Spectrum Auction;
Issues surrounding telecommunications mergers, including possible Sprint/T-Mobile merger, proposed AT&T/DirecTV merger, proposed Comcast/Time Warner merger
Duration: January 24, 2007
to
September 30, 2014
General Issues: Telecommunications , Manufacturing , Taxation/Internal Revenue Code , Trade (Domestic & Foreign) , Copyright/Patent/Trademark , Health Issues , Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace , Medicare/Medicaid , Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Spending: about $550,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.
Agencies lobbied since 2007: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Executive Office of the President (EOP), House of Representatives,, U.S. Senate,, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Y, Y
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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.
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.
3rd Quarter, 2014
THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED terminated an engagement in which they represented Communications Workers of America on Jan. 19, 2015.
Original Filing: 300700077.xml
Lobbying Issues
Spectrum Auction;
Issues surrounding telecommunications mergers, including possible Sprint/T-Mobile merger, proposed AT&T/DirecTV merger, proposed Comcast/Time Warner merger
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2014
In Q3, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Oct. 18, 2014.
Original Filing: 300681712.xml
Lobbying Issues
Spectrum Auction;
Issues surrounding telecommunications mergers, including possible Sprint/T-Mobile merger, proposed AT&T/DirecTV merger, proposed Comcast/Time Warner merger
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2014
In Q2, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $30,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2014.
Original Filing: 300663933.xml
Lobbying Issues
Spectrum Auction;
Issues surrounding telecommunications mergers, including possible Sprint/T-Mobile merger, proposed AT&T/DirecTV merger, proposed Comcast/Time Warner merger
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2012
THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED terminated an engagement in which they represented Communications Workers of America on Jan. 21, 2013.
Original Filing: 300537314.xml
Lobbying Issues
Expansion of manufacturing employment opportunities
Lobbying Issues
Reverse Morris Trust Tax Provisions;
Support for extension and expansion of Section 420 of the Internal Revenue Code regarding retiree health and life insurance benefits
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of telecommunications, information technology and electronic commerce in international trade negotiations;
US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement - labor concerns;
Telecommunications issues in Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations and labor concerns;
Workers' Rights in China;Russia MFN;
International Labor Rights treatment in the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other international trade negotiations
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Cybersecurity legislation, addressing domestic security concerns;
Issues surrounding information security and privacy, as well as offshoring of call center operations, including H.R. 3596, The United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act
3rd Quarter, 2012
In Q3, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $10,000. The report was filed on Oct. 21, 2012.
Original Filing: 300516245.xml
Lobbying Issues
Expansion of manufacturing employment opportunities
Lobbying Issues
Reverse Morris Trust Tax Provisions;
Support for extension and expansion of Section 420 of the Internal Revenue Code regarding retiree health and life insurance benefits
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of telecommunications, information technology and electronic commerce in international trade negotiations;
US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement - labor concerns;
Telecommunications issues in Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations and labor concerns;
Workers' Rights in China;Russia MFN
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Cybersecurity legislation, addressing domestic security concerns;
Issues surrounding information security and privacy, as well as offshoring of call center operations, including H.R. 3596, The United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives,
2nd Quarter, 2012
In Q2, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $30,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2012.
Original Filing: 300494910.xml
Lobbying Issues
Expansion of manufacturing employment opportunities
Lobbying Issues
Reverse Morris Trust Tax Provisions;
Support for extension and expansion of Section 420 of the Internal Revenue Code regarding retiree health and life insurance benefits
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of telecommunications, information technology and electronic commerce in international trade negotiations;
US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement - labor concerns;
Telecommunications issues in Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations and labor concerns;
Workers' Rights in China;Russia MFN
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Cybersecurity legislation, addressing domestic security concerns;
Issues surrounding information security and privacy, as well as offshoring of call center operations, including H.R. 3596, The United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives,
1st Quarter, 2012
In Q1, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $30,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2012.
Original Filing: 300475370.xml
Lobbying Issues
Expansion of manufacturing employment opportunities
Lobbying Issues
Reverse Morris Trust Tax Provisions;
Support for extension and expansion of Section 420 of the Internal Revenue Code regarding retiree health and life insurance benefits
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of telecommunications, information technology and electronic commerce in international trade negotiations;
US-Korea Free Trade Agreement - telecommunications and electronic commerce issues and labor concerns;
US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement - labor concerns;
Telecommunications issues in Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations and labor concerns;Export-Import Bank Reauthorization, domestic content concerns;
Workers' Rights in China;
Russia MFN
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Cybersecurity legislation, addressing domestic security concerns
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
4th Quarter, 2011
In Q4, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Jan. 19, 2012.
Original Filing: 300445894.xml
Lobbying Issues
Expansion of manufacturing employment opportunities
Agencies Lobbied
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Lobbying Issues
Reverse Morris Trust Tax Provisions;
Support for extension and expansion of Section 420 of the Internal Revenue Code regarding retiree health and life insurance benefits
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of telecommunications, information technology and electronic commerce in international trade negotiations;
US-Korea Free Trade Agreement - telecommunications and electronic commerce issues and labor concerns;
US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement - labor concerns;
Telecommunications issues in Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations and labor concerns;Export-Import Bank Reauthorization, domestic content concerns;
Workers' Rights in China;
Russia MFN
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Cybersecurity legislation, addressing domestic security concerns
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
3rd Quarter, 2011
In Q3, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Oct. 18, 2011.
