VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
What was lobbied
8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act (to accelerate discovery, development and delivery of 21st century cures)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| ANDREW MEKELBURG | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Appropriations related to the Army Corps of Engineers
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| ANDREW MEKELBURG | — |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
S. 512 - Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
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 - Middle Class Health Benefit 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 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 | — |
| STACEY L SPRINKLE | — |
| MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA | — |
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 | — |
| MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA | — |
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 1035 & S. 1357 - To extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
H.R. 734 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidation and Reporting Act of 2015 H.R. 805 - Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2015 (to provide for certain requirements relating to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority stewardship transition) H.R. 1506 - Small Business Access to Spectrum Act H.R. 1770 - The Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 2583 - Federal Communications Commission Process Reform 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/FCC rules (including Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers [ICANN] issues) Privacy/data security Spectrum policy/allocations; 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 | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| NATOSHA PROLAGO | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
| MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA | — |
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.