VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
-S.2992, The American Choice and Innovation Online Act -HR 4521 and S. 1260, America COMPETES Act/USICA (funding for Open RAN programs, CHIPS funding, and supply chain programs) -HR 5378 The Spectrum Innovation Act -S. 1472 Improving Spectrum Coordination Act -HR 5926 RESILIENT Networks Act -HR 678 The PHONE Act -HR 7783 Extending Americas Spectrum Auction Leadership Act of 2022 -S. 4117, HR 7624 Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 -S. 3236, S. 2427 Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 (USF Reform) -Federal Agency Spectrum Coordination -Satellite licensing and safety (bill not introduced yet) -5G -FirstNet Oversight -C-Band Deployment/FAA Altimeter conflict -Spectrum Pipeline -Broadband Affordability -Broadband Regulation/Net Neutrality -Privacy - Broadband deployment and affordability/Implementation of NTIA's BEAD program -4.9 GHz for public safety -Auction 12 GHz -Digital Inclusion -Sustainability -Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) -Altimeter and CBand Spectrum hearing -Net Neutrality
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BROOKS BRUNSON-PITTS | — |
| CHRISTOPHER DEBOSIER | — |
| THOMAS EDWARDS | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| MICHONE JOHNSON | — |
| ANNALEE KAIN | — |
| HANK KILGORE New | 2009-2015 Legislative Assistant in the office of Senator Mark Pryor and June 2021-May 2022 Senior Advisor in the office of Congressman Mike Doyle. |
| JOSHUA LYNCH | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
| MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
-S 3880 SMART Copyright Act of 2022 (Standard Technical Measures) -Patent Eligibility requirements -HR 4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for 2022 (NDAA)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BROOKS BRUNSON-PITTS | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| JOSHUA LYNCH | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
Intelligence INT
-Cybersecurity
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BROOKS BRUNSON-PITTS | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| JOSHUA LYNCH | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
-S.1274 - Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2021 -HR 5376 - Build Back Better Act -HR 2558 & S.1166 - ALIGN Act -Fair Access to Interstate Remedies (a measure to prevent the imposition of discriminatory taxation and undue burdens on interstate commerce by providing taxpayers access to judicial remedies in federal court: not yet introduced) -Issues re Remote Sales Tax -OECD Tax Proposals -Expensing of Research and Experimentation Costs -HR 1304 & S 749 - American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021 -Corporate Income Tax Rates -Dividend Taxation -Expensing [Bonus] Depreciation -Like Kind Exchanges of Spectrum -Book Minimum Tax Treatment on Spectrum -Book Minimum Tax Treatment of Pensions -Digital Economy Directives proposed by the OECD -State and local Taxation of Digital Goods and Services -State and local Taxation of the Internet -Mobile Workforce State Income Legislation -Remote Worker State Payroll Withholding Tax Legislation - Foreign Taxation of Digital Service -International Tax changes to GILTI
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| ANNALEE KAIN | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| MARK MULLET | — |
| STACEY L SPRINKLE | — |
Telecommunications TEC
-S. 120, HR 7132 SAFE Connections Act of 2022 -S. 3014 Next Generation Telecommunications Act (6th Generation of Wireless "6G") -HR 4045 "FUTURE Networks Act" (6th Generation of Wireless "6G") -Political Bias Email Act (S.4409, H.R.8160) -HR 8152 - To provide consumers with foundational data privacy rights, create strong oversight mechanisms, and establish meaningful enforcement. (Privacy) -S. 3335 Robocalls
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BROOKS BRUNSON-PITTS | — |
| CHRISTOPHER DEBOSIER | — |
| THOMAS EDWARDS | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| MICHONE JOHNSON | — |
| HANK KILGORE | — |
| JOSHUA LYNCH | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
| MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
-S. 2710 Open App Markets Act -Antitrust Reform -Antitrust Enforcement
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| MICHONE JOHNSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
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.