NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
The association monitors and reacts to policy concepts that may impact the ability of its members to function in an operationally sound and successful manner as well as measures that may affect the ultimate transfer of such businesses. During the reporting period the association focused on the following introduced bill: H.R.2029 - Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2016 - amended to become the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) - Division P-Tax-related Provisions Sec. 1, Title I High Cost Employer Sponsored Health Coverage Excise Tax Provisions, Sec. 101, Delay of excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID R. HOOVER | — |
| SCOTT MCCAIN LIVELY | — |
| TAMMIE LOGAN | — |
| LEIF OVESON | — |
| THOMAS WACKER | — |
Retirement RET
The association monitors and reacts to policy concepts that may impact its ability to continue offering its high quality Retirement Security Plans to members, their employees, and the association staff at affordable rates and on reasonable terms and conditions. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following introduced bill: H.R.1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 - Section 501.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID R. HOOVER | — |
| SCOTT MCCAIN LIVELY | — |
| TAMMIE LOGAN | — |
| LEIF OVESON | — |
| THOMAS WACKER | — |
Telecommunications TEC
The association bases its approaches on whether or not policies are flexible in their application to rural carriers that have different needs and capabilities and that have far different economies of scale and competitive opportunities than larger carriers. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following introduced bills: H.R.22 - FAST Act - Title XLI (Federal Permitting Improvement sections). H.R.1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act - All sections. H.R.1641 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act - All sections. H.R.2566 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2015 - All sections. H.R.2583 - Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2015 - All sections. H.R.2666 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act - All sections. H.R.3103 - Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015 - All sections. H.R.3805 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act - All sections. S.280 - Federal Permitting Improvement Act - All sections. S.417 - Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015 - All sections. S.754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 - All sections. S.827 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2015 - All sections. S.2283 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2015 - All sections.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID R. HOOVER | — |
| SCOTT MCCAIN LIVELY | — |
| TAMMIE LOGAN | — |
| LEIF OVESON | — |
| THOMAS WACKER | — |
Economics/Economic Development ECN
The association monitors initiatives tied to rural and community economic development which typically have a direct connection to the type and level of communications services that may be available in a rural community or market area, and that are often important to the survival of such communities and market areas. During the reporting period, no introduced measures in this category were focused upon.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID R. HOOVER | — |
| SCOTT MCCAIN LIVELY | — |
| TAMMIE LOGAN | — |
| LEIF OVESON | — |
| THOMAS WACKER | — |
Small Business SMB
The association monitors and reacts to policy concepts that may impact the ability of its members to function in an operationally sound and successful manner as well as measures that may affect the ultimate transfer of such businesses. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following introduced bills: H.R.9 - Innovation Act - All sections. S.1137 - PATENT Act - All sections.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID R. HOOVER | — |
| SCOTT MCCAIN LIVELY | — |
| TAMMIE LOGAN | — |
| LEIF OVESON | — |
| THOMAS WACKER | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
The association follows the federal budget and appropriations process as it relates to agencies, and their respective policies, that have jurisdiction over rural telecommunications matters. Primarily the association monitors the Federal Communications Commission(FCC),the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), and the budget, programs, and policies of each. During the reporting period the following introduced measures were focused upon: H.R.719 (Public Law 114-53) - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 - All sections. H.R.1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 - Title X-Spectrum Pipeline. H.R.2029 Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2016 - amended to become the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) - Sections - Division A-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Title III USDA Rural Development Programs under the Rural Utilities Service and the Rural Business Cooperative Service specifically relating to communications and economic development. Division E-Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, Title V Independent Agencies - Federal Communications Commission and Universal Service Fund related provisions. Division N-Cybersecurity Act 2015 - All sections. Division P-Tax-related Provisions Sec. 1, Title I High Cost Employer Sponsored Health Coverage Excise Tax Provisions, Sec. 101, Delay of excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. H.R.2250 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-96) - All sections. H.R.2295 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act 2016 - Sections relating to Federal Communications Commission funding and actions. H.R.3049 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016 - Sections relating to Rural Business Cooperative Service and Rural Utilities Service telecommunications and rural development financing. S.1800 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016 - Sections relating to Rural Business Cooperative Service and Rural Utilities Service telecommunications and rural development financing. S.1910 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act 2016 - Sections relating to Federal Communications Commission funding and actions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID R. HOOVER | — |
| SCOTT MCCAIN LIVELY | — |
| TAMMIE LOGAN | — |
| LEIF OVESON | — |
| THOMAS WACKER | — |
Insurance INS
The association monitors and reacts to policy concepts that may impact its ability to continue providing its high quality Group Health Plan to members, their employees, and the association staff at affordable rates and on reasonable terms and conditions. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following introduced bill: H.R. 2029 - Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2016 - amended to become the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) - Division P-Tax-related Provisions Sec. 1, Title I High Cost Employer Sponsored Health Coverage Excise Tax Provisions, Sec. 101, Delay of excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID R. HOOVER | — |
| SCOTT MCCAIN LIVELY | — |
| TAMMIE LOGAN | — |
| LEIF OVESON | — |
| THOMAS WACKER | — |
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