MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General lobbying on the following issues: 100% expensing of bonus depreciation, research and experimentation costs and dividend taxation; and corporate income tax rates and credits; corporate income tax rate. Lobbying on the following specific legislation: H.R. 574/S. 187 - Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now Act (ALIGN Act); H.R. 1347/S. 559 - American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act (all provisions); H.R. 1873/S. 674 - Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (all provisions); H.R. 1990 - American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 (all provisions).

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 674 (119th), S. 187 (119th), S. 559 (119th), H.R. 1990 (119th), H.R. 574 (119th), H.R. 1347 (119th), H.R. 1873 (119th)

Telecommunications TEC

General discussions and lobbying on the following issues: the Senate Commerce Committee Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolution regarding Federal Communications Commissions Wi-Fi hotspot order; Universal Service Funding program reform and oversight; (program contribution issues); pole attachments; FirstNet oversight public safety communications, 4.9 Ghz and wireless emergency alerts; rural broadband; NTIA oversight and implementation of the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program; broadband regulation;; network resiliency; device unlocking; data privacy and protection; comprehensive federal privacy policy; cybersecurity; FCC nomination of Olivia Trusty; and NTIA nomination of Arielle Roth. Lobbying on the following Bills and Draft Bills: H.R. 46 - Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act (all provisions); H.R. 278 - BROADBAND Leadership Act (all provisions); H.R. 633/S. 146 - Take it Down Act (all provisions); H.R. 651 - Spectrum Pipeline Act (all provisions); HR. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act of 2025 (all provisions); H.R. 1870 - SPEED for BEAD Act (all provisions); H.R. 2399/S. 98 - Rural Broadband Protection Act (all provisions); H.R. 2449 - FUTURE Networks Act (all provisions); H.R. 2482 - NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2025 (all provisions); S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act (all provisions); S.836 - The Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), (all provisions); H.J.Res. 33/S.J.Res. 7 - joint resolutions providing for congressional disapproval under United States Code chapter 8, title 5 of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program. (all provisions); Advanced Local Emergency Response Telecommunications (ALERT) Parity Act (not yet introduced), (all draft provisions); Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) (not yet introduced), (all draft provisions); Streamlining Federal Cybersecurity Regulations Act (not yet introduced), (all draft provisions); Counter-UAS Authority, Security, Safety and Reauthorization Act (not yet introduced), (all draft provisions).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S.J.Res. 7 (119th), H.R. 1870 (119th), S. 836 (119th), H.R. 2399 (119th), H.R. 633 (119th), S. 98 (119th), H.R. 2482 (119th), S. 792 (119th), H.R. 651 (119th), H.R. 46 (119th), S. 146 (119th), H.R. 791 (119th), H.R. 2449 (119th), H.J.Res. 33 (119th), H.R. 278 (119th)