Lobbying Relationship

Client

VIACOM INTERNATIONAL SERVICES, INC. (formerly filing as VIACOM)

More records

Lobbying firm

MEHLMAN VOGEL CASTAGNETTI, INC.

More records

  • H.R.1201, Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act of 2007 FCC oversight issues/agenda
  • H.R.3389, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account. H.R.5267, Business Activity Tax Simplification Tax of 2008
  • Product integration Online behavioral advertising
  • H.R.1201, Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act of 2007

Duration: to

General Issues: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Advertising, Arts/Entertainment

Spending: about $190,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Federal Communications Commission (FCC),, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), State - Dept of (DOS)

Bills mentioned

H.R.1201: Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act of 2007

Sponsor: Rick Boucher (D-Va.)

H.R.3389: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the...

Sponsor: Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.)

H.R.5267: Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008

Sponsor: Rick Boucher (D-Va.)

Show All Mentioned Bills

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?
Alex Vogel Chief Counsel, Sen. Frist
Bruce Mehlman Asst. Sec. of Commerce for Tech Policy
Karin Hudson Legislative Asst. Sen. Chris Dodd
David Castagnetti Chief of Staff, Sen. Max Baucus
Dean Rosen Health Policy Director, Sen. Bill Frist
Elise Finley Pickering Chief of Staff, Rep. Shaddegg; Exec. Dir. RPC
David Thomas Chief of Staff, Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Kelly Bingel Chief of Staff, Sen. Blanche Lincoln
Stacey Rampy Legislative Dir., Rep Eshoo
Jamie Brown Special Asst. to President for Leg. Affairs
Colette Desmarais Health Policy Director, Sen. Grassley
Jonathan Hoganson Policy Director, House Democratic Caucus;
Jonathan Hoganson (continued) Legislative Director, Rep. Rahm Emanuel
C. STEWART VERDERY n/a
Kelly Vogel 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.

Registration
Termination
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report

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

Close Comment Creative Commons Donate Email Facebook Mobile Phone Podcast Print Google News logo Google_NewsInitiative_Lockup_FullColor RSS Search Search Twitter WhatsApp Resolving differences Check Building Arrow right Info circle Oops OOPS Pencil File text Bars Search Close Cogs Filter Compare Revolving Door Info card Activity Member menu Globe Document External link Quote News Calendar No Vote
Current site Current page