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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 607 14TH STREET, NW, #400 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 38847-12
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6. House ID# 307030000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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 | |
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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: William Deere, VP, Government Affairs |
Date | 10/22/2012 |
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 5326, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013; issues related to NTIA funding
H.R. 5855, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013; issues related to cybersecurity
H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013; issues related to RUS funding
H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013; issues related to FCC funding
H.J.RES.117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013; issues related to RUS, NTIA, DHS, and FCC funding
S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013; issues related to NTIA funding
S. 2375, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013; issues related to RUS funding
S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013; issues related to cybersecurity
S. 3301, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013; issues related to FCC funding
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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Deere |
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Marc |
Gonzales |
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Greg |
Willis |
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Annie |
Chavez |
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Sean |
Farrell |
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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
H.R. 428, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011
H.R. 1074, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the corporate income tax rate to 10 percent and to lower the rate of tax on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent
H.R. 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011
H.R. 3091, To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends
H.R. 3179, Marketplace Equity Act of 2011
H.R. 4196, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets
H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21); provision related to pension relief
S. 7, Comprehensive and Fair Tax Reform Act
S. 106, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011
S. 135, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2011
S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011; provisions related to broadband education funding
S. 727, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011
S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011
S. 1012, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011
S. 1647, A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates
S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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Deere |
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Marc |
Gonzales |
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Annie |
Chavez |
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Sean |
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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
H.R. 76, Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2011
H.R. 96, Internet Freedom Act
H.R. 166, Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act
H.R. 174, Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2011
H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act
H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act
H.R. 911, Spectrum Inventory and Auction Act of 2011
H.R. 1009, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act
H.R. 1083, Rural Broadband Initiative Act
H.R. 1136, Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011
H.R. 1343, To return unused or reclaimed funds made available for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States
H.R. 1389, Global Online Freedom Act of 2011
H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011
H.R. 1695, Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2011
H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act
H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011
H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011
H.R. 1981, Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011
H.R. 2096, Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2011
H.R. 2102, FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act
H.R. 2163, Broadband Affordability Act of 2011
H.R. 2168, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act
H.R. 2289, FCC Analysis of Benefits and Costs Act (ABCs ACT)
H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act
H.R. 3010, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011
H.R. 3118, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to revisit the universal service support program under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act
H.R. 3309, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011
H.R. 3310, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2011
H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011
H.R. 3674, Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011 (PRECISE Act)
H.R. 3675, Next Generation TV Marketplace Act
H.R. 3834, Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2012
H.R. 4263, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2012 (SECURE IT Act)
H.R. 4319, To require the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations to provide for accurate disclosures of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards
H.R. 5949, FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012; provisions related to broadband deployment
H.R. 6131, To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes
H.R. 6339, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2012
H.R. 6526, To provide that an Order of the Federal Communications Commission adopting a methodology for establishing certain benchmarks for Universal Service Fund high-cost loop support shall have no force or effect and to require the Commission to prepare a report on alternatives to such methodology
H.R. 6550, To establish an advisory committee on national security telecommunications
H.R. 6551, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that security is taken into account in certain efforts related to the interconnectivity of telecommunications networks, and for other purposes
H.R. 6553, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add an additional purpose to section 1 of such Act
H.J. RES. 37, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices.
H. RES. 175, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way
H. RES. 628, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should preserve, enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet.
H.CON. RES. 127, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived.
Draft Legislation (House): Smart Grid
Issues related to updating the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) (House)
Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House)
Issues related to reauthorization of USDA rural broadband programs (House)
Issues related to Program Access rules (House)
S. 1, American Competitiveness Act
S. 21, Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011
S. 74, Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011
S. 257, Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2011
S. 297, Antideficiency Act
S. 299, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011 (REINS Act)
S. 358, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2011
S. 372, Cybersecurity and Internet Safety Standards Act
S. 413, Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011
S. 611, FCC Technical Expertise Capacity Heightening Act (FCC TECH Act)
S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011
S. 813, Cyber Security Public Awareness Act of 2011
S. 911, Strengthening Public-safety and Enhancing Communications Through Reform, Utilization, and Modernization Act (SPECTRUM Act)
S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011
S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011
S. 978, A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes
S. 1011, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011
S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011
S. 1152, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011
S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011
S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act
S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011
S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011
S. 1469, International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act
S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011
S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011
S. 1659, A bill to return unused or reclaimed funds made available for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States.
S. 1780, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2011
S. 1784, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011
S. 1817, Telecommunications Jobs Act of 2011
S. 1939, Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2011
S. 2008, A bill to repeal certain provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, title 17 of the United States Code, and the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission that intervened in the television marketplace, and for other purposes.
S. 2029, Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (OPEN Act)
S. 2102, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012
S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012
S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act
S. 2151, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2012 (SECURE IT Act)
S. 2298, Connecting Rural America Act
S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012; provisions related to broadband deployment
S. 3291, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2012
S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012
S. 3342, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2012 (SECURE IT Act)
S. 3410, A bill to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes
S. 3414, Cybersecurity Act of 2012
S.J. RES. 6, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices.
S. RES. 446, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations should not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.
S.CON. RES. 50, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived.
Draft Legislation (House and Senate): Consumer Privacy
Issues related to Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation reform (House and Senate)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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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McCormick |
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Alan |
Roth |
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Deere |
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Marc |
Gonzales |
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Greg |
Willis |
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Annie |
Chavez |
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Sean |
Farrell |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1174, To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the licensing of Internet gambling activities by the Secretary of the Treasury, to provide for consumer protections on the Internet, to enforce the tax code, and for other purposes.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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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Internet Address: http://www.ustelecom.org/who-we-are/leadership/board-directors
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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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4 | 8 | 12 |