To amend the Small Business Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration from selling loans made by the Administrator under the disaster loan program.
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 3, 2003
Latest Action
September 3, 2003
Primary Sponsor
Collin C. PetersonDemocratic(MN)
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2013 · fourth_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2994); parental controls (Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-452); anti piracy (H.R. 496) and other legislation to prevent counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property, and other potential legislation; FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act - Pro IP funding; SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) (protect IP Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2013 · third_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Satellite Home viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2994); parental controls (Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-452); anti piracy (H.R. 496) and other legislation to prevent counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property, and other potential legislation; FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act - Pro IP funding; SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) (protect IP Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2013 · second_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2994); parental controls (Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-452); anti piracy (H.R. 496) and other legislation to prevent counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property, and other potential legislation; FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act - Pro IP funding; SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) (protect IP Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2013 · first_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2994); parental controls (Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-452); anti piracy (H.R. 496) and other legislation to prevent counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property, and other potential legislation; FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act - Pro IP funding; SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) (protect IP Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2994); parental controls (Child Safe viewing Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-452); anti piracy (H.R. 496 and other legislation to prevent counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property, and other potential legislation; FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act - Pro IP funding; SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) (protect IP Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2994); parental controls (Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-452); anti piracy (H.R. 496) and other legislation to prevent counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property, and other potential legislation; FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act - Pro IP funding; SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) (Protect IP Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2994); parental controls (Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-452); anti piracy (H.R. 496) and other legislation to prevent counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property, and other potential legislation; FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act - Pro IP funding; SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) (Protect IP Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2994); parental controls (Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-452); anti piracy (H.R. 496) and other legislation to prevent counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property, and other potential legislation; FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act - Pro IP funding; SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) (Protect IP Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · fourth_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2994); parental controls (Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-452); anti piracy (H.r. 496) and other legislation to prevent counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property, and other potential legislation; FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act - Pro IP funding; SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) (Protect IP Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · third_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2994); parental controls (Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-452); anti-piracy (H.R. 496) and other legislation to prevent counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property, and other potential legislation; FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act - Pro IP funding
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · second_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorizatio Act of 2004 (H.R. 2994); parental controls (Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-452); anti-piracy (H.R. 496) and other legislation to prevent counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property, and other potential legislation; FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act - Pro IP funding
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · first_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2994); parental controls (Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-452); anti-piracy (H.R. 496) and other legislation to prevent counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property, and other potential legislation; FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act - Pro IP funding
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S 1670, Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 HR 3570, Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009 HR 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 Cyber Crime and Identity Orphan works HR 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 S 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement State Department Reauthorization HR 2994, Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Performing rights in audio-visual downloads S 3804, Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act CJS Appropriations CALM Act Federal Shield Legislation Twenty First Century Communications and Videos Accessibility Act of 2010
Client expense: $7,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2994); parental controls (Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-452); anti-piracy (H.R. 496) and other legislation to prevent counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property, and other potential legislation; FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act - Pro IP funding
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S 1670, Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 HR 3570, Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009 HR 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 Cyber Crime and Identity Orphan works HR 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 S 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement State Department Reauthorization HR 2994, Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Performing rights in audio-visual downloads S 3804, Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act CJS Appropriations CALM Act Federal Shield Legislation Twenty First Century Communications and Videos Accessibility Act of 2010
