Loading…
Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018
Legislative Progress
Introduced
January 25, 2018
Latest Action
December 10, 2018
Primary Sponsor
Roger F. WickerRepublican(MS)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
96pct
319d open
vs 3,805 other S bills in the 115th — cohort avg 41d
Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish the Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States. The task force must identify current gaps in the availability of broadband Internet access service on agricultural land and recommend policies to expand its deployment. The Department of Agriculture and the FCC shall jointly submit to the task force a list of all federal programs or resources available for the expansion of broadband Internet access service on unserved agricultural land. The FCC shall renew the task force every two years until it terminates on January 1, 2025.
These links require the bill number to appear in the filing's source-reported specific issue text. Client expenses and lobbying-firm income are separate disclosure fields.
Filing registrants (16)
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7367-7368; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7367-7368)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7367-7368; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7367-7368)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 615.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-342.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Bills with similar content found using semantic analysis.
Sources: Congress.gov
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Unlicensed broadband spectrum below 700 MHz/TV White Spaces. Net Neutrality. Spectrum Frontier/Millimeter Wave bands. Mid-Band Spectrum (6GHz). S. 1682, AIRWAVES Act. Rural Broadband. E-Rate. Broadband Tax Credits. Broadband Mapping. Broadband Funding. H.R. 4881 and S. 2343: Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. H.R. 6442, Broadband for All Act of 2018. H.R. 4287, Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017. H.R. 2870, Gigabit Opportunity Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
S. 3655, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act; Matsui discussion draft - Amendment of NTIA Act; Issues related to rural broadband access; H.R. 4881/ S 2343, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018; H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 5952/S. 3072, FY19 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations, provisions related to funding for NTIA and augmentation of the National Broadband Map S. 2343/H.R. 4881, the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, incorporated into H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act, as Section 12511 Issues related to broadband mapping and data collection
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Unlicensed broadband spectrum below 700 MHz/TV White Spaces. Net Neutrality. Spectrum Frontier/Millimeter Wave bands. Mid-Band Spectrum (6GHz). S. 1682, AIRWAVES Act. Rural Broadband. E-Rate. Broadband Tax Credits. Broadband Mapping. Broadband Funding. H.R. 4881 and S. 2343: Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. H.R. 6442, Broadband for All Act of 2018. H.R. 4287, Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017. H.R. 2870, Gigabit Opportunity Act.
Client expense: $2,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 288, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act H.R. 290, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 460, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 H.R. 557, FCC "ABCs" Act of 2017 H.R. 588, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act H.R. 599, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 H.R. 1300, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 1324, Securing IoT Act of 2017 H.R. 1335, Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1340, Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act H.R. 1534, To establish a program that provides dislocated workers with a subsidy or coupon that may be applied towards obtaining broadband Internet access service, and for other purposes. H.R. 1546, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a methodology for the collection by the Commission of mobile service coverage data. H.R. 1576, To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a job-training grant program for workers displaced by automation and to establish an Innovation Corps to enable recent college graduates to volunteer in job-training programs for workers displaced by automation, and for other purposes. H.R. 1581, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add access to telecommunications and information services in Indian country and areas with high populations of Indian people to the universal service principle relating to access to such services in rural, insular, and high cost areas. H.R. 1591, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules and conduct outreach to offer recipients of assistance under the Lifeline Assistance Program mobile devices that are capable of receiving a WiFi signal and are capable of tethering with other WiFi compatible hardware or devices, and for other purposes. H.R. 2520, Browser Act of 2017 H.R. 3393, the New Collar Jobs Act H.R. 3994, the ACCESS BROADBAND Act H.R. 4747, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act H.R. 4795, Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 H.R. 4798, Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 H.R. 4810, Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generation Networks without Overbuilding and Waste Act H.R. 4817, Promoting Exchanges for Enhanced Routing of Information so Networks are Great Act H.R. 4842, The Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure H.R. 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act H.R. 5639, the Communications Jobs Training Act H.J.Res.86 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". H.R.2 & S.3042 the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. S. 19, MOBILE NOW Act S. 96, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 S. 102, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017 S. 134, Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 S. 174, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 S. 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2017 S. 2620, the Federal Cyber security Joint Duty Program Act S. 277, Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 S. 604, Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 S. 624, A bill to allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed. S. 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act of 2017 S. 1693, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 S. 2343, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act S. 3078, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act S.J.Res.34, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate) Issues related to privacy (House and Senate) Issues related to the privacy CRA (House and Senate) Issues related to cybersecurity (House and Senate) Issues related to robocalling (House and Senate) Issues related to broadband infrastructure (House and Senate) Issues related to broadband deployment (House and Senate) Issues related to the Internet of Things (IoT) (House and Senate) Issues related to Number Portability (House and Senate)
Introduced in Senate
| Republican |
| CO |
| Deb Fischer | Republican | NE |
| Heidi Heitkamp | Democratic | ND |
| John Hoeven | Republican | ND |
| John Thune | Republican | SD |
| Jon Tester | Democratic | MT |
| Roy Blunt | Republican | MO |
| Steve Daines | Republican | MT |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Tina Smith | Democratic | MN |
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, HR 4881, S 2343
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
EDA supports the passage of S. 2343 and H.R. 4881 the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. This bill would help facilitate the deployment of broadband internet across rural America in order to optimize agricultural services and production.
