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Media Ownership Act of 2007
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2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.602, "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," provisions related to the transmission of signals of local network stations. H.R.608, "Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.983, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.1320, "Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.1597, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.2566, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act," provisions relating to broadcast television. H.R.2738, "Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007," provisions relating to indecency and broadcast television. H.R.2802, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2821, "Television Freedom Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2917, "Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.3559, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions. H.R.3602, "TV Consumer Freedom Act," provisions relating to retransmission consent. H.R.3676, "Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.3862, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.4167, "Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act," provisions related to media ownership. H.R.4882, "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act," provisions related to broadcast station licensing. H.R.4835, "Media Ownership Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.5435, "DTV Border Fix Act," all provisions. H.R.5470, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets, all provisions. H.R.5635, to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, all provisions. H.R.6209, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.6320, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008, all provisions. H.R.6763, "Digital Television Coupon Extension Act of 2008", all provisions. HR 6933, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act", all provisions. H.R.7013, "Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act", all provisions. H.R.7022, "Fair Elections Now Act", all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.7084, "Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008," all provisions. H.R.7100, DTV Coupon Assistance Act of 2008," all provisions. H.R. 7157, Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act, all provisions. H.R. 7207, Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2008, all provisions. H.J.RES.79, "disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership," all provisions. S.124, "Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007, " provisions related to television broadcast signals. S.234, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions. S.337, "White Spaces Act of 2007," all provisions. S.602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007," all provisions. S.760, "Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007," all provisions. S.936, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1285, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1675, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions related to broadcasters. S.1742, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1748, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions. S.2125, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act of 2007," all provisions. S.2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2507, "DTV Border Fix Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2607, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to low-power television stations. S.2591, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to copyright of live football games. S.3154, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S.3156, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S. 3663, Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act, all provisions. S. 3740, Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions. S.J.RES.28, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to broadcast media ownership. S.Res.576, A resolution designating August 2008 as "Digital Television Transition Awareness Month, all provisions. H.CON.RES.244,"Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, provisions related to broadcasters and performance rights. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming. DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices. CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming. 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. MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 05-317 Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 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 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements MB 07-147- 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 02-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MB 08-187- Emergency Petition for Section 403 Inquiry of the PPM Coalition MB 07-57- Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. to Sirius Satellite Satellite Radio Inc. MB 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service
Client expense: $1,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.602, "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," provisions related to the transmission of signals of local network stations. H.R.608, "Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.983, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.1320, "Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.1597, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.2566, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act," provisions relating to broadcast television. H.R.2738, "Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007," provisions relating to indecency and broadcast television. H.R.2802, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2821, "Television Freedom Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2917, "Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.3559, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions. H.R.3602, "TV Consumer Freedom Act," provisions relating to retransmission consent. H.R.3676, "Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.3862, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.4167, "Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act," provisions related to media ownership. H.R.4882, "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act," provisions related to broadcast station licensing. H.R.4835, "Media Ownership Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.5435, "DTV Border Fix Act," all provisions. H.R.5470, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets, all provisions. H.R.5635, to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, all provisions. H.R.6209, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.6320, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008, all provisions. H.R.6763, "Digital Television Coupon Extension Act of 2008", all provisions. HR 6933, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act", all provisions. H.R.7013, "Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act", all provisions. H.R.7022, "Fair Elections Now Act", all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.7084, "Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008," all provisions. H.R.7100, DTV Coupon Assistance Act of 2008," all provisions. H.R. 7157, Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act, all provisions. H.R. 7207, Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2008, all provisions. H.J.RES.79, "disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership," all provisions. S.124, "Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007, " provisions related to television broadcast signals. S.234, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions. S.337, "White Spaces Act of 2007," all provisions. S.602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007," all provisions. S.760, "Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007," all provisions. S.936, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1285, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1675, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions related to broadcasters. S.1742, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1748, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions. S.2125, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act of 2007," all provisions. S.2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2507, "DTV Border Fix Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2607, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to low-power television stations. S.2591, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to copyright of live football games. S.3154, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S.3156, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S. 3663, Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act, all provisions. S. 3740, Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions. S.J.RES.28, "(no bill title provided)," provisions related to broadcast media ownership. S.Res.576, A resolution designating August 2008 as "Digital Television Transition Awareness Month, all provisions. H.CON.RES.244,"Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, provisions related to broadcasters and performance rights. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming. DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices. CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming. 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. MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 05-317 Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 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 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements MB 07-147- 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 02-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MB 08-187- Emergency Petition for Section 403 Inquiry of the PPM Coalition MB 07-57- Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. to Sirius Satellite Satellite Radio Inc. MB 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional oversight and legislation related to broadcast decency enforcement; congressional oversight and legislation related to prohibiting FCC reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine; congressional oversight and legislation related to local radio ownership limits; congressional oversight and legislation related to low power radio; congressional oversight and legislation related to increasing ownership of broadcast media by women and minorities; H.R. 983, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007"; congressional oversight regarding satellite radio monopoly; H.R 4835/ S. 2332, the "Media Ownership Act of 2007;" H.R. 3003, "to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 2986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses, and for other purposes;" H.R. 600, the "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007;" S. 1742, S. 1748, H.R. 2905, the "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007;" S. 1780, the "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act;" S. 602, the "Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007;" S. 1223, the "First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007"-- all provisions; S. 1675, the "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-- all provisions; H. Con. Res. 244/ S. Con. Res. 82, the "Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act;" H.R. 7157, the "Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on broadcast localism-MM docket # 04-233. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding local radio ownership rules. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding broadcast decency enforcement. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding Federal Communications Commission reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on low power FM terrestrial radio-MM docket #99-25. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding regulatory incentives to improve diversity in broadcast ownershp. S. 1223, "First Response Broadcaster Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1742/S.1748/H.R. 2905, "Broadcast Freedom Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1675/H.R. 2802, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 3446, "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to defer the tax on the gain on the sale of certain telecommunications and media businesses, and for other purposes"-all provisions. S. J. Res. 28, Disapproving of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. H.R. 4835/S. 2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 983, "Local Emergency Preservation Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 4882, "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act"-all provisions. H.R. 7157, "Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act"-all provisions. H.R. 3003, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of the telecommunications business, and for other purposes"-all provisions. H.R. 600 "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 2102/S. 1267/S. 2035, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007"-all provisions. H. Con. Res. 244/ S. Con. Res. 82, "Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act"-all provisions. S. 1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act"-all provisions. S. 602, "Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007"-all provisions.
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 4789; Performance Rights Act of 2007; all sections H Con Res 244; Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act; all sections S 2500; A bill to provide fair compensation to artists for use of their sound recordings; all sections Issues related to FCC proceeding on broadcast localism HR 4835; Media Ownership Act of 2007; all sections related to radio ownership S Con Res 82; A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act; all sections. HR 7157; HD Tuner bill; all sections
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 4789; Performance Rights Act of 2007; all sections HR 4835; Media Ownership Act of 2007; all sections related to radio ownership H Con Res 244; Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act; all sections Issues related to FCC proceeding on broadcast localism S Con Res 82; A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act; all sections. S 2500; A bill to provide fair compensation to artists for use of their sound recordings; all sections. HR 7157; HD Tuner bill; all sections S 3663; DTV 30-day warning bill; all sections
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S. 1223, "First Response Broadcaster Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1742/S.1747/H.R. 2905, "Broadcast Localism Freedom Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act"-all provisions. S. 602, "Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1675, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-all provisions. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding terrestrial radio ownership-all provisions. FCC consideration of the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. MB. docket No.07-57 S. J. Res 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Congressional oversight of the privatization of Clear Channel and related oversight and legislation regarding private equity deals. H.R. 2802, "Local Community Radio Act, 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 983, "Local Emergency Preservation Act of 2007"-all provisions. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding regulatory incentives to improve diversity in broadcast ownership-all provisions. H.R. 4835/S. 2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007" all provisions. H.R. 4882 "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act"-all provisions. H.R. 3003, "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of the telecommunications business, and for other purposes"-all provisions. H.R. 600 "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 2102/S. 1267/ S. 2035, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007"-all provisions. Congressional oversight of FCC proceeding on broadcast localism.
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on broadcast localism-MM docket #04-233. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding local radio ownership rules. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding broadcast decency enforcement. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding Federal Communications Commission reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding FCC consideration of the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. MB Docket No. 07-57. FCC consideration of the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirus Satellite Radio Inc., MB Docket No. 07-57. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on low power FM terrestrial radio-MM docket #99-25. Congressional oversight of the privatization of Clear Channel and related oversight in legislation regarding private equity deals. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding regulatory incentives to improve diversity in broadcast ownership. S. 1223, "First Response Broadcaster Act of 2007"- all provisions. S. 1742/S. 1748/ H.R. 2905, "Broadcast Freedom Act of 2007."-all provisions. S. 1675/H.R.2802, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 3446, "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to defer the tax on the gain on the sale of certain telecommunications and media businesses, and for other purposes." S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. H.R. 983, "Local Emergency Preservation Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 4835/S. 2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 4882, "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act"-all provisions. H.R. 7157, "Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act"-all provisions. H.R. 3003, "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of the telecommunications business, and for other purposes."-all provisions. H.R. 600 "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 2102/S.1267/S.2035, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007"-all provisions. H. Con. Res. 244/Con. Res. 82, "Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act"-all provisions. S. 1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act"-all provisions. S. 602, "Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007"-all provisions.
2008 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional oversight of privatization of Clear Channel Communications and related oversight and legislation regarding private equity deals; congressional oversight and legislation related to broadcast decency enforcement; congressional oversight and legislation related to prohibiting FCC reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine; congressional oversight and legislation related to local radio ownership limits; congressional oversight and legislation related to low power radio; congressional oversight and legislation related to increasing ownership of broadcast media by women and minorities; H.R. 983, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007"; congressional oversight regarding the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc.; H.R 4835/ S. 2332, the "Media Ownership Act of 2007;" H.R. 3003, "to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 2986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses, and for other purposes;" H.R. 600, the "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007;" S. 1742, S. 1748, H.R. 2905, the "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007;" S. 1780, the "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act;" S. 602, the "Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007;" S. 1223, the "First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007"-- all provisions; S. 1675, the "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-- all provisions; FCC consideration of the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., MB Docket No. 07-57; H. Con. Res. 244/ S. Con. Res. 82, the "Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $130,000
2008 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 4789; Performance Rights Act of 2007; all sections Issues related to the XM-Sirius Satellite Radio Merger H Con Res 244; Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act; all sections S 2500; A bill to provide fair compensation to artists for use of their sound recordings; all sections Issues related to FCC proceeding on broadcast localism HR 4835; Media Ownership Act of 2007; all sections related to radio ownership S Con Res 82; A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act; all sections. HR 7084; Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008; all sections HR 7157; HD Tuner bill; all sections
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues related to XM-Sirius Satellite Radio Merger HR 4789; Performance Rights Act of 2007; all sections HR 4835; Media Ownership Act of 2007; all sections related to radio ownership H Con Res 244; Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act; all sections Issues related to FCC proceeding on broadcast localism S Con Res 82; A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act; all sections. S 2500; A bill to provide fair compensation to artists for use of their sound recordings; all sections. HR 7084; Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008; all sections HR 7157; HD Tuner bill; all sections
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.602, "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," provisions related to the transmission of signals of local network stations. H.R.608, "Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.983, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.1320, "Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.1597, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.2566, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act," provisions relating to broadcast television. H.R.2738, "Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007," provisions relating to indecency and broadcast television. H.R.2802, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2821, "Television Freedom Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2917, "Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007," provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.3559, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions. H.R.3602, "TV Consumer Freedom Act," provisions relating to retransmission consent. H.R.3676, "Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.3862, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.4167, "Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act," provisions related to media ownership. H.R.4882, "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act," provisions related to broadcast station licensing. H.R.4835, "Media Ownership Act of 2007," all provisions. H.R.5435, "DTV Border Fix Act," all provisions. H.R.5470, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets, all provisions. H.R.5635, to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, all provisions. H.R.6209, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.6320, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008, all provisions. H.R.6763, "Digital Television Coupon Extension Act of 2008", all provisions. HR 6933, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act", all provisions. H.R.7013, "Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act", all provisions. H.R.7022, "Fair Elections Now Act", all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.7084, "Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008," all provisions. H.R.7100, DTV Coupon Assistance Act of 2008," all provisions. H.J.RES.79, "disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership," all provisions. S.124, "Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007, " provisions related to television broadcast signals. S.234, "Wireless Innovation Act of 2007," all provisions. S.337, "White Spaces Act of 2007," all provisions. S.602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007," all provisions. S.760, "Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007," all provisions. S.936, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1285, "Fair Elections Now Act," provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1675, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007," provisions related to broadcasters. S.1742, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1748, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act," all provisions. S.2125, "Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act of 2007," all provisions. S.2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2507, "DTV Border Fix Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2607, provisions related to low-power television stations. S.2591, provisions related to copyright of live football games. S.3154, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S.3156, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S.J.RES.28, provisions related to broadcast media ownership. S.Res.576, A resolution designating August 2008 as "Digital Television Transition Awareness Month, all provisions. H.CON.RES.244,"Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, provisions related to broadcasters and performance rights. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming. DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices. CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming. 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. MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 05-317 Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MM 93-1770- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification MB 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements MB 07-147- 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 02-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MB 08-187- Emergency Petition for Section 403 Inquiry of the PPM Coalition MB 07-57- Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. to Sirius Satellite Satellite Radio Inc.
2008 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional Oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on broadcast localism-MM docket # 04-233 Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding local radio ownership rules. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding broadcast decency enforcement. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding Federal Communication Commission reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on low power FM terrestrial radio-MM docket # 99-25. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding FCC consideration of the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. MB docket No. 07-57 Congressional oversight of the privatization of Clear Channel and related oversight in legislation regarding private equity deals. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding regulatory incentives to improve diversity in broadcast ownership. S. 1223, "First Response Broadcaster Act of 2007"- all provisions. S. 1742/S. 1748/H.R. 2905, "Broadcast Localism Freedom Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1780, "Protecting Children form Indecent Programming Act"-all provisions. S. 602. "The Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007"-all provisions. S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. H.R. 2802, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1675, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 983, "Local Emergency Preservation Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 4835/S. 2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 4882 "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act"-all provisions. H.R. 3003, "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of the telecommunications business, and for other purposes"-all provisions. H.R. 600 "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 2102/S. 1267/S. 2035, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007"-all provisions. H. Con. Res. 244/S. Con Res. 82, "Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act"-all provisions.