Client expense: $9,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2010 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S 1670, Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 HR 3570, Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009 HR 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 Cyber Crime and Identity Orphan works HR 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 S 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement State Department Reauthorization HR 2994, Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Performing rights in audio-visual downloads
Client expense: $15,460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2010 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S 1670, Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 HR 3570, Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009 HR 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 Cyber Crime and Identity Orphan works HR 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 S 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement State Department Reauthorization HR 2994, Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Performing rights in audio-visual downloads HR 2994, Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act
Client expense: $7,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2010 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 2994 Satellite Home Viewer Extension & Reauthorization Act of 2004; Antitrust and Video Competition Issues; S 1670, Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009; Proposed joint venture with NBCU
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2994); parental controls (Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-452); anti-piracy (H.R. 496) and other legislation to prevent counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property, and other potential legislation; FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act - Pro IP funding
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
DTV transition issues All broadcast regulation legislation FCC Localism NPRM Satellite Home Viewer Act Reauthorization legislation HR.2994: To Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Issues related to proposals which would allow cable and satellite television companies to offer out-of-market broadcast programming S. 2764a bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes H.R. 1147to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power fm service S. 592to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power fm service National Broadband Plan First Lady's Let's Move Initiative
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 2994 Satellite Home Viewer Extension & Reauthorization Act of 2004; Antitrust and Video Competition Issues; S 1670, Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009; Proposed joint venture with NBCU
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Independent Programming Issues H.R. 3458 Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 H.R. 2994 To Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 NBC/Comcast merger S. 2764 A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes Media Consolidation issues Market access for independent producers of movies
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S 1670, Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 HR 3570, Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009 HR 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 Cyber Crime and Identity Orphan works HR 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 S 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement State Department Reauthorization HR 2994, Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Performing rights in audio-visual downloads
Client expense: $8,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2010 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S.34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.592, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. S.649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions. S.752, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.771, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. S.1670, "Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009," all provisions related to broadcasters. S. 1694, 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 related to broadcasters. S. 2764, " Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2009," all provisions. S.2847, "Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act," all provisions. S.3186, Satellite Television Extension Act of 2010, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.3191, Satellite Televison Extension and Localism Act of 2010, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.3304,Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.3333, Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.con.res.14, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. H.R.226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.245, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.363, United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State, all provisions. H.R. 927, Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.1147, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.1155, Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1826, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.1860, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.2056, Clean Money, Clean Elections Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.2175, Families for ED Advertising Decency Act, all provisions. H.R.2994, To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, all provisions. H.R. 3101, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 3125, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.3216, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the retransmission of signals of local television broadcast stations in an adjacent underserved county, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R.3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010, all provisions related to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act. H.R.3498, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934 to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 3570, Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 4053, Healthy Kids Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.5020, To require the Federal Communications Commission to extend the time period for filing petitions to deny, oppositions, and comments in the proceeding relating to the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.con.res.49, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming MB 07-294, MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Promoting Diversificiation of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services. Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380, WT 08-166 and 08-167- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, Petition for Rulemaking Regarding LP Auxiliary Stations, including wireless microphones, and the DTV Transition MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy MM 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations MB 08-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MM 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service MB 09-26- Implementation of the Child Safe Viewing Act; Examination of Parental Control Technologies or Video of Audio Programming MB 09-52- Review of Technical Policies and Rules Presenting Obstacles to Implemention of Sec 307(b) of the Communications Act and to the Promotion of Diversity and Localism GN 09-51, 09-47, 09-137- In the Matter of a National Broadband Plan for Our Future MB 10-71- Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Commission's Rules Governing Retransmission Consent MB 09-194- Empowering Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape
Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2994); parental controls (Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-452); anti-piracy (H.R. 496) and other legislation to prevent counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property, and other potential legislation; FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act - Pro IP funding
