VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 508, H.R. 2146 & S. 2244 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 508 (113th), H.R. 2146 (113th), S. 2244 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1129 & S. 1645 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 434, H.R. 3086 & S. 31 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 684, S. 336 & S. 743 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 2309 & S. 1235 - Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013H.R. 3979 - Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 H.R. 3724 & S. 1364 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 5021 - Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 S. 213 - To repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services S. 1431 - Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 1859 - Tax Extenders Act of 2013 S. 2609 - Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act Senate Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act VoIP Sourcing tax legislation/Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act technical corrections State and local taxation of telecommunications, the Internet, and digital goods & services Telephone Excise Tax repeal Corporate tax reform, rates Corporate interest tax deductions International tax reform Dividend taxation Bonus depreciation Transit and highway funding Pension funding rules Carried interest legislation Telecommunications equipment depreciation Research tax credit

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 1645 (113th), H.R. 434 (113th), S. 1859 (113th), H.R. 3086 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), S. 31 (113th), H.R. 3724 (113th), S. 743 (113th), S. 1431 (113th), S. 336 (113th), S. 213 (113th), S. 1235 (113th), H.R. 4718 (113th), H.R. 1129 (113th), H.R. 2309 (113th), S. 2609 (113th), H.R. 5021 (113th), S. 1364 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 3309 - Innovation Act (patent infringement) S. 1013 - Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 S. 1612 - Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 S. 1720 - Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013Copyright reform; patent abuse/patent litigation reform; piracy of copyrighted works and trademarked goods

Contacted: SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; White House Office

Bills named: S. 1013 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), S. 1612 (113th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

H.R. 4 - Jobs for America Act (especially issues related to bonus depreciation, research & development tax credits, and the Internet Tax Freedom Act)

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 4 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3077 - TEL-Med Act of 2013 (regarding Medicare providers; cross-state licensing) H.R. 3303 - SOFTWARE Act of 2013 (regulation of medical software) H.R. 3489 - To amend section 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market, and for other purposes.S. 2007 - Preventing Regulatory Overreach to Enhance Care Technology Act of 2014 (PROTECT Act) Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Bills named: H.R. 3077 (113th), H.R. 3303 (113th), H.R. 3489 (113th), S. 2007 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.J. Res. 124 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (especially issues associated with a short term extension of the Internet Tax Freedom Act)

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 124 (113th)

Intelligence INT

General issues/reforms associated with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and the National Security Agency

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 1123 & S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition ActH.R. 4572, H.R. 5036 & S. 2454 - STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4880 & S. 2476 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act (concerning prioritization of Internet traffic) S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 (to strengthen cybersecurity research and development and public awareness) S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013 (to promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade) S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill doesn't create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses) S. 2354 - Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2473 - Wireless Innovation Act of 2014 (concerning the commercial use of government-held spectrum) S. 2505 - Wi-Fi Innovation Act (concerning unlicensed spectrum use in the 5GHz band to maximize use of the band) S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S. 2799 - Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (concerning the authority of satellite carriers to retransmit certain television broadcast station signals) S. 2871 - Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act (concerning the safeguarding of data stored abroad) Video competition, program access, retransmission consent, regulation Telecommunications policy framework; competition; interconnection Net neutrality/Internet governance, including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions Privacy; data security/retention/breach; location based services LTE deployment Potential legislation to streamline siting permits for broadband buildout on federal land Issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation Mobile payments applications and regulation Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees Wireless alerts (in potential emergency situations)

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 607 (113th), H.R. 1123 (113th), S. 1925 (113th), S. 517 (113th), S. 1193 (113th), S. 21 (113th), S. 912 (113th), S. 2473 (113th), S. 2454 (113th), S. 1379 (113th), S. 2588 (113th), S. 2871 (113th), H.R. 3696 (113th), S. 1788 (113th), S. 2799 (113th), S. 1353 (113th), S. 2476 (113th), H.R. 5036 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 4880 (113th), H.R. 3720 (113th), S. 2505 (113th), S. 2354 (113th)