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Telecommunications TEC

House Energy and Commerce/Senate Commerce Committee discussion drafts referring to the FCCs Open Internet Order; H.R.196/S.40 - Online Competitioin and Consumer Choice Act of 2015 (issues related to potential regulation of Internet networks); H.R.283/S.356 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 (provisions relating to location information and cybersecurity); H.R.699 - Email Privacy Act (provisions related to location information and cybersecurity); H.R.734/S.253 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015 (provisions on agency reporting obligations); H.R.821/S.424 - Wi-Fi Innovation Act (as related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); H.R.1174 - Law Enforcement Access to Stored Data Abroad (LEADS) Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.1212 - Internet Freedom Act (issues related to regulation of Internet networks); H.R.1396/S.760 - FCC Collaboration Act of 2015 (provisions related to agency reporting obligations); H.R.1409 - Open Internet Act of 2015 (issues relating to regulation of Internet networks); S.1540 - Robocall and Call Spoofing Enforcement Improvements Act of 2015 (issues related to Caller ID spoofing); H.R.1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act (provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability standards); S.1618 - Wireless Innovation Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); H.R.1641/S.887 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2015 (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers); H.R.1731 - National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 (provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability standards); H.R.1770/S.177 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data); H.R.2048/S.1123 - USA Freedom Act of 2015 (provisioins related to service provider obligations); H.R.2205/S.961 - Data Security Act of 2015 (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data and service provider notice obligations); H.R.2666 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.2669 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2015 (issues related to Caller ID spoofing); S.754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (Provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability standards); S.240 - Community Broadband Act of 2015 (provisions related to requirements on broadband service providers); S.827/H.R.2566 - Improving Rural Call Quality And Reliability Act of 2015 (provisions related to service provider obligations); 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 foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (provisions related to service provider obligations); and S.Con.Res.110 - Open Internet Amendment to the Budget Resolution. General discussion of issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, infrastructure investment and development; data management and privacy.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 827 (114th), S. 424 (114th), S. 754 (114th), S. 240 (114th), S. 961 (114th), H.R. 699 (114th), S. 887 (114th), S. 40 (114th), H.R. 1409 (114th), S. 1357 (114th), H.R. 196 (114th), S.Con.Res. 110 (114th), H.R. 1212 (114th), S. 1035 (114th), H.R. 2048 (114th), S. 1618 (114th), H.R. 1641 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 760 (114th), S. 1123 (114th), H.R. 821 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th), H.R. 2669 (114th), H.R. 1174 (114th), S. 177 (114th), H.R. 1396 (114th), H.R. 283 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), S. 356 (114th), S. 1540 (114th), H.R. 2205 (114th), H.R. 2666 (114th), H.R. 734 (114th), S. 253 (114th), H.R. 2566 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.235/S.431 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act/Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act (issues related to taxation of Internet Service Providers); H.R.880 - American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 (as related to extension of the research credit); H.R.1087 - Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act of 2015 (as related to restrictions on any state or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers or property). S.386 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification act of 2015 (as related to changes to non-resident personal tax returns); S.537 - Competitiveness and Opportunity by Modernizing and Permanently Extending the Tax Credit for Experimentation Act (COMPETE) of 2015 (as related to extension of the research credit); S.698 - Marketplace Fairness Act (as related to sourcing issues for interstate sales and telecom tax simplification); and S. 851/H.R. 1643 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015 (provisions that promote neutrality, simplicity and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 851 (114th), H.R. 1087 (114th), S. 431 (114th), S. 698 (114th), S. 537 (114th), S. 386 (114th), H.R. 1643 (114th), H.R. 880 (114th), H.R. 235 (114th)