Lobbying Relationship

Client

ALASKA RAILROAD CORP

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Lobbying firm

BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

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  • Issues related to allocation of FTA formula funds in Alaska. FY25 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill relating to Alaska Railroad Congressionally Designated Projects. Respond to Alaska Senate staff and Senate and House committee staff on impacts to Alaska Railroad of S.576, Railway Safety Act of 2023. Issue related to the Northern Rail Extension (NRE). Support federal agency grant applications
  • FY25 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Related Agencies Appropriations (THUD) bill regarding Alaska Railroad Congressionally Directed Spending Projects.

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

Spending: about $3,160,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. Senate,, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Transportation - Dept of (DOT),, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Natl Park Service (NPS), Y Y U.S. Department of Transportation

Bills mentioned

H.R.721: BRACE Act

Sponsor: Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.)

S.407: Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act

Sponsor: Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho)

S.650: Support Small Business R & D Act of 2017

Sponsor: Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)

S.637: Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.721: Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015

Sponsor: Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.)

S.637: Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015

Sponsor: Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho)

S.1647: Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act

Sponsor: James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)

S.650: Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act

Sponsor: Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)

H.R.5394: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)

S.2844: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

H.R.22: FAST Act

Sponsor: Rodney Davis (R-Ill.)

H.R.3038: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II

Sponsor: Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.)

H.R.2577: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)

H.R.2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016

Sponsor: Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)

S.2260: EXPIRE Act of 2014

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.721: Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2013

Sponsor: Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.)

S.411: Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2013

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

S.2322: MAP-21 Reauthorization Act

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

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

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

H.R.83: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Donna M.C. Christensen (D-Virgin Islands)

H.R.2610: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Tom Latham (R-Iowa)

S.1243: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.3082: Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 2011

Sponsor: Timothy V. Johnson (R-Ill.)

H.R.2347: Alaska Railroad Right of Way Extension Act of 2011

Sponsor: Don Young (R-Alaska)

S.628: Alaska Railroad Right of Way Extension Act of 2011

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.2829: United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2011

Sponsor: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.)

H.R.830: FHA Refinance Program Termination Act

Sponsor: Robert Dold (R-Ill.)

S.1808: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during...

Sponsor: Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)

H.R.6003: Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Terrorism Act of 2012

Sponsor: Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

S.62: Indian Reservation Bank Branch Act of 2009

Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii)

H.R.2829: Recidivism Reduction Act

Sponsor: André Carson (D-Ind.)

H.R.830: District of Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act of 2009

Sponsor: Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.)

S.1808: Control Spending Now Act

Sponsor: Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)

H.R.6003: National Fab Lab Network Act of 2010

Sponsor: Bill Foster (D-Ill.)

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

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

H.R.3082: Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011

Sponsor: Chet Edwards (D-Texas)

H.R.2829: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008

Sponsor: José E. Serrano (D-N.Y.)

H.R.830: Denali National Park and Alaska Railroad Exchange Act of 2007

Sponsor: Don Young (R-Alaska)

S.1808: Denali National Park and Alaska Railroad Land Exchange Act of 2007

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.1195: SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008

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

H.R.3248: SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2007

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

H.R.6003: Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008

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

H.R.3074: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: John W. Olver (D-Mass.)

S.1789: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

S.2256: Tax Extender Act of 2017

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.5394: Iran Responsible Reporting Act of 2018

Sponsor: Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.)

H.R.6072: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)

S.3023: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

H.R.6147: Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government,...

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

H.R.510: BRACE Act of 2019

Sponsor: Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

S.203: BRACE Act of 2019

Sponsor: Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho)

S.617: Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act of 2019

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.650: CREATE Act of 2019

Sponsor: Tom Udall (D-N.M.)

H.R.3055: Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health...

Sponsor: José E. Serrano (D-N.Y.)

S.2520: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

H.R.510: Support Local Transportation Act

Sponsor: Julia Brownley (D-Calif.)

S.203: Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act

Sponsor: Mark Warner (D-Va.)

S.617: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021

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

S.650: American Dream Employment Act of 2021

Sponsor: Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)

H.R.3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

S.1658: PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

Sponsor: Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

S.576: Railway Safety Act of 2023

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
C.J. Zane Chief of Staff, Congressman Don Young Chief of Staff, Congressman Don Young Chief of Staff, Rep. Don Young
Katherine Scontras Leg. Correspondent, Senator Susan Collins Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Susan Collins
James Drewry Dem. Gen. Counsel, Senate Commerce Cmte
Duncan Smith III Chief Counsel, Merchant Marine & Fisheries
Jennifer Carrier Press Secretary (2004-2005), Deputy Press Secretary (2003-2004), Staff Assistant (2002) to Sen. Tom Harkin; Intern to Sen. Tom Daschle (2000)
Mike Legg Director of Operations, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (2012-2019)
Genevieve Cowan Legislative Analyst, Joint Committee on Taxation (2015-2017); Legal Research Assistant, Joint Committee on Taxation (2011-2015)
Katie Kachel Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Senator Barbara Mikulski (2003-2005)
Katherine Anderson n/a
Katherine (Scontras) Anderson n/a
Duncan Smith n/a
Matthew Kinsman n/a
Donald Norden n/a
Snjezana Arthur 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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