Advocate for safe and efficient travel to and within the United States, with focus on visa processing, Visa Waiver Program, homeland security, Brand USA, travel documentation, federal employee travel, implementation of National Travel and Tourism Strategy, Open Skies agreements and transportation infrastructure modernization.
Duration: October 1, 2017
to
April 1, 2019
General Issues: Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines , Homeland Security , Immigration , Travel/Tourism , Trade (Domestic & Foreign) , Budget/Appropriations , Government Issues
Spending: about $110,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.
Agencies lobbied since 2017: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), General Services Administration (GSA)
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?
Steven Schwadron
Chief of Staff, former Rep. Bill Delahunt
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.
2nd Quarter, 2019
Sankofa Consulting Strategies terminated an engagement in which they represented U.S. Travel Association on July 14, 2019.
Original Filing: 301045411.xml
1st Quarter, 2019
In Q1, Sankofa Consulting Strategies did no lobbying for U.S. Travel Association . The report was filed on April 3, 2019.
Original Filing: 301022356.xml
4th Quarter, 2018
In Q4, Sankofa Consulting Strategies did no lobbying for U.S. Travel Association . The report was filed on Jan. 2, 2019.
Original Filing: 301001954.xml
3rd Quarter, 2018
In Q3, Sankofa Consulting Strategies lobbied for U.S. Travel Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 12, 2018.
Original Filing: 300984586.xml
Lobbying Issues
Advocate for safe and efficient travel to and within the United States, with focus on visa processing, Visa Waiver Program, homeland security, Brand USA, travel documentation, federal employee travel, implementation of National Travel and Tourism Strategy, Open Skies agreements and transportation infrastructure modernization.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Executive Office of the President (EOP) State - Dept of (DOS) Commerce - Dept of (DOC) Interior - Dept of (DOI) Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS) General Services Administration (GSA)
Type of Issue
Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines Homeland Security Immigration Trade (Domestic & Foreign) Budget/Appropriations Government Issues
Lobbying Issues
Advocate for safe and efficient travel to and within the United States, with focus on visa processing, Visa Waiver Program, homeland security, Brand USA, travel documentation, federal employee travel, implementation of National Travel and Tourism Strategy, Open Skies agreements and transportation infrastructure modernization.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Executive Office of the President (EOP) State - Dept of (DOS) Commerce - Dept of (DOC) Interior - Dept of (DOI) Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
2nd Quarter, 2018
In Q2, Sankofa Consulting Strategies lobbied for U.S. Travel Association , earning $30,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2018.
Original Filing: 300973324.xml
Lobbying Issues
Advocate for safe and efficient travel to and within the United States, with focus on visa processing, Visa Waiver Program, homeland security, Brand USA, travel documentation, federal employee travel, implementation of National Travel and Tourism Strategy, Open Skies agreements and transportation infrastructure modernization.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Executive Office of the President (EOP) State - Dept of (DOS) Commerce - Dept of (DOC) Interior - Dept of (DOI) Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS) General Services Administration (GSA)
Type of Issue
Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines Homeland Security Immigration Trade (Domestic & Foreign) Budget/Appropriations Government Issues
Lobbying Issues
Advocate for safe and efficient travel to and within the United States, with focus on visa processing, Visa Waiver Program, homeland security, Brand USA, travel documentation, federal employee travel, implementation of National Travel and Tourism Strategy, Open Skies agreements and transportation infrastructure modernization.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Executive Office of the President (EOP) State - Dept of (DOS) Commerce - Dept of (DOC) Interior - Dept of (DOI) Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
1st Quarter, 2018
In Q1, Sankofa Consulting Strategies lobbied for U.S. Travel Association , earning $30,000. The report was filed on April 2, 2018.
Original Filing: 300942085.xml
Lobbying Issues
Advocate for safe and efficient travel to and within the United States, with focus on visa processing, Visa Waiver Program, homeland security, Brand USA, travel documentation, federal employee travel, implementation of National Travel and Tourism Strategy, Open Skies agreements and transportation infrastructure modernization.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Executive Office of the President (EOP) State - Dept of (DOS) Commerce - Dept of (DOC) Interior - Dept of (DOI) Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS) General Services Administration (GSA)
Type of Issue
Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines Homeland Security Immigration Trade (Domestic & Foreign) Budget/Appropriations Government Issues
Lobbying Issues
Advocate for safe and efficient travel to and within the United States, with focus on visa processing, Visa Waiver Program, homeland security, Brand USA, travel documentation, federal employee travel, implementation of National Travel and Tourism Strategy, Open Skies agreements and transportation infrastructure modernization.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Executive Office of the President (EOP) State - Dept of (DOS) Commerce - Dept of (DOC) Interior - Dept of (DOI) Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
4th Quarter, 2017
In Q4, Sankofa Consulting Strategies lobbied for U.S. Travel Association , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Jan. 2, 2018.
Original Filing: 300921076.xml
Lobbying Issues
Advocate for safe and efficient travel to and within the United States, with focus on visa processing, Visa Waiver Program, homeland security, Brand USA, travel documentation, federal employee travel, implementation of National Travel and Tourism Strategy, Open Skies agreements and transportation infrastructure modernization.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Executive Office of the President (EOP) State - Dept of (DOS) Commerce - Dept of (DOC) Interior - Dept of (DOI) Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS) General Services Administration (GSA)
Type of Issue
Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines Homeland Security Immigration Trade (Domestic & Foreign) Budget/Appropriations Government Issues
Lobbying Issues
Advocate for safe and efficient travel to and within the United States, with focus on visa processing, Visa Waiver Program, homeland security, Brand USA, travel documentation, federal employee travel, implementation of National Travel and Tourism Strategy, Open Skies agreements and transportation infrastructure modernization.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Executive Office of the President (EOP) State - Dept of (DOS) Commerce - Dept of (DOC) Interior - Dept of (DOI) Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate