Rural Broadband Connectivity Act of 2018

TAX - TAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODE S.18 - Fair Tax Act of 2017 (introduced 1/3/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.142 - Community Economic Assistance Act of 2017 (introduced 1/12/2017) - all provisions related to cable S.293 - Investing in Opportunity Act (introduced 2/2/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.1670 - Infrastructure 2.0 Act (introduced 3/22/2017) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6442 - Broadband for All Act of 2018 (introduced 7/19/2018) - all provisions related to cable H.R.6871 - Rural Broadband Connectivity Act of 2018 (introduced 9/25/2018) - all provisions related to cable

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

The association bases its approaches on whether or not policies are flexible in their application to rural carriers that have different needs and capabilities and that have far different economies of scale and competitive opportunities than larger carriers. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following: S. 604 - Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 - all sections. S. 770 - NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act - all sections. S. 1676 - B-CROP Act - all sections. S. 2343 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2735 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2970 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2987 - National Defense Authorization Act 2019 - all sections relating to telecommunications network equipment. S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - all sections related to broadband. S. 3085 - Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 3157 - STREAMLINE Act - all sections. S. 3346 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act - all sections. S. 3655 - TRACED Act - all sections. H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - all sections related to broadband. H.R. 2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 3359 - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act - all sections. H.R. 4232 - B-CROP Act - all sections. H.R. 4668 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act - all sections. H.R. 4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 5213 - Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act - all sections. H.R. 5497 - Office of Rural Telecommunications Act - all sections. H.R. 5515 - National Defense Authorization Act 2019 - all sections relating to telecommunications network equipment. H.R. 6073 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 6430 - Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 6465 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - all sections. H.R. 6703 - Rural Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 6871 - Rural Broadband Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. Legislative and regulatory issues related to implementing Connect America Fund Phase II. Legislative and regulatory issues related to FCC Order adopted March 23, 2016 concerning USF support for rate-of-return carriers. Legislative and regulatory issues related to FCC Order adopted December 14, 2017 concerning net neutrality. Legislative and regulatory issues related to USF contributions. Legislative and regulatory issues related to USDA/RUS Telecom Loan Portfolio. Legislative and regulatory issues related to IP interconnection. Legislative and regulatory issues related to broadband mapping. Legislative and regulatory issues related to CAF accountability. Legislative and regulatory issues related to federal broadband grants and financing, including a unified federal broadband benchmark, loan guarantees, loan sequencing, and gigabit service. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the provision of video, including retransmission consent and compulsory copyright. Legislative and regulatory issues related to 2018 Farm Bill. Legislative and regulatory issues related to Community Connect. Legislative and regulatory issues related to cable franchise fees. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the proposed Sprint/T-Mobile merger. Legislative and regulatory issues related to data security and consumer privacy. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the USDAs ReConnect Program.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