2008 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional Oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on broadcast localism-MM docket # 04-233 Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding local radio ownership rules. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding broadcast decency enforcement. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding Federal Communication Commission reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on low power FM terrestrial radio-MM docket # 99-25. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding FCC consideration of the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. MB docket No. 07-57 Congressional oversight of the privatization of Clear Channel and related oversight in legislation regarding private equity deals. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding regulatory incentives to improve diversity in broadcast ownership. S. 1223, "First Response Broadcaster Act of 2007"- all provisions. S. 1742/S. 1748/H.R. 2905, "Broadcast Localism Freedom Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1780, "Protecting Children form Indecent Programming Act"-all provisions. S. 602. "The Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007"-all provisions. S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. H.R. 2802, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1675, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 983, "Local Emergency Preservation Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 4835/S. 2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 4882 "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act"-all provisions. H.R. 3003, "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of the telecommunications business, and for other purposes"-all provisions. H.R. 600 "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 2102/S. 1267/S. 2035, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007"-all provisions. H. Con. Res. 244/S. Con Res. 82, "Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act"-all provisions.
2008 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Media Ownership Issues - S. 2332 and H.R. 4835 - Media Ownership Act, SJ Res 28 Digital television transition issues Content regulation issues Retransmission Consent issues Media Ownership provisions in the FY09 Financial Servces Appropriations Bills in House and Senate H.J. Res 79 S.J. Res 28 S. 2332 - Media Ownership Act of 2007 S. 124 - Satellite and Cable Access Act HR 2821 Television Freedom Act of 2007 HR 2738 - Family and Consumer CHoice Act of 2007 Sports programming exclusivity issues High definition dual carrier issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 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. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
2008 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional Oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on broadcast localism-MM docket # 04-233 Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding local radio ownership rules. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding broadcast decency enforcement. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding Federal Communication Commission reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on low power FM terrestrial radio-MM docket # 99-25. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding FCC consideration of the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. MB docket No. 07-57 Congressional oversight of the privatization of Clear Channel and related oversight in legislation regarding private equity deals. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding regulatory incentives to improve diversity in broadcast ownership. S. 1223, "First Response Broadcaster Act of 2007"- all provisions. S. 1742/S. 1748/H.R. 2905, "Broadcast Localism Freedom Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1780, "Protecting Children form Indecent Programming Act"-all provisions. S. 602. "The Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007"-all provisions. S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. H.R. 2802, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1675, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 983, "Local Emergency Preservation Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 4835/S. 2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 4882 "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act"-all provisions. H.R. 3003, "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of the telecommunications business, and for other purposes"-all provisions. H.R. 600 "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 2102/S. 1267/S. 2035, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007"-all provisions. H. Con. Res. 244/S. Con Res. 82, "Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act"-all provisions.
2008 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues related to XM-Sirius Satellite Radio Merger HR 4789; Performance Rights Act of 2007; all sections HR 4835; Media Ownership Act of 2007; all sections related to radio ownership H Con Res 244; Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act; all sections Issues related to FCC proceeding on broadcast localism S Con Res 82; A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act; all sections. S 2500; A bill to provide fair compensation to artists for use of their sound recordings; all sections.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 4789; Performance Rights Act of 2007; all sections Issues related to the XM-Sirius Satellite Radio Merger H Con Res 244; Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act; all sections S 2500; A bill to provide fair compensation to artists for use of their sound recordings; all sections Issues related to FCC proceeding on broadcast localism HR 4835; Media Ownership Act of 2007; all sections related to radio ownership S Con Res 82; A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act; all sections.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.602, provisions related to the transmission of signals of local network stations. "H.R.608, Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007", all provisions. "H.R.983, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007", provisions relating to broadcasters. "H.R.1320, Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007", all provisions. H.R.1597, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R.2566, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, provisions relating to broadcast television. H.R.2738, Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007, provisions relating to indecency and broadcast television. H.R.2802, Local Community Radio Act of 2007, provisions relating to broadcasters. "H.R.2821, Television Freedom Act of 2007", provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2917, Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007, provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.3559, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act, all provisions. H.R.3602, TV Consumer Freedom Act, provisions relating to retransmission consent. H.R.3676, Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R.3862, Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R.4167, Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act, provisions related to media ownership. H.R.4882, Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act, provisions related to broadcast station licensing. H.R.4835, Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. "H.R.5435, DTV Border Fix Act", all provisions. "H.R.5470", to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets, all provisions. "H.R.5635", to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, all provisions. H.R. 6209, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R. 6320, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008, all provisions. "H.J.RES.79", disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership, all provisions. "S.124, Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007", provisions related to television broadcast signals. S.234, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions. S.337, White Spaces Act of 2007, all provisions. S.760, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007, all provisions. S.936, Fair Elections Now Act, provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1285, Fair Elections Now Act, provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1675, Local Community Radio Act of 2007, provisions related to broadcasters. S.1742, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007, provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1748, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007, provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1780, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act, all provisions. S.2125, Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2332, Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2507, DTV Border Fix Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2607, provisions related to low-power television stations. S.2591, provisions related to copyright of live football games. S.3154, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. S.3156, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. "S.J.RES.28", provisions related to broadcast media ownership. S.Res.576, A resolution designating August 2008 as "Digital Television Transition Awareness Month, all provisions. H.CON.RES.244, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, provisions related to broadcasters and performance rights. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming. DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices. CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming. 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. MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 05-317 Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MM No. 93-1770- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification MB 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements MB 07-147- 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 No. 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations
2008 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR.2821, Television Freedom Act of 2007 HR.2738, Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007 S.1742, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007 S.1748, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007 S.760, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007 HR.608, Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007 HR.1320, Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007 HR.1597, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007 HR.2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR.2566, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act HR.2829, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008 HR.2905, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007 S.124, Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007 S.234, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007 S.1223, First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007 S.1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S.1780, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act HR.600, Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007 S.602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007 S.431, KIDS Act of 2007 HR.719, KIDS Act of 2007 S.2332, Media Ownership Act of 2007 S.2035, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR.4835, Media Ownership Act of 2007 H.J.RES.79, Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications... S.J.RES.28, Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications... Content regulation issues; Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence; Retransmission Consent Issues; DTV Transition Issues; FCC Licensing HR.5140, Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 Media Ownership provisions in the FY 09 Financial Services Appropriations Bills in House and Senate
2008 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional oversight of privatization of Clear Channel Communications and related oversight and legislation regarding private equity deals; congressional oversight and legislation related to broadcast decency enforcement; congressional oversight and legislation related to prohibiting FCC reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine; congressional oversight and legislation related to local radio ownership limits; congressional oversight and legislation related to low power radio; congressional oversight and legislation related to increasing ownership of broadcast media by women and minorities; H.R. 983, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007"; congressional oversight regarding the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc.; H.R 4835/S. 2332, the "Media Ownership Act of 2007;" H.R. 3003, "to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 2986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses, and for other purposes;" H.R. 600, the "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007;" S. 1742, S. 1748, H.R. 2905, the "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007;" S. 1780, the "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act;" S. 602, the "Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007;" S. 1223, the "First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007"-- all provisions; S. 1675, the "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-- all provisions; FCC consideration of the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., MB Docket No. 07-57; H.Con.Res. 244/S. Con. Res. 82, the "Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $180,000
2008 · second_quarter · Media (information/publishing)
S. 2035 Free Flow of Information Act of 2007; H.R. 4835 (S. J. Res 28 & H.J. Res 79) Media Ownership Act of 2007; S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; H. Con. Res. 312/ S. Con. Res. 70, FY 2009 Budget Resolution
