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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Highlights: This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies. The bill includes both discretionary and mandatory funding. The HUD budget is primarily discretionary spending, and most of the DOT budget is mandatory spending, in the form of contract authority from the Highway Trust Fund. The bill increases overall discretionary spending for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies above FY2017 levels and include increases for both DOT and HUD. Full Summary: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Department of Transportation (DOT). Provides appropriations for the Office of the Secretary, including: Salaries and Expenses; Research and Technology; National Infrastructure Investments (also known as TIGER grants); the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau; Financial Management Capital; Cyber Security Initiatives; the Office of Civil Rights; Transportation Planning, Research, and Development; the Working Capital Fund; the Minority Business Resource Center Program; Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Outreach; and Payments to Air Carriers. (Sec. 101) Prohibits DOT from approving assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this bill except for activities underway on the date of enactment, unless the reprogramming process has been completed. (Sec. 102) Permits DOT to use the Working Capital Fund to provide payments in advance and accept subsequent reimbursements from all federal agencies for transit benefit distribution services that are necessary to carry out the federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit program. (Sec. 103) Requires DOT to: (1) post on its website the schedule and agenda for all meetings of the Council on Credit and Finance, and (2) require the council to record the decisions and actions of each meeting. (Sec. 104) Permits DOT to transfer specified funds necessary to carry out the duties of the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau. (Sec. 105) Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to transfer the deposit of certain fees related to loans and loan guarantees from the Federal Railroad Administration's Safety and Operations account to the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau account. (Sec. 106) Lifts the suspension of the comment period imposed by DOT on its Request for Information titled "Exploring Industry Practices on Distribution and Display of Airline Fare, Schedule and Availability Information." Requires DOT to accept additional public comment for 30 days after enactment of this bill. Provides appropriations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for: Operations; Facilities and Equipment; Research, Engineering, and Development; and Grants-In-Aid For Airports. Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for: new applicants for the second career training program, new unauthorized aviation user fees, or aeronautical charting and cartography activities through the Working Capital Fund. Permits funds received from specified public, private, and foreign sources for expenses incurred to be credited to the appropriation. (Sec. 110) Limits technical staff-years under the federally funded research and development center contract between the FAA and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development. (Sec. 111) Prohibits the FAA from requiring airport sponsors to provide the FAA without cost building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in sponsor-owned buildings for air traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting. Specifies that the prohibition does not apply to negotiations between the FAA and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on "below-market" rates for these items or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facilities. (Sec. 112) Permits the FAA to reimburse amounts made available from certain fees to carry out the Essential Air Service program, which was established to ensure that small communities have a minimum level of air service. (Sec. 113) Permits amounts collected by the FAA for providing technical assistance to foreign aviation authorities to be credited to the Operations account. (Sec. 114) Prohibits the FAA from paying Sunday premium pay except if an individual worked on a Sunday. (Sec. 115) Prohibits the FAA from using funds provided by this bill to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate using a government-issued credit card. (Sec. 116) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for retention bonuses for FAA employees without prior approval of the Assistant Secretary for Administration of DOT. (Sec. 117) Requires the FAA, upon the request of an owner or operator, to block the display of the owner's or operator's aircraft registration number in the Aircraft Situational Display to Industry program. (Sec. 118) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to pay the salaries and expenses of more than seven political and presidential FAA appointees. (Sec. 119) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to increase fees for navigation products until the FAA provides Congress with a justification for all fees for aeronautical navigation products. (Sec. 119A) Requires the FAA to notify Congress prior to closing a regional operations center or reducing the services it provides. (Sec. 119B) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. (Sec. 119C) Prohibits the FAA from withholding consideration and approval of any application for participation in the Contract Tower Program, including applications from cost-share program participants, if the tower meets the criteria included in the FAA report entitled "Establishment and Discontinuance Criteria for Airport Traffic Control Towers." (Sec. 119D) Permits airports that met the 10,000 enplanement qualification for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds in calendar year 2012 to continue to receive AIP funds in FY2018. (Sec. 119E) Allows certain foreign air carriers traveling to or from Cuba to make transit stops in the United States for refueling and other technical services. (Sec. 119F) Provides transfer authority to prevent the furlough of FAA employees or disruptions or delays to NextGen programs, projects or activities. (Sec. 119G) Exempts certain airports from cost share requirements under the FAA's Contract Tower Program. (Sec. 119H) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to limit certain certification activities unless the FAA documents a systemic airworthiness noncompliance performance issue. (Sec. 119I) Specifies requirements that must be met for the FAA to accept mandatory compliance airworthiness instructions issued by an aeronautical safety authority of a foreign country by issuing a final rule and a request for comments. (Sec. 119J) Requires DOT to take appropriate actions to: promote U.S. aerospace-related safety standards abroad; facilitate and vigorously defend approvals of U.S aerospace products and services abroad; with respect to bilateral partners, to use bilateral safety agreements and other mechanisms to improve validation of type certificated aeronautical products and services and enhance mutual acceptance in order to eliminate redundancies and unnecessary costs; and with respect to the aeronautical safety authorities of a foreign country, to streamline validation and facilitate acceptance of U.S aerospace standards, products, and services. (Sec. 119K) Requires DOT to issue regulations to prohibit cell phone voice communications on aircraft during a flight with exceptions for members of the flight crew and federal law enforcement officers. (Sec. 119L) Increases the amount of passenger facility charges that airports may impose on paying passengers to finance certain airport-related projects. (Sec. 119M) Prohibits the FAA from transferring the exclusive sovereignty of the operational and regulatory authority over the National Airspace System. (Sec. 119N) Requires the FAA to permit intermittent large cargo air carriers to land in remote areas using a mix of available local meteorological weather reports, in place of National Weather Service forecast reports where they do not provide weather coverage. Provides funding from the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for Administrative Expenses and Federal-Aid Highways. (Most of DOT's budget is mandatory budget authority rather than discretionary budget authority. The mandatory budget authority is primarily in the form of contract authority derived from the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). Contract authority is the authority to obligate funds in advance of an appropriation Act. Spending from the HTF is determined both by authorization bills and appropriations bills. Authorization bills provide contract authority for highway programs, and appropriations bills include obligation limitations that determine how much of the contract authority may be used in a given year.) (Sec. 120) Specifies allocations and requirements for distributing obligation authority from the HTF among federal-aid highway programs. (Sec. 121) Credits funds received by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products to the Federal-Aid Highways account to reimburse the bureau for expenses. (Sec. 122) Requires DOT to: (1) provide an informal public notice and comment opportunity prior to waiving the Buy America requirement for federal-aid highway projects, and (2) report to Congress annually on waivers. (Sec. 123) Requires DOT to notify Congress prior to providing credit assistance under the Transportation Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program, which provides credit to finance surface transportation projects of national and regional significance. (Sec. 124) Requires DOT to notify Congress 60 days in advance before making grants for nationally significant freight and highway projects (FASTLANE grants). (Sec. 125) Permits states to repurpose certain highway project funding to be used within 50 miles of its original designation. (Sec. 126) Modifies an existing high priority corridor on the national highway system in Arkansas. (Sec. 127) Requires DOT to remove a specified road in Colorado from the national highway system. (Sec. 128) Permits states to use funds provided under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program for operating assistance on certain state-supported Amtrak routes with no time limitation. (Sec. 129) Permits DOT, upon the request of a state, to modify a toll agreement to remove certain restrictions on the use of excess toll revenues for certain highways if the state: (1) certifies annually that the tolled facility is being adequately maintained, and (2) agrees to comply with certain audit requirements. (Sec. 129A) Increases the truck weight limits for highways in North Dakota. (Sec. 129B) Makes a technical correction to the existing truck weight exemption for New