4th Quarter - Report

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$4,060,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Advertising ADV

H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, provisions relating to tax deductibility of advertising expenditures. H.R. 1439, Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017, all provisions. H.R. 1440, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act, all provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHAWN DONILON —
NICOLE GUSTAFSON —
CURTIS JOHN LEGEYT —
GRISELLA M MARTINEZ —
MIKE MULLEN —
JOSH POLLACK —
JOHN SMEDILE —
GORDON H. SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1440 (115th), H.R. 1 (115th), H.R. 1439 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to ASCAP and BMI consent decrees. Issues relating to radio streaming. Issues relating to Copyright Office modernization. Issues relating to songwriter royalties. Issues relating to the creation of a database containing music licensing information. H.R.890, Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act, all provisions. H.R.1695, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017, all provisions. H.R.1836, Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2017, all provisions. H.R.1914, Performance Royalty Owners of Music Opportunity To Earn Act of 2017, all provisions. H.R.3301, Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society Act, all provisions. H.R.3350, Transparency in Music Licensing Ownership Act, all provisions. H.R.4706, Music Modernization Act of 2017, all provisions. H.Con.Res.13, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. S.Con.Res.6, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4706 (115th), H.R. 1914 (115th), H.R. 890 (115th), H.Con.Res. 13 (115th), H.R. 1695 (115th), H.R. 1836 (115th), H.R. 3350 (115th), H.R. 3301 (115th), S.Con.Res. 6 (115th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Issues relating to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Issues relating to tower marking. H.R.2930, Drone Innovation Act, all provisions. S.631, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2017, all provisions. S.1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions related to unmanned aircraft systems.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHAWN DONILON —
NICOLE GUSTAFSON —
CURTIS JOHN LEGEYT —
GRISELLA M MARTINEZ —
MIKE MULLEN —
JOSH POLLACK —
JOHN SMEDILE —
GORDON H. SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2930 (115th), S. 1405 (115th), S. 631 (115th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Issues relating to a tax incentive program to foster new entrant / small business ownership of communications outlets. Issues relating to broadcast spectrum, the incentive auction and repacking. Issues relating to emergency communications. Issues relating to rules governing broadcast ownership. Issues relating to Federal Communications Commission oversight and reauthorization. Issues relating to carriage of television broadcast signals. Issues relating to opioid addiction. Issues relating to joint sales agreements and the broadcast incentive auction. Issues relating to white spaces. Issues relating to pirate radio stations. H.R.290, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2017, all provisions. H.R.588, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act, all provisions. H.R.1888, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017, provisions relating to joint sales agreements, broadcast spectrum and the incentive auction. H.R.3787, Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act of 2017, all provisions. H.R.4382, Free Flow of Information Act of 2017, all provisions. S.19, Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act, all provisions S.102, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017, all provisions. S.174, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017, all provisions. S. 1682, Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act, all provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHAWN DONILON —
NICOLE GUSTAFSON —
CURTIS JOHN LEGEYT —
GRISELLA M MARTINEZ —
MIKE MULLEN —
JOSH POLLACK —
JOHN SMEDILE —
GORDON H. SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4382 (115th), H.R. 3787 (115th), S. 19 (115th), S. 174 (115th), S. 1682 (115th), H.R. 290 (115th), H.R. 588 (115th), H.R. 1888 (115th), S. 102 (115th)

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.