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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 | 2008 |
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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| 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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Method A.
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: William Deere, VP, Government Affairs |
Date | 07/21/2008 |
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
FY 2009 Appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (House and Senate) (Rural Development Provisions)
FY 2009 Appropriations for the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate)
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 |
Walter B. |
McCormick |
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Roth |
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H.E&C:St.Dir./C.Cnsl.93-7;C.Cnsl.92;Cnsl:85-92 |
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Deere |
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Sarah |
Versaggi |
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Brandon |
Heiner |
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Marc |
Gonzales |
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Caroline |
Graves Hurley |
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Clinton |
Highfill |
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David |
Cohen |
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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. 1023, To repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities
H.R. 1194, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2007
H.R. 1818, Broadband Deployment Acceleration Act of 2007
H.R. 2138, Investment in America Act of 2007
H.R. 2380, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007
H.R. 3003, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses, and for other purposes
H.R. 3056, Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 (Delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors)
H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007
H.R. 5140, Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 (Bonus Depreciation)
H.R. 5450, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008
H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 (Delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors)
H. Con. Res. 312, Fiscal 2009 House Budget Resolution (Reconciliation Instructions)
S. 14, A bill to repeal the sunset on certain tax rates and other incentives and to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes
S. 41, Research Competitiveness Act of 2007
S. 140, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2007
S. 170, Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2007
S. 777, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007
S. 2209, Research Credit Improvement Act of 2007
S. 2242, Heartland, Habitat, Harvest and Horticulture Act of 2007 (Broadband Tax Incentive)
S. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2008
S. 2886, Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 (R&D Tax Credit Extension)
S. Con. Res. 70, Fiscal 2009 Senate Budget Resolution (Reconciliation Instructions)
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 |
Walter B. |
McCormick |
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Alan |
Roth |
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St.Dir./C.Cnsl.H.E&C 93-7;C.Cnsl.92;Cnsl:85-92 |
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Deere |
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Sarah |
Versaggi |
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Brandon |
Heiner |
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Caroline |
Graves Hurley |
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Clinton |
Highfill |
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Marc |
Gonzales |
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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. 42, Serving Everyone with Reliable, Vital Internet, Communications, and Education Act of 2007
H.R. 248, Robo Calls Off Phones (Robo COP) Act
H.R. 251, Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007
H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act of 2007
H.R. 278, To amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act.
H.R. 372, Freedom from Automated Political Calls Act
H.R. 740, Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2007
H.R. 836, Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007
H.R. 852, Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2007
H.R. 936, Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act
H.R. 958, Data Accountability and Trust Act
H.R. 964, Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act or Spy Act
H.R. 1383, Quelling of Unwanted Intrusive and Excessive Telephone Calls Act of 2007
H.R. 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007
H.R. 2035, Rural Broadband Improvement Act
H.R. 2054, Universal Service Reform Act of 2007
H.R. 2174, Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2007
H.R. 2419, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 (Rural Development Provisions)
H.R. 2569, Rural Broadband Deployment Act
H.R. 2601, Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007
H.R. 2720, Food and Agriculture Risk Management for the 21st Century Act of 2007 (Rural Development Provisions)
H.R. 2725, Alarm Customer VOIP Notification Act of 2007
H.R. 2953, Rural Broadband Access Enhancement Act
H.R. 3246, Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act of 2007 (Rural Development Provisions)
H.R. 3281, Community Broadband Act of 2007
H.R. 3298, 21st Century Servicemembers Protection Act
H.R. 3403, 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007
H.R. 3428, Rural America Digital Accessibility Act
H.R. 3482, Same Number Act of 2007
H.R. 3541, Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007
H.R. 3627, Connect The Nation Act
H.R. 3786, Servicemembers Telecom Contract Relief Act
H.R. 3791, SAFE Act of 2007
H.R. 3871, e-KIDS Act of 2007
H.R. 3893, Connect America Now Act
H.R. 3914, Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act
H.R. 3919, Broadband Census of America Act of 2007
H.R. 4175, Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007
H.R. 4279, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007
H.R. 4298, To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry.
H.R. 5353, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008
H.R. _____, Draft Legislation - Wireless Consumer Protection and Community Broadband Empowerment Act of 2008
H.R. 5682, Rural America Communication Expansion for the Future Act of 2008
H.R. 5747, Robocall Privacy Act of 2008
H.R. 5769, SMASH Act of 2008
H.R. 5806, School Emergency Notification Deployment Act
H.R. 5846, Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act of 2008
H.R. 5994, Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
H.R. 5983, Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act of 2008
H.R. 6123, Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act
H.R. 6145, Protecting Our Children Online Act of 2008
H.R. 6124, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
H.R. 6320, To ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to emerging
Internet Protocol-based communication and video programming technologies in the 21st
Century
H.R. 6356, To reform the collection and distribution of universal service support under the Communications Act of 1934
H.Res 1075, Condemning the Chinese Government's unwarranted violence against
Tibetan protesters, the Chinese Government's use of Internet censorship and surveillance
to control news of the protests, and urging compliance with Chinese criminal law and to
provide information and access to all persons detained.
H. Res 1292, Establishing a national goal for the universal deployment of next-
generation broadband networks to access the internet and for other uses by 2015, and
calling upon Congress and the President to develop a strategy, enact legislation, and
adopt policies to accomplish this objective.
S. 92, Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act
S. 93, 911 Modernization Act
S. 101, Universal Service for Americans Act
S. 215, Internet Freedom Preservation Act
S. 234, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007
S. 337, White Spaces Act of 2007
S. 385, Interoperable Emergency Communications Act
S. 428, IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007
S. 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007
S. 541, Rural Opportunities Act of 2007 (Rural Development Provisions)
S. 609, To amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act.
S. 704, Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007
S. 711, Universal Service for the 21st Century Act
S. 744, Spectrum Availability for Emergency-Response and Law-Enforcement to Improve Vital Emergency Services Act
S. 780, Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act
S. 781, Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007
S. 1032, Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2007
S. 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act
S. 1190, Connect The Nation Act
S. 1260, Data Security Act of 2007
S. 1439, Rural Broadband Improvement Act of 2007
S. 1492, Broadband Data Improvement Act
S. 1625, Counter Spy Act
S. 1654, To prohibit the sale or provision of caller ID spoofing services.
S. 1769, Same Number Act of 2007
S. 1853, Community Broadband Act
S. 1965, Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act
S. 2096, Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007
S. 2168, Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007
S. 2302, Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 (Rural Development Provisions)
S. 2317, Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007
S. 2469, Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act
S. Res. 191, Establishing a national goal for the universal deployment of next-generation broadband networks to access the Internet and for other uses by 2015, and calling upon Congress and the President to develop a strategy, enact legislation, and adopt policies to accomplish this objective.
S. 2661, The Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008
S. ____, Draft legislation to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic.
Broadband Deployment
Universal Service
Video Issues
Intercarrier Compensation
S. 2831, A bill to reauthorize the Federal Trade Commission and for other purposes
S. 2919, A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information
S. 3138, Do-Not-Text Act of 2008
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Walter B. |
McCormick |
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Alan |
Roth |
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St.Dir./C.Cnsl.H.E&C 93-7;C.Cnsl.92;Cnsl:85-92 |
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Deere |
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Sarah |
Versaggi |
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Brandon |
Heiner |
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Marc |
Gonzales |
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Clinton |
Highfill |
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Banks |
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Hopper |
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Cohen |
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Rupy |
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Robert |
Mayer |
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Glenn |
Reynolds |
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Caroline |
Graves Hurley |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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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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