Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
COM- COMMUNICATIONS/BROADCASTING/RADIO/TV H.R. 539, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 2649, FCC ABCs Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 3196, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes- all provisions related to cable H.R. 3452, FANS Act - all provisions related to cable H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - all provisions related to cable H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4572 STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4588, Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4635, Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service - all provisions related to cable H.R. 4880, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5429, Open Internet Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5585, Granting Our People Access to Channel Choice (GO PACC) Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable H.R. 5728, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provision related to cable S. 134, Violent Content Research Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable S.1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions related to cable S.1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act - all provisions related to cable S.1721, FANS Act - all provisions related to cable S.1789, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels, to preserve support of such channels, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable S. 2375, Colorado News, Emergency Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 - all provisions related to cable S. 2643, A bill to require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas - all provisions related to cable S. 2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (STAVRA) - all provisions related to cable
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
"H.R.128,"Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2013," all provisions. H.R.624,"Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act," all provisions. H.R.2911,"Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013," all provisions. H.R.3309,"Innovation Act," all provisions. H.R.3452,"FANS Act," all provisions. H.R.3720,"Next Generation Television Marketplace Act," all provisions. H.R.3719,Video CHOICE Act of 2013," all provisions. H.R. 4572,"STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions. H.R. 4635,"Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014," all provisions. H.R. 5036,"Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions. H.R. 5585,"To amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to provide greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties," all provisions. H.R.5728,"STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions related to broadcasters. S.21,"Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013," all provisions related to broadcasters and privacy. S.134,"Violent Content Research Act of 2013," all provisions. S.418 ,"Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013," all provisions. S.555,"Captioning and Image Narration to Enhance Movie Accessibility Act," all provisions. S.607,"Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013," all provisions. S.912,"Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013," all provisions. S.1680,"Consumer Choice in Online Video Act," all provisions. S.1721,"FANS Act," all provisions. S. 2375,"Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014," all provisions. S. 2454,"Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions. S.2643,"A bill to require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas," all provisions. S. 2799,"Television Access and Viewer Rights Act," all provisions. S.2974,"Sustained Promotion of Responsibility in Team Sports Act (SPORTS)," all provisions related to broadcasters. MB 10-71 Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Commission's Rules Governing Retransmission Consent MB 09-182, 07-294 2010 Quadrennial Regulatory Review - Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 MB 12-83 Public Notice on Interpretation of the Terms "Multichannel Video Programming Distributor" and "Channel" as Raised in Pending Program Access Complaint Proceeding GN 12-268 Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions GN 12-354 Amendment of the Commissions Rules with Regard to Commercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band CG 05-231 and ET 99-254, Closed Captioning of Video Programming; MB 11-154, Closed Captioning of Internet Protocol-Delivered Video Programming MB - 13-236 Amendment of Section 73.3555(e) of the Commission's Rules, National Television Multiple Ownership Rule GN - 14-28 Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet MB - 14-150 Alternative PSIP Proposal KVNV (TV), Middletown Township, NJ RM-11728 Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Commission's Rules Governing Practices of Video Programming Vendors MB 14-57 Applications of Comcast Corporation and Time Warner Cable Inc., Charter Communications Inc., and SpinCo for Consent to Assign Licenses or Transfer Control of Licensees; MB Docket No. 14-90 - Applications of AT&T Inc. and DirecTV for consent to Assign Licenses of Transfer Control of Licenses IB-13-213; RM-11685; WT- 03-66 Petition for Rulemaking to Reform the Commission's Regulatory Framework for Terrestrial use of the Big MSS-band
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
- HR 539 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - H.R. 1605 Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1962 The Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2649 FCC ABCs Act of 2013, to reform the FCCs process during rulemaking - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2844 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3196 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3452 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3675 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3719 Video CHOICE (Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3720 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4572 Satellite Television Extension and Localism (STELA) Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4635 Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5036 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5585 GO PACC (Granting Our People Access to Channel Choice) Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5728 STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 124 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 134 Violent Content Research Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 245 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 649 Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 912 Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 987 Free Flow of Information Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1173 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1379 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1680 Consumer Choice in Online Video Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1721 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1789 Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1989 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2375 Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2437 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2454 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2643 To require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2799 Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act - all provisions relating to cable.
