Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2004

Independent Programming Issues HR.3458- Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 HR.2994- To Reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 S. 2764 A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues relating to the reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2954, H.R. 3570, S. 1670, and/or S. 2764), including issues relating to television market modification.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $190,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues relating to the reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2954, H.R. 3570, S. 1670, and/or S. 2764), including television market modification.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Issues relating to the reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 2954, H.R. 3570, S. 1670, and/or S. 2764) including television market modification proposals, general issues relating to spectrum allocation (no specific legislative proposal).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009 A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the way," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.- S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2060 - Community College Technology Access Act - To provide grants to community colleges to improve the accessibility of computer labs and to provide information technology training for both students and members of the public seeking to improve their computer literacy and information technology skills, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2135 - A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of Title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2166 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support to head start programs, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2175 - Families for ED Advertising Decency Act - To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2182 - Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act - To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes broadband in the stimulus, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2203 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2357 - Same Number Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to increase consumer choice of voice service provider, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2505 - Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 2521 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 - To facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for other purposes broadband infrastructure, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2720 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2826 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2827 - DTV Transition Assistance Act - To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to provide for a coupon program for television antennas, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 547 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2867 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act - To authorize the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure that such plans are fairly based on cost, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2903 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, , all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2966 - Say No to Drug Ads Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to- consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2997 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 609 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, and for other purposes RUS rural broadband program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3011 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3014 - to provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3030 - To establish pilot projects under the Medicare Program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3125 - To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the NTIA and the FCC, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3170 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3633 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3717 - Kelsey Smith Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require a provider of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service to provide call location information concerning the user of such a service to law enforcement agencies in order to respond to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm, all provisions relating to cable. - H Con Res 193 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to pass meaningful legislation to protect commercial and government data from data breaches, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3931 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for two years the election to treat the cost of a qualified film or television production as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3979 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3994 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - To establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4053 - Healthy Kids Act - To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4059 - Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act - To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4167 - Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for \ other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 996 - A resolution expressing support for designation of September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, all provisions relating to cable. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 920- Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to amend section 11317 of title 40, United States Code, to improve the transparency of the status of information technology investments, to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects, to improve the processes agencies implement to manage information technology investments, to reward excellence in information technology acquisition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 921- United States Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) Act of 2009 - A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures, and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government purchased products and services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1029 - 21st Century Skills Incentive Fund Act - A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the 21st Century Skills Framework technology and education, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1291 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1406 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1432 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1490 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1694 - Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program Extension Act of 2009 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1696 - Green Gaming Act of 2009 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of video game console energy efficiency, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1749 - Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1763 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1938 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable. - S Res 285 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of national cybersecurity awareness month and raising awareness and enhancing the state of cybersecurity in the United States, all provisions relating to cable. - S 2764 - A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - Rural Broadband Programs

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office

H Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009 A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month. - H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the way," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.- S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2060 - Community College Technology Access Act - To provide grants to community colleges to improve the accessibility of computer labs and to provide information technology training for both students and members of the public seeking to improve their computer literacy and information technology skills, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2135 - A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of Title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2166 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support to head start programs, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2175 - Families for ED Advertising Decency Act - To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2182 - Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act - To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes broadband in the stimulus, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2203 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2357 - Same Number Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to increase consumer choice of voice service provider, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2505 - Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 2521 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 - To facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for other purposes broadband infrastructure, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2720 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2826 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2827 - DTV Transition Assistance Act - To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to provide for a coupon program for television antennas, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 547 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2867 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act - To authorize the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure that such plans are fairly based on cost, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2903 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, , all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2966 - Say No to Drug Ads Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to- consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2997 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 609 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, and for other purposes RUS rural broadband program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3011 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3014 - to provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3030 - To establish pilot projects under the Medicare Program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3125 - To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the NTIA and the FCC, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3170 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3633 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3717 - Kelsey Smith Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require a provider of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service to provide call location information concerning the user of such a service to law enforcement agencies in order to respond to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm, all provisions relating to cable. - H Con Res 193 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to pass meaningful legislation to protect commercial and government data from data breaches, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3931 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for two years the election to treat the cost of a qualified film or television production as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3979 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3994 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - To establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4053 - Healthy Kids Act - To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4059 - Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act - To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4167 - Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for \ other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 996 - A resolution expressing support for designation of September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, all provisions relating to cable. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 920- Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to amend section 11317 of title 40, United States Code, to improve the transparency of the status of information technology investments, to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects, to improve the processes agencies implement to manage information technology investments, to reward excellence in information technology acquisition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 921- United States Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) Act of 2009 - A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures, and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government purchased products and services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1029 - 21st Century Skills Incentive Fund Act - A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the 21st Century Skills Framework technology and education, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1291 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1406 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1432 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1490 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1694 - Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program Extension Act of 2009 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1696 - Green Gaming Act of 2009 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of video game console energy efficiency, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1749 - Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1763 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1938 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable. - S Res 285 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of national cybersecurity awareness month and raising awareness and enhancing the state of cybersecurity in the United States, all provisions relating to cable. - S 2764 - A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - Rural Broadband Programs

