What was lobbied
12 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
S. 550/H.R. 2269, the Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2011, provisions relating to the reauthorization of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, including the SAFER grant program. Nomination of Chief Ernest Mitchell to be the U.S. Fire Administrator.
Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Forest Service; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE
Bills named:
H.R. 2269 (112th), S. 550 (112th)
Information sharing for first responders. H.R. 2356, the WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2011, provisions relating to the distribution of medical countermeasures for first responders and local planning to respond to a WMD attack. S. 1546, the Department of Homeland Security Authroization Act of 2011, provisions to authorize the Metropolitan Medical Response System.
Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Bills named:
S. 1546 (112th), H.R. 2356 (112th)
Emergency response to hazardous materials incidents, including training, standards, and policy. Rules limiting axle weights on fire apparatus. Authorization of the National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center.
Contacted: SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Forest Service; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issues pertaining to the emergency medical services, including the creation of a lead federal agency for emergency medical services and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues.
Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
H.R. 2353/S. 933, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, provisions to exclude state and local benefits for volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 2630, the Volunteer Firefighter Fairness Act, provisions to clarify the "volunteer" status of volunteer firefighters. H.R. 1792/S. 1035, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage business owners to retrofit their buildings with fire sprinklers.
Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of the Vice President of the United States
Bills named:
S. 933 (112th), H.R. 1792 (112th), H.R. 2630 (112th), H.R. 2353 (112th), S. 1035 (112th)
H.R. 2017, the FY 2012 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, including the SAFER grant program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; Metropolitan Medical Response System; State Homeland Security program; and Urban Search and Rescue System. H.R. 2584, the FY 2012 Interior and Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for Volunteer Fire Assistanceand the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement (FLAME) Fund.
Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Bills named:
H.R. 2584 (112th), H.R. 2017 (112th)
H.R. 658/S. 223, the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, provisions relating to the regulation of medical evacuation aircraft.
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Forest Service; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; SENATE
Bills named:
H.R. 658 (112th), S. 223 (112th)
S. 620/H.R. 1199, the Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2011, provisions relating to the education of college students about fire safety.
Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 1199 (112th), S. 620 (112th)
Needs of the fire service in responding to incidents in the wildland urban interface. Development of a wildland fire cohesive strategy.
Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Forest Service; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Bureau of Justice Assistance
Protection of employment for volunteer firefighters deployed to national disasters and emergencies.
Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States
H.R. 658/S. 223, the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, provisions relating to the eligibility of firefighter-trainees and volunteer EMS providers for the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Officers' Benefits program.
Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Justice Assistance; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Security Council (NSC)
Bills named:
S. 223 (112th), H.R. 658 (112th)
H.R. 607/S. 1040, the Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011; S. 911, the SPECTRUM Act; and H.R. 2482, the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act, provisions relating to the allocation of the "D Block" to public safety, and funding and governance for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a nationwide wireless broadband network for public safety. Issues relating to public safety communications operability and interoperability.
Contacted: SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Bills named:
S. 1040 (112th), S. 911 (112th), H.R. 607 (112th), H.R. 2482 (112th)
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