ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS for ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
What was lobbied
9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
Issues related to the North American Free Trade Agreement.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GLASER | — |
| ELGEO HARRIS New | — |
| IAN JEFFERIES | — |
| JENNIFER W MACDONALD | — |
| BRET MANLEY New | — |
| JOHN WETZEL | — |
Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI
H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation Reform and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act of 2017 - Section 406; S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 - Section 2110.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GLASER | — |
| ELGEO HARRIS New | — |
| IAN JEFFERIES | — |
| JENNIFER W MACDONALD | — |
| BRET MANLEY New | — |
| JOHN WETZEL | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
S. 407, Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act - bill in its entirety; H.R. 721, Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act - bill in its entirety; H.R. 1670, Infrastructure 2.0 Act - bill in its entirety; Issues related to Corporate Tax Reform.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GLASER | — |
| ELGEO HARRIS New | — |
| IAN JEFFERIES | — |
| JENNIFER W MACDONALD | — |
| BRET MANLEY New | — |
| JOHN WETZEL | — |
Railroads RRR
H.R. 233, Safe Freight Act - bill in its entirety; H.R. 988, a bill to provide for a study by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies on the impact of diverting certain freight rail traffic to avoid urban areas, and for other purposes - bill in its entirety; H.R. 1093, a bill to require the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit Authority to provide appropriate Congressional notice of safety audits conducted with respect to railroads and rail transit agencies - bill in its entirety; S. 1451, Railroad Advancement of Innovation Reform and Leadership with Rails (RAILS) - bill in its entirety; Issues related to the federal design standards for railroad tank cars; Issues related to preserving balance economic regulation of the railroad industry; Issues related to the reauthorization of Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-432); Issues related to the reauthorization of the Passenger Rail Investment Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-432).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GLASER | — |
| ELGEO HARRIS New | — |
| IAN JEFFERIES | — |
| JENNIFER W MACDONALD | — |
| BRET MANLEY New | — |
| JOHN WETZEL | — |
Transportation TRA
H.R. 738, A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations in North Dakota, and for other purposes - bill in its entirety; Issues related to the reauthorization of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-141); Issues related to federal truck size and weight limits.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GLASER | — |
| ELGEO HARRIS New | — |
| IAN JEFFERIES | — |
| JENNIFER W MACDONALD | — |
| BRET MANLEY New | — |
| JOHN WETZEL | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
S. 1447, a bill to reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program, and for other purposes - bill in its entirety; Issues related to the Water Resources Development Act; Issues relate to the Waters of the United States.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GLASER | — |
| ELGEO HARRIS New | — |
| IAN JEFFERIES | — |
| JENNIFER W MACDONALD | — |
| BRET MANLEY New | — |
| JOHN WETZEL | — |
Government Issues GOV
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act - bill in its entirety; H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act - bill in its entirety; H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act - bill in its entirety; H.R. 1009, OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act - bill in its entirety; H.R. 998, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act - bill in its entirety; H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act - bill in its entirety; S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act - bill in its entirety; S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act - bill in its entirety; S. 676, OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act - bill in its entirety.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GLASER | — |
| ELGEO HARRIS New | — |
| IAN JEFFERIES | — |
| JENNIFER W MACDONALD | — |
| BRET MANLEY New | — |
| JOHN WETZEL | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Issues related to EPA proposed New Sources Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Electric Generations Units.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GLASER | — |
| ELGEO HARRIS New | — |
| IAN JEFFERIES | — |
| JENNIFER W MACDONALD | — |
| BRET MANLEY New | — |
| JOHN WETZEL | — |
Homeland Security HOM
H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act - Section 615; S. 763, Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act - bill in its entirety; Senate Fiscal 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations - bill in its entirety; House Fiscal 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations - bill in its entirety.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GLASER | — |
| ELGEO HARRIS New | — |
| IAN JEFFERIES | — |
| JENNIFER W MACDONALD | — |
| BRET MANLEY New | — |
| JOHN WETZEL | — |
Foreign entities
Foreign owners and affiliates the filer disclosed. Amounts are as declared on this filing.
| Entity | Country | Principal place of business | Ownership | Contribution declared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY | Canada | Canada | — | $33,657 |
| CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY | Canada | Canada | — | $82,029 |
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.