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
- HR 96 Cameras in the Courtroom Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 539 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 917 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013- to provide media coverage of federal court proceedings - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1962 The Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2649 FCC ABCs Act of 2013, to reform the FCCs process during rulemaking - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2844 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3196 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3452 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3675 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3719 Video CHOICE (Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3720 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4572 Satellite Television Extension and Localism (STELA) Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4635 Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5036 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - S 134 Violent Content Research Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 245 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 912 Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 987 Free Flow of Information Act - all provisions relating to cable- S 1173 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1207 Cameras in the Courtroom Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1379 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1524 PRO Sports Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1680 Consumer Choice in Online Video Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1721 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1789 Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1989 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2375 Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2454 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2643 To require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2799 Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act - all provisions relating to cable.
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
All provisions of: S.912 (Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013); S.1680 (Consumer Choice in Online Video Act), S.1721 and H.R.3452 (FANS Act), H.R.3719 (Video CHOICE Act of 2013), H.R.3720 (Next Generation Television Marketplace Act), H.R.4572 (STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014); S.2375 (Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014), S.2454 (Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014); H.R. 5036 (Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014); S.2799 (Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act of 2014); issues related to the reauthorization and expansion of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010; issues related to retransmission consent reform; issues related to video marketplace competition and merger and acquisition activity in the pay-TV industry.
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $5,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
Client expense: $3,810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.CON.RES.16, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. S.CON.RES.6, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. "H.R.128, "Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2013," all provisions. H.R.624, "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, all provisions. H.R.2911, "Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R.3309, "Innovation Act," all provisions. H.R.3452, "FANS Act," all provisions. H.R.3720, "Next Generation Television Marketplace Act, all provisions. H.R.3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R. 4572, "STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions. H.R. 4635, "Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014," all provisions. H.R. 5036, "Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions. H.R. 5585, "To amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to provide greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties," all provisions. S.21, "Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013, all provisions related to broadcasters and privacy. S.134, "Violent Content Research Act of 2013," all provisions. S.418 , "Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions. S.555, "Captioning and Image Narration to Enhance Movie Accessibility Act, all provisions. S.607,"Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013," all provisions. S.912, "Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013," all provisions. S.1680, "Consumer Choice in Online Video Act, all provisions. S.1721, "FANS Act, all provisions. S. 2375, "Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014," all provisions. S. 2454, "Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions. S.2643, A bill to require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas," all provisions. S. 2799, "Television Access and Viewer Rights Act," all provisions. MB 10-71- Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Commission's Rules Governing Retransmission Consent MB 09-182, 07-294 - 2010 Quadrennial Regulatory Review - Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 MB 04-256- Rules and Policies Concerning Attribution of Joint Sales Agreements in Local Television Markets MB 12-83- Public Notice on Interpretation of the Terms "Multichannel Video Programming Distributor" and "Channel" as Raised in Pending Program Access Complaint Proceeding GN 12-268 -Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions WT-08-166- Revisions to Rules Authorizing the Operation of Low Power Auxiliary Stations in the 698-806 MHz Band; WT-08-167- Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, Petition for Rulemaking Regarding Low Power Auxiliary Stations, Including Wireless Microphones, and the Digital Television Transition; ET-10-24- Amendment of Parts 15,74 and 90 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Low Power Auxiliary Stations, Including Wireless Microphones GN 12-354 -- Amendment of the Commissions Rules with Regard to Commercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band GN 13-86 ---Commission Policy Regarding Indecency Enforcement CG 05-231 and ET 99-254, Closed Captioning of Video Programming; MB 11-154, Closed Captioning of Internet Protocol-Delivered Video Programming MB - 12-3 Sports Blackout Rules MB - 13-236 Amendment of Section 73.3555(e) of the Commission's Rules, National Television Multiple Ownership Rule GN - 14-28 Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet MB - 14-150 KVNV (TV), Middletown Township, NJ, Alternative PSIP Proposal RM-11728 - Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Commission's Rules Governing Practices of Video Programming Vendors MB 14-57 - Applications of Comcast Corporation and Time Warner Cable Inc., Charter Communications Inc., and SpinCo for Consent to Assign Licenses or Transfer Control of Licensees; MB Docket No. 14-90 - Applications of AT&T Inc. and DirecTV for consent to Assign Licenses of Transfer Control of Licenses
Client expense: $930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Please see the page attached for the full text of COM issues covered.COM COMMUNICATIONS/BROADCASTING/RADIO/TV H.R. 539, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 2649, FCC ABCs Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3179, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3196, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes- all provisions related to cable H.R. 3452, FANS Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 4572 STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4588, Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 4635, Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service all provisions related to cable H.R. 4880, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 5429 Open Internet Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 5585, Granting Our People Access to Channel Choice (GO PACC) Act of 2014 all provisions related to cableS. 134, Violent Content Research Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable S.1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S.1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act all provisions related to cable S.1721, FANS Act all provisions related to cable S.1789, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels, to preserve support of such channels, and for other purposes all provisions related to cable S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2375, Colorado News, Emergency Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2643, A bill to require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas all provisions related to cable S. 2799, Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (STAVRA) all provisions related to cable