Hampshire. Provides funding from the HTF to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for: (1) Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs, and (2) Motor Carrier Safety Grants. Rescinds specified funds that were provided by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (SAFETEA-LU) or other appropriation or authorization acts prior to FY2017 for certain motor carrier safety programs. (Sec. 130) Directs the FMCSA to require certain Mexican motor carriers to meet specified safety requirements when applying to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border. (Sec. 131) Requires the FMCSA to send notices of violations of certain safety procedures and regulations that could require expedited safety audits, compliance reviews, or corrective actions using certified mail, registered mail, or another manner of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by the persons responsible for the violation. Provides appropriations to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for Operations and Research. Provides funding from the HTF to NHTSA for Operations and Research and Highway Traffic Safety Grants. (Sec. 140) Provides additional funding to NHTSA for travel and related expenses associated with state management reviews and core competency development training for highway safety staff. (Sec. 141) Exempts from the current fiscal year's obligation limitation for NHTSA programs any obligation authority that was made available in previous public laws and has not lapsed or been used. Provides appropriations to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for: Safety and Operations, Railroad Research and Development, the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program, Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements, Federal-State Partnership for State Of Good Repair, Restoration and Enhancement, Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), and National Network Grants to Amtrak. (Sec. 150) Limits overtime for Amtrak employees. Permits Amtrak to waive the limit for specific employees due to safety or operational efficiency reasons. Requires Amtrak to report to Congress on waivers granted and overtime payments incurred. Provides appropriations to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for: Administrative Expenses, Technical Assistance and Training, Capital Investment Grants, and Grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Provides funding from the HTF to the FTA for Transit Formula Grants. (Sec. 160) Exempts previously made transit obligations from limitations on obligations. (Sec. 161) Permits funds appropriated before October 1, 2017, that remain available for expenditure to be transferred from older accounts to new accounts with similar current activities. Provides appropriations to the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation for Operations and Maintenance. Provides appropriations for the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for: the Maritime Security Program, Operations and Training, Assistance to Small Shipyards, Ship Disposal, and the Maritime Guaranteed Loan (Title XI) Program Account. (Sec. 170) Permits MARAD to furnish utilities and services and make repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving government property under the control of MARAD. Requires rental payments received pursuant to this provision to be credited to the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Provides appropriations to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for: Operational Expenses, Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline Safety, and Emergency Preparedness Grants. Provides appropriations to the Office of Inspector General. (Sec. 180) Permits DOT to use funds for maintenance and operation of aircraft, hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft, insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department business, and uniforms. Permits DOT to use funds for the purchase, maintenance, operation, and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems that advance DOT's, or its operating administrations' missions. Deems any unmanned aircraft system purchased or procured by DOT prior to the enactment of this bill to be authorized. (Sec. 181) Permits DOT to use funds provided by this bill for the employment of temporary or intermittent experts and consultants if the rates do not exceed the rate for an Executive Level IV. (Sec. 182) Prohibits: (1) funds provided by this bill from being used for more than 110 DOT presidential or political appointees, and (2) any of the appointees from being assigned on temporary detail outside of DOT. (Sec. 183) Prohibits recipients of funds provided by this bill from releasing certain personal information and photographs from a driver's license or motor vehicle record without the consent of the affected individual. Prohibits DOT from withholding funds for any grantee if a state is not in compliance with this provision. (Sec. 184) Permits funds received by the FHWA and the FRA from states or other private or public sources for training expenses to be credited to specified agency accounts, subject to an exception for state rail safety inspectors participating in certain training required under current law. (Sec. 185) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for certain loans, loan guarantees, lines of credit, or grants unless DOT notifies Congress at least three business days in advance of announcing competitively selected projects. Requires DOT to provide concurrent notification to Congress regarding any ''quick release'' of funds from the FHWA's Emergency Relief Program. (The program provides funding for the repair or reconstruction of federal-aid highways and roads on federal lands which have suffered serious damage as a result of natural disasters or catastrophic failures from an external cause.) Requires DOT to provide a comprehensive list of all loans, loan guarantees, lines of credit, and discretionary grants that will be announced with a three-day advance notice to Congress. (Sec. 186) Permits rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees, and other funds received by DOT from travel management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous sources to be credited to DOT appropriations and allocated to elements of DOT using fair and equitable criteria. (Sec. 187) Permits DOT to use amounts recovered from improper payments to a third party contractor for expenses incurred in the recovery. (Sec. 188) Requires reprogramming action notifications to be transmitted to and approved or denied solely by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. (Sec. 189) Permits funds provided by this bill for modal administrations to be obligated to the Office of the Secretary for assessments or reimbursable agreements only if the funds provide a direct benefit to the applicable modal administration. (Sec. 190) Permits DOT to set uniform standards for developing and supporting agency transit passes and transit benefits. (Sec. 191) Prohibits the use of funds for any geographic, economic, or other hiring preference not otherwise authorized by law, unless certain requirements are met related to availability of local labor, displacement of existing employees, and delays in transportation plans. TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Provides appropriations for Management and Administration, including for Executive Offices and Administrative Support Offices. Provides appropriations for Program Office Salaries and Expenses, including: Public and Indian Housing, Community Planning and Development, Housing, Policy Development and Research, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, and the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes. Permits HUD to transfer specified funds provided by this title for salaries and expenses to the Working Capital Fund to fund centralized activities. Provides appropriations for Public and Indian Housing, including: Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, the Housing Certificate Fund, the Public Housing Capital Fund, the Public Housing Operating Fund, the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, the Family Self-Sufficiency Program, Native American Housing Block Grants, the Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Fund Program Account, and the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant. Provides appropriations for Community Planning and Development, including: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS, the Community Development Fund, the Community Development Loan Guarantees Program Account, the Home Investment Partnerships Program, the Self-Help and Assisted Home Ownership Opportunity Program, and Homeless Assistance Grants. Provides appropriations for Housing Programs, including: Rental Assistance Demonstration, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Housing for the Elderly, Housing for Persons with Disabilities, Housing Counseling Assistance, Rental Housing Assistance, and Payment to the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund. Provides appropriations and establishes limits on loan commitments for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), which includes: (1) the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Program Account, and (2) the General and Special Risk Program Account. Provides appropriation and establishes limits on loan commitments for the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). Provides appropriations to HUD for: Policy Development and Research, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, the Information Technology Fund, and the Office of Inspector General. (Sec. 201) Requires 50% of the funds that are recaptured from the refinancing of state or locally financed projects under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 to be rescinded or, in the case of cash, remitted to the Treasury. Requires the funds that are not rescinded or returned to Treasury to be used by state housing finance agencies or local governments for certain projects approved by HUD. Permits HUD to award up to 15% of the funds that are recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance projects at lower interest rates. (Sec. 202) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to investigate or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any lawful activities, including the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action to achieve or prevent action by a government entity or a court. (Sec. 203) Requires any grant, cooperative agreement, or other assistance made pursuant to this title to be made on a competitive basis and in accordance with provisions of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 regarding HUD accountability. (Sec. 204) Permits specified funds to be used, without regard to limitations on administrative expenses, for: (1) legal services; and (2) payment for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), Ginnie Mae, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), the Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks, Federal Home Loan banks, and any bank insured under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act. (Sec. 205) Prohibits HUD appropriations from being used for any program, project, or activity in excess of amounts included in the budget estimates submitted to Congress, unless otherwise provided by this bill or through reprogramming. (Sec. 206) Permits HUD corporations and agencies subject to the Government Corporation Control Act to utilize funds and make contracts and commitments, without regard to fiscal year limitations and subject to specified restrictions, to implement the FY2018 budget. (Sec. 207) Requires HUD to provide quarterly reports to Congress regarding uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured, and excess funds for each program and activity. (Sec. 208) Requires the President's budget request and HUD's congressional budget justifications to use the same account and sub-account structure included in this bill. (Sec. 209) Exempts Ginnie Mae from certain requirements of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. (Sec. 210) Permits HUD to authorize the transfer of project-based assistance, debt, and low-income and very low-income use restrictions associated with a multifamily housing project from obsolete or economically nonviable housing to a viable project if no additional costs are incurred and other specified conditions are met. (Sec. 211) Sets forth eligibility requirements for section 8 housing assistance vouchers. (Sec. 212) Requires Native American Housing Block Grant funds to be distributed to the same Native Alaskans that received funds in FY2005. (Sec. 213) Permits HUD to insure home equity conversion mortgages (HECMs or reverse mortgages) for elderly homeowners through FY2018, notwithstanding limitations on insurance authority included in the National Housing Act, only to the extent that the net credit subsidy cost for the insurance does not exceed zero. (Sec. 214) Sets forth requirements for HUD regarding the managing and disposing of any multifamily housing property that is held or owned by HUD. Specifies requirements for maintaining any rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are attached to any dwelling units in the property. (Sec. 215) Permits Community Development Loan Guarantee funds to be used to guarantee notes or other obligations issued by any state on behalf of its non-entitlement communities. (Sec. 216) Permits certain public housing agencies (PHAs) that own and operate 400 or fewer public housing units to elect to be exempt from asset management requirements imposed by HUD in connection with the operating fund rule. (Sec. 217) Prohibits HUD from using public housing funds to impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits the use of capital funds for central office costs, up to the limits established in the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. (Sec. 218) Prohibits the designation of a HUD official or employee as an allotment holder unless the Chief Financial Officer has determined that the employee has: (1) implemented an adequate system of funds control, and (2) received training in funds control procedures and directives. (Sec. 219) Requires HUD to publish on the Internet all competitively awarded Notices of Funding Availability for FY2018. (Sec. 220) Sets forth limitations and reporting requirements for the payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation. (Sec. 221) Sets forth requirements for transferring and reprogramming funds within specified HUD Administrative Support Office and Program Office Salaries and Expenses accounts. (Sec. 222) Requires HUD to take specified actions against owners who are receiving rental subsidies and do not maintain safe properties. (Sec. 223) Limits compensation for PHA officials and employees. (Sec. 224) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to extend the HOPE VI program through FY2018. (The program provides funds to renovate or demolish existing public housing and replace it with mixed-income housing.) (Sec. 225) Requires HUD to notify Congress at least three business days before announcing the recipients of grant awards. (Sec. 226) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to require or enforce the Physical Needs Assessment (PNA). (Sec. 227) Prohibits the FHA, Ginnie Mae, or HUD from using funds provided by this bill to finance mortgages for properties that have been subject to eminent domain. (Sec. 228) Prohibits the use of funds made available by this bill to terminate the status of a unit of general local government as a metropolitan city with respect to community development grants under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. (Sec. 229) Permits Office of Policy Development and Research funds for research, evaluation, and statistical purposes that are unexpended at the completion of a contract, grant or cooperative agreement to be used for additional research, subject to reprogramming requirements. (Sec. 230) Prohibits HUD employees who have been subject to administrative discipline in FY2017 or FY2018, including suspension from work, from receiving awards, including performance, special act, or spot. (Sec. 231) Permits HUD to use funds provided for Homeless Assistance Grants to participate in the multiagency Performance Partnerships Pilots program on a limited basis. (Sec. 232) Permits costs paid by the program income of grant recipients to count toward the recipient's matching requirements for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 Continuum of Care funds. (The program awards project sponsors or unified funding agencies competitive grants focused on addressing the long-term housing and services needs of homeless individuals and families.) (Sec. 233) Permits HUD to use funds provided by this bill for Homeless Assistance Grants to award one-year grants to transition from one Continuum of Care program component to another. (The program awards project sponsors or unified funding agencies competitive grants focused on addressing the long-term housing and services needs of homeless individuals and families.) Specifies that no more than 50% of each transition grant may be used for the costs of eligible activities of the program component originally funded. (Sec. 234) Prohibits provisions of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act regarding the expiration of the right to draw funds from applying to the right of a jurisdiction to draw funds from its HOME Investment Trust Fund that otherwise expired or would expire in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, or 2020 under current law. (Sec. 235) Prohibits HUD from using funds provided by this bill to direct a grantee to undertake specific changes to existing zoning laws as part of carrying out the final rule entitled "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing" or the notice entitled "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool." (Sec. 236) Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 to modify the requirements for the Rental Assistance Demonstration Program. (Sec. 237) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to interfere with state and local inspections of public housing dwelling units. (Sec. 238) Maintains existing Promise Zone designations and agreements. TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES Provides FY2018 appropriations to: the Access Board, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Amtrak Office of Inspector General, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, the Surface Transportation Board, and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT (Sec. 401) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to compensate or pay the expenses of non-federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this bill. (Sec. 402) Prohibits transfers of funds to other appropriations or obligations beyond the current fiscal year, unless expressly permitted in this bill. (Sec. 403) Limits expenditures for consulting services to contracts where the expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, unless otherwise provided by law or an executive order. (Sec. 404) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill for employee training not specifically related to the performance of official duties. (Sec. 405) Specifies procedures, restrictions, and reporting requirements for the reprogramming of funds provided by this bill. (Sec. 406) Permits up to 50% of unobligated balances remaining at the end of FY2018 from appropriations for salaries and expenses to remain available through FY2019, subject to congressional approval and reprogramming guidelines. (Sec. 407) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for any project that seeks to use eminent domain unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use. (Sec. 408) Prohibits the transfer of funds provided by this bill to a department, agency, or instrumentality of the U.S. government unless the transfer is pursuant to an appropriations Act. (Sec. 409) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill to permanently replace an employee intent on returning to his or her previous occupation after completing military service. (Sec. 410) Requires expenditures of funds provided by this bill to comply with the Buy American Act. (Sec. 411) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act. (Sec. 412) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to purchase first class or premium airline travel in violation of specified federal travel regulations. (Sec. 413) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill to approve a new foreign air carrier permit or exemption application if the approval would contravene U.S. law or specified provisions of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement. (Sec. 414) Restricts the number of employees that agencies funded in this bill may send to international conferences. (Sec. 415) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to purchase new light-duty vehicles, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum- Federal Fleet Performance, which establishes requirements for purchasing alternative fueled vehicles. (Sec. 416) Limits Surface Transportation Board fees for the filing of rate or practice complaints. (Sec. 417) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to plan, design, or implement the privatization of the air traffic organization functions of the FAA. (Sec. 418) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to deny an Inspector General (IG) timely access to any records, documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over which that IG has responsibilities, or to prevent or impede that IG's access. Requires each IG to comply with: (1) specified statutory limitations on disclosure of the information provided, and (2) reporting requirements regarding violations of this section.
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2019 · second_quarter · Housing
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2019 · first_quarter · Housing
H.R.916 To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to prohibit the use of guarantee fees as offsets. H.R.1031 To eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection by repealing title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly known as the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010. H.R. 1153 Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R.1321 To amend the National Housing Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to issue guidance to reduce up-front premiums for FHA-insured mortgages if the capital ratio of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund exceeds the statutory limit, and for other purposes. H.R.815 To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. H.R.851 Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2017 H.R.948 Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2017 H.R. 5993 Fixing Housing Access Act of 2018 H.R. 2570 Mortgage Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 5953 Building Up Independent Lives & Dreams Act H.R. 435 The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017 H.R. 6072 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 1988 Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018 S.122 Mortgage Debt Tax Relief Act S. 1655 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 2361 Housing Opportunity Mortgage Expansion (HOME) Act S. 540 Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act of 2018 S. 3443 GUIDE Compliance Act S. 3726 Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018 S. 3536 Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018
Client expense: $678,392 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Funding for the CDFI Fund, HOME Program, HUD Rental Assistance and CDBG S. 1655 and H.R. 3354 --Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Issues related to government oversight; FY2018 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. (H.R. 3353/S.1655).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Transportation
Implementation of the Railroad Safety Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-432) including seeking support for federal funding for Positive Train Control; Post-enactment implementation of provisions impacting commuter rail contained in the FAST Act (P.L. 114-94); Provisions impacting commuter rail in FY2018 appropriations bills (H.R. 3353; S.1655) and FY2019 appropriations bills (H.R.6072; S. 3023); discussions with Members of Congress relating to Chicago Union Station Surface Transportation Board petition.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Seeking support for federal funding for Positive Train Control; Post-enactment implementation of provisions impacting commuter rail contained in the FAST Act (P.L. 114-94); Provisions impacting commuter rail in the FY2018 appropriations bills (H.R. 3353; S.1655), and FY2019 appropriations bill (H.R.6072; S. 3023)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Provisions impacting green asphalt in FY2018 Transportation-HUD Appropriations bill (H.R. 3353; S.1655).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Seeking support for federal funding for Positive Train Control; Post-enactment implementation of provisions impacting commuter rail contained in the FAST Act (P.L. 114-94); Provisions impacting commuter rail in the FY2018 appropriations bills (H.R. 3353; S.1655), and FY2019 appropriations bill (H.R.6072; S. 3023)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Transportation
Implementation of the Railroad Safety Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-432) including seeking support for federal funding for Positive Train Control; Post-enactment implementation of provisions impacting commuter rail contained in the FAST Act (P.L. 114-94); Provisions impacting commuter rail in FY2018 appropriations bills (H.R. 3353; S.1655) and FY2019 appropriations bills (H.R.6072; S. 3023)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Funding for the CDFI Fund, HOME Program, HUD Rental Assistance and CDBG. S. 1655 and H.R. 3354--Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
PL 115-298, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes HR 6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 HR 6072/S 1655, Transportation, HUD, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 air traffic management, surface surveillance systems, and runway incursion prevention programs HR 695, legislative vehicle for providing further continuing appropriations for seven remaining appropriations bills: Agriculture; Commerce, Justice, Science; Financial Services and General Government; Homeland Security; Interior; State, Foreign Operations: and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development remote towers
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
Issues related to FY 2018 Transportation/HUD appropriations (H.R. 3353, S.1655); H.R. 6072/S. 3023 FY 2019 Transportation-HUD Appropriations, and H.R. 6147 FY 2019 Appropriations (Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019); Issues related to FY 2018 FAA Reauthorization (S.1405; H.R.2997); Issues related to FY 2019 Appropriations.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
HR 3353/S 1655 THUD Approps, provisions related to highway and airport funding,Passenger Facility Charge. HR 3358/S 1771 Labor HHS Approps, provisions related to compliance assistance for small producers/Office of Small Mines funding.
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
JOC provisions in FY18 THUD Appropriations (S.1655/HR 3354).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
S.755 Fairness for Pilots Act S.1272 Drone Federalism Act of 2017 S.1320 & H.R.2879 Forward Looking Investment in General Aviation, Hangars, and Tarmacs (FLIGHT) Act of 2017 S.1405 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 S.1655 & H.R.3353 FY18 Appropriations for the Department of Transportation (DOT), the apartment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies S.2506 To Establish an Aviation Maintenance Workforce Development Pilot Program S.2244 & H.R.4673 Promoting Women in the Aviation Workforce Act S.3023 & H.R.6072 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S.3270 & H.R.6957 Securing and Revitalizing Aviation Act of 2018 H.R.1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act H.R.4 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R.302 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R.1625 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R.2107 Fairness for Pilots Act H.R.2930 Drone Innovation Act of 2017 H.R.2997 21st Century AIRR Act H.R.3033 Aeronautics Innovation Act H.R.4149 make certain improvements to the use of educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for flight training programs H.R.4254 Women in Aerospace Education Act H.R.5366 Safeguarding America's Skies Act of 2018 H.R.5701 To Establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program H.R.6147 Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 FAA Reauthorization/Reform General Aviation airports / Non-primary entitlement funds User Fees NextGen/air traffic control Flight Sharing Contract Tower Program Aviation Weather Observations in Alaska FBO Pricing Lantana Airport TFRs Pearson Field, WA Scotts Seaplane Base, MN General Aviation Caucus Bedminster TFR Modular Automated Weather Stations (MAWs) President Trump's FY 18 Budget Presidet Trump's FY 19 Budget Remote Towers Aviation Gasoline UAS Allen Air Force Base (Alaska) Reimbursement for TFRs at President's residences Section 336 and model aircraft Arsenal for Democracy Airport charting diagrams
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
Support for technology neutral truck weigh exemption (FY 2019 Transportation T-HUD Appropriations bill H.R. 3353; S. 1655) (H.R. 4421, S. 2153)
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R.3353 - 115th Congress (2017-2018)Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S.1655 - 115th Congress (2017-2018)Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.Amdt.289 - 115th Congress (2017-2018)Description: Page 1201, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert "(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)".Amends Bill: H.R.3354 H.R.3479 - 115th Congress (2017-2018)Secure Miles with All Resources and Technology Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Railroads
H.R.3353 - 115th Congress (2017-2018)Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S.1655 - 115th Congress (2017-2018)Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.Amdt.289 - 115th Congress (2017-2018)Description: Page 1201, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert "(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)".Amends Bill: H.R.3354 H.R.3479 - 115th Congress (2017-2018)Secure Miles with All Resources and Technology Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
H.R.3353 - 115th Congress (2017-2018)Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S.1655 - 115th Congress (2017-2018)Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.Amdt.289 - 115th Congress (2017-2018)Description: Page 1201, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert "(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)".Amends Bill: H.R.3354 H.R.3479 - 115th Congress (2017-2018)Secure Miles with All Resources and Technology Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R.3353 - 115th Congress (2017-2018)Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S.1655 - 115th Congress (2017-2018)Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.Amdt.289 - 115th Congress (2017-2018)Description: Page 1201, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert "(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)".Amends Bill: H.R.3354 H.R.3479 - 115th Congress (2017-2018)Secure Miles with All Resources and Technology Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.3353 and S.1655, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2018-Title I; H.R.6147, Department of the Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 issues related to siting and permitting and S.3072, H.R. 5952 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 issues related to siting and permitting: S. Rept. 115-276 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2019 issues related to siting and permitting; H. Rept. 115-704 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2019 issues related to siting and permitting; H.R.6776 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 issues related to siting and permitting; H. Rept. 115-948 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, 2019 issues related to siting and permitting; H. Rept. 115-765 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2019 issues related to siting and permitting; S.3072, H.R. 5952; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 issues related to siting and permitting.
Client expense: $1,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 1519/H.R. 2810 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018); authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy. H.R. 3354 (Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018); makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. S. 1655/H.R. 3353 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018); making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. H.R. 3921 (HEALTHY KIDS Act); extends funding through FY2022 for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the Childhood Obesity Demonstration Project. H.R. 3922 (CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act); extending funding for certain public health programs. H.R. 2 (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018); provides for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. H.R. 6072 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019); provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies. More specifically, restricting foreign seamen class action suits, and state meal and rest break preemption. H.R. 6147 (Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019); provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills. H.R. 6258 (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019); provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. H.R. 5952 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019); provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Commerce; the Department of Justice (DOJ); science agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF); and several related agencies. More specifically, settlement slush provision. General lobbying with regard to the Children's Health Insurance Program. General lobbying with regard to extending the provisions of the 2013 Bipartisan Budget Act Third Party Liability Provisions. General lobbying with respect to consumer issues in the budget. General lobbying with regard to policy riders in the budget. General lobbying with regard to implementation of budget reconciliation instructions. General lobbying with regard to the appropriations process and policy riders.
Client expense: $1,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trucking/Shipping
H.R. 1568 (Transportation and Logistics Hiring Reform Act of 2017); creates a national hiring standard for motor carriers. S. 1655/H.R. 3353 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018); making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. H.R. 1625, Vehicle for Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, meal and rest breaks provision that would preempt state laws. H.R. 4 (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018), specifically the Denham amendment (preempts state employment protections for truck drivers, like meal & rest break laws) and the Duncan Amendment (allows broker/shippers to escape liability through national hiring standard). S. 1405 (Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017), specifically the Fischer amendment which preempts state employment protections for truck drivers, like meal & rest break laws. General lobbying with regard to federal preemption of state laws governing meal and rest breaks. General lobbying with regard to increasing the minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers.
Client expense: $1,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Provisions pertaining to aviation and military defense in FY19 House (HR5515) and Senate (S2987), National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and in FY19 House (HR6157) and Senate (S3159) Defense Appropriations Act; provisions pertaining to Department of Transportation and FAA funding in FY19 House (HR6072) and Senate (S1655) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Acts
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Trucking/Shipping
FY 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill (S.1655/HR 3353 HR 3882/S.1883 HR 3354 S.2219/HR 4622 Stop Underrides Act of 2017 HR 1625 Consolidated Appropriations Act HR 5417 Rest Act S.3352/HR 5358 Drive Safe Act HR 3889 Wheel Act S.1405/HR4 FAA Reauthorization HR 6178 Hours Act HR 6159 HR 6079/S2938 Transporting Livestock Across America Safety Act HR 5949 Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act HR 5948 Small Carrier Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act S.3051 Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act S.3023/HR 6072 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill HR2/S.3042 Agriculture Improvement Act S3432/HR 6773 School Bus Safety Act of 2018 HR 6147 Interior, Environment, Fin. Services, and Gen. Gov., Ag., Rural Development, Food & Drug Admin., and Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Approps. Act, 2019
Client expense: $110,630 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Issues related to government oversight; FY2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.3353/S.1655).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Beverage Industry
All matters relating to the malt beverage industry including international beer operations, trade, and regulatory policy. S. 236 and H.R. 747, The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act. Proposals to reform the Federal Tax Code. FY2018 appropriations bills, including the Transportation appropriations bills, HR 3353 and S. 1655 and HR 601. Weight limits of trucks on federal highways.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
All matters relating to the malt beverage industry. Proposals to reform the Federal Tax Code. FY2018 appropriations bills, including the Transportation appropriations bills, HR 3353 and S. 1655 and HR 601.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R.4/H.R.302 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R.3353/S.1655 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Issues related to recreational and commercial drone use.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 3353 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3354 - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1301 - Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act, 2018 H.R. 195 - Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018 and for other purposes S. 1655 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1780 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 3109 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6776 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 3280 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 S. TBD - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 3073 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R 6147 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 2975 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5895 - Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 2976 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5961 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 OTHER CONGRESSIONAL/REGULATORY MATTERS: FY2019 DHS budget proposals, including proposals to increase the TSA passenger security fee, CBP customs, and immigration fees
Client expense: $820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2018 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 3353 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3354 - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1301 - Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act, 2018 H.R. 195 - Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018 and for other purposes S. 1655 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1780 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 302 - Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 OTHER CONGRESSIONAL/REGULATORY MATTERS: Passenger Facility Charge Tax Unmanned Aerial Systems FAA Flight and Duty Time regulations Pilot In-processing Airline Alliance Antitrust Immunity Issues Airlines Service Quality Issues (domestic and international) Aviation Industry Financial Issues Aircraft Noise and Emissions Issues Alternative Aviation Fuels Department of Transportation Passenger Protection Regulations Rule III Department of Transportation Full Fare Advertising Rule Department of Transportation Ancillary Revenue Reporting Rule International Air Service Rights Issues (US Government Bilateral Negotiations) FAA NextGen Initiative Issues Related to Global Distribution Systems and online travel sites International Fair Competition Issues Airline Alliance Competition Issues Issues related to airline employee benefits/leave
Client expense: $820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
All matters related to the federal budget for public transportation, high speed and intercity passenger rail, and transit security. Legislation includes the FY 2018 and FY 2019 Transportation and HUD Appropriations and the FY 2018 and FY 2019 Homeland Security Appropriations bills, including H.R. 3353, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 1655, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3355, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 3109, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R. 6776, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019; and H.R. 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018; S. 3023, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R. 6072, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R. 6157, the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019; H.J.Res.123, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; H.R.695, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019; and H.R. 6147, the Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019. Issues related to preserving the federal public transportation, passenger rail programs, and the BUILD program in the FY 2018 and FY 2019 Congressional Budget Resolutions, including H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. S. Con. Res. 25, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027, and the FY 2018 and FY 2019 Presidential Budget Proposals. Public transportation related provisions in H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 244 Consolidated Appropriations H.R. 3267 Commerce, Justice, Science Departmental Appropriations H.R. 3280 Financial Services and General Government Appropriation H.R. 3353 Transportation and Housing Appropriations H.R. 3354 Department of the Interior Appropriations S. 1655 Transportation and Housing Appropriations S. 1662 Commerce, Justice, Science Departmental Appropriations H.R. 1625 2018 Omnibus bill H.R. 5952 Departments and Agencies Appropriations H.R. 6072 Agency Appropriations S. 3023 Agency Appropriations S. 3072 Agency Appropriations S. 3107 General Government Appropriations H.R. 6746 National Criminal History Background Check System
Client expense: $1,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Air Traffic Controller staffing, federal civilian workers, ATC technology and modernization, funding for new ATC facilities. Realignment of Air Traffic Control facilities and airspace redesign. FERS Pension Reform, Terminal Automation and Replacement. Sequestration and impact of FAA furloughs. Federal Back Pay Act. Contract Towers. FAA Budget. Budget Control Act. Impact of government shutdown. FAA funding, FAA reauthorization and reform. Mandatory payments - Appropriations. FAA employees stationed in Guam - accessibility to DOD base privileges. Presidents FY 2018 Budget Proposal. House/Senate FY 18 THUD Appropriations. Congressional letter requesting full funding for FAA. H.R. 3353 - FY 18 House THUD Appropriations. H.R. 3354 - FY 18 Appropriations. H.Con.Res.71 - FY 18 House Budget Resolution. S.1655 - FY 18 Senate THUD Appropriations. H.R. 1370 - Continuing Resolution FY 2018. H.J.Res 123 - Continuing Resolution FY 2018. H.R. 1 - Tax Reform. H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations FY 2018. H.R. 1301 - Continuing Resolution FY 2018, compensation for furloughed employees amendment. H.R. 1892 - Continuing Resolution FY 2018. H.R. 195 - Continuing Resolution FY 2018. S.Con.Res. 33 - Continuing Resolution FY 2018, compensation for furloughed employees amendment. Presidents FY 2019 Budget Proposal. H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization 2018. H.R. 6072 - FY 19 House THUD Appropriations. S. 3023 - FY 19 Senate THUD Appropriations. H.R. 5515 - National Defense Authorization Act FY 2019. S. 2987 - National Defense Authorization Act FY 2019. H.R. 6147 - Legislative Vehicle for FY 2019 Appropriations. H.R. 5895 - FY 19 Appropriations. H.R. 6157 - FY 19 Defense Appropriations. H.R. 302 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. H.R. 6897 - Short-Term FAA Extension. H.J.Res 143 - Continuing Resolution FY 2019. H.R. 695 - Continuing Resolution FY 2019. S. 2274 - Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017. H.R. 6258 - FSGG Appropriations 1.9% pay increase.
Client expense: $277,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
Improve aviation safety and capacity, stable funding for the national aviation system. Designee Program, Contract Towers. Sequestration, and impact of FAA furloughs. Federal Back Pay Act. Air Traffic Controller hiring, staffing, and training. Veterans Preference for Controller Hiring. ATC certification reform. Budget Control Act. Impact of government shutdown. FAA staffing. FAA funding, FAA reauthorization, FAA extension, FAA reform. FAA Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan. TSA Airport Security. ATC Fatigue. Air Traffic Controller Federal Employees Retirement System Supplemental Retirement. House/Senate FY 18 THUD Appropriations. HR 2997 - AIRR Act. HR 2800 - Aviation Funding Stability Act. S 1405 - FAA Reauthorization. Congressional letter requesting full funding for FAA. H.R. 3353 - FY 18 House THUD Appropriations. S.1655 - FY 18 Senate THUD Appropriations. H.R. 3823 - FAA Reauthorization. H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations FY 2018. H.R. 1301 - Continuing Resolution FY 2018, compensation for furloughed employees amendment. H.R. 1892 - Continuing Resolution FY 2018. H.R. 195 - Continuing Resolution FY 2018. S.Con.Res. 33 - Continuing Resolution FY 2018, compensation for furloughed employees amendment. H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization 2018. H.R. 6072 - FY 19 House THUD Appropriations. S. 3023 - FY 19 Senate THUD Appropriations. OMB Government Reorganization Plan. H.R. 302 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. H.R. 6897 - Short-Term FAA Extension. H.J.Res 143 - Continuing Resolution FY 2019. H.R. 695 - Continuing Resolution FY 2019.
Client expense: $277,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
Air Traffic Control retirement, technology and modernization, safety and efficiency, capacity and delays, staffing, hiring, training, FAA staffing and budget, FAA reform & ATC certification reform. Sequestration. Impact of FAA Furlough and contract towers. Federal Back Pay Act. Budget Control Act. Impact of governmental shutdown. NextGen, FAA funding, FAA reauthorization. FAA Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan. Veterans Preference for Controller Hiring. TSA airport security. FAA employees stationed in Guam - accessibility to DOD base privileges. Remote towers, Flight attendant and controller fatigue. ATC facility consolidation process section 804. ATC staffing crisis. Air Traffic Controller Federal Employees Retirement System Supplemental Retirement. House/Senate FY 18 THUD Appropriations. HR 2997 - AIRR Act. HR 2800 - Aviation Funding Stability Act. S 1405 - FAA Reauthorization. Congressional letter requesting full funding for FAA. H.R. 3353 - FY 18 House THUD Appropriations. S.1655 - FY 18 Senate THUD Appropriations. H.R. 3823 - FAA Reauthorization. H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations FY 2018. H.R. 1301 - Continuing Resolution FY 2018, compensation for furloughed employees amendment. H.R. 1892 - Continuing Resolution FY 2018. H.R. 195 - Continuing Resolution FY 2018. S.Con.Res. 33 - Continuing Resolution FY 2018, compensation for furloughed employees amendment. H.R. 3303 - Retirement Benefits. H.R.4673 - Promoting Women in the Aviation Workforce Act. S.2244 - Promoting Women in the Aviation Workforce Act. H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization 2018. H.R. 6072 - FY 19 House THUD Appropriations. S. 3023 - FY 19 Senate THUD Appropriations. OMB Government Reorganization Plan. H.R. 302 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. H.R. 6897 - Short-Term FAA Extension. H.J.Res 143 - Continuing Resolution FY 2019. H.R. 695 - Continuing Resolution FY 2019.
Client expense: $277,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R. 665, Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security Act of 2017; H.R. 876, Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017; H.R. 911, Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017; S. 271, Build USA Infrastructure Act; S. 320, NextGen Accountability Act; H.R. 1265, Modification to the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC); H.R. 1353, Transparency in Technological Acquisitions Act of 2017; S. 471, State authority to regulate air carriers providing air ambulance service; H.R. 1386, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to assess the operational benefits of remote air traffic control towers; H.R. 1420, Know Before You Fly Act; H.R. 1467 / S. 596, SEAT Act of 2017; H.R. 1370, Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017; H.R. 1309, TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017; S. 679, Disclosure of Information relating to cyberattacks on aircraft systems; H.R. 1713, Free Market Flights Act of 2017; H.R. 1670, Infrastructure 2.0 Act; H.R. 1782, Exempt Certain Flights from Aviation Security Fee; H.R. 2191, SEAT Act of 2017; H.R. 2124, BOARD Fairly Act; S. 947, TICKETS Act; H.R. 2349, To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify a regulation regarding the involuntary deplaning or denial of boarding a flight of any passenger on an oversold flight to accommodate a member of the air carriers flight crew or staff; H.R. 2235, SAFE SEAT Act; H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017; S. 1037, FAIR Fees Act; H.R. 2514, To ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening; H.R. 2485, To require the Administrator of the FAA to evaluate and consider revising regulations relating to emergency medical equipment requirements for passenger aircraft; S. 1167, To require the Administrator of the FAA to evaluate and consider revising regulations relating to emergency medical equipment requirements for passenger aircraft; H.R. 2627, To authorize the development of open-source software based on certain systems of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State to facilitate the vetting of travelers against terrorist watchlists and law enforcement databases, enhance border management, and improve targeting and analysis, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2626, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve visa security, visa applicant vetting, and for other purposes; H.R. 2602, To amend title 49, United States Code, to include training for certain employees of air carriers to combat human trafficking, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2539, The Quiet Communities Act of 2017; H.R. 2804, To require the Secretary of Transportation to implement changes to improve air transportation; H.R. 2800, To ensure improvement of air traffic control services; H.R. 2715, No Fees for Lost Baggage Act; H.R. 2602, Secure our Skies Act of 2017; S. 1320, A bill to reform apportionments to general aviation airports under the airport improvement program; S. 1318, A bill to protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation; S. 1272, Drone Federalism Act of 2017; S. 372, Stop Act of 2017; H.R. 2930, To develop a civil unmanned aircraft policy framework; H.R. 2928, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require air carriers to disclose to consumers the actual wheels-off and wheels-on times for certain domestic passenger flight segments; H.R. 2879 / S. 1320, Flight Act of 2017; H.R. 2805, DHS Authorization Act of 2017; S. 1405, To authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration; S. 1418, To establish protections for passengers in air transportation; S.1423, To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations; H.R. 2997, 21st Century AIRR Act; H.R. 3198, To provide for Federal Aviation Administration research and development; H.R. 3260, To provide passengers in air transportation with certain rights; S. 1605, A bill to improve the response to sexual assault and sexual harassment on board aircraft; H.R. 3328, To require a study regarding security measures and equipment at Cubas airports, require the standardization of FAMS agreements, require efforts to raise international aviation security standards; S. 1626, A bill to improve the safety of the air supply on commercial aircraft; S. 1623, A bill to increase the maximum penalty for unfair and deceptive practices relating to advertising of the costs of air transportation; S. 1733, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to revise regulations relating to oversold flights to prohibit the forcible removal of passengers from such flights; H.R. 3353, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018; S. 1655, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 3743, AirFAIR Act, H.R. 3735 / S. 1785, No Knives on Planes Act of 2017; S. 1872, TSA Modernization Act; H.R. 3823 / H. Res. 538, FAA Extension; H.R. 3938, To direct the Administrator of the FAA to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 3951, To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to declare that an aviation humanitarian crisis exists for airports impacted by a major disaster or emergency, and for other purposes; S. 1971, Pilot Records Improvement Enhancement Act of 2017; H.R. 4087, Protecting Airport Communities from Particle Emissions Act; H. Con. Res. 71, The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution; H.R. 4209, To rebuild the Nation's infrastructure, provide a consumer rebate to the American people, assist coal country, reduce harmful pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 4176, A bill to strengthen air cargo security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security; H.R. 1/ S. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ; S. 2023, Cuban Airport Security Act of 2017; S. 2079, A bill to promote economic security and workplace accountability for the workers of air carriers, and their subcontractors, and for other purposes; H.R. 4445, To require air carriers to create and make available a concise document regarding air passenger rights; H.R. 4467, Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2017; H.R. 4474, Surface Transportation and Public Area Security Act of 2017; H.J. Res. 123, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018; S. 2202, National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act; H.R. 4559, Global Aviation System Security Reform Act of 2017; H.R. 4567, DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement Act of 2017; H.R. 4643, Safe Air Transport of Hazardous Materials Act of 2017; H.R. 4760, To amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes; H.R. 4737, Airport ALERT Act H.R. 4219; Workflex in the 21st Century Act; S. 2348, Reliable Air Service in American Samoa; H.R. 4940, Border and Port Security Act; S. 2392,Cyber SAFETY Act of 2018; S. 2422, A bill to require a study on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution; H.R. 5000, To allow certain person to own and control an air carrier providing air transportation or intrastate air transportation; H.R. 5004, Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2018; S. 2506, A bill to establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program; S. 2556 / H.R. 5315, A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations to prohibit the storage of live animals in overhead compartments of airplanes; H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R. 4, The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019; S. 2792/H.R. 5701, A bill to modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools; H.R. 5730, To require testing and evaluation of advanced transportation security screening technologies related to the mission of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 2/S. 3042, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (FARM Bill);S. 2935, A bill to prioritize and support the Human Intervention Motivation Study (HIMS) program for flight crewmembers and the Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program (FADAP) for flight attendants; S. 2976/H.R. 5961, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; S. 3023/H.R. 6072, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; S. 3026/H.R. 6028, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to disclose the date and location of the most recent aircraft maintenance; H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018; S. 3109/H.R. 6776, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (FY2019); S. 3144, A bill to require the Federal Air Marshal Service to utilize risk-based strategies; S. 3156, Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2018; H.R. 6265, PreCheck is PreCheck Act of 2018; H.R. 3183, Air Travel Ticketing Transparency and Protection Act; H.R. 6454, Airplane Noise Research and Mitigation Act of 2018; S. 3277, Space Frontier Act of 2018; H.R. 6558, No Noise Act; S. 3322, American Aviator Act; S. 3385, Quiet Communities Act of 2018; and H.R. 6897, FAA Extension; H. Res. 1082/H.R. 302, A resolution providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 302, with an amendment; H.R. 7014 Safe Skies Act of 2018; H.R. 7043 Better Airplane Noise Standards Act; H.R. 7045 Aircraft Avionics Systems Cybersecurity Act. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Agriculture Appropriations Federal Preemption Unmanned Aerial Systems Commercial Space Infrastructure Plan Air Traffic Control Reform FAA Reauthorization Passenger Facility Charge Tax Congressional Budgets Transportation Security Administration (TSA) - Aviation Security Taxes and Fees Airport Security Issues Customs and Border Protection Taxes Tax Reform Higher Education Reauthorization (Pilot Supply) Air Cargo Security Issues Aircraft Noise and Emissions Issues Civil Aviation Security Issues, including expansion of trusted traveler/risk-based screening programs, airport exit lane staffing and secondary cockpit barriers Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Issues, including CBP staffing levels at airports, preclearance issues and proposed CBP user fee increase DOT Full Fare Advertising Rule DOT Tarmac Delay Rule DOT Passenger Protection Rule III FAA NextGen Initiative Implementation of CBP's Biometric Entry & Exit Systems FAA Flight and Duty Time regulations Lithium Battery regulations Implementation of DOT Passenger Protection Regulations I and II Implementation of a National Airline Policy International Air Service Rights Issues (U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations) Various Federal Income and Excise Tax Matters Visa Waiver Program TSA Airport Security Wait Times Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Other Agencies Appropriations Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Cuba Air Service Air Travel for Passengers with Disabilities Airport Revenue Diversion Airport Employee Screening Pilot Supply Airline Distribution Practices Daylight Savings Time Issues Appropriations - Continuing Resolutions Automated Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)
Client expense: $1,536,200 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2018 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
Implementation of the Railroad Safety Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-432) including seeking support for federal funding for Positive Train Control; Post-enactment implementation of provisions impacting commuter rail contained in the FAST Act (P.L. 114-94); Provisions impacting commuter rail in FY2018 appropriations bills (H.R. 3353; S.1655) and FY2019 appropriations bills (H.R.6072; S. 3023); discussions with Members of Congress relating to Chicago Union Station Surface Transportation Board petition; discussions with Members of Congress relating to district-specific rail issues; outreach to FEMA and Members of Congress relating to TSP grant selection process.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
Port related issues -- congestion, metrics, ocean carrier alliances, detention / demurrage. Transportation related issues -- freight policy, truck productivity, funding infrastructure. The DRIVE-Safe Act (HR.5358) and S.3352, all provisions (Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy) House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation + Infrastructure -letter offering change to law to allow commercial activities at federal interstate highway right-of-way and rest stop areas. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 3353, S1655) - Support the bill. Support improvements to truck productivity. Support Denham Amendment to clarify state meal and rest break requirements.
