1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICES ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Period 1st Quarter 2020 Filed Apr 16, 2020 Signed by Nathan Smith

Official filing
Firm
AMERICAN TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICES ASSOCIATION
Client
AMERICAN TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICES ASSOCIATION
Income
—
Expenses
$110,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

ATSSA lobbied for an increase for user fees for the Highway Trust Fund.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAMERON GREENE Special Assistant, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
NATHAN SMITH —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

ATSSA advocated for an increase in the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID BELL —
CAMERON GREENE New Special Assistant, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
NATHAN SMITH —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Telecommunications TEC

ATSSA advocated for the retention of the 5.9 GHz spectrum to continue to be allocated to the transportation safety industry.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAMERON GREENE Special Assistant, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
NATHAN SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Transportation TRA

ATSSA advocated for a long-term infrastructure package and FAST Act Reauthorization that addressed roadway safety infrastructure issues. ATSSA also advocated for autonomous vehicles to be safely integrated into the roadway system. Further, ATSSA advocated for Congress to commemorate of ATSSA's 50th Anniversary, and a commemorative work related to roadway safety.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID BELL —
CAMERON GREENE New Special Assistant, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
NATHAN SMITH —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Homeland Security HOM

ATSSA advocated for the manufacturers and installers of roadway safety infrastructure devices to be deemed as essential under the DHS CISA guidance, during COVID-19.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAMERON GREENE Special Assistant, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
NATHAN SMITH —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.