Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 14, 2017
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September 14, 2017
Primary Sponsor
Catherine Cortez MastoDemocratic(NV)
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Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act or the Moving FIRST Act This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to award Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation grants to communities of varying sizes to promote technological innovation (e.g., autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and roadway electrification) in transportation systems.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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2019 · second_quarter · Transportation
Supported introduction of the BUILD Act (HR 2541). Supported introduction of Moving FIRST Act S. 1809 HR 3388 Other transportation issues related to Motor Carrier Safety, Hazardous Materials Issues, Government Traffic Issues, Highway Re-authorization, Hours of Service, Electronic Onboard Recorders, Public Private Partnerships, Tolling, Devolution, Speed Governors, Real ID Act, Highway Funding Issues, Transportation Worker ID, Fuel Supply and Cost, Compliance, Safety and Accountability, Productivity, Drug and Alcohol Clearing house, Collision Mitigation
Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · first_quarter · Automotive Industry
Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1809, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act (115th Congress) Various issues relating to autonomous vehicles; Smart cities; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles
Client expense: $16,460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
Autonomous Vehicles in general S. 1885, AV START ACT H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE ACT S.1809/HR 3901 Moving First Act
Client expense: $479,950 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Automotive Industry
Autonomous Vehicles in general Fuel Cells Vehicles in general S. 1885, AV START ACT H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE ACT S. 1809/ HR 3901 Moving First Act
Client expense: $479,950 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Transportation
Autonomous Vehicles, general Hydrogen refueling infrastructure H.R. 2801, HOT CARS Act of 2017 H.R. 2460, To amend chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, to improve access to motor vehicle information, and for other purposes. S. 1885, AV START ACT H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE ACT S. 1809,/HR 3901 Moving First Act
Client expense: $479,950 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
DSRC 5.9 GHz Spectrum Band S.1809/HR 3901, Moving First Act
Client expense: $479,950 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying on the following issues: availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum; integrity and security of communications networks; appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services; broadband availability; universal service; infrastructure investment and development; data management; privacy; data security; domestic telecommunications supply chain security; cross border law enforcement requests; implementation of the First Responder Network; legislation designed to streamline infrastructure deployment and permit placement of tower facilities; and deployment of 5G communications services. Lobbying on the following specific legislation: H.R.2/S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); H.R.686/S.88 - DIGIT Act (provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability); H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (issues concerning federal universal service programs); H.R.1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 (to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government Spectrum for commercial use); H.R.2520 - Browser Act of 2017 (issues related to privacy regulation); H.R.2810/S.1519 - National Defense Authorization Act (provisions related to supply chain); H.R.2870/S.1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (to amend the IRs Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones); H.R.4151 -- STREET Act (provisions relating to smart cities); H.R.5661 - Tribal Connect Act of 2018 (issues related to e-rate eligible services); H.R.5983/S.2973 - Kelsey Smith Act (provisions related to service provider obligations to provide location information in emergencies); H.R.5815/S.2639 - CONSENT Act (privacy provisions); H.R.6032 - SMART IoT Act (issues related to connected devices); H.R.6073 - Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Ares and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); 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 for 2019 (communications related provisions); H.R.6258/S.3107 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for 2019 (communications and related provisions); H.R.6393 - 21st Century Internet Act (issues relating to net neutrality and Internet peering arrangements); H.R.6494 - Next Generation Marketplace Fairness Act (issues relating to modernization of broadcast television carriage rules); H.R.6943 - CEASE (Robocalls) Act (all provisions); S.964 - MY DATA (to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security); S.1682/H.R.4953 - AIRWAVES Act (issues relating to spectrum auctions); S.1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 (issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices); S.1809/H.R.3901 -- Moving FIRST Act (provisions relating to smart cities); S.1904 -- Smart Cities Community Act of 2017 (issues relating to smart cities); S.2391/H.R.4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act (procurement related issues); and S.2510/H.R.4682 - Internet Preservation Act (Issues relating to the preservation of the open internet); S.2694 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018 (provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling); S.2728 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Protection Rights Act of 2018 (provisions related to online privacy protections); S.3157 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act; S.3255 - E-FRONTIER Act (issues related to federal construction or operation of a nationwide broadband network); S.3617 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act (issues related to spectrum management); S.3668 - REAL PEACE Act (issues related to common carrier exemption); S.3828 - Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats (ALERT) Act (issues relating to improvement of the emergency alert system); S.J Res.52/H.J.Res129 - Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S.Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to Restoring Internet Freedom; and Discussion draft of the Consumer Data Protection Act (issues related to consumer privacy).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
S. 88/H.R. 686 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT) Act - Spectrum planning and interagency coordination to support the Internet of Things S. 1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 - Cybersecurity operational standards for Internet-connected devices purchased by Federal agencies H.R. 4151 - Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities Act (STREET Act) - Use of smart technologies and transportation systems by urban and rural communities S. 1904, H.R. 3895 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2016 - Use of smart technologies and systems in urban and rural communities S. 1809; H.R. 3901 - Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act or the Moving FIRST Act - Use of smart technologies and transportation systems by urban and rural communities National Telecommunications and Information Administration [Docket No. 180821780-8780-01] - Request for Comment on Developing the Administrations Approach to Consumer Privacy - Privacy requirements for connected products H.R. 6032 - SMART IoT Act - Cybersecurity of internet-connected devices
