1st Quarter - Amendment

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

Period 1st Quarter 2010 Filed Jun 26, 2012 Signed by Peter B. Davidson, Senior Vice President

Official filing
Firm
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
Client
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
Income
—
Expenses
$4,740,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
1st Quarter - Report Apr 20, 2010 $4,720,000 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment (this page) Jun 26, 2012 $4,740,000 Yes

What was lobbied

10 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 Treatment of non-financial companies in the Senate Banking Committee's financial reform bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER DAVIDSON —
THOMAS EDWARDS —
JACQUELINE KOLEGO New Stf Dir, Monetary Policy SubCmte; Policy, Advisor, Rep Pryce; Leg Dir, Rep Ferguson;, Leg Asst, Rep Sessions; Policy Aid, Gov, Reform Cmte; Stf Asst, Rep Canady

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 3126 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1260 & S. 515 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 Online copyright content protection

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER DAVIDSON —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 515 (111th), H.R. 1260 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H.R. 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 3962 - Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4872 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (Medicare Part D subsidy; taxes on dividends)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHIRLEY BLOOMFIELD —
PETER DAVIDSON —
THOMAS EDWARDS —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —
ANDREW MEKELBURG —
ROGER ALAN MOTT —
MARK MULLET —

Contacted: White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 422 - To amend the I.R.C. of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit H.R. 2098 - To amend the I.R.C. of 1986 to extend the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations (tax rule exempting dividends, interest, rents and royalties received or accrued) H.R. 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 1521 - Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 4213 - Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4486 - To amend the I.R.C. of 1986 to treat distributions of debt securities in a tax free spin-off transaction in the same manner as distributions of cash or other property H.R. 4849 - Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 4994 - Tax Assistance Act of 2010 H.R. 7327 - Pension Relief and Technical Corrections H.R. 690 & S. 144 - Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 (bill to remove cell phones from the listed property rules under I.R.C. sec. 280F) S. 47 & S. 71 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 S. 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 S. 1203 - Grow Research Opportunities with Tax Credits Help Act S. 3018 - Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Treasury regulations on capitalization under I.R.C. sec 263a VoIP Sourcing tax legislation State and local taxation of digital goods State and local taxation of telecommunications Main Street Fairness Act Telephone Excise Tax repeal Retirement and pension plan funding U.S. taxation of foreign earnings Dividend taxation Corporate tax rates Codification of the Economic Substance Doctrine Telecommunications equipment depreciation Cost recovery and depreciation issues, including 50% expensing Tax treatment of employer provided cell phones Tax legislation related to health care, including Medicare Part D High premium health insurance excise tax Tax treatment of gain in certain spin-off transactions CFC look through treatment Research credit

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK CANTREL —
PETER DAVIDSON —
THOMAS EDWARDS —
ROBERT FISHER —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —
ROGER ALAN MOTT —
MARK MULLET —
MARK RUBIN New Sr Atty Leg Affairs, FCC; LD & Counsel to, Rep Johnson
STACEY L SPRINKLE —
MARIE SYLLA —
MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 3018 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), S. 1203 (111th), H.R. 4994 (111th), S. 1192 (111th), H.R. 1521 (111th), H.R. 1019 (111th), H.R. 4486 (111th), S. 71 (111th), S. 47 (111th), S. 144 (111th), H.R. 2098 (111th), H.R. 690 (111th), H.R. 7327 (111th), H.R. 4849 (111th), H.R. 422 (111th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 (caller ID "spoofing") H.R. 3993 - Calling Card Consumer Protection Act (disclosure of terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards) Special Access Universal Service Reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK CANTREL —
PETER DAVIDSON —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —
JOANNA MCINTOSH —
ROGER ALAN MOTT —
MARK RUBIN New Sr Atty Leg Affairs, FCC; LD & Counsel to Rep, Johnson
MARIE SYLLA —
MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1258 (111th), H.R. 3993 (111th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

H.R. 1 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (broadband technology opportunities; extension of bonus depreciation)H.R. 3590 - Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act Restoring American Financial Stability Act (draft)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHIRLEY BLOOMFIELD —
PETER DAVIDSON —
THOMAS EDWARDS —
ROBERT FISHER —
MARK MULLET —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 182 - Paycheck Fairness Act (to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938) S. 1152 - Healthy Families Act S. 1584 - Employment Non-discrimination Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER DAVIDSON —
ANDREW MEKELBURG —

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1152 (111th), S. 1584 (111th), S. 182 (111th)

Intelligence INT

S. 1686 - Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools in Counterterrorism Efforts Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER DAVIDSON —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 1686 (111th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 4115 - Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 S. 1504 - Open Access to Courts Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER DAVIDSON —
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4115 (111th), S. 1504 (111th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

H.R. 2271 - Global Online Freedom Act of 2009 H.R. 2995 - Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act H.R. 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 (Net Neutrality) H.R. 3535 & S. 1536 - Alert Drivers Act of 2009 (text messaging while driving) H.R. 3125 & S. 649 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act H.R. 3222 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act H.R. 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 H.R. 1076 & S. 436 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act S. 251 - Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009 S. 1749 - Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010 S. 773 - Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S. 788 - m-SPAM Act of 2009 (to prohibit unsolicited mobile text message spam) S. 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act S. 1836 - Internet Freedom Act of 2009 S. 2825 - Cell Phone Early Termination Fee, Transparency & Fairness Act S. 2881 - FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act S. 3042 - A bill to provide for a study by the National Academy of Sciences on the technical policy decisions and technical personnel at the FCC. Net Neutrality, network management FCC's National Broadband Plan Funding for broadband mapping, grants and tax credits Global Online Freedom Act Handset availability/exclusivity Text messaging rates Wireless data roaming Internet behavioral advertising/privacy Federal IP framework Anti child pornography efforts Set top box issues Revisions to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Gateway requirements for navigation devices Spectrum policy, spectrum allocation, D Block of 700 MHZ, DTV transition

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHIRLEY BLOOMFIELD —
FRANK CANTREL —
PETER DAVIDSON —
ROBERT FISHER —
J MICHAEL HICKEY —
JACQUELINE KOLEGO New Stf Dir, Monetary Policy SubCmte; Policy, Advisor Rep Pryce; Leg Dir, Rep Ferguson;, Leg Asst, Rep Sessions; Policy Aid, Gov, Reform Cmte; Stf Asst, Rep Canady
CHRISTOPHER MACKAY —
JOANNA MCINTOSH —
ROGER ALAN MOTT —
MARK RUBIN New Sr Atty Leg Affairs, FCC; LD and Counsel to, Rep Johnson
STACEY L SPRINKLE —
MARIE SYLLA —
HOWARD E WOOLLEY New —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3535 (111th), H.R. 1076 (111th), S. 1836 (111th), H.R. 3222 (111th), S. 436 (111th), H.R. 3458 (111th), S. 2881 (111th), S. 1536 (111th), S. 788 (111th), H.R. 2271 (111th), S. 1749 (111th), S. 773 (111th), H.R. 2995 (111th), S. 2825 (111th), S. 649 (111th), H.R. 3646 (111th), H.R. 3125 (111th), S. 1670 (111th), S. 251 (111th), S. 3042 (111th)

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.