FIFESTRATEGIES, LLC for GENERAL DYNAMICS
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Transportation TRA
Monitored all legislation related to the Jones Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | Professional Staff Member -- Senate Appropriations Committee; Legislative Assistant -- Senators Kennedy & Feinstein and Rep. Corrine Brown; and, Legislative Correspondent and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR
Monitored legislation and regulations related to man-overboard detection technologies
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | Professional Staff Member -- Senate Appropriations Committee; Legislative Assistant -- Senators Kennedy & Feinstein and Rep. Corrine Brown; and, Legislative Correspondent and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
Defense DEF
House (HR 4909) and Senate (S 2814) Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act -- issues related to Auxiliary Shipbuilding; Shipbuilding; Submarines; Army ground vehicles; Army communications systems; strategic systems; unmanned underwater vehicles (research & development and procurement); and, surveillance aircraft. Fiscal Year 2016 Omnibus Prior Approval Reprogramming - issues related to a Navy maintenance facility. Auxiliary ships and shipbuilding. Outreach and Messaging to Counter Terrorism.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | LC and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
Foreign Relations FOR
S.J.Res. 39 - resolution of disapproval of an arms sale to Saudi Arabia -- opposed legislation. Outreach and messaging to counter terrorism.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | LC and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
Education EDU
Issues related to Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) simplification.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | Professional Staff Member -- Senate Appropriations Committee; Legislative Assistant -- Senators Kennedy & Feinstein and Rep. Corrine Brown; and, Legislative Correspondent and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
House (HR 5293) and Senate (S 3000) Fiscal Year 2017 Department of Defense Appropriations Bills -- issues and funding related to: auxiliary shipbuilding; shipbuilding; submarines (research & development and procurement); Army ground vehicles; Army communications systems (research & development and procurement); unmanned underwater vehicles (research & development and procurement); and, surveillance aircraft. HR 5325, Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act - monitored legislation. Fiscal Year 2016 Omnibus Prior Approval Reprogramming - issues related to a Navy maintenance facility. Budget Control Act (PL 112-25) -- monitored the actions of the Congress regarding sequestration.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | LC and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
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.