MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
General lobbying on the following issues: expensing of research and experimentation costs; digital economy directives proposed by OECD; state and local taxation of digital goods and services; state and local taxation of the Internet; mobile workforce state income taxation; remote worker state payroll withholding tax; expensing (bonus) depreciation; corporate tax rate; dividend taxation; foreign taxation of digital services; like-kind exchanges of spectrum; and book minimum tax treatment of pensions and spectrum. Lobbying on the following specific legislation: Fair Access to Interstate Remedies (Draft)-A measure to prevent the imposition of discriminatory taxation and undue burdens on interstate commerce by providing taxpayers access to judicial remedies in federal court; not yet introduced); H.R. 1304/S. 749 - American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021; H.R. 2558/S. 1166 - Accelerate Long-term Investment Now Act (Align Act); H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act; and S. 1274 - Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2021.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
General lobbying on the following issues: FirstNet Oversight; Net Neutrality; 5G deployment; spectrum pipeline; privacy; FCC/FAA altimeter/C-Band 5G deployment interference issues, including spectrum hearing; rural broadband deployment; pole attachments; federal agency spectrum coordination; IIJA broadband funding/mapping; and broadband affordability. Lobbying on the following Bills: Draft satellite licensing and safety bill; Draft national online privacy bill; Draft auction authority extension bill; Draft Spectrum Coexistence Act H.R. 2489/S. 1541 - Martha Wright Prison Phone Justice Act; H.R. 4521/S. 1260 - America COMPETES Act/USICA (CHIPS funding and supply chain programs); H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act; H.R. 5738 - Spectrum Innovation Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
General lobbying on patent eligibility. Lobbying on the following Bills: Draft copyright notice and takedown legislation; and S. 3880 - SMART Copyright Act of 2022 (Standard Technical Measures).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Telecommunications TEC
General lobbying on robocalls and device theft, as well as specific lobbying on the following bills: S. 120 - SAFE Connections Act of 2021; S. 1628 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act; S. 3014 - Next Generation Telecommunications Act (6th Generation of Wireless / 6G); S. 3663 - Kids Online Safety Act; H.R. 4045 - FUTURE Networks Act (6th Generation of Wireless / 6G); H.R. 5400 - Preventing Disruptions to Universal Service Fund Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
General lobbying on antitrust reform, as well as specific lobbying on the following bill: S. 2710 - Open Markets Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Intelligence INT
General lobbying on cybersecurity, as well as specific lobbying on the following bills: S. 2407 - Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2875 - Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021; H.R. 2471 - FY2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act; H.R. 5440 - To establish the Cyber Incident Review Office in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
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.