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.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Lobbying on the following specific legislation: H.R.1725/S.765 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019; and S.604 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019. General lobbying on the following tax issues and draft legislation: Digital Economy Directives proposed by the European Community; Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Legislation; corporate interest tax deduction regulations; corporate tax rates; dividend taxation; international tax regulations; 40% excise tax on high cost health insurance plans; state and local taxation of the Internet; expensing (bonus) depreciation; and repatriation tax regulations.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
H.R.530 - Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019; H.R.1006 - Open Internet Act of 2019; H.R.1096 - Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovations Act of 2019; H.R.1101 - to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to endure Internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service; and to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission or any state commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority; H.R.1644 - Save the Internet Act of 2019; H.R.1668/S.734 - Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019; S.893 - Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2019; S.918 -- E-FRONTIER Act; and General Lobbying on the following issues: comprehensive federal privacy legislation; AIRWAVES Act (spectrum issues); cybersecurity; broadband mapping; and 5G Policy/National Security.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Telecommunications TEC
S. 151 - Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrance Act (TRACED Act); and S.946 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
Patent reform legislation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Intelligence INT
H.R.1668/S.734 - Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| 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.