Lobbying Relationship

Client

THE DIRECTV GROUP INC.

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Lobbying firm

BOCKORNY GROUP, INC.

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  • Issues relating to the competitive availability of navigation devices (set top boxes)
  • Issues relating to discriminatory state taxes H.R. 1804 State Video Tax Fairness 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. 2832 To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes

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General Issues: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $770,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

Bills mentioned

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

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

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.2832: To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

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

Sponsor: Rick Boucher (D-Va.)

H.R.3570: Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009

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

S.1670: Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009

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

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

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

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

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

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.927: Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act

Sponsor: Bart Stupak (D-Mich.)

H.R.3750: Water Transfer Facilitation Act of 2009

Sponsor: Jim Costa (D-Calif.)

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

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

S.3418: State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2008

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.2821: Television Freedom Act of 2007

Sponsor: Mike Ross (D-Ark.)

H.R.5740: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008

Sponsor: Harry E. Mitchell (D-Ariz.)

H.R.2738: Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007

Sponsor: Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.)

S.124: Satellite and Cable Access Act of 2007

Sponsor: Wayne A. Allard (R-Colo.)

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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?
Melissa Schulman Policy Director to Rep. Steny Hoyer (95-98) Exec. Director House Dem. Caucus (92-94) Asst. Director House Dem. Caucus (90-92) Leg. Assistant to Rep. Steny Hoyer (88-90) Leg. Assistant to Rep. Thomas Manton (88)
Todd Thorpe Chief of Staff to Rep. Chris Cannon (04-06)
Nicole Venable Chief of Staff to Rep.William Jefferson (04-05) Sr. Policy Adv. Rep.William Jefferson (98-02) USTR Congressional Affairs Specialist (96-98) Leg. Asst. to Senator Charles S. Robb (93-96) Leg. Asst. to Rep. Lee H. Hamilton (92-93)
Blair Larkins Executive Assistant to Rep. Greg Walden (06-10) Staff Assistant to Rep. Greg Walden (05-06)
Michaela Sims Legislative Counsel to Sen. Ben Nelson (01-07)
Ryan Guthrie Office Manager to Rep. Baron Hill (99-02) Chief of Staff to Rep. Baron Hill (02-04, 07-09)
David Bockorny n/a
Christopher Bowlin n/a
James Hawkins n/a
Michael Hutton n/a
Daniel R. Moll n/a
Brenda Reese n/a
P. Scott Shearer n/a
Chris Long n/a
JOSH MATHIS n/a
Thomas Petrizzo n/a
Chris Fidler n/a
Andrew Dodson n/a
Alexander Lurie 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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