Client expense: $183,119 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
EDA supports the passage of S.2343 and H.R.4881 the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. This bill would help facilitate the deployment of broadband internet across rural America in order to optimize agriculture services and production. We applaud the inclusion of the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act in the 2018 Farm Bill. This legislation will ensure that the federal government evolves along with the technology that has revolutionized modern agriculture. Broadband deployment in unserved and underserved croplands and ranchlands is essential to farmers and ranchers who produce the food, fuel and fiber across the United States and around the world. Without rural broadband modern equipment is underutilized and crops are not being planted or harvested to the full extent possible. Equipment maintenance and repairs can be performed using remote technology but that technology requires internet connectivity. Agricultural Equipment Dealers and Manufacturers have made a commitment to end users to provide a host of diagnostic and repair information by 2021. In order to utilize this information, end users will need access to the internet in the field. The combination of our industry commitment and advances in rural broadband will lead to less downtime for farmers and optimum efficiency in the field at vital times.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to GPS spectrum policy and GPS infrastructure including H.R. 4881/S.2343 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
The association bases its approaches on whether or not policies are flexible in their application to rural carriers that have different needs and capabilities and that have far different economies of scale and competitive opportunities than larger carriers. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following: S. 604 - Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 - all sections. S. 770 - NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act - all sections. S. 1676 - B-CROP Act - all sections. S. 2343 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2735 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2970 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2987 - National Defense Authorization Act 2019 - all sections relating to telecommunications network equipment. S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - all sections related to broadband. S. 3085 - Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 3157 - STREAMLINE Act - all sections. S. 3346 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act - all sections. S. 3655 - TRACED Act - all sections. H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - all sections related to broadband. H.R. 2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 3359 - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act - all sections. H.R. 4232 - B-CROP Act - all sections. H.R. 4668 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act - all sections. H.R. 4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 5213 - Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act - all sections. H.R. 5497 - Office of Rural Telecommunications Act - all sections. H.R. 5515 - National Defense Authorization Act 2019 - all sections relating to telecommunications network equipment. H.R. 6073 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 6430 - Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 6465 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - all sections. H.R. 6703 - Rural Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 6871 - Rural Broadband Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. Legislative and regulatory issues related to implementing Connect America Fund Phase II. Legislative and regulatory issues related to FCC Order adopted March 23, 2016 concerning USF support for rate-of-return carriers. Legislative and regulatory issues related to FCC Order adopted December 14, 2017 concerning net neutrality. Legislative and regulatory issues related to USF contributions. Legislative and regulatory issues related to USDA/RUS Telecom Loan Portfolio. Legislative and regulatory issues related to IP interconnection. Legislative and regulatory issues related to broadband mapping. Legislative and regulatory issues related to CAF accountability. Legislative and regulatory issues related to federal broadband grants and financing, including a unified federal broadband benchmark, loan guarantees, loan sequencing, and gigabit service. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the provision of video, including retransmission consent and compulsory copyright. Legislative and regulatory issues related to 2018 Farm Bill. Legislative and regulatory issues related to Community Connect. Legislative and regulatory issues related to cable franchise fees. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the proposed Sprint/T-Mobile merger. Legislative and regulatory issues related to data security and consumer privacy. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the USDAs ReConnect Program.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Rural Broadband Infrastructure Data Privacy S. 19Mobile Now Act FCC Mobility Fund Phase II proceeding Internet of Things S. 2343/HR 4881 - Precision Ag Connectivity Act
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Rural Broadband Infrastructure Data Privacy S. 19Mobile Now Act FCC Mobility Fund Phase II proceeding Internet of Things S. 2343/HR 4881 - Precision Ag Connectivity Act
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 5952/S. 3072, FY19 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations, provisions related to funding for NTIA and augmentation of the National Broadband Map S. 2343/H.R. 4881, the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, incorporated into H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act, as Section 12511 Issues related to broadband mapping and data collection
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, domestic telecommunications supply chain security, cross border law enforcement requests, implementation of the First Responder Network; and legislation designed to streamline infrastructure deployment. Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: H.R.4795-Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; H.R.4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; H.R.4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; H.R. 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; H.R. 4810 - MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; H.R.4813 - WIFI STUDY Act; H.R.4814 - Community Broadband Act of 2018; H.R. 4817 - PEERING Act of 2018; H.R.4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; H.R.4839 - RESTORED Act of 2018; ; H.R.4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; H.R4847/S.1363 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; H.R.4858 - CLIMB ONCE Act; H.R.4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; H.R.2903/S.2418 - Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017 (provisions related to broadband metrics); H.R.288/S.288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions ); S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband act of 2017 (issues concerning rural broadband deployment); H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents); S.1676/H.R.4232 - B-CROP Act (issues related to rural broadband support); H.R.4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017 (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4842/H.R.4847 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 (issues related go communication facility placement); and S.2343/H.R,4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act (provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment). H.R.2/S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); H.R.686/S.88 - DIGIT Act (provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability); H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (issues concerning federal universal service programs); H.R.1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 (to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government Spectrum for commercial use); H.R.2520 - Browser Act of 2017 (issues related to privacy regulation); H.R.2810/S.1519 - National Defense Authorization Act (provisions related to supply chain); H.R.2870/S.1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (to amend the IRs Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones); H.R.4151 -- STREET Act (provisions relating to smart cities); H.R.5661 - Tribal Connect Act of 2018 (issues related to e-rate eligible services); H.R.5983/S.2973 - Kelsey Smith Act (provisions related to service provider obligations to provide location information in emergencies); H.R.5815/S.2639 - CONSENT Act (privacy provisions); H.R.6032 - SMART IoT Act (issues related to connected devices); H.R.6073 - Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Ares and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); H.R.6147 - Interior, Environment Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act for 2019 (communications related provisions); H.R.6258/S.3107 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for 2019 (communications and related provisions); H.R.6286 - Bus Act of 2018 (issues related to e-rate eligible services); H.R.6393 - 21st Century Internet Act (issues relating to net neutrality and Internet peering arrangements); H.R.6494 - Next Generation Marketplace Fairness Act (issues relating to modernization of broadcast television carriage rules); H.R.6943 - CEASE (Robocalls) Act (all provisions); S.964 - MY DATA (to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security); S.1405/H.R.2997 - FAA Appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems and unmarked towers; S.1682/H.R.4953 - AIRWAVES Act (issues relating to spectrum auctions); S.1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 (issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices); S.1809/H.R.3901 -- Moving FIRST Act (provisions relating to smart cities); S.1904 -- Smart Cities Community Act of 2017 (issues relating to smart cities); S.2391/H.R.4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act (procurement related issues); and S.2510/H.R.4682 - Internet Preservation Act (Issues relating to the preservation of the open internet); S.2694 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018 (provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling); S.2728 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Protection Rights Act of 2018 (provisions related to online privacy protections); S.3157 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act; S.3255 - E-FRONTIER Act (issues related to federal construction or operation of a nationwide broadband network); S.3828 - Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats (ALERT) Act (issues relating to improvement of the emergency alert system); and S.JRes.52/H.J.Res129 - Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S.Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to Restoring Internet Freedom.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, domestic telecommunications supply chain security; cross border law enforcement requests, and implementation of the First Responder Network; legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment. Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: HR 4795, Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; HR 4798, Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; HR 4800, Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; HR 4802, Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; HR 4810, MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; HR 4813, WIFI STUDy Act; HR 4814, Community Broadband Act of 2018; HR 4817, PEERING Act of 2018; HR 4824, Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; HR 4839, RESTORED Act of 2018; HR 4845, Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; HR 4847/S 1363, Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; HR 4858, CLIMB ONCE Act; HR 4876, Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; HR 2903/S 2418, Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017, provisions related to broadband metrics; HR 288/S 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions; S 277, Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Act of 2017, issues concerning rural broadband deployment; HR 2425, Public Lands Telecommunications Act, provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents; S 1676/HR 4232, B-CROP Act, issues related to rural broadband support; HR 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act, issues relating to broadband funding; HR 4287, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017, issues relating to broadband funding; HR 4842/HR 4847, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018, issues related to communication facility placement; S 2343/HR 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment. HR 686/S 88, DIGIT Act, provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability HR 1139, PSC Oversight Act of 2017, issues concerning federal universal service programs HR 1888, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017, to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for the reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use HR 2520, BROWSER Act of 2017, issues related to privacy regulation HR 2870/S 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act, to amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones S 964, MY DATA Act of 2017, to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security S 1405/HR 2997, FAA Reauthorization Act, issues related to tower markings and unmanned aircraft S 1682/HR 4953, AIRWAVES Act, issues relating to spectrum auctions S 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices S 1809/HR 3901, Moving FIRST Act, provisions relating to smart cities HR 4151, STREET Act, provisions relating to smart cities S 1904, Smart Cities Community Act of 2017, issues relating to smart cities S 2510/HR 4682, Open Internet Preservation Act, issues related to net neutrality HR 4747/S 2391, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act, concerning issues related to procurement H.J. Res. 129/S.J. Res. 52, providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, USC, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom" HR 6032, SMART IoT Act, issues relating to connected devices S 3157, STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act, issues relating to regulation of small cell placement HR 5815/S 2639, CONSENT Act, issues relating to privacy S 2728, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Protection Rights Act of 2018, issues related to online privacy protections HR 5661, Tribal Connect Act of 2018/HR 6286, Bus Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of e-rate eligible services HR 5983/S 2973, Kelsey Smith Act, provisions related to service provider obligations to provide location information in emergencies HR 6073, Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas HR 2/S 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas S 2694, Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018; S 3149, the DO NOT Call Act, provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling HR 2810/S 1519, National Defense Reauthorization Act, issues relating to supply chain HR 6943, the CEASE Act, all provisions HR 6393, 21st Century Internet Act, issues relating to net neutrality and Internet peering arrangements HR 6494, Next Generation Marketplace Fairness Act, issues relating to modernization of the broadcast television carriage rules S 3828, Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats (ALERT) Act, issues relating to improvements to the emergency alert system S 3255, E-FRONTIER Act, issues relating to federal construction or operation of a nationwide broadband network HR 6258/S 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019, communications related provisions HR 6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019, communications related provisions
Client expense: $3,850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Meetings with Congress, USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Issues surrounding non-farmer owned cotton gins and cottonseed storage under Food Safety and Modernization Act regulations U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulatory guidance to define exemptions and transportation for agricultural commodities USDA-FSA implementation of the Seed Cotton Program provisions and agricultural disaster program for 2017 hurricane losses Comments to USDA-APHIS Regulatory Analysis and Development regarding Docket Number APHIS-2017-0073: Cotton Genetically Engineered for Resistance to HPPD-Inhibitor Herbicides (e.g., Isoxaflutole) and Glyphosate; Transformation Event GHB811 Participation in comments from the Coalition for Safe, Affordable Food to USDA-AMS regarding Docket Number AMS-TM-17-0050 - Proposed Rule for National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Participation with other agricultural organizations in a letter to USDA-AMS regarding Docket Number AMS-TM-17-0050, Proposed Rule - National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 S. 2343, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee FY 2019 Agricultural Appropriations 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Participated in a meeting with USDA-RMA regarding the 2017 STAX program and the Yield Exclusion provision USDAs Tariff Mitigation Packages Market Facilitation Program and Agricultural Trade Promotion Program Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Policy regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0141 - National Marine Fisheries Services Biological Opinion for the pesticides chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding Docket Number APHIS-2018-0034 - Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement; Movement and Outdoor Use of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Participation in a letter from the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees regarding funding in the 2018 Farm Bill for the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Program Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding nominations of Dawn DeBerry Stump and Dan Berkovitz as commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0416 - Pesticide Product Registrations: Applications for New Uses and New Active Ingredients (tolerances for residues of afidopyropen) Comments to EPAs Office of Water regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203 - Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Definition of Waters of the United States-Recodification of Preexisting Rule Participation in the Water Advocacy Coalitions comments to EPAs Office of Water and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203 -Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Definition of Waters of the United States-Recodification of Preexisting Rule Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Acting Administrator of EPA and the Assistant Secretary of the Army regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203 - Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Definition of Waters of the United States-Recodification of Preexisting Rule Participation in an agricultural coalition comments to the Acting Administrator of EPA and the Assistant Secretary of the Army regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203 -Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Definition of Waters of the United States-Recodification of Preexisting Rule (to address the effect of the Supreme Courts decision in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) Participation in a letter from the Pesticide Policy Coalition to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees regarding regulatory reforms in the Horticulture Title of the 2018 Farm Bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the U.S Trade Representative, Secretary of Commerce, USDA Secretary, and National Economic Council Director regarding NAFTA negotiations Participation in a letter with 66 other cotton and related organizations to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees regarding cotton industry priorities in the 2018 Farm Bill Letter to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works regarding the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 Comments to EPAs Office of Science regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 - Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0720 - Registration Review: Draft Human and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides: Notice of Availability (requesting 30-day extension on comment period) Participation in a letter from agricultural and other organizations to the USDA Secretary and EPA Acting Administrator regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision to order EPA to revoke all tolerances and registrations for chlorpyrifos Individual letters to the EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Associate Administrator, Acting Assistant Attorney General and Senior Advisor to the USDA Secretary regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision to order EPA to revoke all tolerances and registrations for chlorpyrifos Participation in educational programs with EPA Office Pesticide Programs officials and cotton producer leaders from Tennessee and Mississippi regarding auxin herbicides and weed control management practices Participation in a letter with 25 other cotton organizations to the EPA Acting Administrator regarding continued registrations of the new formulations of dicamba Participation in a Pesticide Policy Coalition letter to the EPA Acting Administrator regarding continued registrations of the new formulations of dicamba Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding Docket Number APHIS-2017-0097 - Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Availability of a Draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Draft Environmental Assessment for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Ultra-low Gossypol Levels in the Cottonseed H.R. 3608, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R. 6345, Ensuring Meaningful Petition Outreach While Enhancing Rights of States Act of 2018 H.R. 6346, Weigh Habitats Locational Effects Act of 2018 H.R. 6355, Providing ESA Timing Improvements That Increase Opportunities for Nonlisting ACT of 2018 Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0720 - Registration Review: Draft Human and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides: Notice of Availability (pertaining to acephate) Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket Number FWS-HQ-ES-2018-0009 - Endangered and Threatened Species: Interagency Cooperation Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket Number FWS-HQ-ES-2018-0007-0001 - Endangered and Threatened Species: Revision of Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket No: FWS-HQ-ES-2018-0006. Endangered and Threatened Species: Listing Species and Designating Critical Habitat Provided input for USDA-NASSs Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Cotton Production Practices Report for 2019 Issues related to the USDA-APHIS lifting of the pink bollworm domestic quarantine in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas. Meeting with USDA-RMA officials regarding a bulletin issued to crop insurance providers and RMA field offices with details for emergency procedures for crops damaged by Hurricane Florence Participation in meetings with USDA Cotton Warehouse Division regarding issues related to the flow of cotton Participation in a meeting with USDA Under Secretary of Marketing and Regulatory Programs regarding issues related to the flow of cotton and phytosanitary trade barriers for cotton imports to Bangladesh Provided input and examples to USDA-NASS regarding cottonseed price reporting on its gin survey
Client expense: $279,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Unlicensed broadband spectrum below 700 MHz/TV White Spaces. Net Neutrality. Spectrum Frontier/Millimeter Wave bands. Mid-Band Spectrum (6GHz). S. 1682, AIRWAVES Act. Rural Broadband. E-Rate. Broadband Tax Credits. Broadband Mapping. Broadband Funding. H.R. 4881 and S. 2343: Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. T-Band.
Client expense: $2,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
EDA supports the passage of S. 2343 and H.R. 4881 the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. This bill would help facilitate the deployment of broadband internet across rural America in order to optimize agricultural services and production.