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3895, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; S. 1809/H.R. 3901, the Moving FIRST Act H.R. 4011, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; H.R. 4421, related to electric vehicle weight limits and the national highway system; Draft legislation related to alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure at park and rides; Draft legislation on funding infrastructure for alternative fuel corridors; FAST Act reauthorization; Low and No Emission Vehicle Program; Highway Trust Fund and electric vehicles; S. 3664, the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act; S. 3720, the Community Health and Clean Transit Act; S. 1885, AV START Act; S. 3273, the Port Operations, Research, and Technology Act; Fleet and transportation electrification.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Economic Development Administration, Employment & Training Administration, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, domestic telecommunications supply chain security; cross border law enforcement requests, and implementation of the First Responder Network; legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment and permit placement of wireless tower facilities on federal property; the deployment of 5G communication services. HR 686/S 88, DIGIT Act, provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability HR 1139, PSC Oversight Act of 2017, issues concerning federal universal service programs HR 1888, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017, to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for the reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use HR 2520, BROWSER Act of 2017, issues related to privacy regulation HR 2870/S 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act, to amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones S 964, MY DATA Act of 2017, to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security S 1682/HR 4953, AIRWAVES Act, issues relating to spectrum auctions S 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices S 1809/HR 3901, Moving FIRST Act, provisions relating to smart cities HR 4151, STREET Act, provisions relating to smart cities S 1904, Smart Cities Community Act of 2017, issues relating to smart cities S 2510/HR 4682, Open Internet Preservation Act, issues related to net neutrality HR 4747/S 2391, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act, concerning issues related to procurement H.J. Res. 129/S.J. Res. 52, providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, USC, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom" HR 6032, SMART IoT Act, issues relating to connected devices S 3157, STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act, issues relating to regulation of small cell placement HR 5815/S 2639, CONSENT Act, issues relating to privacy S 2728, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Protection Rights Act of 2018, issues related to online privacy protections Discussion draft of the Consumer Data Protection Act, issues related to consumer privacy HR 5661, Tribal Connect Act of 2018/HR 6286, Bus Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of e-rate eligible services HR 5983/S 2973, Kelsey Smith Act, provisions related to service provider obligations to provide location information in emergencies HR 6073, Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas HR 2/S 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas S 2694, Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018; S 3149, the DO NOT Call Act; S. 3655, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED Act); HR 6943, Creating Enforcement Authority to Stop Enablers of Robocalls Act, provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling and technology mandates HR 2810/S 1519, National Defense Reauthorization Act, issues relating to supply chain HR 6943, the CEASE Act, all provisions HR 6393, 21st Century Internet Act, issues relating to net neutrality and Internet peering arrangements HR 6494, Next Generation Marketplace Fairness Act, issues relating to modernization of the broadcast television carriage rules S 3828, Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats (ALERT) Act, issues relating to improvements to the emergency alert system S 3255, E-FRONTIER Act, issues relating to federal construction or operation of a nationwide broadband network HR 6258/S 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019, communications related provisions 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, communications related provisions S 3617, Government Spectrum Valuation Act, issues related to spectrum management S 3668, REAL PEACE Act, issues related to the common carrier exemption
Client expense: $3,270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Automotive Industry
H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1809, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act Various issues relating to autonomous vehicles; smart cities; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles
Client expense: $15,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 4/H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3912/S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act S. 2800/S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 Proposed rules regarding hours of service of Drivers (83 Fed. Reg. 42,361-42,635. August 23, 2018) Preparing for the future of transportation: automated vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0) (83 Fed. Reg. 50,746-50.747, October 9, 2018) California meal and rest break rules; petition for determination of preemption (83 Fed. Reg. 50,142-50,143, October 4, 2018) Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure legislation; federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; autonomous vehicles; smart cities; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles; infrastructure modernization
Client expense: $15,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities regarding pipeline safety legislation and any regulatory regime affecting natural gas utilities. Promote the development of the natural gas vehicle market by supporting various incentives. Protect the Utility Service Vehicle exemption in SAFETEA-LU Support incentives for expansion of natural-gas as transportation fuel and fueling stations. Support incentives for natural gas vehicles. Advocate for research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies. Oppose the sale of natural gas by the Kilogram. Executive Order on U.S. Steel MA Pipeline Incident and Pipeline Safety Reauthorization H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3895, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; S. 1809/H.R. 3901, the Moving FIRST Act H.R. 4011, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; H.R. 4421, related to electric vehicle weight limits and the national highway system; Draft legislation related to alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure at park and rides; Draft legislation on funding infrastructure for alternative fuel corridors; FAST Act reauthorization; Low and No Emission Vehicle Program; Highway Trust Fund and electric vehicles; S. 3664, the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act; S. 3720, the Community Health and Clean Transit Act; S. 1885, AV START Act; S. 3273, the Port Operations, Research, and Technology Act.
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R.2930, Drone Innovation Act of 2017; H.R.2997, 21st Century AIRR Act; S.1272, Drone Federalism Act of 2017; S.1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017; H.R. 3050, Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2017; S.1904, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE Act; H.R. 3895/S.1904, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; H.R. 3901/S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act; H.R. 4011/S. 1273, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; H.R. 4151, STREET Act; H.R. 4421, related to electric vehicle weight limits and the national highway system; S. 1885, AV START Act; Draft legislation related to alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure at park and rides; Draft legislation related to electric vehicle infrastructure at rest stops; Draft legislation related to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act; H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act; S. 1273, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act; Fleet electrification; Draft legislation on funding infrastructure for alternative fuel corridors; HR 8 The Water Resources Development Act of 2018; S. 2800 Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018; United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); Tariffs; S. 1809/H.R. 3901, the Moving FIRST Act; FAST Act reauthorization; Low and No Emission Vehicle Program; Highway Trust Fund and electric vehicles; S. 3664, the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act; S. 3720, the Community Health and Clean Transit Act; S. 1885, AV START Act; S. 3273, the Port Operations, Research, and Technology Act.
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
All issues related to federal public transportation and highway programs, high-speed and intercity passenger rail programs, including issues related to authorization and appropriations laws, annual budget resolutions, legislation concerning the Highway Trust Fund and other transportation-related tax and revenue issues, and proposals for a new infrastructure investment initiative. Tax policy as it relates to public transportation including the alternative fuel volumetric tax credit for Compressed Natural Gas and Liquefied Natural Gas used in transit vehicles, the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property tax credit used in transit vehicles, the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property tax credit, the treatment of municipal bonds, the commuter tax benefit, tax credit bonds, private activity bonds, investment tax credits, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) and Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing (RRIF) financing, and the solvency of the Federal Highway Trust Fund. Matters related to the implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) and the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. Legislation concerning Department of Transportation regulations including S. 951, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 and S. 3367, the Department of Transportation Reports Harmonization Act. Issues related to implementation of Positive Train Control technologies on commuter railroads as mandated under the P.L. 110-432, the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and P.L. 114-73, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015, including H.R. 4766, the Positive Train Control Implementation and Financing Act of 2018. Issues related to successor legislation to the FAST Act. Issues related to existing or new transportation grant programs including H.R. 3452, the Relief for Recovering Communities Act and S. 1664, the Relief for Recovering Communities Act; S. 1809, the Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act. Budget and appropriation issues for FY 2018 and FY 2019 including preserving the Capital Investment Grant Program (CIG), the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program, transit security grants and Amtrak funding. Issues relating to transit security funding and programs, including S. 763, the Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act. Funding and financing proposals for a new infrastructure spending initiative. H.R. 1458, the Raise and Index to Sustainably and Efficiently Invest in Transportation Act of 2017; H.R. 1664, the Investing in America: A Penny for Progress Act; S. 3631, the Revitalizing American Priorities for Infrastructure Development Act. S. 1541; the Railroad Advancement of Innovation and Leadership with Safety Act; H.R. 1093, to require the Federal Railroad Administration to provide appropriate congressional notice of comprehensive safety assessments conducted with respect to intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation; H.R. 2120, the Buses United for Safety, Regulatory Reform, and Enhanced Growth for the 21st Century Act; H.R. 1501, the Small Community Transit Improvement Act of 2017; S. 3139, the Transit Rail Inspection Practices Act; S. 2861, the Passenger Rail Crew Protection Parity Act; H.R. 6016, the Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act. Administrative actions for transportation related rules, regulations, guidance, guidelines, and best practices, including the Department of Transportation (DOT) BUILD grant selections and the June 29, 2018 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) letter on the CIG program.
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 · Transportation
H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 and Amendments (disability provisions) H.R. 302, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (disability provisions) H.R. 2965, the Gas Pump Access Act H.R. 2997, the 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization Act (disability provisions) H.R. 3388, the SELF Drive Act H.R. 3823, the Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3901, the Moving FIRST Act-the Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act H.R. 5004/S. 1318, the Air Carrier Access Amendments Act H.R. 6603, the Service Disabled Veteran Infrastructure Investment Parity Act S. 1405, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 (disability provisions) S. 1809, the Moving FIRST Act-the Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act S. 1872, the TSA Modernization Act S. 1885, the AV Start Act S. 3606, the Disabled Veterans Rebuilding Infrastructure to Vitalize our Economy Act Discussions about Amtrak ADA compliance Air Carrier Access Act compliance Discussions about service animal legislation
Client expense: $65,208 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3895, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; S. 1809/H.R. 3901, the Moving FIRST Act H.R. 4011, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; H.R. 4421, related to electric vehicle weight limits and the national highway system; Draft legislation related to alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure at park and rides; Draft legislation on funding infrastructure for alternative fuel corridors; FAST Act reauthorization; Low and No Emission Vehicle Program; Highway Trust Fund and electric vehicles; S. 3664, the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act; S. 3720, the Community Health and Clean Transit Act; S. 1885, AV START Act; S. 3273, the Port Operations, Research, and Technology Act; Fleet and transportation electrification.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3895, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; S. 1809/H.R. 3901, the Moving FIRST Act H.R. 4011, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; H.R. 4421, related to electric vehicle weight limits and the national highway system; Draft legislation related to alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure at park and rides; Draft legislation on funding infrastructure for alternative fuel corridors; FAST Act reauthorization; Low and No Emission Vehicle Program; Highway Trust Fund and electric vehicles; S. 3664, the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act; S. 3720, the Community Health and Clean Transit Act; S. 1885, AV START Act; S. 3273, the Port Operations, Research, and Technology Act.
Client expense: $1,913,032 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act; H.R. 8, The Water Resources Development Act of 2018; H.R. 2778, Less Traffic with Smart Stop Lights Act; H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE Act; H.R. 3895, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; H.R. 3901, Moving FIRST Act; H.R. 4011, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; H.R. 4151, STREET Act; H.R. 4421, related to electric vehicle weight limits and the national highway system; S. 1273, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act; S. 1885, AV START Act; S. 1904, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; S. 2800 Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018; S. 3664, the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act; S. 3720, the Community Health and Clean Transit Act; S. 3273, the Port Operations, Research, and Technology Act. Draft legislation related to alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure at park and rides; Draft legislation related to electric vehicle infrastructure at rest stops; Fleet electrification; Draft legislation on funding infrastructure for alternative fuel corridors; FAST Act reauthorization; Low and No Emission Vehicle Program; Highway Trust Fund and electric vehicles.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · second_quarter · Transportation
H.R.2930, Drone Innovation Act of 2017; H.R.2997, 21st Century AIRR Act; S.1272, Drone Federalism Act of 2017; S.1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017; H.R. 3050, Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2017; S.1904, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE Act; H.R. 3895/S.1904, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; H.R. 3901/S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act; H.R. 4011/S. 1273, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; H.R. 4151, STREET Act; H.R. 4421, related to electric vehicle weight limits and the national highway system; S. 1885, AV START Act; Draft legislation related to alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure at park and rides; Draft legislation related to electric vehicle infrastructure at rest stops; Draft legislation related to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act; H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act; S. 1273, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act; Fleet electrification; Draft legislation on funding infrastructure for alternative fuel corridors; HR 8 The Water Resources Development Act of 2018; S. 2800 Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, domestic telecommunications supply chain security, cross border law enforcement requests, implementation of the First Responder Network; and legislation designed to streamline infrastructure deployment. Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: H.R.4795-Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; H.R.4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; H.R.4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; H.R. 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; H.R. 4810 - MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; H.R.4813 - WIFI STUDY Act; H.R.4814 - Community Broadband Act of 2018; H.R. 4817 - PEERING Act of 2018; H.R.4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; H.R.4839 - RESTORED Act of 2018; ; H.R.4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; H.R4847/S.1363 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; H.R.4858 - CLIMB ONCE Act; H.R.4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; H.R.2903/S.2418 - Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017 (provisions related to broadband metrics); H.R.288/S.288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions ); S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband act of 2017 (issues concerning rural broadband deployment); H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents); S.1676/H.R.4232 - B-CROP Act (issues related to rural broadband support); H.R.4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017 (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4842/H.R.4847 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 (issues related go communication facility placement); and S.2343/H.R,4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act (provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment). H.R.2/S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); H.R.686/S.88 - DIGIT Act (provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability); H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (issues concerning federal universal service programs); H.R.1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 (to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government Spectrum for commercial use); H.R.2520 - Browser Act of 2017 (issues related to privacy regulation); H.R.2810/S.1519 - National Defense Authorization Act (provisions related to supply chain); H.R.2870/S.1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (to amend the IRs Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones); H.R.4151 -- STREET Act (provisions relating to smart cities); H.R.5661 - Tribal Connect Act of 2018 (issues related to e-rate eligible services); H.R.5983/S.2973 - Kelsey Smith Act (provisions related to service provider obligations to provide location information in emergencies); H.R.5815/S.2639 - CONSENT Act (privacy provisions); H.R.6032 - SMART IoT Act (issues related to connected devices); H.R.6073 - Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Ares and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); 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 for 2019 (communications related provisions); H.R.6258/S.3107 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for 2019 (communications and related provisions); H.R.6286 - Bus Act of 2018 (issues related to e-rate eligible services); H.R.6393 - 21st Century Internet Act (issues relating to net neutrality and Internet peering arrangements); H.R.6494 - Next Generation Marketplace Fairness Act (issues relating to modernization of broadcast television carriage rules); H.R.6943 - CEASE (Robocalls) Act (all provisions); S.964 - MY DATA (to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security); S.1405/H.R.2997 - FAA Appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems and unmarked towers; S.1682/H.R.4953 - AIRWAVES Act (issues relating to spectrum auctions); S.1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 (issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices); S.1809/H.R.3901 -- Moving FIRST Act (provisions relating to smart cities); S.1904 -- Smart Cities Community Act of 2017 (issues relating to smart cities); S.2391/H.R.4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act (procurement related issues); and S.2510/H.R.4682 - Internet Preservation Act (Issues relating to the preservation of the open internet); S.2694 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018 (provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling); S.2728 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Protection Rights Act of 2018 (provisions related to online privacy protections); S.3157 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act; S.3255 - E-FRONTIER Act (issues related to federal construction or operation of a nationwide broadband network); S.3828 - Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats (ALERT) Act (issues relating to improvement of the emergency alert system); and S.JRes.52/H.J.Res129 - Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S.Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to Restoring Internet Freedom.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
S. 88/H.R. 686 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT) Act - Spectrum planning and interagency coordination to support the Internet of Things S. 1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 - Cybersecurity operational standards for Internet-connected devices purchased by Federal agencies H.R. 4151 - Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities Act (STREET Act) - Use of smart technologies and transportation systems by urban and rural communities S. 1904, H.R. 3895 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2016 - Use of smart technologies and systems in urban and rural communities S. 1809; H.R. 3901 - Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act or the Moving FIRST Act - Use of smart technologies and transportation systems by urban and rural communities National Telecommunications and Information Administration [Docket No. 180821780-8780-01] - Request for Comment on Developing the Administrations Approach to Consumer Privacy - Privacy requirements for connected products
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
DSRC 15 G 5.9 GHz Spectrum Band S.1809/HR 3901, Moving First Act Streamline Small Cell Deployment Act, S. 3157
Client expense: $532,940 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Transportation
Autonomous Vehicles, general Hydrogen refueling infrastructure H.R. 2801, HOT CARS Act of 2017 H.R. 2460, To amend chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, to improve access to motor vehicle information, and for other purposes. S. 1885, AV START ACT H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE ACT S. 1809,/HR 3901 Moving First Act
Client expense: $532,940 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
Autonomous Vehicles in general S. 1885, AV START ACT H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE ACT S.1809/HR 3901 Moving First Act
Client expense: $532,940 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Automotive Industry
Autonomous Vehicles in general Fuel Cells Vehicles in general S. 1885, AV START ACT H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE ACT S. 1809/ HR 3901 Moving First Act Infrastructure for electric vehicles
Client expense: $532,940 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, domestic telecommunications supply chain security; cross border law enforcement requests, and implementation of the First Responder Network; legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment. Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: HR 4795, Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; HR 4798, Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; HR 4800, Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; HR 4802, Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; HR 4810, MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; HR 4813, WIFI STUDy Act; HR 4814, Community Broadband Act of 2018; HR 4817, PEERING Act of 2018; HR 4824, Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; HR 4839, RESTORED Act of 2018; HR 4845, Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; HR 4847/S 1363, Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; HR 4858, CLIMB ONCE Act; HR 4876, Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; HR 2903/S 2418, Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017, provisions related to broadband metrics; HR 288/S 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions; S 277, Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Act of 2017, issues concerning rural broadband deployment; HR 2425, Public Lands Telecommunications Act, provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents; S 1676/HR 4232, B-CROP Act, issues related to rural broadband support; HR 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act, issues relating to broadband funding; HR 4287, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017, issues relating to broadband funding; HR 4842/HR 4847, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018, issues related to communication facility placement; S 2343/HR 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment. HR 686/S 88, DIGIT Act, provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability HR 1139, PSC Oversight Act of 2017, issues concerning federal universal service programs HR 1888, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017, to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for the reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use HR 2520, BROWSER Act of 2017, issues related to privacy regulation HR 2870/S 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act, to amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones S 964, MY DATA Act of 2017, to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security S 1405/HR 2997, FAA Reauthorization Act, issues related to tower markings and unmanned aircraft S 1682/HR 4953, AIRWAVES Act, issues relating to spectrum auctions S 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices S 1809/HR 3901, Moving FIRST Act, provisions relating to smart cities HR 4151, STREET Act, provisions relating to smart cities S 1904, Smart Cities Community Act of 2017, issues relating to smart cities S 2510/HR 4682, Open Internet Preservation Act, issues related to net neutrality HR 4747/S 2391, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act, concerning issues related to procurement H.J. Res. 129/S.J. Res. 52, providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, USC, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom" HR 6032, SMART IoT Act, issues relating to connected devices S 3157, STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act, issues relating to regulation of small cell placement HR 5815/S 2639, CONSENT Act, issues relating to privacy S 2728, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Protection Rights Act of 2018, issues related to online privacy protections HR 5661, Tribal Connect Act of 2018/HR 6286, Bus Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of e-rate eligible services HR 5983/S 2973, Kelsey Smith Act, provisions related to service provider obligations to provide location information in emergencies HR 6073, Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas HR 2/S 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas S 2694, Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018; S 3149, the DO NOT Call Act, provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling HR 2810/S 1519, National Defense Reauthorization Act, issues relating to supply chain HR 6943, the CEASE Act, all provisions HR 6393, 21st Century Internet Act, issues relating to net neutrality and Internet peering arrangements HR 6494, Next Generation Marketplace Fairness Act, issues relating to modernization of the broadcast television carriage rules S 3828, Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats (ALERT) Act, issues relating to improvements to the emergency alert system S 3255, E-FRONTIER Act, issues relating to federal construction or operation of a nationwide broadband network HR 6258/S 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019, communications related provisions 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, communications related provisions
Client expense: $3,850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Transportation
All issues related to federal public transportation and highway programs, high-speed and intercity passenger rail programs, including issues related to authorization and appropriations laws, annual budget resolutions, legislation concerning the Highway Trust Fund and other transportation-related tax and revenue issues, and proposals for a new infrastructure investment initiative. Tax policy as it relates to public transportation including the alternative fuel volumetric tax credit for Compressed Natural Gas and Liquefied Natural Gas used in transit vehicles, the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property tax credit used in transit vehicles, the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property tax credit, the treatment of municipal bonds, the commuter tax benefit, tax credit bonds, private activity bonds, investment tax credits, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) and Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing (RRIF) financing, and the solvency of the Federal Highway Trust Fund. Matters related to the implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) and the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. Legislation concerning Department of Transportation regulations including S. 951, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. Issues related to implementation of Positive Train Control technologies on commuter railroads as mandated under the P.L. 110-432, the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and P.L. 114-73, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015, including H.R. 4766, the Positive Train Control Implementation and Financing Act of 2018. Issues related to successor legislation to the FAST Act. Issues related to existing or new transportation grant programs including H.R. 3452, the Relief for Recovering Communities Act and S. 1664, the Relief for Recovering Communities Act; S. 1809, the Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act. Budget and appropriation issues for FY 2018 and FY 2019 including preserving the Capital Investment Grant Program (CIG), the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program, transit security grants and Amtrak funding. Issues relating to transit security funding and programs, including S. 763, the Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act. Funding and financing proposals for a new infrastructure spending initiative. H.R. 1458, the Raise and Index to Sustainably and Efficiently Invest in Transportation Act of 2017; H.R. 1664, the Investing in America: A Penny for Progress Act. S. 1541; the Railroad Advancement of Innovation and Leadership with Safety Act; H.R. 1093, to require the Federal Railroad Administration to provide appropriate congressional notice of comprehensive safety assessments conducted with respect to intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation; H.R. 2120, the Buses United for Safety, Regulatory Reform, and Enhanced Growth for the 21st Century Act; H.R. 1501, the Small Community Transit Improvement Act of 2017; S. 3139, the Transit Rail Inspection Practices Act; S. 2861, the Passenger Rail Crew Protection Parity Act; H.R. 6016, the Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act. Administrative actions for transportation related rules, regulations, guidance, guidelines, and best practices, including the Department of Transportation (DOT) BUILD grant selections and the June 29, 2018 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) letter on the CIG program.
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · third_quarter · Transportation
H.R.2930, Drone Innovation Act of 2017; H.R.2997, 21st Century AIRR Act; S.1272, Drone Federalism Act of 2017; S.1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017; H.R. 3050, Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2017; S.1904, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE Act; H.R. 3895/S.1904, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; H.R. 3901/S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act; H.R. 4011/S. 1273, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; H.R. 4151, STREET Act; H.R. 4421, related to electric vehicle weight limits and the national highway system; S. 1885, AV START Act; Draft legislation related to alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure at park and rides; Draft legislation related to electric vehicle infrastructure at rest stops; Draft legislation related to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act; H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act; S. 1273, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act; Fleet electrification; Draft legislation on funding infrastructure for alternative fuel corridors; HR 8 The Water Resources Development Act of 2018; S. 2800 Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018; United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); Tariffs.
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Automotive Industry
H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1809, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act Various issues relating to autonomous vehicles; smart cities; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles
Client expense: $17,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 4/H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3912/S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act S. 2800/S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-095); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure legislation; federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; autonomous vehicles; smart cities; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles; infrastructure modernization
Client expense: $17,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 and Amendments (disability provisions) H.R. 302, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (disability provisions) H.R. 2965, the Gas Pump Access Act H.R. 2997, the 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization Act (disability provisions) H.R. 3388, the SELF Drive Act H.R. 3823, the Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3901, the Moving FIRST Act-the Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act H.R. 5004/S. 1318, the Air Carrier Access Amendments Act H.R. 6603, the Service Disabled Veteran Infrastructure Investment Parity Act S. 1405, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 (disability provisions) S. 1809, the Moving FIRST Act-the Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act S. 1872, the TSA Modernization Act S. 1885, the AV Start Act Discussions about Amtrak ADA compliance Air Carrier Access Act compliance Discussions about service animal legislation
Client expense: $46,327 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act; H.R. 8, The Water Resources Development Act of 2018; H.R. 2778, Less Traffic with Smart Stop Lights Act; H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE Act; H.R. 3895, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; H.R. 3901, Moving FIRST Act; H.R. 4011, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; H.R. 4151, STREET Act; H.R. 4421, related to electric vehicle weight limits and the national highway system; S. 1273, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act; S. 1885, AV START Act; S. 1904, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; S. 2800 Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018; Draft legislation related to alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure at park and rides; Draft legislation related to electric vehicle infrastructure at rest stops; Fleet electrification; Draft legislation on funding infrastructure for alternative fuel corridors.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, domestic telecommunications supply chain security, cross border law enforcement requests, implementation of the First Responder Network; and legislation designed to streamline infrastructure deployment. Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: H.R.4795-Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; H.R.4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; H.R.4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; H.R. 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; H.R. 4810 - MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; H.R.4813 - WIFI STUDY Act; H.R.4814 - Community Broadband Act of 2018; H.R. 4817 - PEERING Act of 2018; H.R.4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; H.R.4839 - RESTORED Act of 2018; ; H.R.4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; H.R4847/S.1363 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; H.R.4858 - CLIMB ONCE Act; H.R.4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; H.R.2903/S.2418 - Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017 (provisions related to broadband metrics); H.R.288/S.288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions ); S.277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband act of 2017 (issues concerning rural broadband deployment); H.R.2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act (provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents); S.1676/H.R.4232 - B-CROP Act (issues related to rural broadband support); H.R.4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017 (issues related to broadband funding); H.R.4842/H.R.4847 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 (issues related go communication facility placement); and S.2343/H.R,4881 - Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act (provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment). H.R.2/S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); H.R.686/S.88 - DIGIT Act (provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability); H.R.1139 - PSC Oversight Act of 2017 (issues concerning federal universal service programs); H.R.1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 (to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government Spectrum for commercial use); H.R.2520 - Browser Act of 2017 (to require providers of broadband Internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information); H.R.2810/S.1519 - National Defense Authorization Act (provisions related to supply chain); H.R.2870/S.1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act (to amend the IRs Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones); H.R.4151 -- STREET Act (provisions relating to smart cities); H.R.5661 - Tribal Connect Act of 2018 (issues related to e-rate eligible services); H.R.5983/S,2973 - Kelsey Smith Act (provisions related to service provider obligations to provide location information in emergencies); H.R.5815/S.2639 - CONSENT Act (privacy provisions); H.R.6032 - SMART IoT Act (issues related to connected devices); H.R.6073 - Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Ares and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 (provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas); H.R.6286 - Bus Act of 2018 (issues related to e-rate eligible services); S.123 - Karis Law Act of 2017 (issues concerning on premises notification requirements); S.964 - MY DATA (to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security); S.1405/H.R.2997 - FAA Appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems and unmarked towers; S.1682/H.R.4953 - AIRWAVES Act (issues relating to spectrum auctions); S.1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 (issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices); S.1809/H.R.3901 -- Moving FIRST Act (provisions relating to smart cities); S.1904 -- Smart Cities Community Act of 2017 (issues relating to smart cities); S.2391/H.R.4747 - Defending U.S. Government Communications Act (procurement related issues); and S.2510/H.R.4682 - Internet Preservation Act (Issues relating to the preservation of the open internet); S.2694 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018 (provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling); S.2728 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Protection Rights Act of 2018 (provisions related to online privacy protections); S.3149 - DO NOT CALL Act (provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling); S.3157 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act; and S.JRes.52/H.J.Res129 - Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S.Code, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to Restoring Internet Freedom.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Automotive Industry
Autonomous Vehicles in general Fuel Cells Vehicles in general S. 1885, AV START ACT H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE ACT S. 1809/ HR 3901 Moving First Act Infrastructure for electric vehicles
Client expense: $1,082,906 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Transportation
Autonomous Vehicles, general Hydrogen refueling infrastructure H.R. 2801, HOT CARS Act of 2017 H.R. 2460, To amend chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, to improve access to motor vehicle information, and for other purposes. S. 1885, AV START ACT H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE ACT S. 1809,/HR 3901 Moving First Act
Client expense: $1,082,906 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
DSRC 15 G 5.9 GHz Spectrum Band S.1809/HR 3901, Moving First Act Streamline Small Cell Deployment Act, S. 3157
Client expense: $1,082,906 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
Autonomous Vehicles in general S. 1885, AV START ACT H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE ACT S.1809/HR 3901 Moving First Act
Client expense: $1,082,906 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
S.1809/H.R.3901 - Moving FIRST Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
Autonomous Vehicles H.R.3388 - SELF DRIVE Act S.1885 - AV START Act S.1809/H.R.3901 - Moving FIRST Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Transportation
Autonomous Vehicles H.R.3388 - SELF DRIVE Act S.1885 - AV START Act S.1809/H.R.3901 - Moving FIRST Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Automotive Industry
Autonomous Vehicles H.R.3388 - SELF DRIVE Act S.1885 - AV START Act S.1809/H.R.3901 - Moving FIRST Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Transportation
All issues related to federal public transportation and highway programs, high-speed and intercity passenger rail programs, related authorization and appropriations laws, annual budget resolutions and legislation concerning the Highway Trust Fund and other transportation-related tax and revenue issues. Issues relating to proposals for a new infrastructure spending initiative. Tax policy as it relates to public transportation including the alternative fuel volumetric tax credit for Compressed Natural Gas and Liquefied Natural Gas used in transit vehicles, the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property tax credit used in transit vehicles, the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property tax credit, the treatment of municipal bonds, the commuter tax benefit, tax credit bonds, private activity bonds, investment tax credits, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) and Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing (RRIF) financing, and the solvency of the Federal Highway Trust Fund. Matters related to the implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) and the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. Legislation concerning Department of Transportation regulations including S.951, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. Issues related to implementation of Positive Train Control technologies on commuter railroads as mandated under the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015, including H.R. 4766, the Positive Train Control Implementation and Financing Act of 2018. General issues related to successor legislation to the FAST Act. Issues related to existing or new transportation grant programs including H.R. 3452 and S. 1664 Relief for Recovering Communities Act; S. 1809, the Moving FIRST Act. Budget and appropriation issues for FY 2018 and FY 2019 including preserving the Capital Investment Grant Program, the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program, transit security grants and Amtrak and intercity passenger rail funding. Issues relating to transit security funding and programs, S. 763, Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act. Issues relating to proposals for a new infrastructure spending initiative. H.R. 1458, RAISE IT Act. H.R. 1664, Investing in America: A Penny for Progress Act. S. 1541, the Railroad Advancement of Innovation and Leadership with Safety (RAILS) Act, H.R. 1093, to require the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit Authority to provide appropriate Congressional notice of safety audits conducted with respect to railroads and rail transit agencies. H.R. 2120, the Buses United for Safety, Regulatory Reform, and Enhanced Growth for the 21st Century (BUSREG-21) Act. H.R. 1501, the Small Community Transit Improvement Act of 2017; S. 3139, the Transit Rail Inspection Practices Act; S. 2861, the Passenger Rail Crew Protection Parity Act.
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy, data security, domestic telecommunications supply chain security; cross border law enforcement requests, and implementation of the First Responder Network; legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment. Legislation designed to expedite and streamline the process for locating broadband infrastructure on local, state and federal property: HR 4795, Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018; HR 4798, Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018; HR 4800, Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018; HR 4802, Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act; HR 4810, MAPPING NOW Act of 2018; HR 4813, WIFI STUDy Act; HR 4814, Community Broadband Act of 2018; HR 4817, PEERING Act of 2018; HR 4824, Rural Broadband Permitting Act of 2018; HR 4839, RESTORED Act of 2018; HR 4845, Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018; HR 4847/S 1363, Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act; HR 4858, CLIMB ONCE Act; HR 4876, Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018; HR 2903/S 2418, Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2017, provisions related to broadband metrics; HR 288/S 228, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions; S 277, Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Act of 2017, issues concerning rural broadband deployment; HR 2425, Public Lands Telecommunications Act, provisions related to federal rights-of-way rents; S 1676/HR 4232, B-CROP Act, issues related to rural broadband support; HR 4308, Rural Broadband Expansion Act, issues relating to broadband funding; HR 4287, Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act of 2017, issues relating to broadband funding; HR 4842/HR 4847, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018, issues related to communication facility placement; S 2343/HR 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, provisions relating to broadband infrastructure deployment. HR 686/S 88, DIGIT Act, provisions related to the regulation of the Internet of Things and spectrum availability HR 1139, PSC Oversight Act of 2017, issues concerning federal universal service programs HR 1888, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017, to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide incentives for the reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use HR 2520, BROWSER Act of 2017, issues related to privacy regulation HR 2870/S 1013, Gigabit Opportunity Act, to amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones S 964, MY DATA Act of 2017, to protect broadband users from unfair or deceptive practices relating to privacy or data security S 1405/HR 2997, FAA Reauthorization Act, issues related to tower markings and unmanned aircraft S 1682/HR 4953, AIRWAVES Act, issues relating to spectrum auctions S 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, issues related to cybersecurity provisions for IoT devices S 1809/HR 3901, Moving FIRST Act, provisions relating to smart cities HR 4151, STREET Act, provisions relating to smart cities S 1904, Smart Cities Community Act of 2017, issues relating to smart cities S 2510/HR 4682, Open Internet Preservation Act, issues related to net neutrality HR 4747/S 2391, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act, concerning issues related to procurement H.J. Res. 129/S.J. Res. 52, providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, USC, of the rule submitted by the FCC relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom" HR 6032, SMART IoT Act, issues relating to connected devices S 3157, STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act, issues relating to regulation of small cell placement HR 5815/S 2639, CONSENT Act, issues relating to privacy S 2728, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Protection Rights Act of 2018, issues related to online privacy protections HR 5661, Tribal Connect Act of 2018/HR 6286, Bus Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of e-rate eligible services HR 5983/S 2973, Kelsey Smith Act, provisions related to service provider obligations to provide location information in emergencies HR 6073, Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 - RURAL Broadband Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas HR 2/S 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provisions related to expansion of RUS programs to support broadband in unserved rural areas S 2694, Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018; S 3149, the DO NOT Call Act, provisions related to enforcement of laws against unauthorized robocalling HR 2810/S 1519, National Defense Reauthorization Act, issues relating to supply chain
Client expense: $4,580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Transportation
HR 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act HR 8 - The Water Resources Development Act of 2018 HR 3388 - SELF Drive Act HR 3895 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 HR 3901 - Moving FIRST Act HR 4011 - Fuel Economy Harmonization Act HR 4151 - Street Act HR 4421 - related to electric vehicle weight limits and the national highway system S 1273 - Fuel Economy Harmonization Act S 1809 - Moving First Act S 1884 - AV Start Act S 1904 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 S 2800 - America's Water Infrastructure Act 2018
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act. H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE Act; H.R. 3895, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; H.R. 3901, Moving FIRST Act; H.R. 4011, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; H.R. 4151, STREET Act; H.R. 4421, related to electric vehicle weight limits and the national highway system; S. 1273, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act; S. 1885, AV START Act; S.1904, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; Draft legislation related to alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure at park and rides; Draft legislation related to electric vehicle infrastructure at rest stops; Fleet electrification; Draft legislation on funding infrastructure for alternative fuel corridors;
Client expense: $2,169,701 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Transportation
H.R.2930, Drone Innovation Act of 2017; H.R.2997, 21st Century AIRR Act; S.1272, Drone Federalism Act of 2017; S.1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017; H.R. 3050, Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2017; S.1904, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; H.R. 3388, SELF DRIVE Act; H.R. 3895/S.1904, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017; H.R. 3901/S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act; H.R. 4011/S. 1273, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; H.R. 4151, STREET Act; H.R. 4421, related to electric vehicle weight limits and the national highway system; S. 1885, AV START Act; Draft legislation related to alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure at park and rides; Draft legislation related to electric vehicle infrastructure at rest stops; Draft legislation related to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act; H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act; S. 1273, Fuel Economy Harmonization Act; S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act; Fleet electrification; Draft legislation on funding infrastructure for alternative fuel corridors; HR 8 The Water Resources Development Act of 2018; S. 2800 Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3912/S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act S. 2800, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-095); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; autonomous vehicles; smart cities; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles; infrastructure modernization
Client expense: $15,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Automotive Industry
H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1809, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act Various issues relating to autonomous vehicles; smart cities; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles
Client expense: $15,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
S. 88/H.R. 686 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT) Act - Spectrum planning and interagency coordination to support the Internet of Things S. 1691 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 - Cybersecurity operational standards for Internet-connected devices purchased by Federal agencies H.R. 4151 - Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities Act (STREET Act) - Use of smart technologies and transportation systems by urban and rural communities S. 1904, H.R. 3895 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2016 - Use of smart technologies and systems in urban and rural communities S. 1809; H.R. 3901 - Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act or the Moving FIRST Act - Use of smart technologies and transportation systems by urban and rural communities
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)