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice Issues including: sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney/client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice. Church State Measures including: free speech of churches. National Security Measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, PATRIOT Act section 215 powers, Protect America Act, Background Check Legislation. Privac Privacy Issues including: telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privilege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration Issues including: deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, ideological exclusions, employer verification, SAVE act, "No Match" letters, immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, naturalization delays, southern US border fence. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues including: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, civil rights discrimination issues, restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposals (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy,) domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform, e-voting, employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, post-Katrina discrimination (prison conditions, provisions of relief), voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment Issues including: reporters' shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, whistleblowers' protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom Issues including: family planning funding, global gag rule, abstinence only funding. Oversight hearings: DHS, ICE - denial of attorney/client privilege. DHS, FBI - immigration name checks. USCIS - immigration fee waivers. DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division - oversight of voting section. Nominations: Grace Chung Becker, briefing civil rights record. BILLS LOBBIED: HR 79, to amend the controlled substances act and the controlled substances import and export act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offences. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) HR 248, To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do not call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech) HR 281, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voter5s to vote by mail in Federal elections. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, voter access.) HR 372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do not call registry to prohibit politically oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, robocalls, privacy) HR 460, To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) HR 719, A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of internet access by sex offenders convicted under federal law, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, privacy, criminal justice) HR 811, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, e-voting, voter access, vote verification) HR 818, To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, civil rights, discrimination, voting rights) HR 985, To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms and agreements to the effect that such polices, forms and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil liberties, whistle blower protections.) HR 1117, To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reconstitute section7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper and counterfeit resistant drivers's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, national security, privacy issues, REAL ID) HR 1352, To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhumane treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture) HR 13383, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. (Issue lobbied: free speech, robocalls) HR 1415, To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, habeas restoration) HR 1416, To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, habeas restoration) HR 1431, To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. (issue lobbied: civil rights, religious freedom, discrimination) HR 1540, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied, civil rights, discrimination, equal pay) HR 1592, To provide Federal assistance to states, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, equal protection, criminal justice, lgbt issues) HR 1955, To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, first amendment issues, civil liberties) HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, employment discrimination, equal protection, lgbt issues) HR 2102, to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, free press, reporters' shield) HR 2275, to restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. (Issue lobbied: free speech, separation of church and state) HR 2517, To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, online censorship.) HR 3093, Making appropriations for the Department of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties) HR 3013, To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, civil rights, free speech) HR 3189, To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter powers, PATRIOT Act section 215 powers) HR 3195, To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. (Issue lobbied: civil rights) HR 3356, To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, surveillance, FISA) HR 3547, To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice) HR 3559, To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, fleeting expletives, broadcast indecency) HR 3685, To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, employment discrimination, equal protection, lgbt issues) HR 3773, To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, privacy) HR 3845, To establish a special counsel for child exploitation prevention and interdiction within the office of the deputy attorney general, to improve the internet crimes against children task force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. (Issue lobbied: free speech, online censorship, privacy) HR 3782, To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, national security, surveillance, privacy, FISA) HR 3791, To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. (issue lobbied: free speech, censorship) HR 3845, To establish a special counsel for child exploitation prevention and interdiction within the office of the deputy attorney general, to improve the internet crimes against children task force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. (Issue lobbied: free speech, online censorship, criminal justice) HR 3846, To provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help build individual, family and community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free and law-abiding lives. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice) HR 3887, To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, immigration, criminal justice, human trafficking) HR 3971, To encourage states to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice) HR 4088, To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, national security, e-verify) HR 4109, To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice) HR 4120, To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship) HR 4134, To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for internet crime prevention education programs. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship) HR 4545, To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) HR 4137, To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination) HR 4611, To prohibit racial profiling. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, discrimination) HR 4835, To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, civil rights, media diversity) HR 4882, To ensure broadcast station licenses are utilized to serve the public interest. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, civil rights, media diversity) HR 5036, To direct the administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdiction for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the re3sults of the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, e-voting, vote verification) HR 5038, To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights) HR 5129, To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, employment discrimination, equal protection) HR 5157, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice) HR 5222, to rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the City of Berkeley, CA, and any entities located in such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of Defense for the purposes of recruiting. (Issue lobbied: first amendment. ) HR 5442, To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penaltie4s for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect state's rights, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, medical privacy) HR 5470, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, local broadcasting) HR 5514, to amend title 28, United States Code, to limit federal court jurisdiction over state laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, criminal justice) HR 5515, To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such acts, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration) HR 5607, To provide safe, fair and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, state secrets privilege.) HR 5747, To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, robocalls) HRES 1055, Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, racial justice) S 49, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the carriage of child pornography by video service providers, to protect children from online predators, and to restrict the sale or purchase of children's personal information tin interstate commerce. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, privacy, criminal justice) S 185, A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, habeas restoration) S 186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, civil rights, free speech) S 215, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. (Issue lobbied: free speech, net neutrality) S 274, A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the special counsel, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil liberties, whistle blower protections) S 456, A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, discrimination) S 431, A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, free speech) S 519, A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, censorship, privacy) S 576, A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, due process, discrimination, criminal justice) S 717, A bill to repeal title !! of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides states additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper and counterfeit resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, national security, privacy issue, real ID) S 1105, A bill to provide federal assistance to states, local jurisdictions and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, equal protection, criminal justice, lgbt issues) S 1267, A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, reporters' shields) S 1383, A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offences on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) S 1464, A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, habeas restoration, torture) S 1548, An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, torture) S 1685, A bill to reduce the sentencing disparity between powder and crack cocaine violations, and to provide increased emphasis on aggravating factor relating to the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) S 1689, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal pay) S1693, A bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, medical privacy) S 1711, A bill to target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) S 1738, A bill to establish a special counsel for child exploitation prevention and interdiction within the office of the deputy attorney general, to improve the internet crimes against children task force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute predators. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, privacy) S 1745, An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations) S 1780, A bill to require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives) S 1829, A bill to reauthorize programs under the Missing Children's Assistance Act. (Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, privacy) S 1843, A bill to amend title VII of the civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify that an unlawful practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, women's rights, employment discrimination, equal protection) S 1881, A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that act and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination) S 1927, A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, surveillance, FISA) S 1959, A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, first amendment issues, civil liberties) S 1965, A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, privacy, criminal justice) S 2011, A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007." (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, surveillance, FISA) S 2035, A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. (Issue lobbied: free speech, free press, reporters' shield) S 2088, A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter powers, PATRIOT Act section 215 powers) S 2248, An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, national security, surveillance, privacy, FISA) S 2258, A bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, to amend the definition of an eligible not-for-profit holder, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination) S 2305, A bill to prevent voter caging. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights) S 2344, A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate internet education for children. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship) S 2366, A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, national security, immigration ,e-verify) S 2368, A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, national security, immigration, e-verify) S 2481, A bill to prohibit racial profiling. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, discrimination) S 2533, A bill to enact a safe, fair and responsible state secrets privilege Act. (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, state secrets privilege) S 2554, A bill to restore, reaffirm and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, employment discrimination, equal protection) S 2596, A bill to rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the city of Berkeley, CA, and any entities located in such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Cops account of the Department of Defense for the purposes of recruiting. (Issue lobbied: first amendment) S 2624, A bill to regulate political robocalls. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, robocalls) S 2661, A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent or deceptive means through he internet, a practice known as "phishing," to provide the Federal Trade commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, privacy, criminal justice) S 2709, A bill to increase the criminal penalties for illegally reentering the United States and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, criminal justice, discrimination) S 2710, A bill to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to use an employer's failure to timely resolve discrepancies with Social Security Administration after receiving a "no match" notice as evidence that the employer violated section 274A of the immigration and nationality act. (Issue lobbied: national security, e-verify, privacy, immigration, discrimination) S 2711, A bill to improve the enforcement of laws prohibiting the employment of unauthorized aliens and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, discrimination) S 2712, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border by December 31, 2010, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, national security) S 2713, A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the illegal immigration reform and immigrant responsibility act of 1996. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration) S 2714, A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, discrimination) S 2715, A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied, civil rights, discrimination) S 2716, A bill to authorize the National Guard to provide support for the border control activities of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, national security, immigration) S 2717, A bill to provide for enhanced federal enforcement of, and state and local assistance in the enforcement of, the immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration) S 2718, A bill to withhold 10 percent of the federal funding apportioned for highway construction and maintenance from states that issue driver's licenses to individuals without verifying the legal status of such individuals. (Issue lobbied: immigration, civil rights, discrimination) S 2719, A bill to provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force or effect and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration) S 2720, A bill to withhold federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, deportation) S 2721, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the binding oath of affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States to become citizens, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration) S 2722, A bill to prohibit aliens who are repeat drunk drivers from obtaining legal status or immigration benefits. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, discrimination) S 2731, A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, women's rights, family planning, global gag rule) S 2767, A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination) SJRES 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, media diversity)
2008 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR.2821, Television Freedom Act of 2007 HR.2738, Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007 S.1742, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007 S.1748, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007 S.760, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007 HR.608, Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007 HR.1320, Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007 HR.1597, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007 HR.2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR.2566, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act HR.2829, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008 HR.2905, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007 S.124, Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007 S.234, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007 S.1223, First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007 S.1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S.1780, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act HR.600, Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007 S.602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007 S.431, KIDS Act of 2007 HR.719, KIDS Act of 2007 S.2332, Media Ownership Act of 2007 S.2035, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR.4835, Media Ownership Act of 2007 H.J.RES.79, Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications... S.J.RES.28, Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications... Content regulation issues; Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence; Media Ownership Issues; Retransmission Consent Issues; Spectrum Issues; Federal Shield Issues; DTV Transition Issues; DirecTV-Liberty Media Transaction FCC Licensing HR.5140, Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008
2008 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S. 1223, "First Response Broadcaster Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1742/S.1747/H.R. 2905, "Broadcast Localism Freedom Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act"-all provisions. S. 602, "Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007"-all provisions. S. 1675, "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-all provisions. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding terrestrial radio ownership-all provisions. FCC consideration of the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. MB. docket No.07-57 S. J. Res 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Congressional oversight of the privatization of Clear Channel and related oversight and legislation regarding private equity deals. H.R. 2802, "Local Community Radio Act, 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 983, "Local Emergency Preservation Act of 2007"-all provisions. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding regulatory incentives to improve diversity in broadcast ownership-all provisions. H.R. 4835/S. 2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007" all provisions. H.R. 4882 "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act"-all provisions. H.R. 3003, "To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of the telecommunications business, and for other purposes"-all provisions. H.R. 600 "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007"-all provisions. H.R. 2102/S. 1267/ S. 2035, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2007"-all provisions. Congressional oversight of FCC proceeding on broadcast localism.
Client expense: $763,347 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.602, provisions related to the transmission of signals of local network stations. "H.R.608, Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007", all provisions. "H.R.983, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007", provisions relating to broadcasters. "H.R.1320, Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007", all provisions. H.R.1597, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R.2566, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, provisions relating to broadcast television. H.R.2738, Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007, provisions relating to indecency and broadcast television. H.R.2802, Local Community Radio Act of 2007, provisions relating to broadcasters. "H.R.2821, Television Freedom Act of 2007", provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.2917, Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007, provisions relating to broadcasters. H.R.3559, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act, all provisions. H.R.3602, TV Consumer Freedom Act, provisions relating to retransmission consent. H.R.3676, Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R.3862, Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007, all provisions. H.R.4167, Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act, provisions related to media ownership. H.R.4882, Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act, provisions related to broadcast station licensing. H.R.4835, Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. "H.R.5435, DTV Border Fix Act", all provisions. "H.R.5470", to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets, all provisions. "H.R.5635", to suspend temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, all provisions. "H.J.RES.79", disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership, all provisions. "S.124, Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007", provisions related to television broadcast signals. S.234, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007, all provisions. S.337, White Spaces Act of 2007, all provisions. S.760, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007, all provisions. S.936, Fair Elections Now Act, provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1285, Fair Elections Now Act, provisions related to broadcast rates and political advertising. S.1675, Local Community Radio Act of 2007, provisions related to broadcasters. S.1742, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007, provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1748, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007, provisions related to the the fairness doctrine. S.1780, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act, all provisions. S.2125, Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2332, Media Ownership Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2507, DTV Border Fix Act of 2007, all provisions. S.2607, provisions related to low-power television stations. S.2591, provisions related to copyright of live football games. "S.J.RES.28", provisions related to broadcast media ownership. H.CON.RES.244, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, provisions related to broadcasters and performance rights. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming 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\ MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 05-317 Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MM No. 93-1770- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification MB 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements MB No. 07-147- 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
2008 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues related to XM-Sirius Satellite Radio Merger HR 4789; Performance Rights Act of 2007; all sections HR 4835; Media Ownership Act of 2007; all sections related to radio ownership H Con Res 244; Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act; all sections Issues related to FCC proceeding on broadcast localism
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 4789; Performance Rights Act of 2007; all sections Issues related to the XM-Sirius Satellite Radio Merger Issues related to the FCC rulemaking and radio deregulation, including the Supertier proposal and AM/FM subcaps H Con Res 244; Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act; all sections Issues related to FCC proceeding on broadcast localism HR 4835; Media Ownership Act of 2007; all sections related to radio ownership
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional oversight of privatization of Clear Channel Communications and related oversight and legislation regarding private equity deals; congressional oversight and legislation related to broadcast decency enforcement; congressional oversight and legislation related to prohibiting FCC reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine; congressional oversight and legislation related to local radio ownership limits; congressional oversight and legislation related to low power radio; congressional oversight and legislation related to increasing ownership of broadcast media by women and minorities; H.R. 983, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007"; congressional oversight regarding the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc.; H.R 4835/S. 2332, the "Media Ownership Act of 2007;" H.R. 3003, "to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 2986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses, and for other purposes;" H.R. 600, the "Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007;" S. 1742, S. 1748, H.R. 2905, the "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007;" S. 1780, the "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act;" S. 602, the "Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007;" S. 1223, the "First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007"-- all provisions; S. 1675, the "Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-- all provisions; FCC consideration of the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., MB Docket No. 07-57; H.Con.Res. 244, the "Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000
2008 · first_quarter · Media (information/publishing)
H.R. 2102 Free Flow of Information Act of 2007; S.1267 Free Flow of Information Act of 2007; S. 2035 Free Flow of Information Act of 2007; H.R. 4835 (S. J. Res 28) Media Ownership Act of 2007
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.4835/S.2332, Media Ownership Act of 2007, Media concentration related issues. H.R.936, Prevent Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act, Forebearance related issues. S.789, Protecting Consumer Records Act, Forebearance related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · year_end · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
S 1223, "First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007"-all provisions; S 1748, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007"-all provisions; S 1780, "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act"-all provisions; S 1675, Local Community Radio Act of 2007"-all provisions; Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding terrestrial radio ownership-all provisions; Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the proposed XM/Sirius merger-all provisions; Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the privatization of Clear Channel-all provisions; HR 2802, "Local Community Radio Act, 2007"-all provisions; HR 983, "Local Emergency Radio Preservation Act of 2007"-all provisions; Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding regulatory incentives to improve diversity in broadcast ownership-all provisions; HR 4835/S 2332, "Media Ownership Act of 2007"-all provisions; HR 4882 "Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act"-all provisions; S. 602 "Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007"-all provisions.
Client expense: $1,720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · year_end · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 2566 Introduced by Engel (D-N.Y.) on June 5, 2007 National Digital Television Consumer Education Act HR 2569 Introduced by Graves (R-Mo.) on June 5, 2007 Rural Broadband Deployment Act HR 2725 Introduced by Engel (D-N.Y.) on June 14, 2007 Alarm Customer VoIP Notification Act of 2007 HR 2738 Introduced by Lipinski, D. (D-Ill.) on June 15, 2007 Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007 HR 2802 Introduced by Doyle (D-Pa.) on June 21, 2007 Local Community Radio Act of 2007 HR 2821 Introduced by Ross (D-Ark.) on June 21, 2007 Television Freedom Act of 2007 HR 2829 Introduced by Serrano (D-N.Y.) on June 22, 2007 Fiscal 2008 Financial Services Appropriations (House) HR 2905 Introduced by Pence (R-Ind.) on June 28, 2007 Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007 HR 2917 Introduced by Butterfield (D-N.C.) on June 28, 2007 Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007 HR 2953 Introduced by Space (D-Ohio) on July 10, 2007 Rural Broadband Access Enhancement Act HR 2972 Introduced by Weiner (D-N.Y.) on July 10, 2007 Subway Cell Access Act HR 3003 Introduced by Rangel (D-N.Y.) on July 11, 2007 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses, and for other purposes. HR 3116 Introduced by Stupak (D-Mich.) on July 19, 2007 Public Safety Interoperability Implementation Act HR 3161 Introduced by DeLauro (D-Conn.) on July 24, 2007 Fiscal 2008 Agriculture Appropriations (House) HR 3281 Introduced by Boucher (D-Va.) on August 1, 2007 Community Broadband Act of 2007 HR 3389 Introduced by Crowley (D-N.Y.) on August 3, 2007 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. HR 3403 Introduced by Gordon, B. (D-Tenn.) on August 3, 2007 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007 HR 3428 Introduced by McHugh, J. (R-N.Y.) on August 3, 2007 Rural America Digital Accessibility Act HR 3461 Introduced by Bean (D-Ill.) on August 4, 2007 Safeguarding America's Families by Enhancing and Reorganizing New and Efficient Technologies Act of 2007 HR 3541 Introduced by Doyle (D-Pa.) on September 17, 2007 A bill to amend the Do-not-call Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered on the federal 'do-not-call' registry." HR 3559 Introduced by Pickering (R-Miss.) on September 18, 2007 A bill to require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. HR 3577 Introduced by Sanchez, Linda (D-Calif.) on September 18, 2007 A bill to direct the attorney general to provide grants for Internet safety education programs. HR 3602 Introduced by Paul (R-Texas) on September 19, 2007 Television Consumer Freedom Act HR 3627 Introduced by Space (D-Ohio) on September 20, 2007 A bill to promote the deployment and adoption of telecommunications services and information technologies, and for other purposes. HR 3678 Introduced by Conyers (D-Mich.) on September 27, 2007 Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007 HR 3679 Introduced by Conyers (D-Mich.) on September 27, 2007 A bill to prohibit discrimination in state taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services. HR 3789 Introduced by Poe (R-Texas) on October 9, 2007 Consumer Cellphone Number Distribution Protection Act of 2007 HR 3791 Introduced by Lampson (D-Texas) on October 10, 2007 Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online (SAFE) Act of 2007 HR 3811 Introduced by Lampson (D-Texas) on October 10, 2007 Intercept Child Predators Act of 2007 HR 3845 Introduced by Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) on October 16, 2007 Providing Resources, Officers and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act of 2007 HR 3850 Introduced by Carney (D-Pa.) on October 16, 2007 Responsible and Effective Solutions for Children Using and Entering Online Services Act of 2007 HR 3862 Introduced by Wynn (D-Md.) on October 16, 2007 Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007 HR 3871 Introduced by Ellsworth (D-Ind.) on October 17, 2007 e-Keep the Internet Decent and Safe (e-KIDS) Act of 2007 HR 3893 Introduced by Allen (D-Maine) on October 18, 2007 Connect America Now Act HR 3919 Introduced by Markey (D-Mass.) on October 22, 2007 Broadband Census of America Act of 2007 HR 4120 Introduced by Boyda, N. (D-Kan.) on November 8, 2007 Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007 HR 4134 Introduced by Sanchez, Linda (D-Calif.) on November 9, 2007 A bill to direct the attorney general to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. HR 4136 Introduced by Carney (D-Pa.) on November 9, 2007 Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007 HR 4167 Introduced by Stearns (R-Fla.) on November 13, 2007 Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act HR 4175 Introduced by Conyers (D-Mich.) on November 14, 2007 Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007 HR 4279 Introduced by Conyers (D-Mich.) on December 5, 2007 Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007 HR 4298 Introduced by Stupak (D-Mich.) on December 5, 2007 A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. HR 4307 Introduced by Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on December 6, 2007 Consumer Freedom of Choice in Cable Act HR 4498 Introduced by Graves (R-Mo.) on December 12, 2007 A bill to amend Title III of the PROTECT Act to modify the standards for the issuance of alerts through the AMBER Alert communications network to assist in facilitating the recovery of abducted newborns. HR 4835 Introduced by Inslee (D-Wash.) on December 18, 2007 Media Ownership Act of 2007 S 1622 Introduced by Snowe (R-Maine) on June 14, 2007 A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to reevaluate the band plans for the upper 700 megaHertz band and the un-auctioned portions of the lower 700 megaHertz band and reconfigure them to include spectrum to be licensed for small geographic areas. S 1625 Introduced by Pryor (D-Ark.) on June 14, 2007 Counter Spy Act S 1629 Introduced by Pryor (D-Ark.) on June 14, 2007 Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Protection Act of 2007 S 1650 Introduced by Kerry, J. (D-Mass.) on June 19, 2007 Max Cleland Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act S 1654 Introduced by Kyl (R-Ariz.) on June 19, 2007 A bill to prohibit the sale or provision of caller ID spoofing services. S 1675 Introduced by Cantwell (D-Wash.) on June 21, 2007 Local Community Radio Act of 2007 S 1742 Introduced by Thune (R-S.D.) on June 28, 2007 Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007 S 1769 Introduced by Stevens (R-Alaska) on July 11, 2007 Same Number Act of 2007 S 1780 Introduced by Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) on July 12, 2007 Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act S 1853 Introduced by Lautenberg (D-N.J.) on July 23, 2007 Community Broadband Act of 2007 S 1857 Introduced by Warner (R-Va.) on July 23, 2007 Minority Serving Institutions for Advanced Technology and Education Act S 1859 Introduced by Kohl (D-Wis.) on July 24, 2007 Fiscal 2008 Agriculture Appropriations (Senate) S 1965 Introduced by Stevens (R-Alaska) on August 2, 2007 Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act S 1996 Introduced by Bingaman (D-N.M.) on August 3, 2007 A bill to reauthorize the Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2001, and for other purposes. S 2033 Introduced by Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on September 7, 2007 A bill to provide for greater disclosure to, and empowerment of, consumers who have entered into a contract for cellular telephone service. S 2096 Introduced by Dorgan, B. (D-N.D.) on September 26, 2007 Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 S 2125 Introduced by Kohl (D-Wis.) on October 2, 2007 Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act of 2007 S 2128 Introduced by Sununu (R-N.H.) on October 2, 2007 A bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent. S 2168 Introduced by Leahy (D-Vt.) on October 16, 2007 Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 S 2171 Introduced by Pryor (D-Ark.) on October 16, 2007 Uniform Wireless Consumer Protection Act S 2332 Introduced by Dorgan, B. (D-N.D.) on November 8, 2007 Media Ownership Act of 2007 S 2344 Introduced by Menendez (D-N.J.) on November 13, 2007 Internet Safety Education Act of 2007 S 2361 Introduced by Brown, S. (D-Ohio) on November 15, 2007 A bill to ensure the privacy of wireless telephone numbers, and for other purposes. S 2410 Introduced by Kyl (R-Ariz.) on December 5, 2007 Efficiency in Decision Making Act of 2007 S 2500 Introduced by Leahy (D-Vt.) on December 18, 2007 Performance Rights Act S 2507 Introduced by Hutchison, K. (R-Texas) on December 18, 2007 DTV Border Fix Act of 2007