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.CON.RES.16, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. S.CON.RES.6, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions."H.R.128, "Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2013," all provisions. H.R.624, "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, all provisions. H.R.2911, Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R.3309, "Innovation Act," all provisions. H.R.3452, FANS Act, all provisions. H.R.3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act, all provisions. H.R.3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R. 4572, "STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions. H.R. 4635, "Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014," all provisions S.21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013, all provisions related to broadcasters and privacy. S.134, "Violent Content Research Act of 2013," all provisions. S.418 , "Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions. S.555, Captioning and Image Narration to Enhance Movie Accessibility Act, all provisions. S.607,"Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013," all provisions. S.912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013," all provisions. S.1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act, all provisions. S.1721, FANS Act, all provisions. S. 2375, "Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014," all provisions. S. 2454, "Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014," all provisions. MB 10-71- Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Commission's Rules Governing Retransmission Consent MB 09-182, 07-294 - 2010 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 MB 04-256- Rules and Policies Concerning Attribution of Joint Sales Agreements in Local Television Markets MB 12-83- Public Notice on Interpretation of the Terms "Multichannel Video Programming Distributor" and "Channel" as Raised in Pending Program Access Complaint ProceedingGN 12-268 Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions WT-08-166- Revisions to Rules Authorizing the Operation of Low Power Auxiliary Stations in the 698-806 MHz Band; WT-08-167- Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, Petition for Rulemaking Regarding Low Power Auxiliary Stations, Including Wireless Microphones, and the Digital Television Transition; ET-10-24- Amendment of Parts 15,74 and 90 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Low Power Auxiliary Stations, Including Wireless Microphones GN 12-354 -- Amendment of the Commissions Rules with Regard to Commercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band GN 13-86 ---Commission Policy Regarding Indecency Enforcement CG 05-231 and ET 99-254, Closed Captioning of Video Programming; MB 11-154, Closed Captioning of Internet Protocol-Delivered Video Programming MB 12-3 Sports Blackout Rules MB 13-236 Amendment of Section 73.3555(e) of the Commission's Rules, National Television Multiple Ownership Rule
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; H.R. 4572 / S.2454, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014; S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act;S. 2375, Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014; Potential legislation amending P.L. 102-385, Cable Act of 1992, regarding retransmission consent; Potential legislation amending P.L. 104-104, Telecommunications Act of 1996, regarding retransmission consent; Spectrum auctions; Retransmission; Digital rights; Media ownership issues; Cable carriage issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
- HR 96 Cameras in the Courtroom Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 539 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 917 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013- to provide media coverage of federal court proceedings all provisions relating to cable.- HR 1962 The Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2649 FCC ABCs Act of 2013, to reform the FCCs process during rulemaking all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2786 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2787 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2844 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3196 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3452 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3675 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3719 Video CHOICE (Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment) Act" all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3720 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4572 Satellite Television Extension and Localism (STELA) Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4635 Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - S 134 Violent Content Research Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 245 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 912 Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 987 Free Flow of Information Act all provisions relating to cable- S 1173 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1207 Cameras in the Courtroom Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1379 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1524 PRO Sports Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1680 Consumer Choice in Online Video Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1721 Furthering Access and Networks for Sports (FANS) Act" all provisions relating to cable. - S 1789 Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act" all provisions relating to cable. - S 1989 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2375 Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2437 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 2454 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $4,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2014 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Please see the page attached for the full text of COM issues covered.COM COMMUNICATIONS/BROADCASTING/RADIO/TV H.R. 539, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 2649, FCC ABCs Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3179, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3196, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes- all provisions related to cable H.R. 3452, FANS Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 4572 STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4588, Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act all provisions related to cable H.R. 4635, Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service all provisions related to cable H.R. 4880, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 134, Violent Content Research Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable COM Issues continued on next page -COM COMMUNICATIONS/BROADCASTING/RADIO/TV - Continued S.1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 all provisions related to cable S.1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act all provisions related to cable S.1721, FANS Act all provisions related to cable S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2375, Colorado News, Emergency Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions related to cable Issues relating to cable carriage of broadcast stations, including retransmission consent Issues relating to TV broadcast ownership rules Issues relating to sports programming costs Issues relating to navigation devices
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Maritime Security Program, Food for Peace Program (P.L. 480); FARM Bill (H.R. 1947/HR 2642/S. 954), particularly provisions relating to food aid. FY 14 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R. 2410/S. 2375/H.R. 3547), particularly provisions relating to food aid. H.R. 4005 Coast Guard Authorization Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Agriculture Appropriations, FY 2014.(HR5973, S2375), FY 2015 (no bill number yet), Issues: Forestry research, extension, education funding, forestry related bio-energy, forest biotechnology, wood products, forest pest infestations. FY 2014 Appropriations HR. 2410, S. 1244 Omnibus Appropriations Bill HR 3547Appropriations Interior & Environment; forest service research, invasive forest pests, MacStennis forestry funding
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Maritime Security Program, Food for Peace Program (P.L. 480); FARM Bill (H.R. 1947/HR 2642/S. 954), particularly provisions relating to food aid. FY 14 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R. 2410/S. 2375/H.R. 3547), particularly provisions relating to food aid.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Maritime Security Program, Food for Peace Program (P.L. 480); FARM Bill (H.R. 1947/HR 2642/S. 954), particularly provisions relating to food aid. FY 14 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R. 2410/S. 2375/H.R. 3547), particularly provisions relating to food aid.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S.2375, S.1244, H.R.5973, H.R.2410 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; H.R.3547 Omnibus Appropriations Act; Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; Continuing Resolutions.
