Lobbying Relationship

Client

U.S. Travel Association

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Lobbying firm

BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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  • Issues related to efficient visitor visa processing, including legislation to improve the nonimmigrant visa process. FAA Reauthorization FY24 appropriations related to funding to implement the Visit America Act The status of the Security and Exchange Commissions proposed rule for climate-related disclosures; Proposals to limit or prohibit fees imposed on travel and transportation services, including the Junk Fee Prevention Act (S. 916 / H.R. 2463), the Hotel Fee Transparency Act of 2023 (S. 2498)
  • Support for CBP and TSA biometric identification services, including in relation to the Traveler Privacy Protection Act (S.3361) and the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act (H.R.1404 / S.681).

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General Issues: Travel/Tourism, Homeland Security, Government Issues

Spending: about $720,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2018: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, White House Office, State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills mentioned

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

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.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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

H.R.9141: Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act

Sponsor: Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.)

H.R.9231: Service Worker Economic Stabilization Act

Sponsor: Darin M. LaHood (R-Ill.)

H.R.3935: Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act

Sponsor: Sam Graves (R-Mo.)

S.1939: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.5376: Share the Savings with Seniors Act

Sponsor: Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa)

S.916: Junk Fee Prevention Act

Sponsor: Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

H.R.2463: Junk Fee Prevention Act

Sponsor: Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.)

S.2498: Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2023

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.6543: No Hidden FEES Act of 2023

Sponsor: Young Kim (R-Calif.)

S.3361: Traveler Privacy Protection Act of 2023

Sponsor: Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

H.R.1404: Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2023

Sponsor: Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.)

S.681: Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2023

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

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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?
Brian McGuire Chief Speechwriter, HUD; Chief Speechwriter, Sen Mitch McConnell; Deputy Comm Dir, Sen Mitch McConnell; Acting Staff Dir, Republican Comm Center, Sen Mitch McConnell; Chief of Staff, Sen Mitch McConnell Asst Sec. for Legis. Affairs, Treasury; Counselor, Treasury; COS, Sen McConnell; Acting Staff Dir, R Comm Center, Sen McConnell; Dep Com Dir, Sen McConnell; Chief Speechwriter, Sen McConnell; Chief Speechwriter, HUD
Brian Wild Senior Advisor-Office of Speaker John Boehner; Deputy Assistant for Leg Affairs- VP Cheney; Chief of Staff-Rep. Pat Toomey; Legislative Assistant- Sen. Hank Brown
Elizabeth Gore Chief of Staff Sen Byron Dorgan, Legislative Dir Sen Byron Dorgan, Spec Asst for Legislative Affairs OMB, Legislative Dir Rep Chet Edwards, Economist US House Committee on Budget
Geoffrey Burr ​Chief of Staff at US DOT; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs at US DOL
Andrew Usyk Leg Assistant, Sen. Robert Casey; Legislative Aide Sen. Kristen Gillibrand; Compliance Officer, Sen. Gillibrand; Intern, Sen. Gillibrand and Rep. John Dingell
Gloria Walker Intern - Rep. Anthony Brown
William Moschella PrincAssocDepAG DOJ,AsstAG DOJ,ChfLegCouns/Parliam Hs Judic Comm,ChfInvestigativeCouns Hs Judic Comm,GC Hs Rules Comm,Couns Hs Judic Comm,Couns/Parliam Hs Gov Rel Comm,SrLegAsst Rep Frank Wolf,LegAsst RepFrank Wolf,ComputerSysManager Rep Frank Wolf
Nadeam Elshami n/a
David Reid n/a
LaKeitha Anderson n/a
Samantha Carl-Yoder 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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