THE NORTHEAST MAGLEV, LLC (TNEM)

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2012–2024

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2024	—	4	1
2022	—	1	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	5	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	5	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
COMMONWEALTH RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, LLC	—	47

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	38
SENATE	34
Federal Railroad Administration	27
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	12
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	6
Surface Transportation Board (STB)	4
Federal Highway Administration (FHA)	2
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)	1
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)	1
General Services Administration (GSA)	1
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	1
Office of the Vice President of the United States	1
Vice President of the U.S.	1
White House Office	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Railroads	Railroads	46
Transportation	Transportation	2

Bills Explicitly Cited (6)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 749114th Congress

Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015

2015 · first_quarter · Firm: COMMONWEALTH RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Matters related to the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (PRRIA - H.R. 749); railroad, transportation, high-speed ground transportation (HSGT), and matters related to appropriations for transportation programs.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 749

H.R. 5449113th Congress

Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2014

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: COMMONWEALTH RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Railroad, transportation, high-speed ground transportation (HSGT), and matters related to appropriations for transportation programs; appropriations and HSGT matters associated with HR5449 The Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2014.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: HR5449

H.R. 5982112th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the value of certain historic property shall be determined using an income approach in determining the taxable estate of a decedent.

2012 · second_quarter · Firm: COMMONWEALTH RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Railroad and transportation matters; federal MAGLeV program matters; S. 1813, including sections regarding MAGLeV programming matters; H.R. 4348, including conference report 112-557 and sections regarding MAGLeV matters; H.R. 5982, including MAGLeV reprogramming provision

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,960

Matched citations: H.R. 5982

H.R. 7112th Congress

American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012

2012 · first_quarter · Firm: COMMONWEALTH RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

railroad and transportation matters; H.R. 7, including legislative sections regarding environmental streamlining and project delivery; federal MAGLeV program matters

Client expense: — · Firm income: $8,400

Matched citations: H.R. 7

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H.R. 7112th Congress

American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012

2012 · first_quarter · Firm: COMMONWEALTH RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, LLC

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