Lobbying Relationship

Client

Association of American Railroads

Transportation Association More records

Lobbying firm

Mercury

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  • Regulatory reform, tax, tax reform.
  • Rail, transportation, positive train control and truck size and weight; H.R. 612, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013; S. 638 Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013; S. 1462, Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act; H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013.
  • railroad safety issues, Safety Improvement Act of 2014; S. 2777, Safety Transportation Board Reauthorization

Duration: to

General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Railroads

Spending: about $240,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2012: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Bills mentioned

H.R.612: Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013

Sponsor: Michael H. Michaud (D-Maine)

S.638: Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

S.1462: Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act

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

H.R.3080: Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

S.2777: Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

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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?
Max Sandlin Member of Congress ( TX) Member of Congress (TX)
vin Weber Member of Congress (MN)
Sandlin Max n/a
Weber Vin n/a
Sandlin Weber 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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