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
H.R.1393/S.540 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017; H.R.7058/S.3581 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2018; and General lobbying on the following tax issues and draft legislation: Corporate Interest Tax Deductions; Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2018; corporate tax rates; dividend taxation; international tax regulation; 40% excise tax on high cost health insurance plans; state and local taxation of digital goods and services; state and local taxation of the Internet; expense (bonus) depreciation; and repatriation tax regulations.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
H.R.2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Spectrum Pipeline); H.R.3255 - E-FRONTIER Act; H.R.3388 - SELF DRIVE Act; H.R.3744 - Data Care Act of 2018; H.R.4986 -Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act (RAY BAUMs Act); H.R.7283 - Internet of Things Federal Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2018; S.1363/H.R.4847 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; S.1682/H.R.4953 - AIRWAVES Act (Spectrum Pipeline Legislation); S.1988 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act (SPEED Act) of 2017; S.3157 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment; S.JRes.52/H.J.Res129 - Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S.Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to Restoring Internet Freedom; S.Res.242 - Strategy to deploy 5G in the US; and General Lobbying on the following issues: Net Neutrality & Open Internet; FCC order on UNE forbearance; privacy legislation; cybersecurity; letter regarding wireless subcontractor; smart cities/communities; FirstNET & Public Safety Communications; broadband mapping; access to public lands/national parks for cell site placement; rural broadband deployment, policy and infrastructure; data security and breach notification reform; NEPA/NHPA updates (pending legislation); retransmission content contracts; 5G Policy/National Security; and Deployment of C-Band Spectrum.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
Patent reform legislation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW J FIELDS | — |
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Intelligence INT
H.R.7283 - Internet of Things Federal Cybersecurity Improvements Act of 2018.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES F GREEN | — |
Telecommunications TEC
S. 3655 - Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrance Act (TRACED Act); and General lobbying on robocall issues and proposed revisions to the robocall-related provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), and on copper migration policy in NYC.
| 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.