• FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act - support language directing OSD to update the Public Schools on Military Installations Priority List to include the public STEM elementary school on Laughlin AFB. -support for increased bonus/retention pay for duty station at remote installations for Civilian Simulator Instructors -housing/privatized housing FY2024 Defense Appropriations Act -5G wireless infrastructure OSD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation - Military Installation Resilience and Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program H.R. 917, Protecting Military Installations from Foreign Espionage Act
• FY2024 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act -support for Del Rio Sector Border Patrol -support for DHS quality of life initiatives for Border Patrol Agents and families -support DHS efforts to reduce irregular migration at the southern border and the Del Rio International Bridge -support for adequate funding of FEMA's Emergency Food and Shelter Program to reimburse organizations and governments for expenses incurred assisting migrants on the Southwest border H.R. 29 Border Safety and Security Act of 2023 S. 696 Border Safety and Security Act of 2023 H.R. 2640 Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023
• FY2024 Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations Act -Ports to Plains Initiative -Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight & Highway Projects -Federal Aviation Administration Re-authorization -Airport Improvement Program
• Support for expanded tourism and recreational activities within the Amistad National Recreation Area
• H.R. 29, Border Safety and Security Act of 2023 H.R. 2640, Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023 S. 696, Border Safety and Security Act of 2020

Duration: September 1, 2013 to present

General Issues: Defense, Homeland Security, Transportation, Travel/Tourism, Immigration, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Foreign Relations, Energy/Nuclear

Spending: about $850,000 (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 2013: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Air Force - Dept of, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Natl Park Service (NPS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), White House Office, State - Dept of (DOS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)

Affiliated organizations: Val Verde County; Del Rio Chamber of Commerce