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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: William D. Phillips |
Date | 01/20/2010 |
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
H Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009
A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month.
- H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in
our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the
way," all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the
fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent
content, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other
services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of
coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against
income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all
provisions relating to cable.
- HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the
safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for
other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite
carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video
programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18,
United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions
relating to cable.
- HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United
States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage
of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller
identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions
relating to cable.
- HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of
certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized
user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and
discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable
emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television
broadcast signals of their choice.- S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act,
all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2060 - Community College Technology Access Act - To provide grants to community colleges to improve the
accessibility of computer labs and to provide information technology training for both students and members of the public
seeking to improve their computer literacy and information technology skills, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2135 - A bill 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, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2166 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support to head start programs, and
for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2175 - Families for ED Advertising Decency Act - To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a
medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2182 - Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act - To amend the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and
for other purposes broadband in the stimulus, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and
for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2203 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax
on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2357 - Same Number Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to
increase consumer choice of voice service provider, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2505 - Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot
program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post
traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable.
- HR 2521 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 - To facilitate efficient investments and financing of
infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for
other purposes broadband infrastructure, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2720 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified
film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2826 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit
against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2827 - DTV Transition Assistance Act - To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to
provide for a coupon program for television antennas, all provisions relating to cable.
- H Res 547 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month," all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2867 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television
Transition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act - To authorize the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal
Communications Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure
that such plans are fairly based on cost, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2903 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV
translators to fill coverage gaps created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, , all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers'
computer technology, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2966 - Say No to Drug Ads Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to-
consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all
provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2997 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes
rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable.
- H Res 609 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, and for
other purposes RUS rural broadband program, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3011 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications
services, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3014 - to provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and
small group practices, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable.
- HR 3030 - To establish pilot projects under the Medicare Program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize
home monitoring and communications technologies, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable.
- HR 3125 - To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the NTIA and the FCC, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and
for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3170 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable
emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights,
spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial,
educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a
means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other
purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime
prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3633 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the
Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for
other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption,
and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3717 - Kelsey Smith Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require a provider of a commercial mobile
service or an IP-enabled voice service to provide call location information concerning the user of such a service to law
enforcement agencies in order to respond to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves the risk of
death or serious physical harm, all provisions relating to cable.
- H Con Res 193 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to pass meaningful legislation
to protect commercial and government data from data breaches, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions
relating to cable.
- HR 3931 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for two years the election to treat the cost of a
qualified film or television production as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account, all provisions relating to
cable.
- HR 3979 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the
deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3994 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - To establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by
cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4053 - Healthy Kids Act - To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within
the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all
provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4059 - Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act - To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation
of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4167 - Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize
3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for \
other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- H Res 996 - A resolution expressing support for designation of September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month,
all provisions relating to cable.
- S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV
translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to
cable.
- S 920- Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to amend
section 11317 of title 40, United States Code, to improve the transparency of the status of information technology
investments, to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects, to
improve the processes agencies implement to manage information technology investments, to reward excellence in
information technology acquisition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 921- United States Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) Act of 2009 - A bill to amend chapter 35 of
title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational
awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures,
and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government
purchased products and services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1029 - 21st Century Skills Incentive Fund Act - A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the
21st Century Skills Framework technology and education, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety
education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new
discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Transportation to require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects, and for other
purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1291 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking
equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1406 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1432 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1490 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance
criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse
of personally identifiable information, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating
to secondary transmissions of certain signals, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1694 - Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program Extension Act of 2009 - A bill to allow the funding for
the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public
Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating
to cable.
- S 1696 - Green Gaming Act of 2009 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of video game console
energy efficiency, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1749 - Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use
of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1763 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the
deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1938 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by
cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable.
- S Res 285 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of national cybersecurity awareness month and raising awareness and
enhancing the state of cybersecurity in the United States, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2764 - A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all
provisions relating to cable.
- Rural Broadband Programs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Copyright Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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
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 Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009
A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month, all provisions relating to cable.