2007 · year_end · Telecommunications
HR 2566 Introduced by Engel (D-N.Y.) on June 5, 2007 National Digital Television Consumer Education Act HR 2569 Introduced by Graves (R-Mo.) on June 5, 2007 Rural Broadband Deployment Act HR 2725 Introduced by Engel (D-N.Y.) on June 14, 2007 Alarm Customer VoIP Notification Act of 2007 HR 2738 Introduced by Lipinski, D. (D-Ill.) on June 15, 2007 Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007 HR 2802 Introduced by Doyle (D-Pa.) on June 21, 2007 Local Community Radio Act of 2007 HR 2821 Introduced by Ross (D-Ark.) on June 21, 2007 Television Freedom Act of 2007 HR 2829 Introduced by Serrano (D-N.Y.) on June 22, 2007 Fiscal 2008 Financial Services Appropriations (House) HR 2905 Introduced by Pence (R-Ind.) on June 28, 2007 Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007 HR 2917 Introduced by Butterfield (D-N.C.) on June 28, 2007 Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007 HR 2953 Introduced by Space (D-Ohio) on July 10, 2007 Rural Broadband Access Enhancement Act HR 2972 Introduced by Weiner (D-N.Y.) on July 10, 2007 Subway Cell Access Act HR 3003 Introduced by Rangel (D-N.Y.) on July 11, 2007 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses, and for other purposes. HR 3116 Introduced by Stupak (D-Mich.) on July 19, 2007 Public Safety Interoperability Implementation Act HR 3161 Introduced by DeLauro (D-Conn.) on July 24, 2007 Fiscal 2008 Agriculture Appropriations (House) HR 3281 Introduced by Boucher (D-Va.) on August 1, 2007 Community Broadband Act of 2007 HR 3389 Introduced by Crowley (D-N.Y.) on August 3, 2007 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. HR 3403 Introduced by Gordon, B. (D-Tenn.) on August 3, 2007 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007 HR 3428 Introduced by McHugh, J. (R-N.Y.) on August 3, 2007 Rural America Digital Accessibility Act HR 3461 Introduced by Bean (D-Ill.) on August 4, 2007 Safeguarding America's Families by Enhancing and Reorganizing New and Efficient Technologies Act of 2007 HR 3541 Introduced by Doyle (D-Pa.) on September 17, 2007 A bill to amend the Do-not-call Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered on the federal 'do-not-call' registry." HR 3559 Introduced by Pickering (R-Miss.) on September 18, 2007 A bill to require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. HR 3577 Introduced by Sanchez, Linda (D-Calif.) on September 18, 2007 A bill to direct the attorney general to provide grants for Internet safety education programs. HR 3602 Introduced by Paul (R-Texas) on September 19, 2007 Television Consumer Freedom Act HR 3627 Introduced by Space (D-Ohio) on September 20, 2007 A bill to promote the deployment and adoption of telecommunications services and information technologies, and for other purposes. HR 3678 Introduced by Conyers (D-Mich.) on September 27, 2007 Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007 HR 3679 Introduced by Conyers (D-Mich.) on September 27, 2007 A bill to prohibit discrimination in state taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services. HR 3789 Introduced by Poe (R-Texas) on October 9, 2007 Consumer Cellphone Number Distribution Protection Act of 2007 HR 3791 Introduced by Lampson (D-Texas) on October 10, 2007 Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online (SAFE) Act of 2007 HR 3811 Introduced by Lampson (D-Texas) on October 10, 2007 Intercept Child Predators Act of 2007 HR 3845 Introduced by Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) on October 16, 2007 Providing Resources, Officers and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act of 2007 HR 3850 Introduced by Carney (D-Pa.) on October 16, 2007 Responsible and Effective Solutions for Children Using and Entering Online Services Act of 2007 HR 3862 Introduced by Wynn (D-Md.) on October 16, 2007 Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007 HR 3871 Introduced by Ellsworth (D-Ind.) on October 17, 2007 e-Keep the Internet Decent and Safe (e-KIDS) Act of 2007 HR 3893 Introduced by Allen (D-Maine) on October 18, 2007 Connect America Now Act HR 3919 Introduced by Markey (D-Mass.) on October 22, 2007 Broadband Census of America Act of 2007 HR 4120 Introduced by Boyda, N. (D-Kan.) on November 8, 2007 Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007 HR 4134 Introduced by Sanchez, Linda (D-Calif.) on November 9, 2007 A bill to direct the attorney general to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. HR 4136 Introduced by Carney (D-Pa.) on November 9, 2007 Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007 HR 4167 Introduced by Stearns (R-Fla.) on November 13, 2007 Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act HR 4175 Introduced by Conyers (D-Mich.) on November 14, 2007 Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007 HR 4279 Introduced by Conyers (D-Mich.) on December 5, 2007 Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007 HR 4298 Introduced by Stupak (D-Mich.) on December 5, 2007 A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. HR 4307 Introduced by Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on December 6, 2007 Consumer Freedom of Choice in Cable Act HR 4498 Introduced by Graves (R-Mo.) on December 12, 2007 A bill to amend Title III of the PROTECT Act to modify the standards for the issuance of alerts through the AMBER Alert communications network to assist in facilitating the recovery of abducted newborns. HR 4835 Introduced by Inslee (D-Wash.) on December 18, 2007 Media Ownership Act of 2007 S 1622 Introduced by Snowe (R-Maine) on June 14, 2007 A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to reevaluate the band plans for the upper 700 megaHertz band and the un-auctioned portions of the lower 700 megaHertz band and reconfigure them to include spectrum to be licensed for small geographic areas. S 1625 Introduced by Pryor (D-Ark.) on June 14, 2007 Counter Spy Act S 1629 Introduced by Pryor (D-Ark.) on June 14, 2007 Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Protection Act of 2007 S 1650 Introduced by Kerry, J. (D-Mass.) on June 19, 2007 Max Cleland Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act S 1654 Introduced by Kyl (R-Ariz.) on June 19, 2007 A bill to prohibit the sale or provision of caller ID spoofing services. S 1675 Introduced by Cantwell (D-Wash.) on June 21, 2007 Local Community Radio Act of 2007 S 1742 Introduced by Thune (R-S.D.) on June 28, 2007 Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007 S 1769 Introduced by Stevens (R-Alaska) on July 11, 2007 Same Number Act of 2007 S 1780 Introduced by Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) on July 12, 2007 Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act S 1853 Introduced by Lautenberg (D-N.J.) on July 23, 2007 Community Broadband Act of 2007 S 1857 Introduced by Warner (R-Va.) on July 23, 2007 Minority Serving Institutions for Advanced Technology and Education Act S 1859 Introduced by Kohl (D-Wis.) on July 24, 2007 Fiscal 2008 Agriculture Appropriations (Senate) S 1965 Introduced by Stevens (R-Alaska) on August 2, 2007 Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act S 1996 Introduced by Bingaman (D-N.M.) on August 3, 2007 A bill to reauthorize the Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2001, and for other purposes. S 2033 Introduced by Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on September 7, 2007 A bill to provide for greater disclosure to, and empowerment of, consumers who have entered into a contract for cellular telephone service. S 2096 Introduced by Dorgan, B. (D-N.D.) on September 26, 2007 Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 S 2125 Introduced by Kohl (D-Wis.) on October 2, 2007 Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act of 2007 S 2128 Introduced by Sununu (R-N.H.) on October 2, 2007 A bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent. S 2168 Introduced by Leahy (D-Vt.) on October 16, 2007 Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 S 2171 Introduced by Pryor (D-Ark.) on October 16, 2007 Uniform Wireless Consumer Protection Act S 2332 Introduced by Dorgan, B. (D-N.D.) on November 8, 2007 Media Ownership Act of 2007 S 2344 Introduced by Menendez (D-N.J.) on November 13, 2007 Internet Safety Education Act of 2007 S 2361 Introduced by Brown, S. (D-Ohio) on November 15, 2007 A bill to ensure the privacy of wireless telephone numbers, and for other purposes. S 2410 Introduced by Kyl (R-Ariz.) on December 5, 2007 Efficiency in Decision Making Act of 2007 S 2500 Introduced by Leahy (D-Vt.) on December 18, 2007 Performance Rights Act S 2507 Introduced by Hutchison, K. (R-Texas) on December 18, 2007 DTV Border Fix Act of 2007
