Lobbying Relationship

Client

Cauthen Forbes & Williams on behalf of CTIA The Wireless Association

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Lobbying firm

Forbes-Tate

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  • Issues pertaining to the wireless telecommunications industry and broadband spectrum policy; issues related to shipment of lithium batteries; issues related to bonus depreciation; issues related to digital goods and services; Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013, issues related to cell tax moratorium; S. 1235 - Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013; issues related to tax reform; H.R. Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).

Duration: to

General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications

Spending: about $200,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2012: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

Bills mentioned

S.1235: Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.911: Emergency Transportation Safety Fund Act

Sponsor: Rand Paul (R-Ky.)

H.R.2482: Artist-Museum Partnership Act of 2013

Sponsor: John Lewis (D-Ga.)

H.R.658: To authorize and request the President to award the congressional Medal...

Sponsor: Robert E. Latta (R-Ohio)

S.971: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.1002: Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013

Sponsor: Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)

S.543: VISN Reorganization Act of 2013

Sponsor: Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.)

H.R.624: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act

Sponsor: Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)

S.911: Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.R.2482: Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

H.R.658: FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012

Sponsor: John L. Mica (R-Fla.)

S.971: Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.1002: Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

S.543: Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

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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 Forbes Staff Director, Senate Finance Committee Chief of Staff, Senator Max Baucus Deputy Asst, Special Asst, Deputy Director EOP
Jay Driscoll Legislative Assistant, Senator Max Baucus
Libby Greer Chief of Staff, Rep. Allen Boyd
Ryan Welch Leg. Director, Leg. Asst, Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Shelby
Zachary Williams n/a
Zach Williams 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.

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

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