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Lobbying Income

$925K

Filings

Unique Clients

Active Period

2004–2014

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2014	—	4	1
2013	$30,000	5	1
2012	$40,000	4	1
2011	$40,000	4	1
2010	$35,250	4	1
2009	$120,000	8	2
2008	$120,000	8	2
2007	$150,000	3	2
2006	$60,000	1	1
2005	$120,000	2	2
2004	$210,000	6	2

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS	$585,250	36	2004–2014
VERIZON WIRELESS	$340,000	13	2004–2009

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	45
SENATE	33
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	1

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	43
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	39
Health Issues	Health Issues	22
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	21
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	19
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	9
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	4
Transportation	Transportation	3
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	1
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	1
Retirement	Retirement	1
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	1
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 3077113th Congress

TELE-MED Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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TeleMedicine for Medicare (TELE-MED) Act, H.R. 3077

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3077

H.R. 3086113th Congress

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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Internet Tax Freedom Act, HR 3086 Issues related to the Internet Tax Fairness Act, Digital goods and Services Tax Fairness Act, Wireless Tax Fairness Act & Marketplace Fairness Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3086

H.R. 3077113th Congress

TELE-MED Act of 2013

2014 · third_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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TeleMedicine for Medicare (TELE-MED) Act, H.R. 3077

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3077

H.R. 3086113th Congress

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act

2014 · third_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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Internet Tax Freedom Act, HR 3086 Issues related to the Internet Tax Fairness Act, Digital goods and Services Tax Fairness Act, Wireless Tax Fairness Act & Marketplace Fairness Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3086

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H.R. 3077113th Congress

TELE-MED Act of 2013

2014 · second_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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TeleMedicine for Medicare (TELE-MED) Act, H.R. 3077

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3077

H.R. 3086113th Congress

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act

2014 · second_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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Internet Tax Freedom Act, HR 3086 Issues related to the Internet Tax Fairness Act, Digital goods and Services Tax Fairness Act, Wireless Tax Fairness Act & Marketplace Fairness Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3086

H.R. 3077113th Congress

TELE-MED Act of 2013

2014 · first_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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TeleMedicine for Medicare (TELE-MED) Act, H.R. 3077

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3077

H.R. 3077113th Congress

TELE-MED Act of 2013

2013 · fourth_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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TeLemedicine for Medicare (TELE-MED) Act, H.R. 3077

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Matched citations: H.R. 3077

H.R. 3077113th Congress

TELE-MED Act of 2013

2013 · third_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act, H.R. 3077

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Matched citations: H.R. 3077

H.R. 3077113th Congress

TELE-MED Act of 2013

2013 · third_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act, H.R. 3077

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3077

H.R. 1860112th Congress

Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011

2012 · fourth_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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HR.1860, the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 HR.4196 - Amend Internal Revenue Code to extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets. Issues related to Payroll Tax extension legislation.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR.1860

H.R. 3309112th Congress

Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012

2012 · fourth_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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HR.3309 - FCC Reform Act of 2011 Issues related to purchase of AWS Spectrum

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR.3309

H.R. 4196112th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets.

2012 · fourth_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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HR.1860, the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 HR.4196 - Amend Internal Revenue Code to extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets. Issues related to Payroll Tax extension legislation.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR.4196

H.R. 1860112th Congress

Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011

2012 · third_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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HR.1860, the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 HR.4196 - Amend Internal Revenue Code to extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets. Issues related to Payroll Tax extension legislation.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR.1860

H.R. 3309112th Congress

Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012

2012 · third_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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HR.3309 - FCC Reform Act of 2011 Issues related to purchase of AWS Spectrum

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR.3309

H.R. 4196112th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets.

2012 · third_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR.1860, the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 HR.4196 - Amend Internal Revenue Code to extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets. Issues related to Payroll Tax extension legislation.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR.4196

H.R. 1860112th Congress

Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011

2012 · second_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR.1860, the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 HR.4196 - Amend Internal Revenue Code to extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain bussiness assets. Issues related to Payroll Tax extension legislation.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR.1860

H.R. 3309112th Congress

Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012

2012 · second_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR.3309 - FCC Reform Act of 2011 Issues related to purchase of AWS Spectrum

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR.3309

H.R. 4196112th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets.

2012 · second_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR.1860, the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 HR.4196 - Amend Internal Revenue Code to extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain bussiness assets. Issues related to Payroll Tax extension legislation.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR.4196

H.R. 1860112th Congress

Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011

2012 · first_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR.1860, the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 HR.4196 - Amend Internal Revenue Code to extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain bussiness assets. Issues related to Payroll Tax extension legislation.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR.1860

H.R. 3309112th Congress

Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012

2012 · first_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR.3309 - FCC Reform Act of 2011 Issues related to purchase of AWS Spectrum

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR.3309

H.R. 4196112th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets.

2012 · first_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR.1860, the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 HR.4196 - Amend Internal Revenue Code to extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain bussiness assets. Issues related to Payroll Tax extension legislation.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR.4196

H.R. 1002112th Congress

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011

2011 · fourth_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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Issues related to corporate taxation. HR.1002 - Wireless Cell Tax Moratorium Act of 2011 S.543 - Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR.1002

H.R. 1002112th Congress

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011

2011 · third_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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Issues related to corporate taxation. HR.1002 - Wireless Cell Tax Moratorium Act of 2011 S.543 - Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR.1002

H.R. 1002112th Congress

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011

2011 · second_quarter · Client: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to corporate taxation. HR.1002 - Wireless Cell Tax Moratorium Act of 2011 S.543 - Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR.1002

Source: Senate LDA

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