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office

HR 2994 - Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. - HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provision relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. - HR 4053 - Healthy Kids Act - To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. - HR 4059 - Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act - To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. - HR 4167 - Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for \ other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - S 2764 - A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. -Net Neutrality -Graduated Reponse Initiatives -Film Internet Piracy/Theft -Communications Access for the Disabled -U.S. Senate Regarding nominations and confirmations Broadband non-discrimination principle Content and content security in broadband adoption Network Management

Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 2994 - Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3101 - Twenty First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 4053 - Healthy Kids Act - To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 4059 - Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act - To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - HR 4167 - Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - S 771 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. - S 2764 - A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. US Senate regarding nominations and confirmations Communications Access for the Disabled Net Neutrality Graduated Response Initatives Film Internet Piracy/Theft Selectable Output Control (SOC) Broadband non-discrimination principle Content and Content Security in Broadband Adoption Network Management

Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009 A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the way," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.- S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2060 - Community College Technology Access Act - To provide grants to community colleges to improve the accessibility of computer labs and to provide information technology training for both students and members of the public seeking to improve their computer literacy and information technology skills, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2135 - A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of Title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2166 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support to head start programs, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2175 - Families for ED Advertising Decency Act - To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2182 - Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act - To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes broadband in the stimulus, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2203 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2357 - Same Number Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to increase consumer choice of voice service provider, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2505 - Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 2521 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 - To facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for other purposes broadband infrastructure, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2720 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2826 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2827 - DTV Transition Assistance Act - To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to provide for a coupon program for television antennas, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 547 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2867 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act - To authorize the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure that such plans are fairly based on cost, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2903 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, , all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2966 - Say No to Drug Ads Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to- consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2997 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 609 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, and for other purposes RUS rural broadband program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3011 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3014 - to provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3030 - To establish pilot projects under the Medicare Program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3125 - To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the NTIA and the FCC, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3170 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3633 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3717 - Kelsey Smith Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require a provider of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service to provide call location information concerning the user of such a service to law enforcement agencies in order to respond to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm, all provisions relating to cable. - H Con Res 193 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to pass meaningful legislation to protect commercial and government data from data breaches, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3931 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for two years the election to treat the cost of a qualified film or television production as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3979 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3994 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - To establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4053 - Healthy Kids Act - To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4059 - Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act - To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4167 - Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for \ other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 996 - A resolution expressing support for designation of September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, all provisions relating to cable. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 920- Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to amend section 11317 of title 40, United States Code, to improve the transparency of the status of information technology investments, to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects, to improve the processes agencies implement to manage information technology investments, to reward excellence in information technology acquisition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 921- United States Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) Act of 2009 - A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures, and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government purchased products and services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1029 - 21st Century Skills Incentive Fund Act - A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the 21st Century Skills Framework technology and education, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1291 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1406 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1432 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1490 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1694 - Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program Extension Act of 2009 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1696 - Green Gaming Act of 2009 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of video game console energy efficiency, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1749 - Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1763 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1938 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable. - S Res 285 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of national cybersecurity awareness month and raising awareness and enhancing the state of cybersecurity in the United States, all provisions relating to cable. - S 2764 - A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - Rural Broadband Programs

