• Monitoring provisions impacting federal transit programs in H.R. 1319 the American Rescue Pan Act of 2021. Following Biden Administrations proposed infrastructure legislation with regard to funding and financing programs and eligibility criteria for transit agencies. Following FY 21 Appropriations and discussions with San Francisco Bay area Congressional Delegation Members concerning potential transit project funding in that legislation. Discussions with FRA staff regarding timing of the CRISI NOFA.
• Monitoring provisions impacting federal transit programs and infrastructure financing programs in House and Senate FY2021 THUD Appropriations bills, H.R. 7617 (PL 116-620).

Duration: January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2021

General Issues: Transportation, Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $340,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2017: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)