-HR 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018- all provisions related to cable. -HR 288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 387 - Email Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 423 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 460 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 686 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 709 - We Are Watching You Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 800 - New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1061 - Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1062 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1097 - Unsubscribe Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1139 - Preserving State Commission (PSC) Oversight Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1148 - Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1581 - Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1591 - WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1670 - Infrastructure 2.0 Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1754 - To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1761 - Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1814 - Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1862 - Global Child Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1868 - Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2356 - Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses (MY DATA) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2520 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2870 - Gigabit Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3175 - Online Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3388 - Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution Act or the SELF DRIVE Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3523 - To require the Comptroller General of the U.S. to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3787 - Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3806 - Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3895 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3896 - Secure and Protect Americans Data Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3904 - Data Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3945 - CASE Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3995 - Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4050 - Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4081 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4109 - Spectrum Auction Deposits Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4151 - Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities Act (STREET Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4232 - Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act (B-CROP Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4543 - To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4672 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4677 - Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4682 - Open Internet Preservation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4795 - Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018 (Dig Once) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4810 - MAPPING NOW Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4813 - Wireless Internet Focus on Innovation in Spectrum Technology for Unlicensed Deployment (WIFI STUDY) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4814 - Community Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4817 - Promoting Exchanges for Enhanced Routing of Information so Networks are Great (PEERING) Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4832 - RESTORED Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4839 - Broadband Infrastructure Inventory Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4842 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4847 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4858 - Clearing Local Impediments Makes Broadband Open to New Competition and Enhancements (CLIMB ONCE) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4947 - Rural Infrastructure Development and Partnerships Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4953 - Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum (AIRWAVES) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5007 - Tribal Broadband Deployment Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5016 - The Revitalize Rural America Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5093 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5213 - Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5378 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployments (RAPID) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5497 - Office of Rural Telecommunications Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5573 - Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones Act (ROBOCOP Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5700 - National Non-Emergency Mobile Number Act- all provisions related to cable. -HR 5815 - Customer Online Notification for Stopping Edge-provider Network Transgressions (CONSENT Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5930 - Do Not Track Kids Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5952 - Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5961 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5969 - Speed Up Broadband Access Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5983 - Kelsey Smith Act- all provisions related to cable. -HR 6003 - Anti-Swatting Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6017 - The Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless (SPECTRUM NOW) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6026 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6032 - State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of IoT Act (SMART IoT Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6073 - Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 (RURAL Broadband Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6258 - Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6393 - 21st Century Internet Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6401 - Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6416 - Local Television Service and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6422 - Federal Communications Commission Transparency Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6424 - To amend the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, to clarify acceptable 9-1-1 obligations or expenditures, and for other purposes. -HR 6427 - Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6442 - Broadband for All Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6465 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6548 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2018- all provisions related to cable. -HR 6617 - Preserving American Privacy Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6620 - Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6864 - Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6871 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for a credit against tax for placing in service qualified broadband property to expand the level of broadband service in a qualified rural census tract - all provisions related to cable. HR 6917 - To protect victims of nonconsensual online distribution of sexually intimate images by providing for the expeditious removal of nonconsensual sexually intimate imagery on the Internet, to encourage responsible practices by online service providers - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 521 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 687 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal, State, and local taxes, fees, regulations, and permitting policies should be coordinated and reconciled to maximize the benefits of broadband investment - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 689 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any infrastructure legislation that provides Federal funds to wireless broadband providers to promote wireless broadband deployment should prioritize funds for wireless broadband providers in States that have enacted streamlined siting requirements for small cells - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 690 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal funds granted, awarded, or loaned pursuant to any legislation, infrastructure-specific or otherwise, should be used to fund the construction, improvement, or acquisition of broadband facilities or service in areas where there is an existing broadband provider that meets certain minimum standards - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 691 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any infrastructure legislation to promote broadband internet access or communications facilities deployment should treat all broadband and communications facilities in a competitively and technologically neutral manner - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 873 - Providing for consideration of the joint resolution - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 1039 - Encouraging edge providers, broadband providers, and data brokers to include certain data protections in their policies - all provisions related to cable. -HJRes 129 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Restoring Internet Freedom - all provisions related to cable. -HJRes 131 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Restoring Internet Freedom - all provisions related to cable. -S 88 - DIGIT Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 395 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 421 - Preserving State Commission (PSC) Oversight Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 564 - Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls (HANGUP) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 604 - Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 645 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 742 - Community Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 878 - A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications service - all provisions related to cable. -S 964 - Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses (MY DATA) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 993 - Restoring Internet Freedom Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1104 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1654 - Email Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1657 - ECPA Modernization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1676 - Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1811 - Merger Enforcement Improvement Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1815 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1904 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1950 - Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1988 - SPEED Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2061 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2217 - FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2220 - National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2381 - Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2418 - The Bipartisan Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2510 - Open Internet Preservation Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2573 - To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program - all provisions related to cable. -S 2576 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployments (RAPID) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2639 - Customer Online Notification for Stopping Edge-provider Network Transgressions (CONSENT Act) - all provisions related to cable. -S 2640 - Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure Act (SAFE KIDS Act) - all provisions related to cable. -S 2654 - Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2694 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018- all provisions related to cable. -S 2705 - Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones Act (ROBOCOP) - all provisions related to cable. -S 2728 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2853 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure Internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority - all provisions related to cable. -S 2865 - Made in America Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2932 - Do Not Track Kids Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2955 - Mobile Accuracy and Precision Broadband (MAP Broadband) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2958 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support - all provisions related to cable. -S 2959 - Office of Rural Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2965 - Clean Slate for Kids Online Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2970 - Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 (RURAL Broadband Act of 2018) - all provisions related to cable. -S 2973 - Kelsey Smith Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2976 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3010 - Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless (SPECTRUM NOW) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3017 - A bill to amend the FAST Act to improve the Federal permitting process, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 3078 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3107 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3127 - Bots Disclosure and Social Media Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3149 - DO NOT Call Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3157 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3238 - Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement (READI) Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3255 - E-FRONTIER Act (the Eliminate from Regulators Opportunities to Nationalize The Internet In Every Respect Act) - all provisions related to cable. -S 3286 - Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3346 - Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand - all provisions related to cable. -S 3347 - Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2018- all provisions related to cable. -S 3361 - Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3360 - Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3455 - To require the Secretary of Commerce to ensure that ZTE Corporation complies with all probationary conditions set forth in the settlement agreement entered into between ZTE Corporation and the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce - all provisions related to cable -S 3461 - To amend the PROTECT Act to expand the national AMBER Alert system to territories of the United States, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable -SJRes 52 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Restoring Internet Freedom - all provisions related to cable. -SRes 242 - Expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States - all provisions related to cable. -SRes 523 - Encouraging companies to apply privacy protections included in the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union to citizens of the United States - all provisions related to cable.

Client expense: $2,780,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE