COX ENTERPRISES INC. for COX ENTERPRISES INC.
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Automotive Industry AUT
Automobile recall issues, generally; Issues affecting the wholesale auto auction industry, generally; H.R. ___, Improving Recall Tracking Act (discussion draft); H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, provisions related to vehicle safety; H.R. 1181, Vehicle Safety Improvement Act; S. 900, Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act; S. 1743, Motor Vehicle Safety Act;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOAB LESESNE | — |
| PAUL GERARD SCOLESE | — |
Telecommunications TEC
Broadband deployment issues, generally; Data breach issues, generally; Net neutrality, generally; Net neutrality issues related to the FCC's Open Internet Order; H.R. 2995, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, provisions related to FCC Open Internet order
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOAB LESESNE | — |
| PAUL GERARD SCOLESE | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
Music copyright issues, generally; H. Con. Res. 17, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act; H.R. 9, Innovation Act; H.R. 1283, Songwriter Equity Act of 2015; H.R. 1733, Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015; S. 662, Songwriter Equity Act of 2015; S. 1137, PATENT Act; S. Con. Res. 4, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOAB LESESNE | — |
| PAUL GERARD SCOLESE | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Bonus depreciation, generally; Corporate tax reform, generally; Deductibility of advertising expenses, generally; H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act; H.R. 1643, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015; H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act; S. 851, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015; S. 1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation. S. 1666, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the election to accelerate the AMT credit in lieu of bonus depreciation for 2015 and 2016, and for other purposes.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOAB LESESNE | — |
| PAUL GERARD SCOLESE | — |
Computer Industry CPI
Cyber security issues, generally; H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act; H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, provisions related to retention of telephone records; H.R. 2048, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 (USA FREEDOM Act); S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOAB LESESNE | — |
| PAUL GERARD SCOLESE | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
Video programming issues, generally; General broadcast issues including media ownership, retransmission and spectrum; H.R. 2125, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2015; H.R. 2995, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, provisions related to spectrum auctions; S. 1182, A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements and S. 1910, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, provisions related to broadcast joint sales agreements
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOAB LESESNE | — |
| PAUL GERARD SCOLESE | — |
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.