mr JOHN ZANG

Engaged with the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) seeking guidance on HUDs Continuum of Care (CoC) Program to support the inclusion of faith-based organizations in coordinated, community-wide approaches that promote stable housing, supportive services, and long-term housing stability, with funding awarded through Allegheny County.

$1,000,000 Community Project Request through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA - Programmatic) to expand trauma-informed mental health services, recovery programming, and street outreach for individuals and families experiencing homelessness, addiction, and behavioral health crises in Allegheny County.

Sought guidance on Community Project application for the FY26 Carnegie Library of Homestead Facility Improvements project

$1,000,000 Community Project Request through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA - Programmatic) to expand trauma-informed mental health services, recovery programming, and street outreach for individuals and families experiencing homelessness, addiction, and behavioral health crises in Allegheny County.

government relations and advocacy services to Light of Life Rescue Mission, including congressional and executive branch engagement, identification and pursuit of federal funding opportunities, appropriations and grant strategy, coordination of meetings with federal officials, and strategic counsel regarding federal legislative, regulatory, and funding matters.

Inquiries regarding and the submission of the SBA Manufacturing in America E2G Grant Initiative. FY23 Community Project (CPF) report submission.

Outreach to the Office of the Secretary regarding clinical reminders program. $4,000,000 Plus-Up and Language Request within the FY 2027 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill towards outcome tracking for Community Care mental health providers under Medical Community Care Programs - Health Care Services - Mental Health.

Outreach to SBA regarding Entrepreneurial Education programming (no specific legislation). Review of potential funding options for a co-sponsorship agreement between SBA and Mansmann Foundation.

Supporting H.R. 9022, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, and the inclusion of federal share of the Commissions funding; Supporting passage of H.R. 9497, Water Resources Development Act of 2026, opposing amendment to impair the Commissions regulatory authority; Supporting passage of S. 4949, Water Resources Development Act of 2026; Supporting H.R. 1304, Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 to reauthorize the program

2026 Agriculture Appropriations Bill: $1.025 Million Community Project - seeking support for request

$8,200,000 plus up and language request for FY 2027 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill - Science and Technology Directorate's Research and Development account for screening-at-speed development (Physical Security and Critical Infrastructure Resilience Thrust Area). $15,000,000 plus up and language request for FY 2027 Defense Appropriations bill to C5ISR activities under Navy, RDT&E, ONR, Future Naval Capabilities Applied Research.

Review Choice Demonstration for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Services; Telehealth policy; Prior authorization

FAA Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers Workforce Development Grant Program (NG-AWM-25-001) inquiries Outreach to U.S. Senate regarding $1,800,000 Community Project / Congressionally Directed Spending request under the FY 2027 THUD Appropriations Bill for the renovation of hangar and classroom space at PIA's main campus in West Mifflin, PA.

Outreach to SBA regarding Entrepreneurial Education programming (no specific legislation), and the development of a new nationwide small business entrepreneurial program. Outreach to U.S. Senate regarding $1,000,000 Community Project / Congressionally Directed Spending request under the FY 2027 Financial Services Appropriations Bill for the expansion of Entrepreneurs Forever's peer-to-peer entrepreneurship program in Philadelphia.

$4,000,000 Plus-Up and Language Request within the FY 2027 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill towards outcome tracking for Community Care mental health providers under Medical Community Care Programs - Health Care Services - Mental Health.

$715,000 Community Project/Congressionally Directed Spending request under the FY 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, Army Corps Civil Projects, Investigations, Account. Support for the reauthorization of the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program through passage of the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025.

Outreach related to the FY 2026 Community Project successfully funded within the FY 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Appropriations Bill, USDA Community Facilities Program Account, totaling $1,015,000.

$8,200,000 plus up and language request for FY 2027 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill - Science and Technology Directorate's Research and Development account for screening-at-speed development (Physical Security and Critical Infrastructure Resilience Thrust Area). $15,000,000 plus up and language request for FY 2027 Defense Appropriations bill to C5ISR activities under Navy, RDT&E, ONR, Future Naval Capabilities Applied Research.

Appropriations; Review Choice Demonstration for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Services; Telehealth policy; Prior authorization

Funding opportunities, including appropriations

Health Care (mental health), Veteran Affairs issues, AI Policies and Appropriations

FAA Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers Workforce Development Grant Program (NG-AWM-25-001) inquiries

Outreach to SBA regarding Entrepreneurial Education programming (no specific legislation), but request for FY2027 appropriations consideration

2026 Agriculture Appropriations Bill: $1.025 Million Community Project included in conference report.

2026 Defense Appropriations Bill: $9.1 million Plus up request Navy - ONR - Future Naval Capabilities line; 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill: $8.2 million plus up request under Science and Technology Directorate - Research, Development, and Innovation, and Language in bill's Conference Report / Explanatory Statement: "The Committee recognizes that interconnected technology can modernize TSA checkpoint Screening. Within funds provided, the Committee supports the development of technology that can provide real-time data analysis and support faster, more secure screening."

