FIFESTRATEGIES, LLC for GENERAL DYNAMICS
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Budget/Appropriations BUD
House (HR 4365) and Senate (no bill number) Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill -- issues and funding related to auxiliary shipbuilding, submarines, Army armored vehicles and communications equipment, indemnification and Unusually Hazardous Risk, and the Australia - United Kingdom - United States (AUKUS) partnership and Virginia Class Submarines. House (no bill number) and Senate (no bill number) Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill -- issues and funding related to the Maritime Administration's Ready Reserve "sealift" recapitalization, commercial shipping, the shipbuilding industry regarding the Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program and the Jones Act, and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) emissions standards.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | LC and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
Defense DEF
House (HR 4365) and Senate (S 2226) Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act -- issues and funding related to auxiliary shipbuilding, submarines, Army armored vehicles and communications equipment, indemnification and Unusually Hazardous Risk, and the Australia - United Kingdom - United States (AUKUS) partnership and Virginia Class Submarines.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | LC and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
Foreign Relations FOR
Issues related to military equipment sales to key nations and the Australia - United Kingdom - United States (AUKUS) partnership and Virginia Class Submarines.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | Professional Staff Member -- Senate Appropriations Committee; Legislative Assistant -- Senators Kennedy & Feinstein and Representative C. Brown; and, Legislative Correspondent and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Issues related to the tax treatment of research and experimental expenditures incurred during the taxable year in connection with trade or business expenses.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | Professional Staff Member -- Senate Appropriations Committee; Legislative Assistant -- Senators Kennedy & Feinstein and Representative C. Brown; and, Legislative Correspondent and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
Aerospace AER
S. 1939, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2023 -- issues related to emissions standards.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | Professional Staff Member -- Senate Appropriations Committee; Legislative Assistant -- Senators Kennedy & Feinstein and Representative C. Brown; and, Legislative Correspondent 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.