Lobbying Relationship

Client

TRAVELPORT, INC.

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Lobbying firm

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

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  • H.R. 915 / S. 1451, FAA Reauthorization Act, aviation mergers & competition, online travel reservation system issues.
  • S. 506 and H.R.1265, the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act of 2009 & S. 1934 and H.R. 3933, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, issues related to corporate taxation.
  • S. 1023 / H.R. 2935, Travel Promotion Act of 2009, issues related to promoting U.S. travels. S. 428 / H.R. 874, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act, issues related to promoting U.S. travels.

Duration: to

General Issues: Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Travel/Tourism, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Transportation, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Advertising, Energy/Nuclear, Homeland Security

Spending: about $307,500 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Treasury - Dept of,, Treasury - Dept of

Bills mentioned

H.R.915: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

S.1451: FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

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

S.506: Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

Sponsor: Carl Levin (D-Mich.)

H.R.1265: Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

Sponsor: Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)

S.1934: Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.3933: Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

S.1023: Travel Promotion Act of 2009

Sponsor: Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.)

H.R.2935: Travel Promotion Act of 2009

Sponsor: Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.)

S.428: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act

Sponsor: Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.)

H.R.874: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act

Sponsor: Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.)

H.R.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

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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?
Don Nickles U.S. Senator
Hazen Marshall U.S. Senate Budget Committee, Staff Director Office of the Asst. Maj. Ldr. (Sen. Nickles), Deputy CoS Office of the Asst. Maj. Ldr. (Sen. Nickles), Economist U.S. Senator Don Nickles, Legislative Assistant
Cynthia Merifield Tripodi U.S. Senator Don Nickles, Legislative Assistant
Brian Wild Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Affairs U.S. Representative Pat Toomey, Chief of Staff / Leg. Dir. U.S. Senator Hank Brown, Leg. Assistant / Leg. Staff U.S. Senator Hank Brown, Leg. Correspondent / Staff Asst.
Jeff Murray U.S. Representative Tom Feeney, Legislative Counsel U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Sen. Sessions), Law Clerk U.S. House of Representatives, Judiciary Comm., Intern U.S. Representative Tom Feeney, Leg. Counsel

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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