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What was lobbied
7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Government Issues GOV
H.R.5175, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.3295, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.3628, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act, all provisions related to broadcasters.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
| JOHN S ORLANDO | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
S.34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.592, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. S.649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions. S.752, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.771, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. S. 1694, A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.2847, "Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act," all provisions. S.3304,Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.3610, Spectrum Measurement and Policy Reform Act, all provisions. S.3828, A bill to make technical corrections in the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 and the amendments made by that Act, all provisions. S.3852, Healthy Media for Youth Act, all provisions. S.3894, A bill to allow the FCC to review petitions relating to the secondary transmission of broadcast programming in orphan counties, all provisions. S.con.res.14, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. H.R.226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.245, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.363, United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State, all provisions. H.R. 927, Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.1147, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.1155, Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1826, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.1860, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.2056, Clean Money, Clean Elections Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.2175, Families for ED Advertising Decency Act, all provisions. H.R. 3101, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 3125, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.3216, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the retransmission of signals of local television broadcast stations in an adjacent underserved county, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R.3498, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934 to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 4053, Healthy Kids Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.5020, To require the Federal Communications Commission to extend the time period for filing petitions to deny, oppositions, and comments in the proceeding relating to the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.5777, Best Practices Act, all provisions. H.R. 5947, Voluntary Incentive Auctions Act of 2010, all provisions. H.con.res.49, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming MB 07-294, 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; Promoting Diversificiation of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services. Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380, WT 08-166 and 08-167- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, Petition for Rulemaking Regarding LP Auxiliary Stations, including wireless microphones, and the DTV Transition MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism 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 MM 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations MB 08-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MM 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service MB 09-26- Implementation of the Child Safe Viewing Act; Examination of Parental Control Technologies or Video of Audio Programming GN 09-51, 09-47, 09-137- In the Matter of a National Broadband Plan for Our Future MB 10-71- Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Commission's Rules Governing Retransmission Consent MB 09-194- Empowering Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape WT 10-153 - Amendment of Part 101 of the Commissions Rules to Facilitate the Use of Microwave for Wireless Backhaul and Other Uses and to Provide Additional Flexibility to Broadcast Auxiliary Service and Operational Fixed Microwave Licensees; WT 09-106 - Request for Interpretation of Section 101.141(a)(3) of the Commissions Rules Filed by Alcatel-Lucent, Inc., et al.; WT 07-121 - Petition for Declaratory Ruling Filed by Wireless Strategies, Inc. and Request for Temporary Waiver of Section 101.141(a)(3) of the Commissions Rules Filed by Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition MB 09-182 - 2010 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| MARTIN D FRANKS | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
| ANNE LUCEY | — |
| JOHN S ORLANDO | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
H.R.4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, all provisions related to advertising, FTC rulemaking expansion and provisions relating to pension plans and swaps. S.3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, all provisions related to advertising, FTC rulemaking expansion and provisions relating to pension plans and swaps.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
| ANNE LUCEY | — |
| JOHN S ORLANDO | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.2720, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account, all provisions. H.R.2917, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, all provisions. H.R.3931, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 2 years the election to treat the cost of a qualified film or television production as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account, all provisions. H.R. 3979, Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions. H.R. 4213, American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, provisions related to television production costs. S. 1763, Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions. S. 2842, Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for direct to consumer advertising expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals and to provide a deduction for fees paid for the participation of children in certain organizations which promote physical activity, all provisions. S.2873, Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for direct to consumer advertising expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals and to provide a deduction for fees paid for the participation of children in certain organizations which promote physical activity, all provisions related to broadcasters.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
| JOHN S ORLANDO | — |
Sports/Athletics SPO
S.38, "Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.523, "Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
| JOHN S ORLANDO | — |
Media (information/publishing) MIA
S.446, To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings, all provisions. S.448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009, all provisions. S.449, Free Speech Protection Act of 2009, all provisions. S.657, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.429, To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings, all provisions. H.R. 985, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R. 1304, Free Speech Protection Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.2765, To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against the providers of interactive computer services, all provisions. H.R.3054, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2009, all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
| JOHN S ORLANDO | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
S.379, Performance Rights Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.848, Performance Rights Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.3804, "Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act," all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSHUA BROWN | — |
| BRYCE HARLOW | — |
| ANNE LUCEY | — |
| JOHN S ORLANDO | — |
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