Volunteer First Responder Housing Act

H.R. 2638/S. 265, The Public Housing Fire Safety Act, provisions to create a grant program to fund the retrofit installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing and high-rise buildings. H.R. 6192/S. 3346, The High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to reduce the depreciation period for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings. P.L. 117-105, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, funding for the following programs: - Funding for fire sprinkler retrofit installations in public housing developments. - Legislation to promote the use of carbon monoxide detectors in housing. Funding for the above programs in FY 2023. Legislation to promote housing benefits for volunteer firefighters (H.R. 4377/S. 2316) Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (H.R. 7077/S. 3845), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires. Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2022 (H.R. 6528), provisions to set and report temperature sensors in public housing. H.R. 6529, provisions to require self-closing fire doors in federally assisted rental dwellings. Safer Heat Act of 2022 (H.R. 6615), provisions to set standards for portable space heaters.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support funding the SIREN Grant program for FY22; Educate lawmakers and staff on the need to count EMS workforce correctly. Support S. 2971/H.R. 2354, a bill that would count EMS workforce correctly under the BLS. Urge for a Senate companion bill; Support S. 2037/H.R. 2453, ambulance Medicare extenders legislation to extend for another five years the temporary 2% urban, 3% rural and super rural bonus increases that expire at the end of 2022 and allow for the preservation of more zip codes as being rural. Ambulance transports that originate in rural zip codes get not only the 1% temporary increase but a 50% increase on the first 17 miles of a transport; H.R 4377, The Volunteer First Responder Housing Act; H.R. 5703, Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act; S. 1902, Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act; Support $15 billion to build out 911 services nationwide; Urge Administration to keep ground ambulance out of balanced billing regulations; Support letter to House and Senate leadership to prevent the pending 4% sequestration cut triggered by the American Rescue Plan; Submitted comments on balanced billing and cost collection; Support letter to House and Senate leadership concerning EMS workforce shortage crisis. Educate lawmakers and staff about crisis; Support letter to release provider relief funds; Support the re-introduction of the Congressional EMS Caucus.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $34,000

H.R. 2638/S. 265, The Public Housing Fire Safety Act, provisions to create a grant program to fund the retrofit installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing and high-rise buildings. H.R. 6192/S. 3346, The High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to reduce the depreciation period for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings. H.R. 4450/H.R. 4502/S. 3045, FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies , funding for the following programs: - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments. H.R. 1460/S.351, the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021, legislation to promote the use of carbon monoxide detectors in housing. Legislation to promote housing benefits for volunteer firefighters (H.R. 4377/S. 2316) H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to fund fire and life safety improvements in public housing.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service

The Public Housing Fire Safety Act (H.R. 2638/S. 265), provisions to create a grant program to fund the retrofit installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing and high-rise buildings. Tax incentives for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rises and public housing. FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (H.R. 4450/H.R. 4502), funding for the following programs: - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments. Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R. 1460/S.351), legislation to promote the use of carbon monoxide detectors in housing. Legislation to promote housing benefits for volunteer firefighters (H.R. 4377/S. 2316) H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, provisions to fund fire and life safety improvements in public housing.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service

The Public Housing Fie Safety Act (H.R. 2638/S. 265), provisions to create a grant program to fund the retrofit installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing and high-rise buildings. Tax incentives for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rises and public housing. FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies, funding for the following programs: - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments. Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R. 1460/S.351), legislation to promote the use of carbon monoxide detectors in housing. Legislation to promote housing benefits for volunteer firefighters (H.R. 4377/S. 2316)

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service