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
DTV transition issues All broadcast regulation legislation FCC Localism NPRM Satellite Home Viewer Act Reauthorization legislation HR.2994: To Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Issues related to proposals which would allow cable and satellite television companies to offer out-of-market broadcast programming S. 2764a bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes H.R. 1147to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power fm service S. 592to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power fm service National Broadband Plan First Lady's Let's Move Initiative
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
HR 2994 - Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. 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 television, motion pictures and the internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provision relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. -HR 4784 - Internet Freedom Act of 2010, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -HR 4925 - Healthy Media for Youth Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - S 2764 - A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -S 1835 - Internet Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. Net Neutrality Graduated Reponse Initiatives Film Internet Piracy/Theft Communications Access for the Disabled U.S. Senate Regarding nominations and confirmations Broadband non-discrimination principle Content and content security in broadband adoption Network Management
Client expense: $890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 2994 - Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3101 - Twenty First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. -HR 4353 - Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -HR 4784 - Internet Freedom Act of 2010, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -HR 4925 - Healthy Media for Youth Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - S 25 Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - S 771 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - S 2764 - A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -S 3217 - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -S 1836 - Internet Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -S 3186 - Satellite Television Extension Act of 2010, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. -S 3191 - Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. US Senate regarding nominations and confirmations Communications Access for the Disabled Net Neutrality Graduated Response Initatives Film Internet Piracy/Theft Selectable Output Control (SOC) Broadband non-discrimination principle Content and Content Security in Broadband Adoption Network Management
Client expense: $890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Independent Programming Issues H.R. 3458- Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 H.R. 2994 - To Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 NBC/Comcast merger S. 2764 A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes Media Consolidation issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S 1670, Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 HR 3570, Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009 HR 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 Cyber Crime and Identity Orphan works HR 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 S 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement State Department Reauthorization HR 2994, Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Performing rights in audio-visual downloads HR 2994, Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act
Client expense: $7,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2010 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S.34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.592, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. S.649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions. S.752, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.771, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. S.1670, "Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009," all provisions related to broadcasters. S. 1694, 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 related to broadcasters. S. 2764, " Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2009," all provisions. S.2847, "Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act," all provisions. S.3186, Satellite Television Extension Act of 2010, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.3191, Satellite Televison Extension and Localism Act of 2010, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.con.res.14, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. H.R.226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.245, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.363, United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State, all provisions. H.R. 927, Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.1147, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.1155, Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1826, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.1860, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.2056, Clean Money, Clean Elections Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.2175, Families for ED Advertising Decency Act, all provisions. H.R.2994, To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, all provisions. H.R. 3101, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R. 3125, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.3216, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the retransmission of signals of local television broadcast stations in an adjacent underserved county, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R.3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010, all provisions related to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act. H.R.3498, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934 to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 3570, Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 4053, Healthy Kids Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 4619, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act of 2010, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.con.res.49, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming MB 07-294, MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Promoting Diversificiation of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services. Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380, WT 08-166 and 08-167- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, Petition for Rulemaking Regarding LP Auxiliary Stations, including wireless microphones, and the DTV Transition MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy MM 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations MB 08-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MB 08-187- Emergency Petition for Section 403 Inquiry of the PPM Coalition MM 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service MM 07-269 - Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 09-26- Implementation of the Child Safe Viewing Act; Examination of Parental Control Technologies or Video of Audio Programming MB 09-52- Review of Technical Policies and Rules Presenting Obstacles to Implemention of Sec 307(b) of the Communications Act and to the Promotion of Diversity and Localism GN 09-51, 09-47, 09-137- In the Matter of a National Broadband Plan for Our Future MB 10-71- Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Commission's Rules Governing Retransmission Consent MB 09-194- Empowering Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape
Client expense: $1,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 2994 Satellite Home Viewer Extension & Reauthorization Act of 2004 Antitrust and Video Competition Issues S. 1670, Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Network Neutrality, retransmission consent, and video competition HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004; provisions relating to phantom signals PL 111-151 - The Satellite Television Extension Act of 2010
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004; provisions relating to phantom signals PL 111-151 - The Satellite Television Extension Act of 2010 public education and government carriage on cable systems
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2994); parental controls (Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-452); anti-piracy (H.R. 496 and other legislation to prevent counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property, and other potential legislation; FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act - Pro IP funding
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S1670, Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 HR 3570, Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009 HR 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 HR 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act of 2010 Orphan works HR 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 S 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement State Department Reauthorization HR 2994, Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Performing rights in audio-visual downloads HR 2994, Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act
Client expense: $7,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2009 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009 S 610, Patent Reform Act of 2009 HR 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009 S1670, Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 Orphan works HR 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 S 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement State Department Reauthorization HR 2994, Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Performing rights in audio-visual downloads HR 2994, Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act HR 3570, Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009 HR 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 HR 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations
Client expense: $7,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2009 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009 S 610, Patent Reform Act of 2009 HR 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009 HR 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 Orphan works HR 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Customs (CBP) Reauthorization State Department Reauthorization HR 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act HR 2994, Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Performing rights in audio-visual downloads
Client expense: $7,450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2009 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues concerning broadcast localism. Issues concerning the inclusion of FM receiver chips in mobile phones. Issues relating to the reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization and Extension Act. Issues relating to proposals which would allow cable and satellite television companies to offer out-of-market broadcast programming. Issues relating to the reinstatement of fairness doctrine policies. H.R.927: Satellite Consumers Right to Local Channels Act, legislation to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes All provisions. H.R.1084: the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, a bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany- All provisions. H.R.1147: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 All provisions. H.R.2994: a bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes- All provisions. H.R.3570: Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009, to reauthorize satellite television legislation All provisions. S. 448: Free Flow of Information Act, a bill to protect the confidential sources of reporters- All provisions. S.592: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 All provisions. S.1670: Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009, to reauthorize satellite television legislation- All provisions. Before the National Telecommunications and Information Administration: In the Matter of Safe, Efficient Use and Preservation of the Navigable Airspace, Docket No. FAA-2006-25002. Before the Department of Homeland Security: Issues concerning the inclusion of FM receiver chips in mobile phones. Issues relating to the implementation of Common Alerting Protocol. Before the Office of Management and Budget: In the Matter of Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval, Comments Requested, OMB Control Number: 3060-0010 Procedures for communications by registered lobbyists with administrative agency officials regarding policies and applications impacted by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Before the Federal Trade Commission: Issues relating to competition among media outlets and the provision of news content. Before the Government Accountability Office: Issues concerning data gathering efforts by government agencies. Issues concerning the relationship of video programming offerings to ownership structure and economic factors in the media marketplace. Before the Federal Communications Commission: Issues concerning the inclusion of FM receiver chips in mobile phones. Issues concerning the status of the transition to digital television and consumer awareness. In the Matter of 2002 Biennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, MB 02-277 In the Matter of 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, MB 06-121 In the Matter of Amendment of Part 1 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Environmental Compliance Procedures for Processing Antenna Structure Registration Applications, WT Docket No. 08-61 In the Matter of Amendment of Part 2 of the Commissions Rules to Allocate Spectrum Below 3 GHz for Mobile and Fixed Services to Support the Introduction of New Advanced Wireless Services, including Third Generation Wireless Systems; WT Docket No. 00-258 In the Matter of Amendment of Section 2.106 of the Commissions Rules to Allocate Spectrum at 2 GHz for use by the Mobile Satellite Service; WT Docket No. 95-18 In the Matter of Broadcast Maximization Committees Emergency Request for Filing Freeze Commencement of Rural, First-Come, First-Served, Digital Licensing for Low Power Television and Television Translators Beginning August 25, 2009, DA 09-1487 In the Matter of Cross-Ownership of Broadcast Stations and Newspapers, MM 01-235 In the Matter of Definition of Radio Markets, MM 00-244 In the Matter of Development of a National Broadband Plan for Our Future, GN Docket No. 09-51 In the Matter of Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcasting Service; MM Docket No. 99-325 In the Matter of Effects of Communications Towers on Migratory Birds, WT Docket No. 03-187 In the Matter of Fostering Innovation and Investment in the Wireless Communications Market, GN Docket No. 09-157 In the Matter of Fourteenth Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming, MB Docket No. 07-269 In the Matter of Implementation of the Child Safe Viewing Act; Examination of Parental Control Technologies for Video or Audio Programming, MB Docket No. 09-26 In the Matter of Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band, Consolidating the 800 and 900 MHz Industrial/Land Transportation and Business Pool Channels; WT Docket No. 02-55 In the Matter of Petition Regarding the Actions of Certain Radio Broadcasters in Opposition to the Performance Rights Act, MB Docket No. 09-143 Before the Federal Communications Commission, con't: In the Matter of Policies to Promote Rural Radio Service and to Streamline Allotment and Assignment Procedures, MB Docket No. 09-52/RM-11528 In the Matter of Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services, MB Docket No. 07-294 In the Matter of Review of the Emergency Alert System, EB Docket No. 04-296 In the Matter of Rules and Policies Concerning Multiple Ownership of Radio Broadcast Stations in Local Markets, MM 01-317 In the Matter of Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast Licensee Public Interest Obligations, MM Docket No. 00-168 In the Matter of Ways to Further Section 257 Mandate and To Build on Earlier Studies, MB 04-228
