4th Quarter - Report

UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN for UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,750,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 889, Global Free Internet Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1403, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes H.R. 3670, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act H.R. 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service. H.R. 4880, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 5728, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House) Issues related to Buy America Act S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 774, A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013 S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, The Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2025, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S. 2787, Caller ID Scam Prevention Act of 2014 S. 2799, The Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act S. _____, Federal Infrastructure Broadband Deployment Act of 2014 S. _____, Robocall Enforcement Improvements Act of 2014 S.RES.157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas. Issues related to Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation reform (House and Senate) Issues related to IP transition (House and Senate) Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to video reform (House and Senate) Issues related to municipal broadband (House and Senate) Issues related to ICANN (House and Senate) Issues related to modernization of the Communications Act (House and Senate) Issues related to data security / data breach (House and Senate)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MEAGAN FOSTER —
MARC C GONZALES —
WALTER BERNARD MCCORMICK —
GALEN ROEHL —
ALAN J ROTH —
SARAH VERSAGGI —

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2844 (113th), S. 774 (113th), S. 1976 (113th), S. 2588 (113th), S. 2476 (113th), S. 1981 (113th), H.R. 889 (113th), S. 1379 (113th), H.R. 4070 (113th), S. 2519 (113th), S.Res. 157 (113th), S. 418 (113th), S. 1638 (113th), S. 1193 (113th), S. 1858 (113th), S. 2787 (113th), S. 2025 (113th), S. 245 (113th), H.R. 1163 (113th), S. 2454 (113th), H.R. 4880 (113th), H.R. 3720 (113th), H.R. 2952 (113th), S. 394 (113th), H.R. 3196 (113th), H.R. 5728 (113th), H.R. 4572 (113th), H.R. 1403 (113th), H.R. 3982 (113th), H.R. 3670 (113th), H.R. 4752 (113th), S. 607 (113th), H.R. 5036 (113th), H.R. 1580 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 3719 (113th), S. 1995 (113th), H.R. 1685 (113th), S. 21 (113th), S. 1766 (113th), H.R. 3675 (113th), S. 639 (113th), S. 1144 (113th), S. 1927 (113th), S. 2799 (113th), S. 2354 (113th), H.R. 491 (113th), H.R. 2649 (113th), S. 912 (113th), S. 1897 (113th), S. 1680 (113th), H.R. 2146 (113th), H.R. 3696 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), H.R. 4342 (113th), H.R. 4291 (113th), S. 1215 (113th), S. 1989 (113th), H.R. 867 (113th), S. 1353 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 3724, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 4718, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014; provisions related to bonus depreciation S. 31, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2013 S. 213, Telephone Excise Tax Elimination Act of 2013 S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 S. 1431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 1859, Tax Extenders Act of 2013 S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014 S. 2609, Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act S. 2735, A bill to provide for an extension of the Internet Tax Freedom Act. Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015; provisions related to ITFA Issues related to bonus depreciation (House and Senate)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MEAGAN FOSTER —
MARC C GONZALES —
WALTER BERNARD MCCORMICK —
GALEN ROEHL —
ALAN J ROTH —
SARAH VERSAGGI —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5771 (113th), H.R. 3724 (113th), S. 31 (113th), S. 213 (113th), S. 1364 (113th), H.R. 4718 (113th), S. 1859 (113th), S. 2735 (113th), S. 743 (113th), S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 3086 (113th), S. 2609 (113th), S. 1431 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 3309, Innovation Act H.R. _____, a Bill to Enhance Federal and State Enforcement of Fraudulent Patent Demand Letters S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act Issues related to patent reform (House and Senate)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MEAGAN FOSTER —
MARC C GONZALES —
WALTER BERNARD MCCORMICK —
GALEN ROEHL —
ALAN J ROTH —
SARAH VERSAGGI —

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1720 (113th), S. 1612 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), S. 2049 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 4660, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; issues related to NTIA funding and cybersecurity H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; issues related to RUS funding H.R. 4903, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015; issues related to cybersecurity H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015; issues related to FCC funding S. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; issues related to RUS funding S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; issues related to NTIA funding and cybersecurity S. 2534, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015; issues related to cybersecurity Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015; provisions related to RUS, NTIA, cybersecurity, and FCC funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MEAGAN FOSTER —
MARC C GONZALES —
WALTER BERNARD MCCORMICK —
GALEN ROEHL —
ALAN J ROTH —
SARAH VERSAGGI —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 4903 (113th), H.R. 5016 (113th), H.R. 4660 (113th), S. 2534 (113th), H.R. 4800 (113th), S. 2437 (113th), S. 2389 (113th)

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