- H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in
our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the
way," all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the
fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent
content, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other
services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of
coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against
income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all
provisions relating to cable.
- HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the
safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for
other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite
carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video
programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18,
United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions
relating to cable.
- HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United
States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage
of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller
identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions
relating to cable.
- HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of
certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized
user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and
discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable
emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television
broadcast signals of their choice.- S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act,
all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2060 - Community College Technology Access Act - To provide grants to community colleges to improve the
accessibility of computer labs and to provide information technology training for both students and members of the public
seeking to improve their computer literacy and information technology skills, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2135 - A bill 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, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2166 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support to head start programs, and
for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2175 - Families for ED Advertising Decency Act - To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a
medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2182 - Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act - To amend the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and
for other purposes broadband in the stimulus, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and
for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2203 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax
on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2357 - Same Number Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to
increase consumer choice of voice service provider, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2505 - Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot
program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post
traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable.
- HR 2521 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 - To facilitate efficient investments and financing of
infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for
other purposes broadband infrastructure, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2720 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified
film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2826 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit
against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2827 - DTV Transition Assistance Act - To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to
provide for a coupon program for television antennas, all provisions relating to cable.
- H Res 547 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month," all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2867 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television
Transition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act - To authorize the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal
Communications Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure
that such plans are fairly based on cost, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2903 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV
translators to fill coverage gaps created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, , all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers'
computer technology, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2966 - Say No to Drug Ads Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to-
consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all
provisions relating to cable.
- HR 2997 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes
rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable.
- H Res 609 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, and for
other purposes RUS rural broadband program, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3011 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications
services, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3014 - to provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and
small group practices, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable.
- HR 3030 - To establish pilot projects under the Medicare Program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize
home monitoring and communications technologies, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable.
- HR 3125 - To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the NTIA and the FCC, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and
for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3170 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable
emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights,
spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial,
educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a
means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other
purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime
prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3633 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the
Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for
other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption,
and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3717 - Kelsey Smith Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require a provider of a commercial mobile
service or an IP-enabled voice service to provide call location information concerning the user of such a service to law
enforcement agencies in order to respond to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves the risk of
death or serious physical harm, all provisions relating to cable.
- H Con Res 193 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to pass meaningful legislation
to protect commercial and government data from data breaches, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions
relating to cable.
- HR 3931 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for two years the election to treat the cost of a
qualified film or television production as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account, all provisions relating to
cable.
- HR 3979 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the
deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 3994 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - To establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by
cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4053 - Healthy Kids Act - To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within
the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all
provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4059 - Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act - To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation
of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to cable.
- HR 4167 - Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize
3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for \
other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- H Res 996 - A resolution expressing support for designation of September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month,
all provisions relating to cable.
- S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV
translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to
cable.
- S 920- Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to amend
section 11317 of title 40, United States Code, to improve the transparency of the status of information technology
investments, to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects, to
improve the processes agencies implement to manage information technology investments, to reward excellence in
information technology acquisition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 921- United States Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) Act of 2009 - A bill to amend chapter 35 of
title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational
awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures,
and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government
purchased products and services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1029 - 21st Century Skills Incentive Fund Act - A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the
21st Century Skills Framework technology and education, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety
education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new
discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Transportation to require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects, and for other
purposes, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1291 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking
equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1406 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1432 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1490 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance
criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse
of personally identifiable information, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating
to secondary transmissions of certain signals, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1694 - Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program Extension Act of 2009 - A bill to allow the funding for
the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public
Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating
to cable.
- S 1696 - Green Gaming Act of 2009 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of video game console
energy efficiency, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1749 - Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use
of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1763 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the
deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 1938 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by
cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable.
- S Res 285 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of national cybersecurity awareness month and raising awareness and
enhancing the state of cybersecurity in the United States, all provisions relating to cable.
- S 2764 - A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all
provisions relating to cable.
- Rural Broadband Programs
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Copyright Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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