Client expense: $1,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
DTV Transition issues All broadcast regulation legislation FCC Localism NPRM HR.2994: To Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Issues related to proposals which would allow cable and satellite television companies to offer out-of-market broadcast programming S. 2764a bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes H.R. 1147to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power fm service S. 592to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power fm service
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Independent Programming Issues HR.3458- Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 HR.2994- To Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 S. 2764 A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Carriage of broadcast programming HR.2994: To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes Review of Children's TV ACT Monitor Satellite Home Viewer act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
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
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2009 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
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
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2009 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
HR 2994 - Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. 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 television, motion pictures and the internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provision relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - S 2764 - A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. -Net Neutrality -Graduated Reponse Initiatives -Film Internet Piracy/Theft -Communications Access for the Disabled -U.S. Senate Regarding nominations and confirmations Broadband non-discrimination principle Content and content security in broadband adoption Network Management
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2009 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 2994 - Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3101 - Twenty First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - S 771 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - 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 television, motion pictures and the Internet. - S 2764 - A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. US Senate regarding nominations and confirmations Communications Access for the Disabled Net Neutrality Graduated Response Initatives Film Internet Piracy/Theft Selectable Output Control (SOC) Broadband non-discrimination principle Content and Content Security in Broadband Adoption Network Management
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2009 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S1670, Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 HR 3570, Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009 HR 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 HR 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act of 2010 Orphan works HR 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 S 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement State Department Reauthorization HR 2994, Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Performing rights in audio-visual downloads HR 2994, Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act
Client expense: $6,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2009 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S.34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions S.592, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. S.649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions. S.752, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.771, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. S.1670, "Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009," all provisions related to broadcasters. S. 1694, 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 related to broadcasters. S. 2764, " Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2009," all provisions. S.2847, "Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act," all provisions. S.con.res.14, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. H.R.226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.245, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.363, United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State, all provisions. H.R. 927, Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.1147, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.1155, Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1826, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.1860, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.2056, Clean Money, Clean Elections Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.2175, Families for ED Advertising Decency Act, all provisions. H.R.2994, To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, all provisions. H.R. 3101, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R. 3125, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.3216, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the retransmission of signals of local television broadcast stations in an adjacent underserved county, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R.3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010, all provisions related to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act. H.R.3498, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934 to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 3570, Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.con.res.49, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming. MB 07-294, MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Promoting Diversificiation of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services. Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MM 93-177- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380, WT 08-166 and 08-167- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, Petition for Rulemaking Regarding LP Auxiliary Stations, including wireless microphines, and the DTV Transition MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-148- DTV Consumer Education Initiative CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy MM 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations MB 08-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MB 08-187- Emergency Petition for Section 403 Inquiry of the PPM Coalition MM 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service DA 07-1946- Waiver Requests by Clarity Media Systems, LLC to Operate CARS Stations at Flying J Truck Plazas MM 07-269 - Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 09-132- Amendment of Section 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allotments Television Stations Fort Worth, Texas MB 09-26- Implementation of the Child Safe Viewing Act; Examination of Parental Control Technologies or Video of Audio Programming MB 09-52- Review of Technical Policies and Rules Presenting Obstacles to Implemention of Sec 307(b) of the Communications Act and to the Promotion of Diversity and Localism. GN 09-51, 09-47, 09-137- In the Matter of a National Broadband Plan for Our Future.
