Lobbying Relationship

Client

AMERICAN SHORT LINE AND REGIONAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION

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Lobbying firm

AMERICAN SHORT LINE AND REGIONAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION

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  • Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; Disaster relief resources for Class II and III railroads and H.R.3782; The Railway Safety Act (S.576) and rail safety legislation; Commercial truck size and weights (H.R.3372, H.R.2948, and H.R. 7496); federal grant programs; and environmental law affecting railroads and emissions.
  • Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations; Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development appropriations.
  • Reauthorization of Farm Bill and agriculture programs relevant to short line freight rail.
  • Issues related to updating and modernization of IRC 45G tax credit.

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General Issues: Railroads, Budget/Appropriations, Agriculture, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Defense, Transportation

Spending: about $4,400,621 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Federal Railroad Administration, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Railroad Retirement Board

Bills mentioned

S.576: Railway Safety Act of 2023

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

H.R.3782: Short Line Railroad Relief Act

Sponsor: Byron Donalds (R-Fla.)

H.R.3372: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data...

Sponsor: Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.)

H.R.2948: CARS Act

Sponsor: Lance Gooden (R-Texas)

H.R.7496: Modernizing Operations for Vehicles in Emergencies Act

Sponsor: Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.)

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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?
Mara Stark-Alcala Communications Staff, U.S. Senate, Environment and Public Works Committee; Communications Staff, U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Communications Staff, U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee; Communications Staff, U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee
Thomas Lynch Vice President of Legislative Affairs Vice President of Congressional Affairs Legislative Assistant, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus; Subcommittee Staff Director, Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, Senate Environment and Public Works Cmte; Tax Staff, Senate Finance Cmte; Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall Legislative Assistant, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus; Subcommittee Staff Dir., Transportation & Infrastructure Subcmte, Senate EPW Cmte; Tax Staff, Senate Finance Cmte; Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall II Legislative Asst, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus; Subcommittee Staff Director, Transportation and Infrastructure Subcmte, Senate EPW Cmte; Tax Staff, Senate Finance Cmte; Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall II Legislative Assistant, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus; Subcommittee Staff Dir., Transportation and Infrastructure Subcmte, Senate EPW Cmte; Tax Staff, Senate Finance Cmte; Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall II Legis Asst, U.S. Sen Max Baucus; Subcommittee Staff Dir., Transportation and Infrastructure Subcmte, EPW Cmte; Tax Staff, Senate Finance Cmte; Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall II Legis Asst, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus; Subcommittee Staff Director, Transportation & Infrastructure Subcmte, EPW Cmte; Tax Staff, Senate Finance Cmte; Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, II Legislative Asst, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus; Subcommittee Staff Dir., Transportation and Infrastructure Subcmte, EPW Cmte; Tax Staff, Senate Finance Cmte; Legislative Dir., U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall II
Zachary Radford Assistant Vice President of Legislative Affairs Assistant Vice President of Congressional Affairs Asst Vice President of Congressional Affairs Senior Policy Advisor and Counsel, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal; Legislative Assistant and Counsel, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal; Legislative Assistant, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester; Legislative Aide, U.S. Sen Jon Tester
Zachar Radford Assistant Vice President of Congressional Affairs Senior Policy Advisor and Counsel, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal; Legislative Assistant and Counsel, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal; Legislative Assistant, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester; Legislative Aide, U.S. Sen Jon Tester
Cynthia Guerrero consultant
Richard Sherman consultant
Donald Norden consultant
Michael Legg consultant
Snjez Arthur consultant
Richard Timmons n/a
Keith Borman n/a
Steven Sullivan n/a
Tom Lynch n/a
Randolph DeLay n/a
Edward McKechnie n/a
Crystal Gitchell 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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