Client expense: $183,119 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
EDA supports the passage of S.2343 and H.R.4881 the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. This bill would help facilitate the deployment of broadband internet across rural America in order to optimize agriculture services and production. We applaud the inclusion of the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act in the 2018 Farm Bill. This legislation will ensure that the federal government evolves along with the technology that has revolutionized modern agriculture. Broadband deployment in unserved and underserved croplands and ranchlands is essential to farmers and ranchers who produce the food, fuel and fiber across the United States and around the world. Without rural broadband modern equipment is underutilized and crops are not being planted or harvested to the full extent possible. Equipment maintenance and repairs can be performed using remote technology but that technology requires internet connectivity. Agricultural Equipment Dealers and Manufacturers have made a commitment to end users to provide a host of diagnostic and repair information by 2021. In order to utilize this information, end users will need access to the internet in the field. The combination of our industry commitment and advances in rural broadband will lead to less downtime for farmers and optimum efficiency in the field at vital times.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 5952/S. 3072, FY19 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations, provisions related to funding for NTIA and augmentation of the National Broadband Map S. 2343/H.R. 4881, the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act H.R. __, draft National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act Issues related to broadband mapping and data collection
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
The association bases its approaches on whether or not policies are flexible in their application to rural carriers that have different needs and capabilities and that have far different economies of scale and competitive opportunities than larger carriers. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following: S. 96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - all sections. S. 604 - Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 - all sections. S. 770 - NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act - all sections. S. 1676 - B-CROP Act - all sections. S. 1682 - AIRWAVES Act - all sections. S. 1988 - SPEED Act - all sections. S. 2205 - Tribal Connect Act - all sections. S. 2343 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2418 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2735 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2970 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2987 - National Defense Authorization Act 2019 - all sections relating to telecommunications network equipment. S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - all section related to broadband. S. 3085 - Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - all sections related to broadband H.R. 460 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act - all sections. H.R. 2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 3359 - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act - all sections. H.R. 4232 - B-CROP Act - all sections. H.R. 4668 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act - all sections. H.R. 4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 4953 - AIRWAVES Act - all sections. H.R. 5213 - Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act - all sections. H.R. 5497 - Office of Rural Telecommunications Act - all sections. H.R. 5515 - National Defense Authorization Act 2019 - all sections relating to telecommunications network equipment. H.R. 6073 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 6430 - Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 6465 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - all sections. H.R. 6703 - Rural Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 6871 - Rural Broadband Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. Legislative and regulatory issues related to implementing Connect America Fund Phase II. Legislative and regulatory issues related to FCC Order adopted March 23, 2016 concerning USF support for rate-of-return carriers. Legislative and regulatory issues related to FCC Order adopted December 14, 2017 concerning net neutrality. Legislative and regulatory issues related to USF contributions. Legislative and regulatory issues related to USDA/RUS Telecom Loan Portfolio. Legislative and regulatory issues related to IP interconnection. Legislative and regulatory issues related to broadband mapping. Legislative and regulatory issues related to reauthorizing the FCC. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the provision of telehealth. Legislative and regulatory issues related to federal broadband grants and financing, including a unified federal broadband benchmark, loan guarantees, loan sequencing, and gigabit service. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the provision of video, including retransmission consent and compulsory copyright. Legislative and regulatory issues related to 2018 Farm Bill. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the Tribal Connect Act (House draft version). Legislative and regulatory issues related to Community Connect.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Rural Broadband Infrastructure Data Privacy S. 19Mobile Now Act FCC Mobility Fund Phase II proceeding Internet of Things S. 2343/HR 4881 - Precision Ag Connectivity Act
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, HR 4881, S 2343
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 288, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act H.R. 290, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 460, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 H.R. 557, FCC "ABCs" Act of 2017 H.R. 588, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act H.R. 599, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 H.R. 1300, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 1324, Securing IoT Act of 2017 H.R. 1335, Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1340, Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act H.R. 1534, To establish a program that provides dislocated workers with a subsidy or coupon that may be applied towards obtaining broadband Internet access service, and for other purposes. H.R. 1546, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a methodology for the collection by the Commission of mobile service coverage data. H.R. 1576, To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a job-training grant program for workers displaced by automation and to establish an Innovation Corps to enable recent college graduates to volunteer in job-training programs for workers displaced by automation, and for other purposes. H.R. 1581, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add access to telecommunications and information services in Indian country and areas with high populations of Indian people to the universal service principle relating to access to such services in rural, insular, and high cost areas. H.R. 1591, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules and conduct outreach to offer recipients of assistance under the Lifeline Assistance Program mobile devices that are capable of receiving a WiFi signal and are capable of tethering with other WiFi compatible hardware or devices, and for other purposes. H.R. 2520, Browser Act of 2017 H.R. 3393, the New Collar Jobs Act H.R. 3994, the ACCESS BROADBAND Act H.R. 4747, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act H.R. 4795, Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 H.R. 4798, Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 H.R. 4810, Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generation Networks without Overbuilding and Waste Act H.R. 4817, Promoting Exchanges for Enhanced Routing of Information so Networks are Great Act H.R. 4842, The Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure H.R. 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act H.R. 5639, the Communications Jobs Training Act H.J.Res.86 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". H.R.2 & S.3042 the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. S. 19, MOBILE NOW Act S. 96, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 S. 102, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017 S. 134, Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 S. 174, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 S. 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2017 S. 2620, the Federal Cyber security Joint Duty Program Act S. 277, Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 S. 604, Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 S. 624, A bill to allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed. S. 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act of 2017 S. 1693, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 S. 2343, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act S.J.Res.34, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate) Issues related to privacy (House and Senate) Issues related to the privacy CRA (House and Senate) Issues related to cybersecurity (House and Senate) Issues related to robocalling (House and Senate) Issues related to broadband infrastructure (House and Senate) Issues related to broadband deployment (House and Senate) Issues related to the Internet of Things (IoT) (House and Senate) Issues related to Number Portability (House and Senate)
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to GPS spectrum policy and GPS infrastructure including H.R. 4881/S.2343 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 5952/S. 3072, FY19 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations, provisions related to funding for NTIA and augmentation of the National Broadband Map S. 2343/H.R. 4881, the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act H.R. __, draft National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act Issues related to broadband mapping and data collection
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 5952/S. 3072, FY19 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations, provisions related to funding for NTIA and augmentation of the National Broadband Map S. 2343/H.R. 4881, the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act H.R. __, draft National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act Issues related to broadband mapping and data collection
