2nd Quarter - Report

NEWS AMERICA, INC. for NEWS AMERICA INC

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,534,634
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
2nd Quarter - Report (this page) Jul 20, 2012 $1,534,634 Replaced
2nd Quarter - Report Jul 23, 2012 $1,530,000 Replaced
2nd Quarter - Amendment Jul 23, 2012 $1,530,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Columbia Free Trade Agreement Panama Free Trade Agreement Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Russia PNTR Korea Fee Trade Agreement

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RICK LANE —
JANET O'CALLAGHAN —
MIKE REGAN —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Vice President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Advertising ADV

H.R.611 : BEST PRACTICES Act H.R.654 : Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R.1528 Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 S.799 Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 H.R. 1895 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RICK LANE —
MIKE REGAN —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Vice President of the U.S.; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1528 (112th), S. 799 (112th), H.R. 611 (112th), H.R. 1895 (112th), H.R. 654 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Intellectual Property Protection The Illegal Streaming of Copyrighted Content H.R.1249 : America Invents Act H.R. 2471 To amend section 270 of title 18 USC to clarify that a video tape service proveder may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet H.R. 3261 Stop Online Piracy Act S.23 : America Invents Act S. 968 Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 or PROTECT IP Act S. 978 To amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EVONY BLAKE New —
KRISTOPHER MICHAEL JONES —
RICK LANE —
MAUREEN A O'CONNELL —
KATHLEEN M RAMSEY —
MIKE REGAN —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Vice President of the U.S.; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Bills named: H.R. 3261 (112th), S. 968 (112th), H.R. 1249 (112th), H.R. 2471 (112th), S. 978 (112th), S. 23 (112th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Retransmission consent Incentive auctions Spectrum policy Programming content issues as related to the U.S. Supreme Court case Fox v. FCC S. 455 RADIOS Act S. 415 Spectrum Optimization Act S. 911 Strengthening Public-safety and Enhancing Communications Through Reform, Utilization, and Modernization Act' or the `SPECTRUM Act'. S. 1784 FCC Process Reform S.1040 Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 S. 2008 Next Generation Television Market Place S. 2008 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act S. 3187 Food and Drug Administration Reform Act H.R. 365 Next Generation Television Market Place H.R. 607 Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 H.R.911 Spectrum Inventory and Auction Act of 2011 H.R. 2289 FCC `ABCs' Act of 2011'. H. R. 1981 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child pornography and child exploitation offenses. H.R. 3309 FCC Process Reform H.R. 3675 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act Data Security H.R. 3360 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Acto of 2012 (Spectrum Auctions) H.R. 5651 Food and Drug Administration Reform Act S. 3187).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTOPHER MICHAEL JONES —
MAUREEN A O'CONNELL —
KATHLEEN M RAMSEY —
MIKE REGAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1981 (112th), S. 1040 (112th), S. 415 (112th), S. 1784 (112th), H.R. 3309 (112th), S. 2008 (112th), H.R. 5651 (112th), S. 455 (112th), S. 911 (112th), H.R. 3675 (112th), H.R. 3360 (112th), H.R. 365 (112th), H.R. 911 (112th), H.R. 2289 (112th), H.R. 607 (112th), S. 3187 (112th)

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.