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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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| Address1 | 25 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NW |
Address2 | SUITE 100 |
| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001-1431 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27354-12
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Bruce Carnes |
Date | 4/20/2017 3:05:16 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
-HR 192 - Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 290 - FCC Process Reform Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 464 - Cameras in the Courtroom Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 599 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1439 - Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1440 - Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1574 - Protecting Dissenting Viewpoints and Voices Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HRes 179 - To uphold the protections of the freedom of the press - all provisions related to cable.
-S 174 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 624 - A bill to allow service members to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed - all provisions related to cable.
-S 643 - Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 649 - Cameras in the Courtroom Act - all provisions related to cable.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Powell |
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Assey |
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Rita |
Lewis |
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Lee |
Friedman |
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Justin |
Rzepka |
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Clifford |
Riccio |
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Michael |
Dean |
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Lane |
Lofton |
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Dianne |
Smith |
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Sonya |
Wendell |
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Virginia |
Zigras |
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Chief of Staff/Counsel for Rep. Tony Cardenas |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
-HR 890 - Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1695 - Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Copyright Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Michael |
Powell |
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James |
Assey |
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Rita |
Lewis |
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Sonya |
Wendell |
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Lee |
Friedman |
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Justin |
Rzepka |
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Clifford |
Riccio |
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Michael |
Dean |
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Lane |
Lofton |
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Dianne |
Smith |
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Virginia |
Zigras |
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Chief of Staff/Counsel for Rep. Tony Cardenas |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
-HR 129 - No Armed Drones Act (NADA) of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 135 - Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 151 - Terror Intelligence Improvement Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 239 - Support for Rapid Innovation Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 240 - Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 584 - Cyber Preparedness Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 588 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act (SANDy ACT) - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 666 - Department of Homeland Security Insider Threat and Mitigation Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 923 - To repeal the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 940 - Securing Communications of Utilities from Terrorist Threats (SCOUTS) Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 945 - Terrorism Prevention and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1110 - Stopping Mass Hacking Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1224 - National Institutes of Science and Technology Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1324 - Securing Internet of Things Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1335 - Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1340 - Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HRes 200 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. should develop and adopt a comprehensive cybersecurity policy - all provisions related to cable.
-S 102 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 133 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 406 - Stopping Mass Hacking Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 412 - State and Local Cyber Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 536 - Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 631 - Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-SRes 23 - Resolution establishing the Select Committee on Cybersecurity - all provisions related to cable.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Michael |
Powell |
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James |
Assey |
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Rita |
Lewis |
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Sonya |
Wendell |
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Lee |
Friedman |
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Justin |
Rzepka |
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Clifford |
Riccio |
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Michael |
Dean |
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Lane |
Lofton |
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Dianne |
Smith |
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Virginia |
Zigras |
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Chief of Staff/Counsel for Rep. Tony Cardenas |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
-HR 1393 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 540 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Economic Council (NEC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Michael |
Powell |
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James |
Assey |
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Rita |
Lewis |
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Sonya |
Wendell |
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Lee |
Friedman |
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Justin |
Rzepka |
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Clifford |
Riccio |
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Michael |
Dean |
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Lane |
Lofton |
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Dianne |
Smith |
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Virginia |
Zigras |
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Chief of Staff/Counsel for Rep. Tony Cardenas |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
-HR 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 21 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 26 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 52 - Jobs, On-the-Job Earn While You Learn Training, and Apprenticeships for African-American Young Men Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 387 - Email Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 423 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 460 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 547 - National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 582 - Kari's Law Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 686 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT) - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 709 - We Are Watching You Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 800 - New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 833 - Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1061 - Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1062 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1084 - Today's American Dream Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1097 - Unsubscribe Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1139 - Preserving State Commission (PSC) Oversight Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1148 - Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1183 - Wildfire Prevention Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1300 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1301 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1374 - Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1534 - 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1581 - Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1591 - WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1669 - Partnership to Build America Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-HR 1670 - Infrastructure 2.0 Act - all provisions related to cable.
-HRes 53 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nations telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. Government should Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way - all provisions related to cable.
-HJRes 86 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services - all provisions related to cable.
-S 19 - Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act (MOBILE NOW) - all provisions related to cable.
-S 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 34 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 56 - Regulations Endanger Democracy (RED) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 88 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT) - all provisions related to cable.
-S 96 - Improving Rural Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 134 - Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 123 - Kari's Law Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 278 - Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 395 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 421 - Preserving State Commission (PSC) Oversight Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 431 - Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act - all provisions related to cable.
-S 449 - Driving Innovation and Growth in Internet Technology and Launching Universal Access to the Global Economy (DIGITAL AGE) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 515 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 542 - Safety Over Arbitration Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 564 - Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls (HANGUP) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 604 - Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-S 645 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-SConRes 3 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2017 - all provisions related to cable.
-SJRes 34 - Joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services. - all provisions related to cable.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), State - Dept of (DOS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Education - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Michael |
Powell |
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James |
Assey |
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Rita |
Lewis |
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Sonya |
Wendell |
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Lee |
Friedman |
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Justin |
Rzepka |
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Clifford |
Riccio |
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Michael |
Dean |
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Lane |
Lofton |
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Dianne |
Smith |
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Virginia |
Zigras |
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Chief of Staff/Counsel for Rep. Tony Cardenas |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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