Client expense: $14,878 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2013 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Agriculture Appropriations, FY 2014.(HR5973, S2375), Issues: Forestry research, extension, education funding, forestry related bio-energy, forest biotechnology, wood products, forest pest infestations. FY 2014 Appropriations HR. 2410, S. 1244 expected Omnibus Appropriations Bill HR 3547Appropriations Interior & Environment; forest service research, invasive forest pests, MacStennis forestry funding
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 2375, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013. S. 1243, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations. S. 2322, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
Client expense: $155,182 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Maritime Security Program, Food for Peace Program (P.L. 480); FARM Bill (H.R. 1947/HR 2642/S. 954), particularly provisions relating to food aid. FY 14 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R. 2410/S. 2375/H.R. 3547), particularly provisions relating to food aid.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Seek funding for rehabilitation of the City's water and sewer systems, as well as flood control and drainage efforts. Legislation of interest includes the FY 2014 Continuing Appropriations Act (H.J. Res. 59), the FY 2014 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2609 and S. 1245), the FY 2014 Agriculture Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2410 and S. 1244), the FY 2013 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 933; P.L.113-6), the FY 2013 Continuing Appropriations Act (H.J. Res. 117; P.L. 112-175), the FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5325 and S. 2465), the FY 2013 Agriculture Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5973 and S. 2375), the FY 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill, the FY 2012 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112; P.L. 112-55), the FY 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055, H.R. 3671; P.L. 112-74), and implementation and reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (H.R. 1495 and P.L. 110-114), including consideration of the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (S. 601), the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (H.R. 3080), and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2013 (S. 335).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Support legislation providing for unfair trade and labeling practices reform, marketing loan and disaster assistance for honey producers, safe and timely shipment by mail of live queen bees, pollinator habitat protection and conservation measures, improvements in the school lunch and specialty crop programs, advancement of a national standard of identity for honey and international food safety issues, modifications to theContinued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act, curbs on circumvention of U.S. trade law, payment and collection of duties, curtailment of economic and product adulteration, and funding for honeybee research including efforts to address Colony Collapse Disorder and pollinator health decline and maintain the ARS honey bee research labs; advise on implementation of economic and disaster assistance and crop insurance legislation for honey producers, regulation of pesticides, policies on foreign worker visas, importation of honeybees, continuation of USDA's NASS crop and livestock reports, and modifications to the honey research, promotion, and consumer information program. Legislation of interest includes the Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 (S. 2302 and H.R. 2419; P.L. 110-234), the Heartland Habitat, Harvest and Horticulture Act of 2007 (S. 2242), the Pollination Habitat Protection Act of 2007 (S. 1496), the Pollination Protection Act of 2007 (S. 1694, H.R. 1709), the FY 2014 Continuing Appropriations Act (H.J. Res. 59), the FY 2013 Continuing Appropriations Act (H.J. Res. 117; P.L. 112-175), the FY 2013 Agriculture Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5973 and S. 2375), the FY 2012 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112; P.L. 112-55), the Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1631), the Enforcing Orders and Reducing Circumvention and Evasion Act of 2010 (S. 3725), the Preventing Recurring Trade Evasion and Circumvention Act of 2012 (H.R. 5708), implementation and extension of new shipper review provisions in the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (H.R. 4; P.L. 109-280), new Farm Bill legislation, including the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (S. 3240), the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 (H.R. 6083), the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8; P.L. 112-240), the FY 2013 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 933; P.L. 113-6), the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 954), the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (H.R. 2642), the FY 2014 Agriculture Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2410 and S. 1244), and the FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 3547).