• Issues related to grant programs, food and drug administration pre-filing notice food products in transit, and CBP issues related to VACIS screening.
• Issues related to allowing the free flow of goods and promoting interstate commerce by railroads across the US and over the US/Canada border.
• Lobbied in favor of international trade and focus on cross border trade issues specifically related to CBP and FDA filing requirements.
• Lobbied on issues important to the railroad industry, such as trade and movement of goods at borders, railroad safety technology, and railroad inspections.
• Lobbied on issues related to supply chain and conversation from long-haul truck to rail.
• Lobbied on issues related to border security and rail VACIS screening.
• Issues related to FDA prior notice requirements for food transiting the US by rail.

Duration: April 23, 2018 to present

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Railroads, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Transportation, Trucking/Shipping, Homeland Security, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Miscellaneous Tariff Bills

Spending: about $2,984,500 (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 2018: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Federal Railroad Administration, White House Office, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Surface Transportation Board (STB), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)

Affiliated organizations: Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Related Foreign Entities: Canadian Pacific Railway Company (Calgary, CAN); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%