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U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION

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Monument Advocacy

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  • CBP and TSA staffing and funding. Issues related to non immigrant visas. Visa Processing Improvement Act.
  • CBP and Department of State staffing and funding. Issues related to non immigrant visas. Visa Processing Improvement Act.

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General Issues: Homeland Security, Travel/Tourism, Budget/Appropriations, Immigration, Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines, Transportation, Natural Resources

Spending: about $970,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2006: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, State - Dept of (DOS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Treasury - Dept of, White House Office, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills mentioned

S.2611: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006

Sponsor: Arlen Specter (D-Pa.)

H.R.5441: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.1625: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

Sponsor: Edward Royce (R-Calif.)

H.R.6265: PreCheck is PreCheck Act of 2018

Sponsor: John Katko (R-N.Y.)

S.3172: Restore Our Parks Act

Sponsor: Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

H.R.6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act

Sponsor: Rob Bishop (R-Utah)

S.500: Restore Our Parks Act

Sponsor: Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

H.R.1225: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act

Sponsor: Rob Bishop (R-Utah)

H.R.2187: JOLT Act of 2019

Sponsor: Mike Quigley (D-Ill.)

H.R.1996: Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019

Sponsor: Mike Quigley (D-Ill.)

S.2203: Brand USA Extension Act

Sponsor: Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)

S.2134: Brand USA Extension Act

Sponsor: Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)

H.R.3851: Brand USA Extension Act

Sponsor: Peter Welch (D-Vt.)

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

S.3992: A bill to amend the Small Business Act to provide that certain chambers...

Sponsor: Ted Cruz (R-Texas)

H.R.1957: Great American Outdoors Act

Sponsor: John Lewis (D-Ga.)

H.R.6800: The Heroes Act

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

S.1624: HEALS Act

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

H.R.8122: Protecting Tourism in the United States Act

Sponsor: Kathy Castor (D-Fla.)

H.R.7920: Healthy and Safe Travel Promotion Act of 2020

Sponsor: Dina Titus (D-Nev.)

S.4807: Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2020

Sponsor: Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)

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.1346: Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021

Sponsor: Steven Horsford (D-Nev.)

S.477: Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021

Sponsor: Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)

S.1947: Visit America Act

Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)

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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?
C. Stewart Verdery Jr. Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security
Chan Park General Counsel (Democratic), Senate Judiciary Committee; Senior Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee; Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland
Melanie Lehnhardt Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Aide, Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senator Jeff Flake
Bryan Alphin Public Affairs Liaison & Legislative Assistant, U.S. House Judiciary Committee; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Bob Goodlatte; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Bob Goodlatte; Staff Assistant, Sen. Judd Gregg
Andrew Lock Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO). Senior Professional Staff Member, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security.
Andrew Howell n/a
kimberly Ellis n/a
Rich Thomas n/a
Ashley Hoy n/a
John Mulligan n/a
Kate Mills n/a
T.A. Hawks n/a
Connor Stubbs n/a
Julian Bloom n/a

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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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