1st Quarter - Report

BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS for VIA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT

Period 1st Quarter 2026 Filed Apr 20, 2026 Signed by C.J. Zane

Official filing
Firm
BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Client
VIA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT
Income
$40,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

Monitor surface transportation reauthorization process and stakeholder issues related to transit. Monitor federal grant funding flows. Grant applications at the Federal Transit Administration. Support funding the Capital Investment Grant (CIG) program at authorized level and funding for VIA's Advanced Rapid Transit (ART) East-West Corridor in the CIG Small Starts pipeline.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE KACHEL —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Support funding the Capital Investment Grant (CIG) program at authorized level and funding for VIA's Advanced Rapid Transit (ART) East-West Corridor in the CIG Small Starts pipeline.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE KACHEL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Support extension of the Alternative Fuels Tax credit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE KACHEL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.