2007 · year_end · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
"H.R.608, Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007" Title: To further inform consumers about the transition to digital television. "H.R.983, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2007" Title: To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose. "H.R.1320, Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007" Title: To protect important existing television band devices in the unassigned, non-licensed television channels from harmful interference from new devices. “H.R.1597, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007” Title: To require the FCC to issue a final order regarding television white spaces. “H.R.2566, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act” Title: To provide American consumers information about the broadcast television transition from an analog to a digital format. “H.R.2738, Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007” Title: To empower parents to protect children from increasing depictions of indecent material on television. “H.R.2802, Local Community Radio Act of 2007” Title: To implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. "H.R.2821, Television Freedom Act of 2007" Title: To amend section 122 of title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934 to permit satellite carriers and cable operators to retransmit the signals of local television broadcast stations to their adjacent markets, and for other purposes. “H.R.2917, Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007” Title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to report on measures being taken to inform the public of the transition to digital format television broadcasting. “H.R.3559, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act” Title: To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. “H.R.3602, TV Consumer Freedom Act” Title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to retransmission consent and must-carry for cable operators and satellite carriers. “H.R.3676, Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007” Title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for a child safe viewing area within which covered air carriers shall not display violent in-flight programming. “H.R.3862, Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007” Title: To improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups. “H.R.4167, Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act” Title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce restrictions on media ownership, and for other purposes. “H.R.4882, Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act” Title: To ensure broadcast station licenses are utilized to serve the public interest. “H.R.4835, Media Ownership Act of 2007” Title: To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. "S.124, Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007" Title: A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice. “S.234, Wireless Innovation Act of 2007” Title: A bill to require the FCC to issue a final order regarding television white spaces. “S.337, White Spaces Act of 2007” Title: A bill to require the FCC to issue a final order regarding white spaces, and for other purposes. S.760, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2007” Title: A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice. S.936, Fair Elections Now Act” Title: A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes. Our interest in this legislation focuses on broadcast rates and political advertising. “S.1285, Fair Elections Now Act” Title: A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes. Our interest in this legislation focuses on broadcast rates and political advertising. “S.1675, Local Community Radio Act of 2007” Title: A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. “S.1742, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007” Title: A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. “S.1748, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007” Title: A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. “S.1780, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act” Title: A bill to require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. “S.2125, Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition Act of 2007” Title: A bill to improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups. “S.2332, Media Ownership Act of 2007” Title: A bill to promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. “S.2507, DTV Border Fix Act of 2007” Title: A bill to address the digital television transition in border states. “H.CON.RES.244 , Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act” Title: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act MM 00-167- Children’s Television Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 CG 05-338- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 – Ownership – 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review – Review of the Commission’s Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 MM 06-189 – Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 05-317 – Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MM Docket No. 93-1770- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification MB 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET Docket 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band MB Docket 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements CG Docket 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming H.R.602 Title: 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.
2007 · year_end · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues related to the XM-Sirius Satellite Radio Merger HR 4789; Performance Rights Act of 2007; all sections HR 4835; Media Ownership of 2007; all sections related to radio ownership HR 2102; Free Flow of Information Act of 2007; all sections
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · year_end · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 4789; Performance Rights Act of 2007; all sections HR 4835; Media Ownership Act of 2007; all sections related to radio ownership Issues related to the XM-Sirius Satellite Radio Merger Issues related to FCC media ownership rulemaking and radio deregulation, including Supertier proposal and AM/FM subcaps
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2007 · year_end · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R.4835/S.2332, Media Ownership Act of 2007, Media concentration related issues. H.R.936, Prevent Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act, Forebearance related issues. S.789, Protecting Consumer Records Act, Forebearance related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Republican |
| WA |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| John W. Olver | Democratic | MA |
| Lynn C. Woolsey | Democratic | CA |
| Maxine Waters | Democratic | CA |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Phil Hare | Democratic | IL |
| Steve Kagen | Democratic | WI |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | NM |
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $1,150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Client expense: $1,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Client expense: $385,022 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Legal Services Corporation, SENATE, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Client expense: $1,094,143 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Client expense: $950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $707,938 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $6,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, UNDETERMINED
Client expense: $6,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, UNDETERMINED
Client expense: $2,153,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE