VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
What was lobbied
10 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Intelligence INT
Cybersecurity/encryption
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
Health Issues HCR
S. 2170 - Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act of 2015 Employer sponsored health care/ERISA
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| JOSHUA LYNCH | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
H.R. 644 - Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (relative to Internet taxes) H.R. 2146 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (to establish congressional trade negotiating objectives)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| MARK MULLET | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 879 - Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 1087 - Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 2050 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2775 - Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (to grant states the authority to enforce state and local sales and use tax laws on remote transactions) H.R. 4287 - Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 235 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 1643 & S. 851 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 2889 & S. 1686 - Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015 S. 116 - Telephone Excise Tax Elimination Act of 2015 S. 386 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 S. 698 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 (to restore states rights to enforce state and local sales and use tax laws) Debt vs. Equity: Section 385 Treasury Regulations VoIP Sourcing tax legislation/Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act technical corrections Online Sales Simplification Act Excise tax on high cost health insurance plans Wireless tax fairness Corporate tax reform, rates Corporate interest tax deductions International tax reform Dividend taxation Telecommunications equipment depreciation
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| THOMAS EDWARDS | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| MARK MULLET | — |
| STACEY L SPRINKLE | — |
Telecommunications TEC
H.R. 4167 & S. 2553 - Kari's Law Act of 2016 (concerning calls to 911 from multi-line telephone systems) S. 827 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2015
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER DEBOSIER | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
H.R. 9 - Innovation Act (regarding patent infringement) S. 1137 - Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act of 2015 S. 2733 - Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016 (to ensure that venue in patent cases is fair and proper)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.R. 2029 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016/Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (relative to Internet taxes, bonus depreciation and cybersecurity) H.R. 4909 & S. 2943 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (concerning spectrum policy) Appropriations related to the FCC
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| MARK MULLET | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
District of Columbia DOC
Issues associated with the wiring of the Washington, DC Metro tunnels for 4G LTE
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
H.R. 1174 & S. 512 - Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act H.R. 1428 & S. 1600 - Judicial Redress Act of 2015 (a bill to extend Privacy Act remedies to citizens of certified foreign countries)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
H.R. 1506 - Small Business Access to Spectrum Act H.R. 1770 - The Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 2666 - The No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act H.R. 3998 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act H.R. 4190 - Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015 H.R. 4889 - Kelsey Smith Act (regarding the disclosure of location information of mobile devices in emergency situations) H.R. 699 & S. 356 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015/Email Privacy Act S. 421 - FCC Process Reform Act of 2015 S. 2227 - Private Spectrum Relocation Funding Act of 2015 (concerning the transition of federally used frequencies) S. 2283 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2015 S. 2555 - MOBILE NOW Act (to provide opportunities for wireless broadband investment) S. 2558 - Spoofing Prevention Act of 2016 S. 2607 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (concerning spectrum planning and interagency coordination) S. 2644 - FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016 Net neutrality/Internet governance (including Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers [ICANN] issues) SS7 protocol for wireless and wireline networks Broadband infrastructure Online privacy/data security Encryption Spectrum issues: availability, auctions, policy 5G development and testing LTE-U (unlicensed spectrum) Internet of Things Set-top-box issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PETER DAVIDSON | — |
| CHRISTOPHER DEBOSIER | — |
| THOMAS EDWARDS | — |
| ROBERT FISHER | — |
| MICHONE JOHNSON | — |
| JOSHUA LYNCH | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MACKAY | — |
| COURTNEY REINHARD | — |
| MARCELA URRUTIA ZAMORA | — |
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.