CBS CORPORATION for CBS CORPORATION
What was lobbied
7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Media (information/publishing) MIA
H.R.2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, all provisions. S.1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
H.R.602, provisions related to the transmission of signals of local network stations. "H.R.608, Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007", all provisions. "H.R.983, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007", provisions relating to broadcasters. "H.R.1320, Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007", all provisions. H.R.1597, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R.2566, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, provisions relating to broadcast television. H.R.2738, Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007, provisions relating to indecency and broadcast television. H.R.2802, Local Community Radio Act of 2007, provisions relating to broadcasters. "H.R.2821, Television Freedom Act of 2007", provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2917, Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007, provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.3559, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act, all provisions. H.R.3602, TV Consumer Freedom Act, provisions relating to retransmission consent. H.R.3676, Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R.3862, Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R.4167, Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act, provisions related to media ownership. H.R.4882, Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act, provisions related to broadcast station licensing. H.R.4835, Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. "H.R.5435, DTV Border Fix Act", all provisions. "H.R.5470", to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets, all provisions. "H.R.5635", to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, all provisions. "H.J.RES.79", disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership, all provisions. "S.124, Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007", provisions related to television broadcast signals. S.234, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions. S.337, White Spaces Act of 2007, all provisions. S.760, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007, all provisions. S.936, Fair Elections Now Act, provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1285, Fair Elections Now Act, provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1675, Local Community Radio Act of 2007, provisions related to broadcasters. S.1742, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007, provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1748, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007, provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1780, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act, all provisions. S.2125, Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2332, Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2507, DTV Border Fix Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2607, provisions related to low-power television stations. S.2591, provisions related to copyright of live football games. "S.J.RES.28", provisions related to broadcast media ownership. H.CON.RES.244, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, provisions related to broadcasters and performance rights. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996\ MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 05-317 Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MM No. 93-1770- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification MB 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements MB No. 07-147- DTV Consumer Education Initiative CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
| ANNE LUCEY | — |
Sports/Athletics SPO
S.84, Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2007, provisions related to broadcasters. "H.R.4031, Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2007", provisions related to broadcasters.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
"S.1726, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007", all provisions. "H.R.600, Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007", all provisions. H.R.3003, all provisions that provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of radio and television stations. "H.R.5267, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008", all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
H.R.1689, Curb Illegal Downloading on College Campuses Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R.2060, Internet Radio Equality Act, all provisions H.R.4279, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R.4789, Performance Rights Act, all provisions. S.256, Perform Act of 2007, all provisions. S.1353, Internet Radio Equality Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2317, Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2500, Performance Rights Act, all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
| ANNE LUCEY | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.R.2829, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act 2008, provisions in this bill that relate to funding and oversight of the FCC.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
Homeland Security HOM
"H.R.2331, First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007", all provisions related to broadcasters. "S.1223, First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007", all provisions related to broadcasters.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
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