MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Lobbying on the following specific legislation: H.R.1725/S.765 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019; H.R.1869/S.803 - Restoring Investment in Improvement Act; H.R. 4796 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019; and S.604 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019. General lobbying on the following tax issues and draft legislation: Digital Economy Directives proposed by the European Community; state and local taxation of digital goods and services; corporate interest tax deduction regulations; corporate tax rates; dividend taxation; international tax regulations; 40% excise tax on high cost health insurance plans; pension smoothing; and foreign taxation of digital services.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
H.R.3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019; and S.2082 - Support Technology and Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act of 2019.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Intelligence INT
H.R. 4779 - To Extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement with Enforcers beyond Boarders Act of 2006, and for other purposes; S. 893 - Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2019; and S.1625 -United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019. General lobbying on FISA reauthorization.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
Lobbying on the following Bills: H.R.1954/S.952 - Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2019; H.R.2500/S.1790 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; H.R.2881/S.893 - Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2019; H.R. 2956 - Investing in America's Digital Infrastructure Act H.R.4171 - WIN 5G Act; H.R. 4227 - Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services Act (MAPS Act); H.R. 4229 - Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act or the Broadband DATA Act; H.R. 4299 - Data Preservation Act of 2019; H.R. 4461 - Network Security Information Sharing Act of 2019; H.R. 4779 - To Extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement with Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006; H.R. 5035 - Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019; S. 510 - Truth-in-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees Act of 2019 (TRUE Fees Act of 2019; S.918 -- E-FRONTIER Act; S.1625 - United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019; S. 1699 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act; S. 1822 - Broadband Data Act; and S. 2789 - Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2019 Federal Privacy Legislation General Lobbying on the following Issues: Net Neutrality; spectrum issues (24 Ghz, C-Band, 6Ghz, general need for mid- and high-band spectrum); Satellite Television Extension and Localism (STELAR) Act reauthorization; 5G deployment; access to public lands; rural broadband mapping; supply chain issues; and television programming and contract expiration.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Telecommunications TEC
H.R.3375 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act; H.R.4149 - National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019; and S. 151 - Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED Act).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| 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.