Lobbying Relationship

Client

National Cable and Telecommunications Association

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Lobbying firm

Farragut Partners LLP

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  • Privacy and Behavioral Advertising issues relating to the gathering, retention, and use of online information. Program access, Net neutrality, spectrum reform and reallocation, broadband deployment issues including use of stimulus finds for rural broadband deployment and adoption and broadband conduit legislation. National Broadband Plan issues relating to competition and innovation in navigation devices.
  • Privacy and Behavioral Advertising issues relating to the gathering, retention, and use of online information. Program access, Net neutrality, spectrum reform and reallocation, broadband deployment issues including use of stimulus finds for rural broadband deployment and adoption and broadband conduit legislation. National Broadband Plan issues relating to competition and innovation in navigation devices.

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General Issues: Telecommunications, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Energy/Nuclear, Commodities (Big Ticket)

Spending: about $1,760,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2016: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Bills mentioned

H.R.177: Firefighter Equipment Protection Act

Sponsor: Steve Womack (R-Ark.)

H.R.3309: Flex-IT 2 Act

Sponsor: Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.)

H.R.1804: Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2017

Sponsor: Andy Barr (R-Ky.)

H.R.1084: Today's American Dream Act

Sponsor: Robin Kelly (D-Ill.)

H.R.3630: Student Loan Borrowers' Bill of Rights Act of 2017

Sponsor: Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.)

H.R.86: To make 2 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense,...

Sponsor: Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)

H.R.624: Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

Sponsor: David Valadao (R-Calif.)

H.R.1468: Recognizing America's Children Act

Sponsor: Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.)

H.R.1639: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017

Sponsor: John Shimkus (R-Ill.)

H.R.1947: Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act of 2017

Sponsor: John Lewis (D-Ga.)

H.R.2556: CONNECT for Health Act of 2017

Sponsor: Diane Black (R-Tenn.)

S.418: Department of State and United States Agency for International...

Sponsor: Todd Young (R-Ind.)

S.607: Native American Business Incubators Program Act

Sponsor: Tom Udall (D-N.M.)

S.774: Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017

Sponsor: Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.)

S.1244: Keeping Our Commitment to Essential Air Service Act of 2017

Sponsor: Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii)

S.1235: Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

H.R.316: Futures Investor Protection Act

Sponsor: Michael E. Capuano (D-Mass.)

H.R.1565: Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act

Sponsor: Andy Barr (R-Ky.)

H.R.1605: Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2017

Sponsor: Karen Bass (D-Calif.)

H.R.2342: Common Sense Employer Notification of Special Enrollment Act of 2017

Sponsor: Brad Schneider (D-Ill.)

H.R.2649: Safer Pipelines Act of 2017

Sponsor: Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.)

H.R.177: To bar Supreme Court decisions in certain Patient Protection and...

Sponsor: Steve King (R-Iowa)

H.R.434: New WATER Act

Sponsor: Jeffrey Denham (R-Calif.)

H.R.2309: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017

Sponsor: Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)

S.31: West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2017

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.213: Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Act of 2017

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.3086: Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act

Sponsor: Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.)

H.R.1616: Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017

Sponsor: John Ratcliffe (R-Texas)

S.761: Health Care Options Act of 2017

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

H.R.3309: Social Security Online Tools Innovation Act of 2018

Sponsor: Sam Johnson (R-Texas)

H.R.1804: Crude-By-Rail Safety Act

Sponsor: Jim McDermott (D-Wash.)

H.R.1084: 21st Century SCASDP Act

Sponsor: Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas)

H.R.3630: PUGET SOS Act

Sponsor: Denny Heck (D-Wash.)

H.R.86: Safe Students Act

Sponsor: Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)

H.R.624: Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act

Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.)

H.R.1468: Global Brain Health Act of 2015

Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.)

H.R.1639: Charter School Transparency, Accountability, and Quality Act

Sponsor: Mark Takano (D-Calif.)

H.R.1947: STRONGER Act of 2015

Sponsor: Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

H.R.2556: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to repeal the...

Sponsor: Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.)

S.4: Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2016

Sponsor: Daniel Coats (R-Ind.)

S.10: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016

Sponsor: Tim Scott (R-S.C.)

S.418: Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act

Sponsor: Tom Udall (D-N.M.)

S.607: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.774: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act

Sponsor: Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)

S.1244: Community Access Preservation Act

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

S.1235: Alaska Native Energy Assistance Program Act

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.316: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at...

Sponsor: Rick Nolan (D-Minn.)

H.R.1565: Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2015

Sponsor: Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.)

H.R.1605: Export-Import Bank Termination Act

Sponsor: Justin Amash (I-Mich.)

H.R.2342: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2015

Sponsor: John Shimkus (R-Ill.)

H.R.2649: Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements...

Sponsor: Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)

H.R.2309: Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2015

Sponsor: Steve Israel (D-N.Y.)

S.31: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

S.213: Look-Alike Weapons Safety Act of 2015

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

H.R.3086: Wrongful Convictions Tax Relief Act of 2015

Sponsor: Sam Johnson (R-Texas)

H.R.1616: Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.)

S.761: Veterans Access to Care Act

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

S.4: Acquitted Conduct Reform Act of 2018

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

S.10: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross...

Sponsor: Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)

H.R.1804: Student-Athlete Equity Act

Sponsor: Mark Walker (R-N.C.)

H.R.1084: Family Savings Act of 2019

Sponsor: Mike Kelly (R-Pa.)

H.R.86: Budget Process Accountability Act

Sponsor: Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.)

H.R.624: Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act

Sponsor: Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)

H.R.1468: SAFE Act of 2019

Sponsor: Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)

H.R.1639: CBP Workload Staffing Model Act

Sponsor: Clay Higgins (R-La.)

H.R.1947: To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt transfers of funds from...

Sponsor: Phil Roe (R-Tenn.)

S.4: LIFT (Livable Incomes for Families Today) the Middle Class Act

Sponsor: Kamala Harris (D-Calif.)

S.10: South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2019

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

S.418: FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act

Sponsor: Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.)

S.607: Timely Review of Infrastructure Act

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

S.774: Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.1565: Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2019

Sponsor: Duncan D. Hunter (R-Calif.)

H.R.1605: Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2019

Sponsor: Jim Banks (R-Ind.)

H.R.2342: Retain Act

Sponsor: Tim Ryan (D-Ohio)

H.R.177: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for waivers of...

Sponsor: Morgan Griffith (R-Va.)

H.R.434: Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act

Sponsor: Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)

H.R.2309: Real Estate Exchange Fairness Act of 2019

Sponsor: Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico)

S.31: Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act

Sponsor: Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)

S.213: SOAR Reauthorization Act of 2019

Sponsor: Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Jeff MacKinnon LD and LA Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) LD & LA Rep. Joe Barton (RTexas)
Jeff Mortier Prof Staff on E&C Cmte and LA Rep Whitfield Prof Staff on E&C Cmte, LA Rep Whitfield and Intern Devin Nunes
Joseph Vasapoli Min.Counsel, Energy&Comm, Special Asst. DOE ​Min.Counsel, Energy&Comm, Special Asst. DOE Min. Counsel, Energy&Comm, Special Asst. DOE
Jeffery Mortier ​Prof Staff on E&C Cmte and LA Rep Whitfield, Intern for Devin Nunes Prof Staff on E&C Cmte, LA Rep Whitfield and Intern Devin Nunes
Jeffrey MacKinnon ​LD and LA Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas)
Sarah Walter ​Former Legislative Director/Chief Counsel, Sen. John Breaux ​ Former Legislative Director/Chief Counsel, Sen. John Breaux
J. Daniel Walsh LD Rep. Wayne Gilchrest and LA Rep. Jack Buechner ​LD Rep. Wayne Gilchrest and LA Rep. Jack Buechner
Edward Whitfield U.S. Representative (21 yrs.)
Kristen O'Neill Health Policy Advisory, LA, Staff Assistant Gene Greene (D-TX) Staff Assistant GK Butterfield (D-NC)
Dylan Moore ​Intern/Staff Assistant, Speaker John Boehner (OH-8); Legislative Assistant/Legislative Director/Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Larry Bucshon (IN-8) ​Intern/Staff Assistant, Speaker John Boehner (OH-8); Legislative Assistant/Legislative Director/Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Larry Bucshon (IN-8); Intern, Rep. Mike Turner (OH-10)
Jody Gale n/a
William Krieger n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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