H.R. 5304, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; S. 2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; Review Choice Demonstration for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Services; Telehealth policy

Meeting with Senator VanHollands staff regarding of the status of HUD project impact by the lack of approval by the FAA for the Hagerstown airport expansion project.

Email outreach with the Assistant Administrator for Government and Industry Affairs, in the Federal Aviation Administration, to keep DoT apprised of the federal holdup for the Hagerstown airport expansion project.

Email communications with Congressional offices on the submission of Community Project Requests for FY2026 for expansion across eastern Pennsylvania.

Sought Community project funding under USDA Community Facilities project line in the House (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Bill), and under HUD's Community Facilities program in the Senate (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriatons Bill). Multiple meetings with PA Delegation staff in support of inclusion in the FY26 budget. Multiple meetings in the House and Senate in anticipation of the Appropriations Bill mark-ups.

Seeking support for federal funding - in the amount of $9.1 Million from the Department of Defense RDT&E plus-ups to the Office of Naval to support PCIe System Interconnect efforts for Rough Casper, a remotely operated Roll On / Roll Off Multi-Int Multi-Sensor Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare (EMW) payload for unmanned and minimally manned platforms. Seeking support for federal funding - in the amount of $8.2 Million from the Department of Homeland Securitys Science and Technology's R&D Budget for the Screening at Speed program. Multiple meetings with PA Delegation staff in support of inclusion in the FY26 budget. Multiple meetings in the House and Senate in anticipation of the Appropriations Bill mark-ups.

H.R. 5304, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; S. 2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

EPA/DOJ enforcement policy

Seeking support through federal funding (FY 2026 Defense Appropriations) in the amount $5,000,000 for a DoD Yeoman Platform - AI-driven Navy Maintenance Documentation and Sailor Training, Navy RDT&E Line 7 for Warfighter Sustainment Applied Research - PE # (EX. 0603801) and $5,000,000 for for the development of an expendable Medium Range Reconnaissance (MRR) UAS swarm platform with onboard AI, tactical interface integration, and field 3D-printing support to enhance autonomous battlefield reconnaissance and strike capabilities - Army RDT&E Line 17, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies. Multiple meetings with PA Delegation staff in support of inclusion in the FY24 budget. Multiple meetings in the House and Senate in anticipation of the Appropriations Bill mark-ups.

EPA/DOJ Enforcement Policy

Seeking support through federal funding (FY 2026 Defense Appropriations) in the amount $5,000,000 for a DoD Yeoman Platform - AI-driven Navy Maintenance Documentation and Sailor Training, Navy RDT&E Line 7 for Warfighter Sustainment Applied Research - PE # (EX. 0603801) and $5,000,000 for for the development of an expendable Medium Range Reconnaissance (MRR) UAS swarm platform with onboard AI, tactical interface integration, and field 3D-printing support to enhance autonomous battlefield reconnaissance and strike capabilities - Army RDT&E Line 17, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies. Multiple meetings with PA Delegation staff in support of inclusion in the FY24 budget. Multiple meetings in the House and Senate in anticipation of the Appropriations Bill mark-ups.

Sought Community project funding under USDA Community Facilities project line in the House (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Bill), and under HUD's Community Facilities program in the Senate (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriatons Bill). Multiple meetings with PA Delegation staff in support of inclusion in the FY26 budget. Multiple meetings in the House and Senate in anticipation of the Appropriations Bill mark-ups.

Seeking support for federal funding - in the amount of $9.1 Million from the Department of Defense RDT&E plus-ups to the Office of Naval to support PCIe System Interconnect efforts for Rough Casper, a remotely operated Roll On / Roll Off Multi-Int Multi-Sensor Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare (EMW) payload for unmanned and minimally manned platforms. Seeking support for federal funding - in the amount of $8.2 Million from the Department of Homeland Securitys Science and Technology's R&D Budget for the Screening at Speed program. Multiple meetings with PA Delegation staff in support of inclusion in the FY26 budget. Multiple meetings in the House and Senate in anticipation of the Appropriations Bill mark-ups.

Meeting with Senator VanHollands staff regarding of the status of HUD project impact by the lack of approval by the FAA for the Hagerstown airport expansion project.

Email outreach with the Assistant Administrator for Government and Industry Affairs, in the Federal Aviation Administration, to keep DoT apprised of the federal holdup for the Hagerstown airport expansion project.

Email communications with Congressional offices on the submission of Community Project Requests for FY2026 for expansion across eastern Pennsylvania.

H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions relating to health issues; H.R. 3178, Save Healthcare Workers Act

Seeking support through federal funding in the amount $5,000,000 for a DoD Yeoman Platform - AI-driven Navy Maintenance Documentation and Sailor Training, Line 7 for Warfighter Sustainment Applied Research - PE # (EX. 0603801). Multiple meetings with PA Delegation staff in support of inclusion in the FY24 budget. Multiple meetings in the House and Senate in anticipation of the Appropriations Bill mark-ups.

Meeting with Senator VanHollands staff regarding of the status of HUD project impact by the lack of approval by the FAA for the Hagerstown airport expansion project.

Meeting with the Assistant Administrator for Government and Industry Affairs, in the Federal Aviation Administration to discuss the federal holdup for the Hagerstown airport expansion project.

Informational meetings with Congressional offices on the work of the Mansmann Foundation. Met with Members of the Pennsylvania Delegation in anticipation of a Community Project Request for FY2026 for expansion across eastern Pennsylvania.

Seeking guidance on Community Projects that would be eliminated for USDA in a full-year CR. Spoke with Congresswoman Lees Office, the original support of the project. The Community Project was ultimately not funded.

Seeking support for federal funding - in the amount of $9.1 Million from the Department of Defense RDT&E plus-ups to the Office of Naval to support PCIe System Interconnect efforts for Rough Casper, a remotely operated Roll On / Roll Off Multi-Int Multi-Sensor Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare (EMW) payload for unmanned and minimally manned platforms. Seeking support for federal funding - in the amount of $8.2 Million from the Department of Homeland Securitys Science and Technology's R&D Budget for the Screening at Speed program. Multiple meetings with PA Delegation staff in support of inclusion in the FY25 budget. Multiple meetings in the House and Senate in anticipation of the Appropriations Bill mark-ups.

Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement. Access to Rehabilitation Services.

Advocacy for transportation funding

federal funding

federal funding

Federal funding

Federal funding

Federal Transit Funding. Transit Infrastructure.

Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement. Access to Rehabilitation Services.

IRF payment and coverage policy; prior authorization reform; administrative burden

Transit funding & policy; Bipartisan Infrastructure Law implementation; surface transportation policy

Transit funding & policy, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law implementation, surface transportation policy

IRF payment and coverage policy; prior authorization reform; administrative burden

Transit funding & policy, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law implementation, surface transportation policy

IRF payment and coverage policy; prior authorization reform; administrative burden

FY24 Defense Authorization and Appropriation

FY24 Defense Authorization and Appropriation

IRF payment and coverage policy; prior authorization reform; administrative burden; Provider Relief Fund, telehealth, Review Choice Demonstration, ACA subsidies

Transit funding & policy, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law implementation, surface transportation policy

FY24 NDAA

Transit funding & policy

CMS payment and coverage policy; prior authorization reform; telehealth; IRF Review Choice Demonstration

CMS payment and coverage policy; prior authorization reform; telehealth; IRF Review Choice Demonstration

Transit funding & policy

IRF payment and coverage policy; prior authorization reform; administrative burden; telehealth; IRF Review Choice Demonstration; FY2023 IRF PPS; CDS

Transit funding & policy; IIJA implementation; surface transportation policy

Transit funding & policy; IIJA implementation; surface transportation policy

Renewable Fuel Standard

Renewable Fuel Standard

IRF payment and coverage policy; prior authorization reform; administrative burden; telehealth; IRF Review Choice Demonstration; FY2023 IRF PPS

Transit funding & policy, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law implementation, surface transportation policy

Renewable Fuel Standard

Renewable Fuel Standard

IRF payment and coverage policy; prior authorization reform; administrative burden; Provider Relief Fund, telehealth, Review Choice Demonstration, ACA subsidies

Renewable Fuel Standard

Renewable Fuel Standard

Renewable Fuel Standard

Renewable Fuel Standard

Renewable Fuel Standard

Transit funding & policy, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law implementation, surface transportation policy

IRF payment and coverage policy; prior authorization reform; administrative burden; Provider Relief Fund, telehealth, Review Choice Demonstration, ACA subsidies

Transit funding & policy, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law implementation, surface transportation policy

Transit funding & policy, infrastructure package, surface transportation authorization

Renewable Fuel Standard reform, Renewable Identification Numbers reform

Renewable Fuel Standard reform, Renewable Identification Numbers reform

IRF payment and coverage policy; prior authorization reform; administrative burden; Provider Relief Fund, telehealth, Review Choice Demonstration

Transit funding & policy, infrastructure package, surface transportation authorization

Renewable Fuel Standard reform, Renewable Identification Numbers reform

Renewable Fuel Standard reform, Renewable Identification Numbers reform

IRF payment and coverage policy; prior authorization reform; administrative burden; Provider Relief Fund, telehealth

Transit funding & policy, infrastructure package, surface transportation authorization

Renewable Fuel Standard reform, Renewable Identification Numbers reform

Renewable Fuel Standard reform, Renewable Identification Numbers reform