Original Filing: 300418567.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 23 / H.R. 1249, America Invents Act, provisions on damages, post-grant review, publication and Patent and Trademark Office funding
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Reverse Morris Trust Tax Provisions;
Support for extension and expansion of Section 420 of the Internal Revenue Code regarding retiree health and life insurance benefits
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of telecommunications, information technology and electronic commerce in international trade negotiations;
US-Korea Free Trade Agreement - telecommunications and electronic commerce issues;
US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement - labor concerns;
Telecommunications issues in Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations;Export-Import Bank Reauthorization, domestic content concerns;
Workers' Rights in China;
Russia MFN
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Expansion of manufacturing employment opportunities
Lobbying Issues
Cybersecurity legislation, addressing domestic security concerns
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2011
In Q2, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $30,000. The report was filed on July 18, 2011.
Original Filing: 300394274.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 23 / H.R. 1249, America Invents Act, provisions on damages, post-grant review, publication and Patent and Trademark Office funding
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Reverse Morris Trust Tax Provisions;
Support for extension and expansion of Section 420 of the Internal Revenue Code regarding retiree health and life insurance benefits
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of telecommunications, information technology and electronic commerce in international trade negotiations;
US-Korea Free Trade Agreement - telecommunications and electronic commerce issues;
US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement - labor concerns;
Telecommunications issues in Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations;Export-Import Bank Reauthorization, domestic content concerns
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Expansion of manufacturing employment opportunities
Agencies Lobbied
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Lobbying Issues
Cybersecurity legislation, addressing domestic security concerns
1st Quarter, 2011
In Q1, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 19, 2011.
Original Filing: 300373037.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 23 / H.R. 1249, America Invents Act, provisions on damages, post-grant review, publication and Patent and Trademark Office funding
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Reverse Morris Trust Tax Provisions
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of telecommunications, information technology and electronic commerce in international trade negotiations;
US-Korea Free Trade Agreement - telecommunications and electronic commerce issues;
US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement - labor concerns;
Telecommunications issues in Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
4th Quarter, 2010
In Q4, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $10,000. The report was filed on Jan. 17, 2011.
Original Filing: 300339934.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 515/H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, provisions on damages, post-grant review and publication
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Reverse Morris Trust Tax Provisions
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of telecommunications, information technology and electronic commerce in international trade negotiations;
US-Korea FTA - telecommunications and electronic commerce issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
3rd Quarter, 2010
In Q3, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Oct. 18, 2010.
Original Filing: 300317028.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 515/H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, provisions on damages, post-grant review and publication
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Reverse Morris Trust Tax Provisions
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of telecommunications, information technology and electronic commerce in international trade negotiations;
US-Korea FTA - telecommunications and electronic commerce issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
2nd Quarter, 2010
In Q2, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $30,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2010.
Original Filing: 300303684.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 515/H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, provisions on damages, post-grant review and publication
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Impact on employer-provided health insurance programs of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives,
Lobbying Issues
Reverse Morris Trust Tax Provisions
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of telecommunications, information technology and electronic commerce in international trade negotiations
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
1st Quarter, 2010
In Q1, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $30,000. The report was filed on April 19, 2010.
Original Filing: 300266635.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 515/H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, provisions on damages, post-grant review and publication
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of broadband communications in economic stimulus legislation.
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of unionized workers under procurement reform.
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Reverse Morris Trust Tax Provisions
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
4th Quarter, 2009
In Q4, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Jan. 19, 2010.
Original Filing: 300239496.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 515/H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, provisions on damages, post-grant review and publication
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of broadband communications in economic stimulus legislation.
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of unionized workers under procurement reform.
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Reverse Morris Trust Tax Provisions
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
3rd Quarter, 2009
In Q3, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2009.
Original Filing: 300213670.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 515/H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, provisions on damages, post-grant review and publication
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of broadband communications in economic stimulus legislation.
Lobbying Issues
Impact of newspaper consolidation on employment.
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Reverse Morris Trust Tax Provisions
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
2nd Quarter, 2009
In Q2, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $30,000. The report was filed on July 19, 2009.
Original Filing: 300185659.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 515/H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, provisions on damages, post-grant review and publication
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of broadband communications in economic stimulus legislation.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Impact of newspaper consolidation on employment.
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Reverse Morris Trust Tax Provisions
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1st Quarter, 2009
In Q1, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $30,000. The report was filed on April 19, 2009.
Original Filing: 300156090.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 515/H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009, provisions on damages, post-grant review and publication
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of broadband communications in economic stimulus legislation.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Impact of newspaper consolidation on employment.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
4th Quarter, 2008
In Q4, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Jan. 19, 2009.
Original Filing: 300127335.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 1145/H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007, provisions on damages, post-grant review and publication
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of broadband communications in economic stimulus legislation.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of union elections by the National Mediation Board.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
3rd Quarter, 2008
In Q3, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2008.
Original Filing: 300100581.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, anti-Reverse Morris Trust provisions (Section 3703)
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
S. 1145/H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007, provisions on damages, post-grant review and publication
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Treatment of union elections by the National Mediation Board.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
2nd Quarter, 2008
In Q2, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $30,000. The report was filed on July 19, 2008.
Original Filing: 300075655.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, anti-Reverse Morris Trust provisions (Section 3703)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
S. 1145/H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007, provisions on damages, post-grant review and publication
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
Clarification of the definition of plan sponsor under Medicare Part D.
1st Quarter, 2008
In Q1, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 19, 2008.
Original Filing: 300046196.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, anti-Reverse Morris Trust provisions (Section 3703)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
S. 1145/H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007, provisions on damages, post-grant review and publication
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
0th Quarter, 2007
In MM, THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED lobbied for Communications Workers of America , earning $40,000. The report was filed on July 26, 2007.
Original Filing: 200041596.xml
Lobbying Issues
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' treatment of Alcatel-Lucent Merger
Type of Issue
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Lobbying Issues
Amendments to Section 420 of the Internal Revenue Code
Taxation of Reverse Morris Trusts
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Alcatel-Lucent Operations of Undersea Communications Cable
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate
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