Client expense: $5,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office

H Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009 A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month. - H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the way," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.- S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2060 - Community College Technology Access Act - To provide grants to community colleges to improve the accessibility of computer labs and to provide information technology training for both students and members of the public seeking to improve their computer literacy and information technology skills, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2135 - A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of Title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2166 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support to head start programs, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2175 - Families for ED Advertising Decency Act - To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2182 - Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act - To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes broadband in the stimulus, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2203 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2357 - Same Number Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to increase consumer choice of voice service provider, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2505 - Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 2521 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 - To facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for other purposes broadband infrastructure, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2720 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2826 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2827 - DTV Transition Assistance Act - To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to provide for a coupon program for television antennas, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 547 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2867 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act - To authorize the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure that such plans are fairly based on cost, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2903 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, , all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2966 - Say No to Drug Ads Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to- consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2997 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 609 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, and for other purposes RUS rural broadband program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3011 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3014 - to provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3030 - To establish pilot projects under the Medicare Program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3125 - To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the NTIA and the FCC, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3170 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3633 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3717 - Kelsey Smith Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require a provider of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service to provide call location information concerning the user of such a service to law enforcement agencies in order to respond to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm, all provisions relating to cable. - H Con Res 193 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to pass meaningful legislation to protect commercial and government data from data breaches, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3931 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for two years the election to treat the cost of a qualified film or television production as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3979 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3994 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - To establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4053 - Healthy Kids Act - To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4059 - Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act - To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4167 - Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for \ other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 996 - A resolution expressing support for designation of September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, all provisions relating to cable. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 920- Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to amend section 11317 of title 40, United States Code, to improve the transparency of the status of information technology investments, to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects, to improve the processes agencies implement to manage information technology investments, to reward excellence in information technology acquisition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 921- United States Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) Act of 2009 - A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures, and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government purchased products and services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1029 - 21st Century Skills Incentive Fund Act - A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the 21st Century Skills Framework technology and education, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1291 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1406 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1432 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1490 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1694 - Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program Extension Act of 2009 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1696 - Green Gaming Act of 2009 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of video game console energy efficiency, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1749 - Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1763 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1938 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable. - S Res 285 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of national cybersecurity awareness month and raising awareness and enhancing the state of cybersecurity in the United States, all provisions relating to cable. - S 2764 - A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - Rural Broadband Programs

Client expense: $5,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office

The association monitors and reacts to policy concepts that will impact the operations of rural telecommunications providers, their consumers, and/or the association. The associations underlying interest is maintaining a commitment to pursuing a policy environment that allows the associations members to continue effectively serving rural economically challenging markets. 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, regarding introduced measures the association focused on the following: Broadband: The broadband provisions of the economic stimulus legislation outlined above in the BUD issue section. HR 3458 to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation all sections. HR 3924 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet all sections. S 1836 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet all sections. Caller ID: HR 1110 to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing all sections. S 30 to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information all sections. Cyber Security: HRes 797 expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising awareness and enhancing the state of cyber security in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of the sixth annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month all sections. SRes 285 supporting the goals and ideals of national cybersecurity awareness month and raising awareness and enhancing the State of cybersecurity in the United States all sections. S 773, to ensure the continued free flow of commerce within the United States and with its global trading partners through secure cyber communications, to provide for the continued development and exploitation of the Internet and intranet communications for such purposes, to provide for the development of a cadre of information technology specialists to improve and maintain effective cybersecurity defenses against disruption all sections. Net Neutrality: HR 3458 to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation all sections. Satellite: HR 2994 to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 all sections S 1670 to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals all sections. S 2764 to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reuathorization Act of 2004 all sections. Spectrum: HR 3019 to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to improve the process of reallocation of spectrum from Federal government uses to commercial uses all sections. HR 3125 to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission all sections. S 649 to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission all sections. Technology: HR 3413 to authorize the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the Department of Commerce to make grants for the establishment of information technology centers in rural areas all sections. Universal Service: Concepts for modifying the federal universal service program and draft legislative concepts that Representatives Rick Boucher and Lee Terry are considering all sections. HR 3646 to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption all sections. S 348 & HR 2135 to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Anti-Deficiency Act all sections. S 2879 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a pilot program expanding the Lifeline Program to include broadband service all sections. S 2880 to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish an Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives in the Department of Agriculture all sections. HR 3646 to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption all sections. Video: HR 1084 to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany all sections. HR 3216 to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the retransmission of signals of local television broadcast stations in an adjacent underserved county all

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE

S. 2764 - "Terrorism Rise Insurance Extension Act of 2004" H.R. 4634 - "Terrorism Insurance Backstop Extension Act of 2004" H.R. 2772 - "Terrorism Rise Insurance Program Extension Act of 2004"

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.2764 - "Terrorism Rise Insurance Extension Act of 2004" H.R.4634 - "Terrorism Insurance Backstop Extension Act of 2004" H.R.2772 - "Terrorism Rise Insurance Program Extension Act of 2004"

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (PL 107-297) (Implementation) H.R.2803, Small Business Revitalization and Manufacturing Revitalization Act H.R.6, Energy Policy Act H.R.4634, Terrorism Insurance Backstop Extension Act H.R.4772, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Extension Act S.2764, Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act

Client expense: $1,618,861 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR.4634 HR.4772 S.2764

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

SSDI Process Dental Benefits for Federal Employees, S.2657; H.R.4844; H.R.3751; H.R.5295 Terrorism Reinsurance, S.2764; H.R.4634; H.R.4772 Optional Federal Charter, S.1373

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $2,100,000

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Issues related to terrorism insurance coverage, particularly HR4634, S2764 & HR4772. Issues related to authorizing a Federal charter for insurance companies and the implementation of provisions dealing with the national Association of Registered Agents and Brokers

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to authorizing a Federal charter for insurance companies. Issues related to terrorism insurance coverage, particularly HR4634, S2764 & HR4772.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to insurance regulatory modernization and optional Federal charters for insurance companies. Issues related to extending terrorism risk insurance, specifically HR 4634, S2764 & HR4772.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2004: S.2764, H.R.4772, H.R.4634 The Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2004: S.1125, S.2290 Optional Federal Charter/Regulatory Modernization: S.1373 Class Action: H.R. 1115, S.2062, S.274, S.1751

Client expense: $1,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R.1910 - To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance. Genetic information is critical to determine risk class when issuing life insurance. H.R. 2622 - Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 sharing of medical information; permanent federal preemption. H.R. 2633 - Identity Theft Protection and Information Blackout Act of 2003 sharing of medical information. HR 2971 –the Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2003 --limits sale and display of Social Security numbers (SSNs); prohibits declining business with those who refuse to divulge their SSNs. H.R. 3927 - The Life Insurance Anti-Discrimination in Travel Act, dealing with the use of travel history in underwriting life insurance. H.R. 4634 - Terrorism Insurance Backstop Extension Act of 2004, to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; group life. H.R. 4772 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Extension Act of 2004, to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; group life. S.1053 - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2003 genetic information is critical to determine risk class when issuing life insurance. S.1373 – Insurance Consumer Protection Act of 2003 (Hollings) Federal regulation of insurance; creation of Insurance Regulatory Commission. S. 2764 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2004, to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; group life.

Client expense: $5,585,576 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R.395 - Do-Not-Call Implementation Act relevance to direct marketers of insurance. H.R.1636 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2003 broad privacy protection bill, intended to carve-out companies already complying with GLB. H.R.2035 - Identity Theft and Financial Privacy Protection Act of 2003 main provisions folded into H.R.2622. H.R. 2622 - Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 sharing of medical information; permanent federal preemption. H.R. 2633 - Identity Theft Protection and Information Blackout Act of 2003 sharing of medical information. H.R. 3927 - The Life Insurance Anti-Discrimination in Travel Act, dealing with the use of travel history in underwriting life insurance. H.R. 4634 - Terrorism Insurance Backstop Extension Act of 2004, to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; group life. H.R. 4772 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Extension Act of 2004, to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; group life. S.16 - Equal Rights and Equal Dignity for Americans Act of 2003 genetic information is critical to determine risk class when issuing life insurance. S.228 - Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act prevents requiring applicant to disclose SS# in order to obtain product or service. S. 2764 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2004, to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; group life.

Client expense: $5,585,576 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

SSDI Process Dental Benefits for Federal Employees. H.R.4844, H.R.3751, S.2657 Terrorism Reinsurance. H.R.4634, H.R.4772, S.2764 Optional Federal Charter. S.1373

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $2,140,000

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of

HR 4634 HR 4772 S 2764

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of