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, domestic telecommunications supply chain security, cross border law enforcement requests, implementation of the First Responder Network; and legislation designed to streamline infrastructure deployment. Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: H.R.4795-Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; H.R.4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; H.R.4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; H.R. 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; H.R. 4810 - MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; H.R.4813 - WIFI STUDY Act; H.R.4814 - Community Broadband Act of 2018; H.R. 4817 - PEERING Act of 2018; H.R.4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; H.R.4839 - RESTORED Act of 2018; ; H.R.4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; H.R4847/S.1363 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; H.R.4858 - CLIMB ONCE Act; H.R.4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; H.R.2903/S.2418 - Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017 (provisions related to broadband metrics); H.R.288/S.288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions ); S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband act of 2017 (issues concerning rural broadband deployment); H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents); S.1676/H.R.4232 - B-CROP Act (issues related to rural broadband support); H.R.4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017 (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4842/H.R.4847 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 (issues related go communication facility placement); and S.2343/H.R,4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act (provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment). H.R.2/S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); H.R.686/S.88 - DIGIT Act (provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability); H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (issues concerning federal universal service programs); H.R.1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 (to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government Spectrum for commercial use); H.R.2520 - Browser Act of 2017 (to require providers of broadband Internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information); H.R.2810/S.1519 - National Defense Authorization Act (provisions related to supply chain); H.R.2870/S.1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (to amend the IRs Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones); H.R.4151 -- STREET Act (provisions relating to smart cities); H.R.5661 - Tribal Connect Act of 2018 (issues related to e-rate eligible services); H.R.5983/S,2973 - Kelsey Smith Act (provisions related to service provider obligations to provide location information in emergencies); H.R.5815/S.2639 - CONSENT Act (privacy provisions); H.R.6032 - SMART IoT Act (issues related to connected devices); H.R.6073 - Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Ares and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); H.R.6286 - Bus Act of 2018 (issues related to e-rate eligible services); S.123 - Karis Law Act of 2017 (issues concerning on premises notification requirements); S.964 - MY DATA (to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security); S.1405/H.R.2997 - FAA Appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems and unmarked towers; S.1682/H.R.4953 - AIRWAVES Act (issues relating to spectrum auctions); S.1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 (issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices); S.1809/H.R.3901 -- Moving FIRST Act (provisions relating to smart cities); S.1904 -- Smart Cities Community Act of 2017 (issues relating to smart cities); S.2391/H.R.4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act (procurement related issues); and S.2510/H.R.4682 - Internet Preservation Act (Issues relating to the preservation of the open internet); S.2694 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018 (provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling); S.2728 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Protection Rights Act of 2018 (provisions related to online privacy protections); S.3149 - DO NOT CALL Act (provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling); S.3157 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act; and S.JRes.52/H.J.Res129 - Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S.Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to Restoring Internet Freedom.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
The association bases its approaches on whether or not policies are flexible in their application to rural carriers that have different needs and capabilities and that have far different economies of scale and competitive opportunities than larger carriers. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following: S. 19 - MOBILE NOW Act - all sections. S. 96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - all sections. S. 604 - Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 - all sections. S. 1676 - B-CROP Act - all sections. S. 1682 - AIRWAVES Act - all sections. S. 1988 - SPEED Act - all sections. S. 2205 - Tribal Connect Act - all sections. S. 2343 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2418 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2735 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2970 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2987 - National Defense Authorization Act 2019 - all sections relating to telecommunications network equipment. S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - all section related to broadband S. 3085 - Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - all sections related to broadband H.R. 460 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act - all sections. H.R. 2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act - all sections. H.R. 4232 - B-CROP Act - all sections. H.R. 4668 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act - all sections. H.R. 4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 4953 - AIRWAVES Act - all sections. H.R. 5213 - Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act - all sections. H.R. 5497 - Office of Rural Telecommunications Act - all sections. H.R. 5515 - National Defense Authorization Act 2019 - all sections relating to telecommunications network equipment. H.R. 6073 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. Legislative and regulatory issues related to implementing Connect America Fund Phase II. Legislative and regulatory issues related to FCC Order adopted March 23, 2016 concerning USF support for rate-of-return carriers. Legislative and regulatory issues related to FCC Order adopted December 14, 2017 concerning net neutrality. Legislative and regulatory issues related to USF contributions. Legislative and regulatory issues related to USDA/RUS Telecom Loan Portfolio. Legislative and regulatory issues related to IP interconnection. Legislative and regulatory issues related to broadband mapping. Legislative and regulatory issues related to FirstNet. Legislative and regulatory issues related to reauthorizing the FCC. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the provision of telehealth. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the FCC moving USF monies to the US Treasury. Legislative and regulatory issues related to federal broadband grants and financing, including a unified federal broadband benchmark, loan guarantees, loan sequencing, and gigabit service. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the provision of video, including retransmission consent and compulsory copyright. Legislative and regulatory issues related to 2018 Farm Bill. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the Tribal Connect Act (House draft version). Legislative and regulatory issues related to Community Connect.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, domestic telecommunications supply chain security; cross border law enforcement requests, and implementation of the First Responder Network; legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment. Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: HR 4795, Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; HR 4798, Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; HR 4800, Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; HR 4802, Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; HR 4810, MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; HR 4813, WIFI STUDy Act; HR 4814, Community Broadband Act of 2018; HR 4817, PEERING Act of 2018; HR 4824, Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; HR 4839, RESTORED Act of 2018; HR 4845, Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; HR 4847/S 1363, Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; HR 4858, CLIMB ONCE Act; HR 4876, Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; HR 2903/S 2418, Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017, provisions related to broadband metrics; HR 288/S 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions; S 277, Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Act of 2017, issues concerning rural broadband deployment; HR 2425, Public Lands Telecommunications Act, provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents; S 1676/HR 4232, B-CROP Act, issues related to rural broadband support; HR 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act, issues relating to broadband funding; HR 4287, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017, issues relating to broadband funding; HR 4842/HR 4847, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018, issues related to communication facility placement; S 2343/HR 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment. HR 686/S 88, DIGIT Act, provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability HR 1139, PSC Oversight Act of 2017, issues concerning federal universal service programs HR 1888, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017, to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for the reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use HR 2520, BROWSER Act of 2017, issues related to privacy regulation HR 2870/S 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act, to amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones S 964, MY DATA Act of 2017, to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security S 1405/HR 2997, FAA Reauthorization Act, issues related to tower markings and unmanned aircraft S 1682/HR 4953, AIRWAVES Act, issues relating to spectrum auctions S 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices S 1809/HR 3901, Moving FIRST Act, provisions relating to smart cities HR 4151, STREET Act, provisions relating to smart cities S 1904, Smart Cities Community Act of 2017, issues relating to smart cities S 2510/HR 4682, Open Internet Preservation Act, issues related to net neutrality HR 4747/S 2391, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act, concerning issues related to procurement H.J. Res. 129/S.J. Res. 52, providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, USC, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom" HR 6032, SMART IoT Act, issues relating to connected devices S 3157, STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act, issues relating to regulation of small cell placement HR 5815/S 2639, CONSENT Act, issues relating to privacy S 2728, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Protection Rights Act of 2018, issues related to online privacy protections HR 5661, Tribal Connect Act of 2018/HR 6286, Bus Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of e-rate eligible services HR 5983/S 2973, Kelsey Smith Act, provisions related to service provider obligations to provide location information in emergencies HR 6073, Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas HR 2/S 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas S 2694, Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018; S 3149, the DO NOT Call Act, provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling HR 2810/S 1519, National Defense Reauthorization Act, issues relating to supply chain
Client expense: $4,580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Unlicensed broadband spectrum below 700 MHz/TV White Spaces. Net Neutrality. Spectrum Frontier/Millimeter Wave bands. Mid-Band Spectrum (6GHz). S. 1682, AIRWAVES Act. Rural Broadband. E-Rate. Broadband Tax Credits. Broadband Mapping. Broadband Funding. H.R. 4881 and S. 2343: Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. T-Band.
