S. 3690 - Emergency Educational Connections Act; H.R. 6624 - The USA Telecommunications Act; H.R. 6747 - The Healthcare Broadband Expansion during COVID-19 Act; H.R. 6800 - The HEROES Act; H.R. 6814 - Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act; H.R. 7020 - COVID Justice and Accountability Act; H.R. 7022 - Rural Broadband Acceleration Act; H.R. 7302 - To Make High-Speed Broadband Internet Service Accessible and Affordable to All Americans, and for other purposes; H.R. 7447 - Rural Broadband Acceleration Act; H. Res. 908/S. Res. 580 - Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19; S. 893 - Secure 5G Leadership Act of 2019; S. 918 - E-FRONTIER Act; S. 1625 - United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019; S. 1699 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act; S. 1822 - Broadband Data Act S. 3189 - A bill to use proceeds from spectrum auctions to support supply chain innovation and multilateral security; S. 2881 - 5G Spectrum Act of 2019; S. 3189 - A bill to use proceeds from spectrum auctions to support supply chain innovation and multilateral security; S. 3394 - Network Security Trade Act of 2020; S. 3398 - Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 (EARN IT Act of 2020); S. 3569 - Keeping Critical Connections Act Federal Privacy Legislation Spectrum - 24GHz, C-Band, 6GHz; S. 3717 - Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020; S. 4015 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020; S. 4021 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020; S. 4034 - COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2020; S. 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; S. 4159 - A bill to amend the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act to accommodate emerging technologies (E-Sign Act); and S. 4201 - A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase 1 auction, and for other purposes.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Telecommunications TEC
H.R. 4194 - National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
General lobbying on the following issues: Digital Economy Directives proposed by OECD; State and local Taxation of Digital Good and Services; Corporate Interest Tax Deduction Regulations; Corporate Tax Rates; Dividend Taxation; Pension Smoothing; Foreign Taxation of Digital Services; State and Local Taxation of the Internet Expensing (Bonus) Depreciation; State Payroll Tax Withholding; Like Kind Exchanges; and TALF ABS Program. Lobbying on the following specific legislation: H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Employee Retention Credit; H.R. 1725/S. 765 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 1869/S. 803 - Restoring Investment in Improvement Act; H.R. 4796 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019; H.R. 5674 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2020; H.R. 6802/S.3296 - Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act; S. 604 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019; and S.3995 - Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Intelligence INT
General lobbying on FISA reauthorization and AI/Machine learning. Lobbying on the following bills: H.R. 2881/S. 893 - Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2019; and S. 1625 - United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
H.R. 3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019; and S. 2082 - Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
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.