Lobbying Relationship

Client

Microsoft Corp.

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Lobbying firm

Aduston Consulting, LLC

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  • Advocated for gaining spectrum access in order to expand rural broadband coverage by using a combination of TV white spaces spectrum, fixed wireless, and satellite technologies.

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General Issues: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Education, Computer Industry, Trade (Domestic & Foreign)

Spending: about $1,040,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2006: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, U.S. Senate,

Bills mentioned

H.R.1174: Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act

Sponsor: Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

H.R.1834: Freedom to Invest Act of 2011

Sponsor: Kevin Brady (R-Texas)

H.R.942: American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011

Sponsor: Kevin Brady (R-Texas)

S.260: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the...

Sponsor: Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.)

S.3816: Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.422: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit...

Sponsor: Kendrick B. Meek (D-Fla.)

H.R.1083: Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009

Sponsor: Rick Boucher (D-Va.)

S.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

H.R.2138: Investment in America Act of 2007

Sponsor: Sander M. Levin (D-Mich.)

S.1726: Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

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

Sponsor: Rick Boucher (D-Va.)

H.R.1424: A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and...

Sponsor: Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.)

H.R.1736: Investment in America Act of 2005

Sponsor: Nancy Lee Johnson (R-Conn.)

H.R.1956: Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006

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

H.R.4909: Trade Sanction Avoidance Act of 2006

Sponsor: Pete Stark (D-Calif.)

S.2683: Concrete Pump Tax Fairness Act

Sponsor: Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho)

H.R.4943: CLOUD Act

Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-Ga.)

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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?
Karl Gallant n/a
Robert Powers 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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