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Support client's efforts to advance environmental infrastructure, coastal restoration and resource management, drainage and flood control projects, including water and wastewater treatment system improvements, in Mississippi (DeSoto County), Louisiana (Lincoln/Union Parish), and Indiana (River Ridge Development Center), as well as a digital earth model mapping program in Mississippi. Legislation of interest includes the FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 3547), the FY 2014 ContinuingAppropriations Act (H.J. Res. 59), the FY 2014 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2609 and S. 1245), the FY 2014 Agriculture Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2410 and S. 1244), the FY 2014 Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill, the FY 2014 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2787 and S. 1329), the FY 2013 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 933; P.L. 113-6), the FY 2013 Continuing Appropriations Act (H.J. Res. 117; P.L. 112-175), the FY 2013 Agriculture Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5973 and S. 2375), the FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5325 and S. 2465), the FY 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill (H.R. 6091), the FY 2013 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5326 and S. 2323), the FY 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055, H.R. 3671; P.L. 112-74), the FY 2012 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112; P.L. 112-55), the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf States Act of 2011 (S. 1400; H.R. 3096), the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act (S. 1813; P.L. 112-141), and implementation and reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (H.R. 1495 and P.L. 110-114), including consideration of the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (S. 601), the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (H.R. 3080), and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2013 (S. 335).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
HR1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 including specific provisions relating to Title II Conservation and the Conservation Reserve Program;S.10 and S. 954-- Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (Farm Bill), specifically, implementation of Conservation Title programs which funds voluntary easement programs, including amendments: 2438 Conservation Crop Insurance, 2313-Forest Legacy, 2293-to impose an adjusted gross income cap for conservation projects, 2291-to eliminate International Forestry Programs at the U.S. Forest Service, 2292-to eliminate the Urban and Community Forestry (U & CF) program, and 2371- to expand the Forest Legacy program, Stewardship contracting, State and private forestry programs, Nature Resources Conservation Program Conservation Title, Farm and Ranchland Protection Program, the Grassland Reserve Program, the Wetlands Reserve Program, Energy Title, Forestry Title, and other specific provisions to include Sodsaver and conservation compliance; HR1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 including specific provisions relating to Title II Conservation and the Conservation Reserve Program; S1301, Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2013; S1875, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2013; H.R.686, Protect our Prairies Act, a "Sodsaver" Bill to reduce crop insurance subsidies to farmers who farm native grasslands; S.2375, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined; H.R. 1947/H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, including specific provisions related to Title II Conservation, Conservation Reserve Program, and Forestry Titles; HR1526, S.1784, Oregon and California Lands Act; [BILLS WITHOUT NUMBERS] Natural Resources Conservation Service, Bureau of Land Management and US Fish and Wildlife Service funding for Sage Grouse; A bill to provide to the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture expedited authority to remove geese that threaten aircraft;
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2013 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Funding for the Communities Facilities Grant Program 2014 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R.5973 & S.2375)
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Implementation, Agricultural Rural Development, FDA and related Agencies Act of 2013(H.R.5973, S. 2375)-cranberry research and market access prog., USDA Cranberry purchases, Agricultural antitrust issues/Capper-Volstad Act, Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (S.3240) Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (S.3240)(H.R. 2642) The Federal Agriculture and Risk Management Act of 2013
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2013 · second_quarter · Agriculture
HR 5973/S 2375/HR 933: FY 2013 Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Titles I and VI -- all provisions related to research, extension, education and food safety HR 2410/S 1244: FY 2014 Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Titles I and VI -- all provisions related to research, extension, education and food safetyHR 5857/S 3241/HR 933: FY 2013 Appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, title II -- provisions related to international agricultural research HR tbd/S tbd: FY 2014 Appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, title II -- provisions related to international agricultural research S 3240/HR 6083: The Farm Bill 2012 -- Title VII, provisions related to university-based research and Extension S 954/HR 1947/HR 2642: The Farm Bill 2013 -- Title VII, provisions related to university-based research and Extension
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Agriculture Appropriations, FY 2014.(HR5973, S2375), Issues: Forestry research, extension, education funding, forestry related bio-energy, forest biotechnology, wood products, forest pest infestations. FY 2014 Appropriations HR. 2410, S. 1244Appropriations Interior & Environment; forest service research, invasive forest pests, MacStennis forestry funding
