2nd Quarter - Report

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$3,570,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to ASCAP and BMI consent decrees. Issues relating to radio streaming. Issues relating to Copyright Office modernization. Issues relating to the creation of a database containing music licensing information. H.R.890, Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act, all provisions. H.R.1836, Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2017, all provisions. H.R.1914, Performance Royalty Owners of Music Opportunity To Earn Act of 2017, all provisions. H.R.3301, Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society Act, all provisions. H.R.4706, Music Modernization Act of 2017, all provisions. H.Con.Res.13, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. H.R. 3550, Transparency in Music Licensing and Ownership Act, provisions relating to the need for creation of a database containing music licensing information. H.R. 5447 Music Modernization Act, all provisions. S. 2334, Music Modernization Act, all provisions. S. 2823, Music Modernization Act, all provisions. S.Con.Res.6, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. Issues related to the World Intellectual Property Organization Broadcasting Treaty.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 1836 (115th), H.Con.Res. 13 (115th), H.R. 3301 (115th), H.R. 5447 (115th), H.R. 890 (115th), S. 2823 (115th), S.Con.Res. 6 (115th), S. 2334 (115th), H.R. 4706 (115th), H.R. 1914 (115th), H.R. 3550 (115th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Issues relating to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Issues relating to tower marking. H.R.2930, Drone Innovation Act, all provisions. S.631, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2017, all provisions. S.1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions related to unmanned aircraft systems.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHAWN DONILON —
CURTIS JOHN LEGEYT —
GRISELLA M MARTINEZ —
MIKE MULLEN —
JOSH POLLACK —
JOHN SMEDILE —
GORDON H. SMITH —

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: S. 631 (115th), S. 1405 (115th), H.R. 2930 (115th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Provisions relating to the broadcast incentive auction and repacking. Issues relating to the Federal Communications Commission's rules governing broadcast ownership. Issues relating to broadcast spectrum, the incentive auction and repacking. Issues relating to emergency communications. Issues relating to Federal Communications Commission oversight and reauthorization. Issues relating to carriage of television broadcast signals. Issues relating to white spaces. Issues relating to pirate radio stations. H.R. 5278, To make daylight savings time permanent for the State of Florida, and for other purposes. H.R. 5279, To make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes. H.R. 5354, Countering Foreign Propaganda Act of 2018, all provisions. H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Issues relating to the retransmission of broadcast programming. H.R. 5709 PIRATE Act, Issues relating to pirate radio stations. H.R.1695, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017, all provisions. H.R.1888, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017, provisions relating to joint sales agreements, broadcast spectrum and the incentive auction. H.R.3787, Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act of 2017, all provisions. S.102, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017, all provisions. S. 1682, Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act, all provisions. S. 19, MOBILE Now Act, all provisions. S. 2536, To make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes, all provisions. S. 2537, To make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes, all provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHAWN DONILON —
NICOLE GUSTAFSON —
CURTIS JOHN LEGEYT —
GRISELLA M MARTINEZ —
MIKE MULLEN —
JOSH POLLACK —
JOHN SMEDILE —
GORDON H. SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 102 (115th), H.R. 5354 (115th), H.R. 1888 (115th), H.R. 1695 (115th), S. 2536 (115th), H.R. 5279 (115th), H.R. 3787 (115th), S. 1682 (115th), H.R. 5278 (115th), H.R. 5709 (115th), S. 2537 (115th), H.R. 5515 (115th), S. 19 (115th)

Advertising ADV

H.R. 1439, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017, all provisions. H.R. 1440, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act, all provisions. H.R. 5952, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, issues relating to direct to consumer advertising. H.R. 3072, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017, issues relating to direct to consumer advertising.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHAWN DONILON —
CURTIS JOHN LEGEYT —
GRISELLA M MARTINEZ —
MIKE MULLEN —
JOHN SMEDILE —
GORDON H. SMITH —

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1439 (115th), H.R. 3072 (115th), H.R. 1440 (115th), H.R. 5952 (115th)

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.