Client expense: $2,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Housing
H.R.916 To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to prohibit the use of guarantee fees as offsets. H.R.1031 To eliminate the Bureau ofConsumerFinancialProtectionby repealing title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform andConsumerProtectionAct, commonly known as theConsumerFinancialProtectionAct of 2010. H.R. 1153 Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R.1321 To amend the National Housing Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to issue guidance to reduce up-front premiums for FHA-insured mortgages if the capital ratio of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund exceeds the statutory limit, and for other purposes. H.R.815 To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. H.R.851 HousingFinancialLiteracy Act of 2017 H.R.948 Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2017 H.R. 1699 The Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act H.R. 2226 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 5993 Fixing Housing Access Act of 2018 H.R. 2570 Mortgage Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 5953 Building Up Independent Lives & Dreams Act H.R. 435 The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017 H.R. 6072 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6737 Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018 H.R. 695 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 S.122 Mortgage Debt Tax Relief Act S. 1655 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 2361 Housing Opportunity Mortgage Expansion (HOME) Act S. 3401 Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act of 2018 S. 3443 GUIDE Compliance Act S. 3726 Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018 S. 3536 Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018
Client expense: $626,213 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Urban Development/Municipalities
Completion of San Lorenzo River Flood Control project by the US Army Corps of Engineers HR 3353/ S 1655, Departments of Transportation, Housing and urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2018:Funding for transit formula and discretionary programs, TIGER discretionary grant program, Community Development Block Grant program, HOME program, and other HUD and DOT programs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
HR 3353/ S 1655, Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2018:Funding for transit formula and discretionary programs, TIGER discretionary grant program, Positive Train Control implementation program. Inclusion of public transportation funding in any proposed infrastructure package. Promoting 100% return for Texas contributions to Highway Trust Fund through from federal transportation programs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
HR 3353/S 1655, Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2018:Funding for transit formula and discretionary programs, TIGER discretionary grant program Funding for multi-modal transportation -- highways, transit, trails, and rail --in proposed infrastructure package. FEMA reimbursement for repairs to storm-damaged Santa Cruz Branch Line railroad track
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Urban Development/Municipalities
HR 3353/ S 1655, Departments of Transportation, Housing and urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2018:Funding for highway and transit formula and discretionary programs, TIGER discretionary grant program, Amtrak funding for the California Zephyr, Community Development Block Grant program, HOME program, and other HUD and DOT programs. Support extension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program Oppose federal preemption of local authority over public rights-of-way
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Urban Development/Municipalities
HR 3353/ S 1655, Departments of Transportation, Housing and urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2018:Funding for highway and transit formula and discretionary programs, TIGER discretionary grant program, Community Development Block Grant program, HOME program, and other HUD and DOT programs. S 1272: Drone Federalism Act of 2017 -- support legislation Release of HOME funds for affordable housing project
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Urban Development/Municipalities
HR 3353/ S 1655, Departments of Transportation, Housing and urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2018:Funding for highway and transit formula and discretionary programs, TIGER discretionary grant program, Community Development Block Grant program, HOME program, and other HUD and DOT programs. Direct CDBG-R funding for Hurricane Harvey relief directly to CDBG entitlement communities.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
HR 3353/S 1655, Departments of Transportation, Housing and urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2018:Funding for transit formula and discretionary programs, TIGER discretionary grant program HR 1501:Small Community Transportation Improvement Act of 2017: support legislation Inclusion of funding for public transportation in any infrastructure package proposal Extension of the alternative fuels tax credit Extension for National Transit Database reporting
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Urban Development/Municipalities
HR 3353/ S 1655, Departments of Transportation, Housing and urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2018:Funding for transit formula and discretionary programs, TIGER discretionary grant program, Community Development Block Grant program, HOME program, and other HUD and DOT programs. HR 3354, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations, 2018: Funding for EPA Superfund program in order to maintain progress at Phoenix Goodyear Airport North Superfund site
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S. 1519/H.R. 2810 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018); authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy. H.R. 3354 (Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018); makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. S. 1655/H.R. 3353 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018); making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. H.R. 3921 (HEALTHY KIDS Act); extends funding through FY2022 for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the Childhood Obesity Demonstration Project. H.R. 3922 (CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act); extending funding for certain public health programs. H.R. 2 (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018); provides for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. H.R. 6072 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019); provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies. More specifically, restricting foreign seamen class action suits, and state meal and rest break preemption. General lobbying with regard to the Children's Health Insurance Program. General lobbying with regard to extending the provisions of the 2013 Bipartisan Budget Act Third Party Liability Provisions. General lobbying with respect to consumer issues in the budget. General lobbying with regard to policy riders in the budget. General lobbying with regard to implementation of budget reconciliation instructions. General lobbying with regard to the appropriations process and policy riders.
Client expense: $1,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Trucking/Shipping
H.R. 1568 (Transportation and Logistics Hiring Reform Act of 2017); creates a national hiring standard for motor carriers. S. 1655/H.R. 3353 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018); making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. H.R. 1625, Vehicle for Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, meal and rest breaks provision that would preempt state laws. H.R. 4 (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018), specifically the Denham amendment (preempts state employment protections for truck drivers, like meal & rest break laws) and the Duncan Amendment (allows broker/shippers to escape liability through national hiring standard). S. 1405 (Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017), specifically the Fischer amendment which preempts state employment protections for truck drivers, like meal & rest break laws. General lobbying with regard to preemption of state laws governing meal and rest breaks. General lobbying with regard to increasing the minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers.
Client expense: $1,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE