2nd Quarter - Report

U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION for U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION

Period 2nd Quarter 2008 Filed Jul 18, 2008 Signed by Alma Patricia Rojas, Managing Director - Government Relations

Official filing
Firm
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
Client
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
Income
—
Expenses
$297,500
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.

Transportation TRA

H.R. 3232; S. 1661; travel promotion S. 3181: H.R. 2642; travel documents; visa policy; consular operations; border inspections; airport operations; Visa Waiver Program; US-VISIT Program; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI); State department appropriations; Commerce department appropriations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY FREEMAN —
MELISSA GONG —
ALMA PATRICIA ROJAS —
RICHARD WEBSTER —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1661 (110th), H.R. 2642 (110th), S. 3181 (110th), H.R. 3232 (110th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 3232; S.1661; travel promotion S.3181; H.R. 2642; travel documents; visa policy; consular operations; border enforcement travel delays and cancellations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY FREEMAN —
MELISSA GONG —
ALMA PATRICIA ROJAS —
RICHARD WEBSTER —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2642 (110th), H.R. 3232 (110th), S. 3181 (110th), S. 1661 (110th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 3232; S. 1661; travel promotion S. 3181: H.R. 2642; travel documents; visa policy; consular operations; border inspections; airport operations; Visa Waiver Program; US-VISIT Program; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI); State department appropriations; Commerce department appropriations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY FREEMAN —
MELISSA GONG —
ALMA PATRICIA ROJAS —
RICHARD WEBSTER —

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: H.R. 2642 (110th), S. 3181 (110th), S. 1661 (110th), H.R. 3232 (110th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R. 3232; S. 1661; travel promotion S. 3181: H.R. 2642; travel documents; visa policy; consular operations; border inspections; airport operations; Visa Waiver Program; US-VISIT Program; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI); State department appropriations; Commerce department appropriations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY FREEMAN —
MELISSA GONG —
ALMA PATRICIA ROJAS —
RICHARD WEBSTER —

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 3181 (110th), H.R. 2642 (110th), S. 1661 (110th), H.R. 3232 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 3232; S. 1661; travel promotion S. 3181: H.R. 2642; travel documents; visa policy; consular operations; border inspections; airport operations; Visa Waiver Program; US-VISIT Program; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI); State Department Appropriations; Commerce Department Appropriations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY FREEMAN —
MELISSA GONG —
ALMA PATRICIA ROJAS —
RICHARD WEBSTER —

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 3232 (110th), H.R. 2642 (110th), S. 3181 (110th), S. 1661 (110th)

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.