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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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Zip Code | 20003 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 70131-75
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6. House ID# 358030006
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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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: MR. JAMES F. GREEN |
Date | 11/17/2020 10:52:20 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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
General lobbying on the following issues: Digital Economy Directives proposed by OECD; State and local Taxation of Digital Good and Services; Corporate Interest Tax Deduction Regulations; Corporate Tax Rates; Dividend Taxation; Pension Smoothing; Foreign Taxation of Digital Services; State and Local Taxation of the Internet; Expensing (Bonus) Depreciation; Like Kind Exchanges; International Tax Regulations; and Term Asset Backed Security Loan Facility (TALF) Program.
Lobbying on the following specific legislation:
H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Employee Retention Credit;
H.R. 1725/S. 765 - Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019;
H.R. 1869/S. 803 - Restoring Investment in Improvement Act;
H.R. 4796 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019;
H.R. 5674 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2020;
H.R. 6802/S.3296 - Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act;
H.R. 8056 - Remote Worker Relief Act of 2020;
S. 604 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019;
S.3995 - Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020; and
S. 4318 - American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Andrew J. |
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James F. |
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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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
General lobbying on the following issues: federal privacy legislation; spectrum, including 3.45-3.55 GHz, C-Band, 6GHz and the need for mid-band and high-band; 5G deployment/nationalization; FirstNet; rural broadband mapping; Section 230 immunity legislation; blocking illegal use of contraband phones in prisons; GSA Wireless Deployment issues in Washington DC; FCC Connect America Pledge; Department of Defense RFI on spectrum sharing; network buildout and tower location on public lands; disaster response and network resiliency; and broadband permitting and regulatory reform.
Lobbying on the following Bills:
H.R. 451 - Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2019;
H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (The CARES Act);
H.R. 1289 - Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2019 (PHONE Act);
H.R. 4855 - Clearing Broad Airwaves for New Deployment Act (C-Band Act);
H.R. 5918 - To Direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System, and to make improvements to network outage reporting;H.R. 6096, Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement (IREADI) Act of 2020;
H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act;
H.R. 6563 /S. 3690 - Emergency Educational Connections Act;
H.R. 6624 - The USA Telecommunications Act;
H.R. 6800 - The HEROES Act;
H.R. 7020 - COVID Justice and Accountability Act;
H.R. 7022 - Rural Broadband Acceleration Act;
H.R. 7302 - To Make High-Speed Broadband Internet Service Accessible and Affordable to All Americans, and for other purposes;
H.R. 7310, -- Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020;
H.R. 8132 - American Competitiveness of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy Act (American COMPETE Act);
H. Res. 908/S. Res. 580 - Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19;
S. 3189 - A bill to use proceeds from spectrum auctions to support supply chain innovation and multilateral security;
S. 3394 - Network Security Trade Act of 2020;
S. 3398 - Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 (EARN IT Act of 2020);
S. 3717 - Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020;
S. 4015 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020;
S. 4021 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020;
S. 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021;
S. 4159 - A bill to amend the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act to accommodate emerging technologies (E-Sign Act); and
S. 4626 - To establish data privacy and data security protections for consumers in the US.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Andrew J. |
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James F. |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
General lobbying on digital streaming copyright legislation and issues regarding the Patent Trial and appeals board, as well as the following bill:
S. 4632 - Online Content Policy Modernization Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Andrew J. |
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James F. |
Green |
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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 INT
16. Specific lobbying issues
General lobbying on FISA reauthorization and Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine learning.
Lobbying on the following bill:
H.R. 8132, American COMPETE Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
James F. |
Green |
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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
General lobbying on the Tracfone acquisition, as well as the following bills:
H.R. 4194 - National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019;
H.R. 4564 - Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2020;
H.R. 4585 - National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019; and
H.R. 5619 - Suicide Prevention Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Andrew J. |
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James F. |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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