Client expense: $1,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 2994 Satellite Home Viewer Extension & Reauthorization Act of 2004 Antitrust and Video Competition Issues S. 1670, Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues concerning broadcast localism. Issues concerning the inclusion of FM receiver chips in mobile phones. Issues relating to the reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization and Extension Act. Issues relating to proposals which would allow cable and satellite television companies to offer out-of-market broadcast programming. Issues relating to the implementation of Common Alerting Protocol Issues relating to the Emergency Alert System Issues relating to allocation of spectrum for broadcasting and other communications services. H.R.927: Satellite Consumers Right to Local Channels Act, legislation to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes All provisions. H.R.1084: The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, a bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany- All provisions. H.R.1147: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 All provisions. H.R.1860: Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, a bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive certain television broadcast stations- All provisions. H.R.2994: A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes- All provisions. H.R.3019: the Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2009 all provisions. H.R.3101: Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009; provisions in relating to video programming (Title II). H.R.3125, the Radio Spectrum Inventory Act all provisions. H.R.3216: Local Television Freedom Act of 2009, a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the retransmission of signals of local TV broadcast stations in an adjacent market- All provisions. H.R.3326: Department of Defense Appropriations, Division B H.R.3570: Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009, to reauthorize satellite television legislation All provisions. S.448: Free Flow of Information Act, a bill to protect the confidential sources of reporters- All provisions. S.592: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 All provisions. S.649: A bill to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission all provisions. S.771: Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, a bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive certain television broadcast stations- All provisions. S.1670: Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009, to reauthorize satellite television legislation- All provisions. S.2764: Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, a bill to reauthorize SHVERA- All provisions. S.2847: A bill to regulate the volume of audio of commercials All provisions. Before the Federal Emergency Management Agency: Issues relating to the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System and next generation Emergency Alert System. Before the Federal Trade Commission: Issues relating to the effect of new technologies on traditional media, the provision of news content, and the FTCs journalism workshop. Before the Federal Communications Commission: Issues relating to allocation of spectrum for broadcasting and other communications services. Issues concerning the inclusion of FM receiver chips in mobile phones. In the Matter of 2002 Biennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, MB Docket No. 02-277 In the Matter of 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, MB Docket No 06-121 In the Matter of Amendment of Part 1 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Environmental Compliance Procedures for Processing Antenna Structure Registration Applications, WT Docket No. 08-61 In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commissions Rules to Establish Rules for Replacement of Digital Low Power Television Translator Stations, MB Docket No. 08-253. In the Matter of Amendment of Section 307(b), RM-11565. In the Matter of Broadcast Localism, MB Docket No. 04-233. In the Matter of Broadcast Maximization Committees Emergency Request for Filing Freeze Commencement of Rural, First-Come, First-Served, Digital Licensing for Low Power Television and Television Translators Beginning August 25, 2009, DA No. 09-1487 In the Matter of Comment Sought on International Comparison and Consumer Survey Requirements in the Broadband Data Improvement Act, GN Docket No. 09-47. In the Matter of Cross-Ownership of Broadcast Stations and Newspapers, MM Docket No. 01-235 In the Matter of Definition of Radio Markets, MM Docket No. 00-244 In the Matter of Development of a National Broadband Plan for Our Future, GN Docket No. 09-51 In the Matter of Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcasting Service; MM Docket No. 99-325 Before the Federal Communications Commission, con't: In the Matter of Effects of Communications Towers on Migratory Birds, WT Docket No. 03-187 In the Matter of Fostering Innovation and Investment in the Wireless Communications Market, GN Docket No. 09-157 In the Matter of Fourteenth Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming, MB Docket No. 07-269 In the Matter of Inquiry Concerning the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion and Possible Steps to Accelerate Such Deployment Pursuant to Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act, GN Docket No. 09-137. In the Matter of Mediacom Communications Corporation, Complainant v. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Defendant and Mediacom Petition for an Emergency Order Granting Interim Carriage Rights, CSR Nos. 8233-C, 8234-M In the Matter of Policies to Promote Rural Radio Service and to Streamline Allotment and Assignment Procedures, MB Docket No. 09-52/RM-11528 In the Matter of Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services; MB Docket No. 07-294 In the Matter of Repeal Section 73.525 of the Commissions Rules, RM-11579. In the Matter of Review of the Emergency Alert System, EB Docket No. 04-296 In the Matter of Rules and Policies Concerning Multiple Ownership of Radio Broadcast Stations in Local Markets, MM Docket No. 01-317 In the Matter of the Commercial Mobile Alert System, PS Docket No. 07-287. In the Matter of the Media Bureau Announces Workshop Details and Seeks Comment in Its 2010 Media Ownership Review Proceeding, MB Docket No. 09-182. In the Matter of Ways to Further Section 257 Mandate and To Build on Earlier Studies, MB Docket No. 04-228
Client expense: $3,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office