Lobbied in opposition of an amendment offered by Sen. Cornyn to the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act that would have removed Davis-Bacon provisions in the underlying bill.
Duration: July 1, 2015
to
June 30, 2021
General Issues: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace , Health Issues , Budget/Appropriations , Trade (Domestic & Foreign) , Economics/Economic Development , Taxation/Internal Revenue Code , Transportation
Spending: about $430,000 (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 2015: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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.
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.
2nd Quarter, 2021
The Keelen Group, LLC terminated an engagement in which they represented International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers on July 19, 2021.
Original Filing: 301282938.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in opposition of an amendment offered by Sen. Cornyn to the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act that would have removed Davis-Bacon provisions in the underlying bill.
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
1st Quarter, 2021
In Q1, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $10,000. The report was filed on April 19, 2021.
Original Filing: 301257627.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in support of including pension relief and an extension of COBRA benefits in any Congressional COVID-19 response package.
Type of Issue
Health Issues Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
4th Quarter, 2020
In Q4, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $10,000. The report was filed on Jan. 19, 2021.
Original Filing: 301234330.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in support of including pension relief and an extension of COBRA benefits in any Congressional COVID-19 response package.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Health Issues Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
3rd Quarter, 2020
In Q3, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $10,000. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2020.
Original Filing: 301214541.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in support of including pension relief and an extension of COBRA benefits in any Congressional COVID-19 response package.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in support of including pension relief and an extension of COBRA benefits in any Congressional COVID-19 response package.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2020
In Q2, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $10,000. The report was filed on July 17, 2020.
Original Filing: 301191806.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in support of including pension relief and an extension of COBRA benefits in any Congressional COVID-19 response package.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in support of including pension relief and an extension of COBRA benefits in any Congressional COVID-19 response package.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2020
In Q1, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 16, 2020.
Original Filing: 301168456.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in relation to the proposed Department of Labor rule, "Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations (1205-AB85) and the need to support Registered Apprenticeship programs. Lobbied in support of including pension relief in any Congressional COVID-19 response package.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
4th Quarter, 2019
In Q4, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 17, 2020.
Original Filing: 301108468.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in relation to the proposed Department of Labor rule, "Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations (1205-AB85) and the need to support Registered Apprenticeship programs.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
3rd Quarter, 2019
In Q3, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 21, 2019.
Original Filing: 301074846.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in relation to the proposed Department of Labor rule, "Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations (1205-AB85) and the need to support Registered Apprenticeship programs.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
2nd Quarter, 2019
In Q2, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 19, 2019.
Original Filing: 301050602.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in opposition to the Amendment (#38) offered by Rep. French Hill to the FY20 Labor-HHS-Ed Appropriations bill that would allow grant funds for apprenticeships to be used for apprenticeship programs registered with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) as well as industry-recognized apprenticeship programs.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace Budget/Appropriations
1st Quarter, 2019
In Q1, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 18, 2019.
Original Filing: 301029027.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in support of Davis-Bacon provisions and educated on concerns with new trade deal with Mexico and Canada
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
4th Quarter, 2018
In Q4, The Keelen Group, LLC did no lobbying for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers . The report was filed on Jan. 16, 2019.
Original Filing: 301005926.xml
3rd Quarter, 2018
In Q3, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2018.
Original Filing: 300990688.xml
Lobbying Issues
Discussed priorities of infrastructure investment of the Administration and Department of Interior.
Type of Issue
Economics/Economic Development
2nd Quarter, 2018
In Q2, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 19, 2018.
Original Filing: 300969685.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in opposition of the language in Section 165 of the Fiscal Year 2019 Transportations and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2018
In Q1, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 17, 2018.
Original Filing: 300946718.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in Opposition to H.R. 3808, the Infrastructure Expansion Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
4th Quarter, 2017
In Q4, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 18, 2018.
Original Filing: 300926914.xml
Lobbying Issues
Met with the Department of Labor to discuss ways to work together on the President's Apprenticeship Initiative.
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
3rd Quarter, 2017
In Q3, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2017.
Original Filing: 300912992.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in opposition to the Gosar Amendment #111 to H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act, which sought to repeal the current method of determining and enforcing the Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage coverage. (Frank) (House)
Lobbied in opposition of amendments to undermine the use of Project Labor Agreements on federally-funded projects, includuing Gaetz Amendments #31, #53, and #42 and Rooney Amendments #49, #45, and #115 to H.R. 3219, the Make America Secure Again Act. (Frank) (House)
Lobbied in opposition of amendments to undermine the use of Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage protections on federally-funded projects, includuing King Amendments #15, #4, #8, #9, and #6, to H.R. 3219, the Make America Secure Again Act. (Frank) (House)
Met with the Department of Labor to discuss ways to work together on the President's Apprenticeship Initiative. (Matt) (DOL)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives Labor - Dept of (DOL)
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
2nd Quarter, 2017
In Q2, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 18, 2017.
