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iHeartMedia, Inc.

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The Gibson Group, LLC

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  • Monitor cybersecurity legislation. Monitor privacy oversight issues.
  • Issues regarding the Local Radio Freedom Act (H.Con.Res.13; S.Con.Res.5). Issues regarding American Music Fairness Act (H.R.791/S.253). Issues regarding AM in car radios (H.R.3413).
  • Monitor issues relating to the Copyright Royalty Board. Issues relating to music licensing. Monitor issues relating to the DOJ review of consent decrees for ASCAP and BMI and subsequent litigation. Monitor copyright oversight issues. Monitor patent reform.

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General Issues: Telecommunications, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Spending: about $1,470,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2011: House of Representatives, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), U.S. Senate

Bills mentioned

H.CON.RES.13: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas)

S.CON.RES.6: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.1836: Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2017

Sponsor: Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3350: Transparency in Music Licensing and Ownership Act

Sponsor: F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)

H.CON.RES.17: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas)

S.CON.RES.4: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.1283: Songwriter Equity Act of 2015

Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-Ga.)

H.R.9: Innovation Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.1137: PATENT Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.1733: Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015

Sponsor: Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)

H.CON.RES.16: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas)

S.CON.RES.6: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.4079: Songwriter Equity Act of 2014

Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-Ga.)

H.R.4772: RESPECT Act

Sponsor: George Holding (R-N.C.)

H.R.3219: Free Market Royalty Act

Sponsor: Melvin Watt (D-N.C.)

H.R.3309: Innovation Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.CON.RES.21: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas)

S.CON.RES.7: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.6480: Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012

Sponsor: Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

S.3609: Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.3261: Stop Online Piracy Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.R.4706: Music Modernization Act of 2017

Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-Ga.)

H.R.5447: Music Modernization Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

H.CON.RES.20: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: Kathy Castor (D-Fla.)

S.CON.RES.5: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.CON.RES.33: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: Kathy Castor (D-Fla.)

H.R.4130: American Music Fairness Act of 2022

Sponsor: Ted Deutch (D-Fla.)

S.4932: American Music Fairness Act

Sponsor: Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)

H.R.791: American Music Fairness Act of 2023

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

S.253: American Music Fairness Act

Sponsor: Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)

H.CON.RES.13: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: Steve Womack (R-Ark.)

S.CON.RES.5: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Sponsor: Margaret Hassan (D-N.H.)

H.R.3413: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023

Sponsor: Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.)

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Joseph Gibson Chief Minority Counsel, House Judiciary Committee 2007-2008 Chief of Staff, Rep. Lamar Smith 2005-2007 Chief Legislative Counsel & Parliamentarian, House Judiciary Committee 2003-2005 Deputy Asst Attorney General/Office of Leg Affairs 2002-2003 Counsel for Legislative & Intergovernmental Affairs Anti- Trust Division, DOJ 2001-2002 Chief Antitrust Counsel, House Judiciary Comm. 1997-2001 Counsel, House Judiciary Comm. 1995-1997 Chief Minority Counsel, House Judiciary Committee 2007-2008; Chief of Staff, Rep. Lamar Smith 2005-2007; Chief Legislative Counsel & Parliamentarian, House Judiciary Committee 2003-2005; Deputy Asst. Attorney General, Office of Leg. Affairs 2002-2003 Counsel for Legislative & Intergovernmental Affairs Anti-Trust Division, DOJ 2001-2002; Chief Antitrust Counsel, House Judiciary Committee 1997-2001; Counsel, House Judiciary Committee 1995-1997 Chief Minority Counsel, House Judiciary Comm. House Judiciary Comm. 2003-2005 Committee, 1997-2001 Counsel, House Judiciary Committee, '95-'97 Affairs Anti-Trust Division, DOJ 2001-2001

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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