4th Quarter - Report

AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) for AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,440,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H. CON. RES. 85, (FY10 Budget), Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014; H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; H.R.594, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content; H.R. 624, Airline Passenger Bill of Rights; H.R. 831, To Require GAO study on international alliances between air carriers and sunset of antitrust immunity; H.R. 912, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act; H.R. 915, Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act; H.R. 966, To require certain air carriers of foreign air transportation to disclose the nature and source of delays and cancellations experienced by air travelers; H.R. 967, To enhance airline passenger protection when the Secretary of Transportation issues a rule to require airline emergency contingency plans; H.R. 990, Airport Master Plan Customer Convenience Enhancement, Security, and Sustainability Act of 2009; H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations for FY2009; H.R.1337, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the United States domestic energy supply; H.R. 1847, Clean Coal-Derived Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2009; H.R. 2200, TSA Authorization Bill; H.R.2238, To direct the Administrator of the FAA to issue an order regarding secondary cockpit barriers; HR 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy; H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009; HR 2847, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; H.R.2870, To standardize and clarify the dimensions of carry-on baggage and personal items on air carriers; H.R. 2892, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2010; H.R. 3126, To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes; H.R. 3288, FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R. 3371, Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act; H.R. 3607, Extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund; HR 3617, The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009; HR 4016, The Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009; S. 36, Abolishing Aviation Barriers Act of 2009; S. 213, Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2009; S.272, Derivatives Trading Integrity Act of 2009 To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange, and for other purposes; S.743, Airline Personnel Training Enhancement Act; S. 1283, A bill to require persons that operate internet websites that sell airline tickets to disclose to the purchaser of each ticket the air carrier that operates each segment of the flight and for other purposes; S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2010; S. 1422, The Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act; S.1451, Senate FAA Reauthorization Act; S.1498, Bill to provide an extension of highway programs authorized under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act; S. 1733, A bill to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy; S. 2732, A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations to prohibit the use of certain portable electronic devices in the cockpit of commercial aircraft during flight and to conduct a study of the safety impact of distracted pilots; S. 2745, A bill to prohibit the use of personal wireless communications devices and laptop computers by the flight crew of commercial aircraft on the flight deck of such aircraft during aircraft operations; S. 2823, Clear Airfares Act of 2009. Regulatory and other non-legislative issues Airline service qualilty and consumer protection Airport and air traffic control infrastructure, cost and capacity (including modernization of the air traffic control system) Air transportation data reporting Aviation insurance (including government-issued war-risk insurance) Aviation safety Aviation security Civil Reserve Air Fleet Commercial aircraft engineering, flight operations and maintenance Entry and export facilitation (passenger and cargo) Environmental (including climate change issues) Federal income and excise taxes, and service fees International air service rights and operations (including U.S. Government bilateral aviation negotiations) Public health U.S. Postal Service mail carriage

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIEL EASLEY Rep. Nick Lampson; House Sciences Cmte
CLINT FISHER AID; DOT; H.R. Homeland Sec. Cmte; USIA
JAMES COLLINS MAY —
JOHN MEENAN —
SHARON PINKERTON Rep. John Mica; FAA; H.R. Govt Reform and T&I
RYAN STROSCHEIN Sen. Tom Daschle; Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandin

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: S. 213 (111th), H.R. 2847 (111th), H.R. 831 (111th), H.R. 967 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 3371 (111th), H.R. 1337 (111th), S. 1422 (111th), H.R. 966 (111th), H.R. 3617 (111th), H.R. 1847 (111th), H.R. 915 (111th), H.R. 594 (111th), S. 743 (111th), H.R. 2238 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), S. 1733 (111th), S. 2823 (111th), S. 36 (111th), S. 2732 (111th), H.R. 912 (111th), H.R. 3607 (111th), S. 272 (111th), H.R. 624 (111th), H.R. 2892 (111th), H.R. 990 (111th), S. 1283 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 2745 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 2870 (111th), H.R. 4016 (111th), S. 1298 (111th), H.R. 3288 (111th), H.R. 3126 (111th), S. 1498 (111th), H.R. 2521 (111th), H.R. 2200 (111th), S. 1451 (111th)

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.