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY14 Interior, House Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, including specific appropriations relating to Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service and US Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, US Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species grant programs;FY14 Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations; FY14 House and Senate Budget Resolutions; FY14 Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric; FY13 Agency Priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, UIS Fish and Wildlife Service and US Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; FY14 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill; FY13 Federal Budget with specific emphasis on Function 300 (Natural Resource) activities, including programs within Agriculture, Commerce, Interior, Transportation, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Budget Control Act of 2011; The Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 S.338 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), a bill to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of LWCF, and to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes, including, appropriations for conservation during the next four years and funding for the recovery from Superstorm Sandy. HR.152 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 appropriations for specified federal agencies and programs for expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy; S1005, Conservation Reform Act; S.2375, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined; [no bill number yet] Continuing Resolution, including specific provisions relating to conservation issues, the budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and US Fish and Wildlife Services; The Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Act; Department of Defense and Department of Environmental Protection Agency Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership in proximity of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida;
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2013 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Maritime Security Program, Food for Peace Program (P.L. 480); cargo preference laws, and other related issues. National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1960); FARM Bill (H.R. 1947/HR 2642/S. 954); Food Aid Reform Act (H.R. 1983); FY 14 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R. 2410/S. 2375); Foreign Assistant Transparency & Accountability Act (H.R. 2638)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 2375, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 1243, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations S.2322: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
Client expense: $155,182 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Support client's efforts to advance environmental infrastructure, coastal restoration and resource management, drainage and flood control projects, including water and wastewater treatment system improvements, in Mississippi (DeSoto County), Louisiana (Lincoln/Union Parish), and Indiana (River Ridge Development Center), as well as a digital earth model mapping program in Mississippi. Legislation of interest includes the FY 2014 Continuing Appropriations Act (H.J. Res. 59), the FY 2014 Energy andWater Development Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2609 and S. 1245), the FY 2014 Agriculture Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2410 and S. 1244), the FY 2014 Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill, the FY 2014 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2787 and S. 1329), the FY 2013 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 933; P.L. 113-6), the FY 2013 Continuing Appropriations Act (H.J. Res. 117; P.L. 112-175), the FY 2013 Agriculture Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5973 and S. 2375), the FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5325 and S. 2465), the FY 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill (H.R. 6091), the FY 2013 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5326 and S. 2323), the FY 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055, H.R. 3671; P.L. 112-74), the FY 2012 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112; P.L. 112-55), the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf States Act of 2011 (S. 1400; H.R. 3096), the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act (S. 1813; P.L. 112-141), and implementation and reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (H.R. 1495 and P.L. 110-114), including consideration of the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (S. 601), the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (H.R. 3080), and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2013 (S. 335).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Seek funding for rehabilitation of the City's water and sewer systems, as well as flood control and drainage efforts. Legislation of interest includes the FY 2014 Continuing Appropriations Act (H.J. Res. 59), the FY 2014 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2609 and S. 1245), the FY 2014 Agriculture Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2410 and S. 1244), the FY 2013 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 933; P.L.113-6), the FY 2013 Continuing Appropriations Act (H.J. Res. 117; P.L. 112-175), the FY 2013 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5325 and S. 2465), the FY 2013 Agriculture Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5973 and S. 2375), the FY 2013 Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill, the FY 2012 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112; P.L. 112-55), the FY 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055, H.R. 3671; P.L. 112-74), and implementation and reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (H.R. 1495 and P.L. 110-114), including consideration of the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (S. 601), the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (H.R. 3080), and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2013 (S. 335).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S.1244, S.2375, H.R.2410, H.R.5973 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2014; Continuing Resolutions.
Client expense: $8,216 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2013 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Support legislation providing for unfair trade and labeling practices reform, marketing loan and disaster assistance for honey producers, safe and timely shipment by mail of live queen bees, pollinator habitat protection and conservation measures, improvements in the school lunch and specialty crop programs, advancement of a national standard of identity for honey and international food safety issues, modifications to theContinued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act, curbs on circumvention of U.S. trade law, payment and collection of duties, curtailment of economic and product adulteration, and funding for honeybee research including efforts to address Colony Collapse Disorder and maintain the ARS honey bee research labs; advise on implementation of economic and disaster assistance and crop insurance legislation for honey producers, regulation of pesticides, policies on foreign worker visas, importation of honeybees, continuation of USDA's NASS crop and livestock reports, and modifications to the honey research, promotion, and consumer information program. Legislation of interest includes the Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 (S. 2302 and H.R. 2419; P.L. 110-234), the Heartland Habitat, Harvest and Horticulture Act of 2007 (S. 2242), the Pollination Habitat Protection Act of 2007 (S. 1496), the Pollination Protection Act of 2007 (S. 1694, H.R. 1709), the FY 2014 Continuing Appropriations Act (H.J. Res. 59), the FY 2013 Continuing Appropriations Act (H.J. Res. 117; P.L. 112-175), the FY 2013 Agriculture Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5973 and S. 2375), the FY 2012 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112; P.L. 112-55), the Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1631), the Enforcing Orders and Reducing Circumvention and Evasion Act of 2010 (S. 3725), the Preventing Recurring Trade Evasion and Circumvention Act of 2012 (H.R. 5708), implementation and extension of new shipper review provisions in the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (H.R. 4; P.L. 109-280), new Farm Bill legislation, including the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (S. 3240), the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 (H.R. 6083), the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8; P.L. 112-240), the FY 2013 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 933; P.L. 113-6), the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 954), the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (H.R. 2642), and the FY 2014 Agriculture Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2410 and S. 1244).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Funding for the Communities Facilities Grant Program 2013 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R.5973 & S.2375)
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Implementation, Agricultural Rural Development, FDA and related Agencies Act of 2013(H.R.5973, S. 2375)-cranberry research and market access prog., USDA Cranberry purchases, Agricultural antitrust issues/Capper-Volstad Act, Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (S.3240) Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (S.3240)(H.R. 2642) The Federal Agriculture and Risk Management Act of 2013
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2013 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Agriculture Appropriations, FY 2014.(HR5973, S2375), Issues: Forestry research, extension, education funding, forestry related bio-energy, forest biotechnology, wood products, forest pest infestations. FY 2014 Appropriations HR. 2410, S. 1244Appropriations Interior & Environment; forest service research, invasive forest pests, MacStennis forestry funding
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · first_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database System (FARAD), animal drug residue avoidance program to keep beef, chicken, eggs, milk, pork products free of accidental or purposeful contamination of drugs or toxic chemicals. FY 2013 Agriculture Appropriations bills. (HR5973, S.2375) FY 2014 Appropriations (HR 2410, S 1244)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · first_quarter · Agriculture
FY2013 Agriculture Appropriations Issues: Research, extension, education funding, food safety, bio-energy, biotechnology, wood products, forest pest infestations, crop diseases, ARS units, nutrition, aquaculture, animal waste, H5973 S2375, S.3240, Omnibus and Continuing Resolution Acts FY 2014 Appropriations (HR. 2410, S. 1244)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Agriculture Appropriations, FY 2013.(HR5973, S2375), Issues: Forestry research, extension, education funding, forestry related bio-energy, forest biotechnology, wood products, forest pest infestations. FY 2014 Appropriations (HR 2410 S. 1244)Appropriations Interior & Environment; forest service research, invasive forest pests, MacStennis forestry funding
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
FY2013 & 2014 Agriculture Appropriations; agriculture research (HR 5973, S2375); FY2013 Commerce/Justice/Science ; NASA, National Science Foundation, NOAA, Manufacturing Extension Partnership(HR5326, S.2323) ; FY 2013 Defense Appropriations research, technology development (HR 5856); FY 2013 Energy & Water Appropriations, Office of Science, nuclear energy, alternative energy, biofuels, solar power;(HR 5325, S.2465) Homeland Security, Agriculture Biosecurity, Science and Technology, University Programs, personal protective gear for first responders(HR 5855, S.3216); FY 2013 Energy and Water Appropriations, Office of Science, nuclear energy, alternative energy, biofuels, solar power (HR5325, S.2465); Marine Sciences, coastal ocean research, beach erosion, severe storm modeling, seafood quality research, HR5326, S.2323) FY 2014 Appropriations (HR 2410 S1244, S1329, HR 2397, HR 2609 S1245, HR 2217, S. 1284) Big Data/Analytics
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
2013 Continuing Resolution & Agriculture Appropriations; agriculture research/extension, (HR5973, S.2375) 2013 Appropriations for Commerce/Justice/Science NASA, National Science Foundation, NOAA, Manufacturing Extension Partnership (HR 5326 S.2323) ; 2013 Appropriations for Defense Research (HR5856), 2013 Appropriations for Energy & Water, Office of Science, nuclear energy, alternative energy, biofuels, solar power;(HR 5325, S2465); Homeland Security Appropriations 2013 Agriculture Biosecurity, Science and Technology, University Programs, personal protective gear for first responders. (HR5855, S3216) FY2013 Appropriations Interior & Environment (H6091); forest service research, invasive forest pests, EPA science and technology research; Labor/HHS/Education 2011, NIH research funding levels, student financial aid programs (Pell, TRIO, Work-study). Continuing Resolution, Omnibus Appropriations, Sequestration FY 2014 Appropriations (HR 2410 S1244, S1329, HR 2397, HR. 2609 S. 1245, HR 2217, S. 1284, S 1283, HR. 2216, H. 2610, S. 1243)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H5973/S2375, Agriculture Appropriations: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, Hatch Formula Funds, Smith-Lever, McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry, Animal Health and Disease, Higher Education Challenge Grants, Sustainable Agriculture Programs, Equity in Education Programs, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, Capacity-building grant for non-land grant Colleges of Agriculture; H5326/S2323, Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations: Economic Development Administration-University Centers, Justice, Department of, including National Institute of Justice Centers of Excellence, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, NASA Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, National Estuarine Research Service, National Science Foundation, including the Math and Science Program, Noyce, Research in Undergraduate Institutions, TUES, expansion of undergraduate research capacity and infrastructure, and National Telecommunications and Information Administration; H5856, Defense Appropriations: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Vehicle Technology within Defense Research Sciences, Sustainable Alernative Energy Program; H5325/S2465, Energy & Water Appropriations: Energy, Department of; H6020/S3301, Financial Services Appropriation: Small Business Administration Federal and State Technology Partnership Program, Small Business Development Centers; H6091, Interior & Environment Appropriations: Green Power Partnership, Natinoal Endowment for the Humanities, National Sea Grant College Program, State Water Resources Research Institute Program, Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center, USGS Cooperative Research Units Program; S3295, Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations: AmeriCorps*Vista, Area Health Education Center Program, including Title VII and Title VIII Health Professions Program, Campus-Based Financial Aid Programs, Federal Pell Grant, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, GEAR UP, Head Start, Health and Human Services, Department of, Title IV-E, Health Resources and Services Administration, Improving Teacher Quality Grants, International Education, Labor, Department of, National Institutes of Health, National Professional Development Program, Public Radio and Television, Strengthening Institutions Program, TRIO Grants; H5854/S3215 Military/Veterans: Veterans, Department of, GI Bill; H5857/S3241, State/Foreign Operations Appropriations: Foreign Language Instruction; H5972/S2322, Transporation Appropriations: Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute; Reform of Federal policies relating to grants and cooperative agreements, cost principles and administrative requirements.
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · second_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Maritime Security Program, Food for Peace Program (P.L. 480); cargo preference laws, and other related issues. National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1960); FARM Bill (H.R. 1947/S. 954); Food Aid Reform Act (H.R. 1983); FY 14 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R. 2410/S. 2375);
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Funding for the Communities Facilities Grant Program 2013 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R.5973 & S.2375)
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · second_quarter · Agriculture
HR 5973/S 2375/HR 933: FY 2013 Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Titles I and VI -- all provisions related to research, extension, education and food safety HR 2410/S 1244: FY 2014 Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Titles I and VI -- all provisions related to research, extension, education and food safetyHR 5857/S 3241/HR 933: FY 2013 Appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, title II -- provisions related to international agricultural research HR tbd/S tbd: FY 2014 Appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, title II -- provisions related to international agricultural research S 3240/HR 6083: The Farm Bill 2012 -- Title VII, provisions related to university-based research and Extension S 954/HR 1947/HR 2642: The Farm Bill 2013 -- Title VII, provisions related to university-based research and Extension
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S.1244, S.2375, H.R. 2410, H.R. 5973 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2014.
Client expense: $35,328 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2013 · second_quarter · Agriculture
Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Implementation, Agricultural Rural Development, FDA and related Agencies Act of 2013(H.R.5973, S. 2375)-cranberry research and market access prog., USDA Cranberry purchases, Agricultural antitrust issues/Capper-Volstad Act, Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (S.3240) Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (S.3240)(H.R. 2642) The Federal Agriculture and Risk Management Act of 2013
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2013 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 3240 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012; S. 1284 - Depts. of Labor HHS and Edu. and Related Agencies App. 2013 H.R. 6091 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5973 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 2375 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2013S.133, New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 2375, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 1243, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations S.2322, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
Client expense: $155,182 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE