Lobbying Relationship

Client

AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND

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Lobbying firm

AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND

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  • For the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act, S.2984/H.R.5813 For regulations governing web accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • For the Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act HR 4858/ S. 2494
  • Against restrictions on accessible access to the law, such as the Pro Codes Act, HR 1631

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General Issues: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Telecommunications, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Transportation, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Education, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Government Issues, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Budget/Appropriations, Automotive Industry, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Medicare/Medicaid, Insurance, Science/Technology, Pharmacy

Spending: about $249,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), House of Representatives, White House Office, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Education - Dept of, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. Copyright Office, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), U.S. Senate,, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), House of Representatives, Senate, Education, Dept of, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, Administration on Aging

Bills mentioned

H.R.1120: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

Sponsor: Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.)

H.R.3388: SELF DRIVE Act

Sponsor: Robert E. Latta (R-Ohio)

S.1885: AV START Act

Sponsor: John Thune (R-S.D.)

H.R.620: ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017

Sponsor: Ted Poe (R-Texas)

H.R.1628: American Health Care Act of 2017

Sponsor: Diane Black (R-Tenn.)

H.R.729: Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2015

Sponsor: Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4040: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

Sponsor: Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.)

H.R.3293: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

H.R.3101: Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

H.R.6320: Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

S.3406: ADA Amendments Act of 2008

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.3195: ADA Amendments Act of 2008

Sponsor: Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.)

S.1881: Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

S.2087: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

S.1771: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)

S.3158: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)

H.R.3358: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Tom Cole (R-Okla.)

H.R.873: Transformation to Competitive Employment Act

Sponsor: Robert C. Scott (D-Va.)

S.260: Transformation to Competitive Employment Act

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

H.R.3373: Office of International Disability Rights Act

Sponsor: Dina Titus (D-Nev.)

H.R.4099: ACCESS Act

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

S.2302: America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.6248: Disability Access to Transportation Act

Sponsor: Jim Langevin (D-R.I.)

H.R.2: Moving Forward Act

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

S.3548: CARES Act

Sponsor: Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)

H.R.6800: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

S.4320: Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.)

S.4317: SAFE TO WORK Act

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

H.R.1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.1697: Disability Access to Transportation Act

Sponsor: Jim Langevin (D-R.I.)

H.R.3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

S.2038: Disability Access to Transportation Act

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

S.4998: Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act

Sponsor: Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)

H.R.9021: Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act

Sponsor: John Sarbanes (D-Md.)

S.5121: Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

H.R.9333: Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

S.2984: Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023

Sponsor: Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)

H.R.5813: Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2023

Sponsor: John Sarbanes (D-Md.)

H.R.4858: Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2023

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

S.2494: Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2023

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

H.R.1631: Pro Codes Act

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Mark Richert Esq. Director, Public Policy
Rebecca Sheffield Senior Policy Researcher
Mark Richert Director, Public Policy
Rebecca Sheffield Ph.D. Senior Policy Researcher
Jennifer Howard n/a
Rebecca Sheffield PhD n/a
Mark Richert ESQ n/a
Stacy Kelly n/a
Paul Schroeder n/a
Paul W. Schroeder n/a
Mark Richert JD n/a
Sarah Malaier n/a
Stacy Cervenka n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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