Original Filing: 300887754.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in support of repeal and reform of the annual 40% excise tax on health insurance plans with annual premiums exceeding $10,200 for individuals or $27,500 for a family imposed by The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code Health Issues
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in opposition to H.R.1180, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
1st Quarter, 2017
In Q1, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 19, 2017.
Original Filing: 300870301.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in opposition of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (no specific bill).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in support of repeal and reform of the annual 40% excise tax on health insurance plans with annual premiums exceeding $10,200 for individuals or $27,500 for a family imposed by The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code Health Issues
4th Quarter, 2016
In Q4, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 23, 2017.
Original Filing: 300856068.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership (no specific bill number).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in support of repeal and reform of the annual 40% excise tax on health insurance plans with annual premiums exceeding $10,200 for individuals or $27,500 for a family imposed by The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including support for H.R. 2050, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015, H.R. 879, the Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act, S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015, and S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in opposition to efforts to eliminate prevailing wage requirements on federal construction projects.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
3rd Quarter, 2016
In Q3, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2016.
Original Filing: 300832631.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership (no specific bill number).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in support of repeal and reform of the annual 40% excise tax on health insurance plans with annual premiums exceeding $10,200 for individuals or $27,500 for a family imposed by The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including support for H.R. 2050, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015, H.R. 879, the Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act, S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015, and S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in opposition to the Graves Amendment #1446 to H.R. 5303, the Water Resources Development Act, to eliminate any federal work requirements, including prevailing wage requirements, from cooperative agreements that the Army Corp of Engineers has with non-federal entities for any projects related to WRDA.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
2nd Quarter, 2016
In Q2, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 19, 2016.
Original Filing: 300814696.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership (no specific bill number).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in support of repeal and reform of the annual 40% excise tax on health insurance plans with annual premiums exceeding $10,200 for individuals or $27,500 for a family imposed by The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including support for H.R. 2050, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015, H.R. 879, the Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act, S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015, and S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in opposition to the Perry Amendment #1047 to prevent funds from being used to remove requirements for Project Labor Agreements on federal construction projects in H.R. 4974, the FY17 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act.
Lobbied in opposition to Steve King Amendment (#64) to H.R. 5538, the FY17 Interior/Environment Appropriations Act, which sought to remove prevailing wage requirements on federal construction projects.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in opposition to the Perry Amendment #1047 to prevent funds from being used to remove requirements for Project Labor Agreements on federal construction projects in H.R. 4974, the FY17 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act.
Lobbied in opposition to Steve King Amendment (#64) to H.R. 5538, the FY17 Interior/Environment Appropriations Act, which sought to remove prevailing wage requirements on federal construction projects.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2016
In Q1, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2016.
Original Filing: 300799512.xml
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership (no specific bill number).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in support of repeal and reform of the annual 40% excise tax on health insurance plans with annual premiums exceeding $10,200 for individuals or $27,500 for a family imposed by The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including support for H.R. 2050, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015, H.R. 879, the Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act, S. 20450, and the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal of 2015.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
During consideration of H.R. 4441 the Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization Act, lobbied in opposition to amendment to undermine Davis-Bacon prevailing wage laws.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Transportation Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
4th Quarter, 2015
In Q4, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2016.
Original Filing: 300779156.xml
Lobbying Issues
General education on the Trans Pacific Partnership (no specific bill number). Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Lobbied in support of repeal and reform of the annual 40% excise tax on health insurance plans with annual premiums exceeding $10,200 for individuals or $27,500 for a family imposed by The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including support for H.R. 2050, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015, H.R. 879, the Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act, S. 20450, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal of 2015, and H.R. 2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
3rd Quarter, 2015
In Q3, The Keelen Group, LLC lobbied for International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2015.
Original Filing: 300757725.xml
Lobbying Issues
General education on the Trans Pacific Partnership (no specific bill number). Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
3rd Quarter, 2015
The Keelen Group, LLC filed a lobbying registration on Aug. 4, 2015 to represent International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers, effective July 1, 2015.
Original Filing: 300748488.xml
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: General education and support of Davis-Bacon wage regulations and labor training programs. .
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate