VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
What was lobbied
9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI
H.R. 2997 - 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization Act (especially communications towers: locations and markings) S. 1405 - Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 Drone Safety
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BROOKS BRUNSON-PITTS | — |
| CHRISTOPHER DEBOSIER | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| JOSHUA LYNCH | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
Immigration IMM
DACA legislation/Immigration Reform
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| WALTER WHITE | — |
| MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA | — |
Intelligence INT
Cybersecurity H.R. 3989 - USA Liberty Act of 2017 (FISA Reauthorization)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act H.R. 1393 & S. 540 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 MTSA/VoIP Taxes on digital goods and services Comprehensive tax reform House GOP tax "blueprint" - A Better Way Corporate tax rates/tax deductions Dividend taxation/integration Carried interest Digital good and services tax Telecommunications equipment depreciation International tax reform Border adjustment taxation Tax Expensing and depreciation
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BROOKS BRUNSON-PITTS | — |
| CHRISTOPHER DEBOSIER | — |
| THOMAS EDWARDS | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| MICHONE JOHNSON | — |
| JOSHUA LYNCH | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| MARK MULLET | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
| STACEY L SPRINKLE | — |
| WALTER WHITE | — |
| MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA | — |
Telecommunications TEC
H.R. 2345 & S. 1015 - National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
Patent reform
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
Health Issues HCR
H.R. 1628 - American Healthcare Act of 2017 Employer sponsored health insurance and healthcare reform
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| JOSHUA LYNCH | — |
| STACEY L SPRINKLE | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H. Con. Res. 71 & S. Con Res. 3 - FY2018 Budget Resolution - provides for the reconciliation instructions to accomplish comprehensive tax reform.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| MARK MULLET | — |
| STACEY L SPRINKLE | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
S. 19 - Mobile Now Act (To facilitate installation of broadband infrastructure including wireless) S. 1682 - AIRWAVES Act S. 1988 - SPEED Act (To streamline broadband infrastructure permitting on established public rights-of-way, and for other purposes.) S. 1693 - Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 H.R. 2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act (especially access to broadband Internet) H.R. 2520 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 H.R. 3787 - Small Entity Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 2331 - Connected Government Act H.R. 4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act H.R. 3995 - Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2017 H.R. 1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 H.R. 1581 - Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017 H.R. 1865 - Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 Net neutrality & Open Internet Broadband/Wireless infrastructure/siting/broadband conduit deployment Privacy/cybersecurity Spectrum pipeline 5G development and testing Internet of Things FCC Reauthorization Smart Cities/Communities FirstNET & Public Safety Communications Data Breach/Data Security California Wildfires Spectrum interference Title II Broadband regulation and net neutrality Access to Public Lands/National Parks/Cell Cite placement ATVA/ASTC 3.0 (American TV Association) Rural broadband deployment and infrastructure Univision/Verizon retransmission issue
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BROOKS BRUNSON-PITTS | — |
| CHRISTOPHER DEBOSIER | — |
| THOMAS EDWARDS | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| MICHONE JOHNSON | — |
| JOSHUA LYNCH | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
| WALTER WHITE | — |
| MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA | — |
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.