Client expense: $2,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 2 - Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018- to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018- to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. H.R. 2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act - to support the establishment and improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture through the retention and use of rental fees associated with such sites, and for other purposes. H.R. 2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 - balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017- to require providers of broadband internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of, and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information, and for other purposes. H.R. 2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access- to direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that establish a national standard for determining whether mobile and broadband services available in rural areas are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban areas. H.R. 4682 - Open Internet Preservation Act- to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking of lawful content, applications, services, and non-harmful devices, to prohibit impairment or degradation of lawful internet traffic, to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission and to preempt State law with respect to internet openness obligations, to provide that broadband internet access service shall be considered to be an information service, and for other purposes. H.R. 4953 - AIRWAVES Act- Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act- to facilitate a national pipeline of spectrum for commercial use, and for other purposes. H.R. 5515 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. H.R. 5633 - The HANG UP Act- Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2018 - to repeal debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, and for other purposes. H.R. 5952 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019- making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. H.R. 6032 - SMART IoT Bill- State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of IoT Act- to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on the state of the internet-connected devices industry in the United States. H.R. 6258 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019- making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. S. 1104 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - a bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a methodology for the collection by the Commission of information about commercial mobile service and commercial mobile data service, and for other purposes. S. 1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - a bill to streamline the process for broadband facility location applications on Federal land, and for other purposes. S. 1682 - AIRWAVES Act - Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act- a bill to facilitate a national pipeline of spectrum for commercial use, and for other purposes. S. 1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 - a bill to provide minimal cybersecurity operational standards for Internet-connected devices purchased by Federal agencies, and for other purposes. S. 1885 - AV START Act -Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies Act- a bill to support the development of highly automated vehicle safety technologies, and for other purposes. S. 1988 - SPEED Act - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2017- a bill to streamline broadband infrastructure permitting on established public rights-of-way, and for other purposes. S. 2061 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - a bill to further deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 services to enhance and upgrade the Nation's 9-1-1 systems, and for other purposes. S. 2343 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - a bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force for meeting the connectivity and technology needs of precision agriculture in the United States. S. 2418 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018- a bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that establish a national standard for determining whether mobile and broadband services available in rural areas are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban areas. S. 2694 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act- a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to lengthen the statute of limitations for enforcing robocall violations, and for other purposes. S. 2705 - ROBOCOP Act- Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones- a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand and clarify the prohibition on inaccurate caller identification information and to require providers of telephone service to offer technology to subscribers to reduce the incidence of unwanted telephone calls and text messages, and for other purposes. S. 2955 - MAP Broadband Act- Mobility Fund- a bill to reform the Mobility Fund Phase II challenge process conducted by the Federal Communications Commission. S. 2958 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support. S. 2987 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019- an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. S. 3010 - SPECTRUM NOW Act- Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless Act- a bill to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide for necessary payments from the Spectrum Relocation Fund for costs of spectrum research and development and planning activities. S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018- A bill to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. S. 3107 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019- an original bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. S. 3157 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act - Streamlining The Rapid Evolution And Modernization of Leading-edge Infrastructure Necessary to Enhance Small Cell Deployment Act- a bill to streamline siting processes for small cell deployment. H.J.Res.129 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to S.J.Res.52 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom". S.Res.523 - A resolution encouraging companies to apply privacy protections included in the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union to citizens of the United States. Issues related to E911/NG911 Issues related to comprehensive privacy protections Issues related to connected cars Issues related to contraband prison phones Issues related to cybersecurity Issues related to data breach and data security Issues related to drones Issues related to oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Issues related to oversight of the Universal Service Fund Issues related to robocalls Issues related to smart cities Issues related to spectrum policy Issues related to the FCC's Open Internet Order Issues related to the FCCs Restoring Internet Freedom Order Issues related to the Internet of Things (IoT) Issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Issues related to the deployment of broadband Issues related to the deployment of wireless infrastructure Issues related to wireless emergency alerts Issues related to wireless towers
Client expense: $2,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to GPS spectrum policy and GPS infrastructure including H.R. 4881/S.2343 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
EDA supports the passage of S.2343 and H.R.4881 the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. This bill would help facilitate the deployment of broadband internet across rural America in order to optimize agriculture services and production.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
EDA supports the passage of S.2343 and H.R.4881 the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. This bill would help facilitate the deployment of broadband internet across rural America in order to optimize agriculture services and production.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, HR 4881, S 2343
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to broadband infrastructure, broadband funding, net neutrality, cybersecurity and privacy; S.__, Streamline Small Cell Deployment; S. 3157, Streamlining Forest Service Siting; Robocalls H.R.__, Creating Enforcement Authority to Stop Enablers of Robocalls Act (CEASE Robocalls Act); H.R. 6026, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act; H.R. 6003, Anti-Swatting Act of 2018; H.R. 5633, Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2018 (HANG-UP Act); H.R. 5573 Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones Act (ROBOCOP Act); H.R. 444, Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017; S.____, Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone Calls Act of 2018 (DO NOT Call Act); S. 3078, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act; S. 2694, Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018; S. 2705, Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones Act (ROBOCOP Act); S. 81, Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017; S. 564, Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2017 (HANG-UP Act); S. 2343, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018; H.R. 4953, Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act or the AIRWAVES Act; S. 1988, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2017 or the SPEED Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 5700, National Non-Emergency Mobile Number Act; H.R. 4824, Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018; H.R. 2425, Public Lands Telecommunications Act; S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
EDA supports the passage of S. 2343 and H.R. 4881 the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. This bill would help facilitate the deployment of broadband internet across rural America in order to optimize agricultural services and production.
Client expense: $183,119 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 288, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act H.R. 290, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 460, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 H.R. 557, FCC "ABCs" Act of 2017 H.R. 588, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act H.R. 599, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 H.R. 1300, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 1324, Securing IoT Act of 2017 H.R. 1335, Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1340, Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act H.R. 1534, To establish a program that provides dislocated workers with a subsidy or coupon that may be applied towards obtaining broadband Internet access service, and for other purposes. H.R. 1546, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a methodology for the collection by the Commission of mobile service coverage data. H.R. 1576, To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a job-training grant program for workers displaced by automation and to establish an Innovation Corps to enable recent college graduates to volunteer in job-training programs for workers displaced by automation, and for other purposes. H.R. 1581, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add access to telecommunications and information services in Indian country and areas with high populations of Indian people to the universal service principle relating to access to such services in rural, insular, and high cost areas. H.R. 1591, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules and conduct outreach to offer recipients of assistance under the Lifeline Assistance Program mobile devices that are capable of receiving a WiFi signal and are capable of tethering with other WiFi compatible hardware or devices, and for other purposes. H.R. 2520, Browser Act of 2017 H.R. 3994, the ACCESS BROADBAND Act H.R. 4747, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act H.R. 4795, Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 H.R. 4798, Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 H.R. 4810, Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generation Networks without Overbuilding and Waste Act H.R. 4817, Promoting Exchanges for Enhanced Routing of Information so Networks are Great Act H.R. 4842, The Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure H.R. 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act H.J.Res.86 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". S. 19, MOBILE NOW Act S. 96, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 S. 102, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017 S. 134, Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 S. 174, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 S. 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2017 S. 277, Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 S. 604, Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 S. 624, A bill to allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed. S. 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act of 2017 S. 1693, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 S. 2343, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act S.J.Res.34, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate) Issues related to privacy (House and Senate) Issues related to the privacy CRA (House and Senate) Issues related to cybersecurity (House and Senate) Issues related to robocalling (House and Senate) Issues related to broadband infrastructure (House and Senate) Issues related to broadband deployment (House and Senate) Issues related to the Internet of Things (IoT) (House and Senate)
