Lobbying Relationship

Client

DIRECTV (formerly known as DirecTV)

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Lobbying firm

The Fritts Group

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  • All-Vid Proceeding regarding development of an "All Video Adapter" that would connect the provider's service to a third party's "smart video device" Issues related to DMA Reform (Orphan Areas)
  • Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY '12
  • Issues relative to the deployment of broadband wireless, wireline and IP technologies Issues pertaining to online privacy H. R. 1841 - Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011
  • H.R. 611 - BEST PRACTICES Act H.R. 1528 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011
  • S. 968 - Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 978 - A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes
  • H.R. 1804 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2011
  • H.R 12 - American Jobs Act of 2011 regarding Spectrum Fees

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General Issues: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Budget/Appropriations, Telecommunications, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Economics/Economic Development

Spending: about $1,150,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), U.S. Senate,, House of Representatives,

Bills mentioned

H.R.1841: Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011

Sponsor: Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.)

H.R.611: BEST PRACTICES Act

Sponsor: Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)

H.R.1528: Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011

Sponsor: Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.)

S.968: PROTECT IP Act of 2011

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

S.978: A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement...

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.1804: State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2011

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

H.R.12: American Jobs Act of 2011

Sponsor: John B. Larson (D-Conn.)

H.R.1019: State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

S.2764: Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2009

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

H.R.2994: Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009

Sponsor: Rick Boucher (D-Va.)

S.3186: Satellite Television Extension Act of 2010

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

H.R.3125: Radio Spectrum Inventory Act

Sponsor: Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.)

S.649: Radio Spectrum Inventory Act

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

S.3304: Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

H.R.3101: Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

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

H.R.5777: BEST PRACTICES Act

Sponsor: Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)

H.R.3326: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010

Sponsor: John P. Murtha (D-Pa.)

H.R.3679: State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2007

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

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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?
John Lively Staff Asst. & L.A., Sen. Gregg
Kathy Ramsey Dir. of H.R., U.S. Senate Sergeant of Arms
Ken Inouye Did not lobby Senate
Melinda Lewis Assistant - Sen. Alan Dixon
Eddie Fritts n/a
Edward O Fritts n/a
Bruce Cox n/a
Kathleen M Ramsey 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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