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Rural Broadband Infrastructure Data Privacy S. 19Mobile Now Act FCC Mobility Fund Phase II proceeding Internet of Things S. 2343/HR 4881 - Precision Ag Connectivity Act
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 5952/S. 3072, FY19 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations, provisions related to funding for NTIA and augmentation of the National Broadband Map S. 2343/H.R. 4881, the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act H.R. __, draft National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act Issues related to broadband mapping and data collection
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to GPS spectrum policy and GPS infrastructure including H.R. 4881/S.2343 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
Issues related to GPS spectrum policy and GPS infrastructure including H.R. 4881/S.2343 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to GPS spectrum policy and GPS infrastructure including H.R. 4881/S.2343 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · second_quarter · Aerospace
Issues related to GPS spectrum policy and GPS infrastructure including H.R. 4881/S.2343 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, proposed AT&T-Time Warner, Inc. merger transaction, cross border law enforcement requests, and implications of the First Responder Network; and legislation designed to streamline infrastructure deployment. H.R.1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 provisions--numerous issues related to the regulation of telecommunications carriers, including: spectrum; communications facility deployment; broadband deployment; law enforcement requests for customer data; Division P - RAY BAUMs Act of 2018; Title I, FCC Reauthorization (provisions related to spectrum auction deposits); Title III (securing access to networks in disasters); Title IV (FCC Process Reforms); Title V (provisions related to spoofing prevention, broadband mapping, infrasgructure deployment and cybersecurity); and Title VI (MOBILE NOW provisions). Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: H.R.4795-Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; H.R.4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; H.R.4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; H.R. 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; H.R. 4810 - MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; H.R.4813 - SIFI STUDY Act; H.R.4814 - Community Broadband Act of 2018; H.R. 4817 - PEERING Act of 2018; H.R.4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; H.R.4839 - RESTORED Act of 2018; ; H,R.4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; H.R4847/S.1363 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; H.R.4858 - CLIMB ONCE Act; H.R.4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; H.R.2903/S.2418 - Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017 (provisions related to broadband metrics); H.R.288/S.288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions ); S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband act of 2017 (issues concerning rural broadband deployment); H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents); S.1676/H.R.4232 - B-CROP Act (issues related to rural broadband support); H.R.4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017 (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4842/H.R.4847 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 (issues related go communication facility placement; and S.2343/H.R,4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act (provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment). H.R.460/S.96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R.686/S.88 - DIGIT Act (provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability); H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (issues concerning federal universal service programs); H.R.1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 (to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government Spectrum for commercial use); H.R.2520 - Browser Act of 2017 (to require providers of broadband Internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information); H.R.2870/S.1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (to amend the IRs Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones); H.R.4151 -- STREET Act (provisions relating to smart cities); S.123 - Karis Law Act of 2017 (issues concerning on premises notification requirements); S.964 - MY DATA (to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security); S.1405/H.R.2997 - FAA Appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems and unmarked towers; S.1682/H.R.4953 - AIRWAVES Act (issues relating to spectrum auctions); S.1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 (issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices); S.1809/H.R.3901 -- Moving FIRST Act (provisions relating to smart cities); S.1904 -- Smart Cities Community Act of 2017 (issues relating to smart cities); S.2391/H.R.4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act (procurement related issues); and S.2510/H.R.4682 - Internet Preservation Act (Issues relating to the preservation of the open internet); and S.JRes.52/H.J.Res129 - Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S.Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to Restoring Internet Freedom.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, proposed AT&T-Time Warner, Inc. merger transaction, cross border law enforcement requests, and implementation of the First Responder Network; legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment. HR 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018: numerous issues relating to spectrum, communications facility placement, broadband deployment, law enforcement requests for customer data, and other provisions affecting the regulation of telecommunications carriers; in particular, Division P - RAY BAUM's Act of 2018: Title I, FCC Reauthorization, provisions related to spectrum auctions deposits, Title III, securing access to networks in disasters, Title IV, FCC process reforms, Title V, provisions related to spoofing prevention, broadband mapping, infrastructure deployment and cybersecurity, Title VI, MOBILE NOW provisions. Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: HR 4795, Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; HR 4798, Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; HR 4800,Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; HR 4802, Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; HR 4810, MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; HR 4813, WIFI STUDy Act; HR 4814, Community Broadband Act of 2018; HR 4817, PEERING Act of 2018; HR 4824, Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; HR 4839, RESTORED Act of 2018; HR 4845, Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; HR 4847/S 1363, Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; HR 4858, CLIMB ONCE Act; HR 4876, Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; HR 2903/S 2418, Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017, provisions related to broadband metrics; HR 288/S 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions; S 277, Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Act of 2017, issues concerning rural broadband deployment; HR 2425, Public Lands Telecommunications Act, provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents; S 1676/HR 4232, B-CROP Act, issues related to rural broadband support; HR 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act, issues relating to broadband funding; HR 4287, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017, issues relating to broadband funding; HR 4842/HR 4847, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018, issues related to communication facility placement; S 2343/HR 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment. HR 460/S 96, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017, provisions related to service provider obligations S 123, Kari's Law Act of 2017, issues concerning on premises notification requirements HR 686/S 88, DIGIT Act, provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability HR 1139, PSC Oversight Act of 2017, issues concerning federal universal service programs HR 1888, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017, to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for the reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use HR 2520, BROWSER Act of 2017, issues related to privacy regulation HR 2870/S 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act, to amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones S 964, MY DATA Act of 2017, to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security S 1405/HR 2997, FAA Reauthorization Act, issues related to tower markings and unmanned aircraft S 1682/HR 4953, AIRWAVES Act, issues relating to spectrum auctions S 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices S 1809/HR 3901, Moving FIRST Act, provisions relating to smart cities HR 4151, STREET Act, provisions relating to smart cities S 1904, Smart Cities Community Act of 2017, issues relating to smart cities S 2510/HR 4682, Open Internet Preservation Act, issues relating to the preservation of the open internet HR 4747/S 2391, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act, concerning issues related to procurement H.J. Res. 129/S.J. Res. 52, providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, USC, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom"
Client expense: $4,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
The association bases its approaches on whether or not policies are flexible in their application to rural carriers that have different needs and capabilities and that have far different economies of scale and competitive opportunities than larger carriers. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following: S. 19 - MOBILE NOW Act - all sections. S. 96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - all sections. S. 604 - Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 - all sections. S. 1676 - B-CROP Act - all sections. S. 1682 - AIRWAVES Act - all sections. S. 1693 - Stop enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 - all sections. S. 1809 - Moving FIRST Act - all sections. S. 1988 - SPEED Act - all sections. S. 2205 - Tribal Connect Act - all sections. S. 2343 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. S. 2418 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 22 - FAST Act - Title XLI. H.R. 460 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 1581 - Tribal Digital Access Act - all sections. H.R. 1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act - all sections. H.R. 1865 - Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act - all sections. H.R. 2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act - all sections. H.R. 4232 - B-CROP Act - all sections. H.R. 4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act - all sections. H.R. 4668 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 - all sections. H.R. 4682 - Open Internet Preservation Act - all sections. H.R. 4795 - Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act - all sections. H.R. 4810 - Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generation Networks without Overbuilding and Waste (MAPPING NOW) Act - all sections. H.R. 4813 - Wireless Internet Focus on Innovation in Spectrum Technology for Unlicensed Deployment (WIFI STUDY) Act - all sections. H.R. 4814 - Community Broadband Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 4817 - Promoting Exchanges for Enhanced Routing of Information so Networks are Great (PEERING) Act - all sections. H.R. 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act - all sections. H.R. 4832 - Restoring Economic Strength and Telecommunications Operations by Releasing Expected Dollars (RESTORED) Act - all sections. H.R. 4842 - The Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure - all sections. H.R. 4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act - all sections. H.R. 4847 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - all sections. H.R. 4858 - CLIMB ONCE Act - all sections. H.R. 4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - all sections. H.R. 4953 - AIRWAVES Act - all sections. H.R. 5213 - Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act - all sections. H.R. 5497 - Office of Rural Telecommunications Act - all sections. H. Res. 687 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal, State, and local taxes, fees, regulations, and permitting policies should be coordinated and reconciled to maximize the benefits of broadband investment - all sections. H. Res 689 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any infrastructure legislation that provides Federal funds to wireless broadband providers to promote wireless broadband deployment should prioritize funds for wireless broadband providers in States that have enacted streamlined siting requirements for small cells - all sections. H. Res 690 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal funds granted, awarded, or loaned pursuant to any legislation, infrastructure-specific or otherwise, should be used to fund the construction, improvement, or acquisition of broadband facilities or service in areas where there is an existing broadband provider that meets certain minimum standards - all sections. H. Res 691 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any infrastructure legislation to promote broadband internet access or communications facilities deployment should treat all broadband and communications facilities in a competitively and technologically neutral manner - all sections. H. Res. 701 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that with respect to any study required to be conducted by the Federal Communications Commission, or any entity regulated by the Commission under the Federal Communications Act of 1934, under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code (formerly known as the National Historic Preservation Act), for the provision of broadband infrastructure, the area to be studied should be limited to the area of impact - all sections. H. Res. 748 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1865) to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of such Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking, and for other purposes - all sections. Legislative and regulatory issues related to implementing Connect America Fund Phase II. Legislative and regulatory issues related to FCC Order adopted March 23, 2016 concerning USF support for rate-of-return carriers. Legislative and regulatory issues related to FCC Order adopted December 14, 2017 concerning net neutrality. Legislative and regulatory issues related to USF contributions. Legislative and regulatory issues related to USDA/RUS Telecom Loan Portfolio. Legislative and regulatory issues related to IP interconnection. Legislative and regulatory issues related to broadband mapping. Legislative and regulatory issues related to FirstNet. Legislative and regulatory issues related to reauthorizing the FCC. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the provision of telehealth. Legislative and regulatory issues related to reserving television white spaces for unlicensed use. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the FCC moving USF monies to the US Treasury. Legislative and regulatory issues related to federal broadband grants and financing, including a unified federal broadband benchmark, loan guarantees, loan sequencing, and gigabit service. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the provision of video, including retransmission consent and compulsory copyright. Legislative and regulatory issues related to 2018 Farm Bill. Legislative and regulatory issues related to the Tribal Connect Act (House draft version). Legislative and regulatory issues related to Community Connect.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018- to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, and for other purposes. H.R. 2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 - Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017- to require providers of broadband internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of, and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information, and for other purposes. H.R. 2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access- to direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that establish a national standard for determining whether mobile and broadband services available in rural areas are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban areas. H.R. 3896 - Secure and Protect Americans' Data Act - to require certain entities who collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice to such individuals in the case of a breach of security involving such information, and for other purposes. H.R. 4682 - Open Internet Preservation Act- to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking of lawful content, applications, services, and non-harmful devices, to prohibit impairment or degradation of lawful internet traffic, to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission and to preempt State law with respect to internet openness obligations, to provide that broadband internet access service shall be considered to be an information service, and for other purposes. H.R. 4810 - MAPPING NOW Act of 2018- Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generation Networks without Overbuilding and Waste Act of 2018- to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to carry out activities relating to the development and maintenance of a broadband inventory map through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and not through an agreement with any other agency. H.R. 4839 - Broadband Infrastructure Inventory Act of 2018- to provide for the establishment of an inventory of Federal assets to provide information to entities that construct or operate communications facilities or provide communications service. H.R. 4842 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 -to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that the Federal Communications Commission is not required to perform any review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code, as a condition of permitting the placement and installation of a communications facility, and for other purposes. H.R. 4847 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act- to streamline the process for consideration of applications for the placement of communications facilities on certain Federal lands, and for other purposes. H.R. 4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018 - to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct an annual inquiry on the availability of advanced telecommunications capability in broadband deserts, and for other purposes. H.R. 4953 - AIRWAVES Act- Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act- to facilitate a national pipeline of spectrum for commercial use, and for other purposes. H.R. 4986 - RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018- Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018- to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reauthorize appropriations for the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes. S. 19 - MOBILE NOW Act - Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act- a bill to provide opportunities for broadband investment, and for other purposes. S. 1104 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - a bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a methodology for the collection by the Commission of information about commercial mobile service and commercial mobile data service, and for other purposes. S. 1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - a bill to streamline the process for broadband facility location applications on Federal land, and for other purposes. S. 1682 - AIRWAVES Act - Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act- a bill to facilitate a national pipeline of spectrum for commercial use, and for other purposes. S. 1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 - a bill to provide minimal cybersecurity operational standards for Internet-connected devices purchased by Federal agencies, and for other purposes. S. 1885 - AV START Act -Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies Act- a bill to support the development of highly automated vehicle safety technologies, and for other purposes. S. 1988 - SPEED Act - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2017- a bill to streamline broadband infrastructure permitting on established public rights-of-way, and for other purposes. S. 2061 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - a bill to further deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 services to enhance and upgrade the Nation's 9-1-1 systems, and for other purposes. S. 2343 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 - a bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force for meeting the connectivity and technology needs of precision agriculture in the United States. S. 2381 - Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act- a bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes. S. 2385 - Alerts Act of 2018- Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats Act of 2018- a bill to establish best practices for State, tribal, and local governments participating in the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, and for other purposes. S. 2418 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018- a bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that establish a national standard for determining whether mobile and broadband services available in rural areas are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban areas. S. 2576 - RAPID Act- Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployments Act- a bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding to determine whether certain activities by licensees of the Commission are undertakings under division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code, or major Federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. S.J.Res.52 - Congressional Review Act- a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom." S.Res. 242 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States. Issues regarding the deployment of FM chips in mobile telephones Issues related to E911/NG911 Issues related to connected cars Issues related to contraband prison phones Issues related to cybersecurity Issues related to data breach and data security Issues related to drones Issues related to oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Issues related to smart cities Issues related to spectrum policy Issues related to the FCC's Open Internet Order Issues related to the FCCs Restoring Internet Freedom Order Issues related to the Internet of Things (IoT) Issues related to the deployment of broadband Issues related to the deployment of wireless infrastructure Issues related to wireless emergency alerts Issues related to wireless towers
Client expense: $3,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 288, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act H.R. 290, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 460, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 H.R. 557, FCC "ABCs" Act of 2017 H.R. 588, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act H.R. 599, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 H.R. 1300, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 1324, Securing IoT Act of 2017 H.R. 1335, Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1340, Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act H.R. 1534, To establish a program that provides dislocated workers with a subsidy or coupon that may be applied towards obtaining broadband Internet access service, and for other purposes. H.R. 1546, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a methodology for the collection by the Commission of mobile service coverage data. H.R. 1576, To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a job-training grant program for workers displaced by automation and to establish an Innovation Corps to enable recent college graduates to volunteer in job-training programs for workers displaced by automation, and for other purposes. H.R. 1581, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add access to telecommunications and information services in Indian country and areas with high populations of Indian people to the universal service principle relating to access to such services in rural, insular, and high cost areas. H.R. 1591, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules and conduct outreach to offer recipients of assistance under the Lifeline Assistance Program mobile devices that are capable of receiving a WiFi signal and are capable of tethering with other WiFi compatible hardware or devices, and for other purposes. H.R. 2520, Browser Act of 2017 H.R. 3994, the ACCESS BROADBAND Act H.R. 4747, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act H.R. 4795, Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 H.R. 4798, Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 H.R. 4810, Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generation Networks without Overbuilding and Waste Act H.R. 4817, Promoting Exchanges for Enhanced Routing of Information so Networks are Great Act H.R. 4842, The Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure H.R. 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act H.J.Res.86 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". S. 19, MOBILE NOW Act S. 96, Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 S. 102, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2017 S. 134, Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 S. 174, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 S. 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2017 S. 277, Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 S. 604, Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 S. 624, A bill to allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed. S. 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act of 2017 S. 1693, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 S. 2343, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act S.J.Res.34, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate) Issues related to privacy (House and Senate) Issues related to the privacy CRA (House and Senate) Issues related to cybersecurity (House and Senate) Issues related to robocalling (House and Senate) Issues related to broadband infrastructure (House and Senate) Issues related to broadband deployment (House and Senate) Issues related to the Internet of Things (IoT) (House and Senate)
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE