1st Quarter - Report

AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) for AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,360,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 624, Airline Passenger Bill of Rights; H.R. 831, To Require GAO study on international alliances between air carriers and sunset of ATI; H.R. 912, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act; H.R. 915, Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act; H.R. 967, To enhance airline passenger protection when the Secretary of Transportation issues a rule to require airline emergency contingency plans; H.R. 990, Airport Master Plan Customer Convenience Enhancement, Security, and Sustainability Act of 2009; H.R. 1847, Clean Coal-Derived Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2009; S. 36, Abolishing Aviation Barriers Act of 2009; S. 213, Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2009; H.CON.RES.85 (FY10 Budget), Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014.; S.743, Airline Personnel Training Enhancement Act; H.R.594,To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content; H.R.1337, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the United States domestic energy supply; HR 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy; S.272, Derivatives Trading Integrity Act of 2009, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange, and for other purposes; H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; H.R. 2200, TSA Authorization Bill; S. 1422, The Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act; H.R.2870, To standardize and clarify the dimensions of carry-on baggage and personal items on air carriers; S.1451, Senate FAA Reauthorization Act; HR 3617, The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009; H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009; H.R. 3607, Extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund; H.R. 3371, Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act; S.1498, Bill to provide an extension of highway programs authorized under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act; H.R.2238, To direct the Administrator of the FAA to issue an order regarding secondary cockpit barriers; S. 1733, A bill to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy;H.R. 3126,To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes; S. 2823, Clear Airfares Act of 2009; HR 4016, The Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009; S. 1283, A bill to require persons that operate internet websites that sell airline tickets to disclose to the purchaser of each ticket the air carrier that operates each segment of the flight and for other purposes; S. 2745,A bill to prohibit the use of personal wireless communications devices and laptop computers by the flight crew of commercial aircraft on the flight deck of such aircraft during aircraft operations; S. 2732, A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations to prohibit the use of certain portable electronic devices in the cockpit of commercial aircraft during flight and to conduct a study of the safety impact of distracted pilots; HR 4788, Aviation Jobs Outsourcing Prevention Act; HR 4915, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010; HR 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act. Regulatory and other non-legislative issues: Airline service quality and consumer protection Airport and air traffic control infrastructure, cost and capacity (including air traffic control system modernization) Air transportation data reporting Aviation insurance (including U.S. government-issued aviation war-risk insurance) Aviation safety Aviation security Civil Reserve Air Fleet Commercial aircraft engineering, flight operations, maintenance and occupational safety Commodity futures trading Entry and export facilitation (passenger and cargo) Environmental (domestic and international, including climate change) Federal income and excise taxes, and service fees International air service rights and operations (including U.S. government bilateral aviation negotiations) Public health U.S. Postal Service mail carriage

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIEL EASLEY Rep. Nick Lampson; House Sciences Cmte
CLINT FISHER AID; DOT; H.R. Homeland Sec. Cmte; USIA
JAMES COLLINS MAY —
JOHN MEENAN —
SHARON PINKERTON Rep. John Mica; GAA; H.R. Govt Reform and T&I
RYAN STROSCHEIN Sen Tom Daschle; Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandin

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2870 (111th), H.R. 4788 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), H.R. 3126 (111th), S. 1451 (111th), S. 1733 (111th), S. 1422 (111th), H.R. 831 (111th), H.R. 1337 (111th), H.R. 3617 (111th), H.R. 967 (111th), S. 36 (111th), S. 2745 (111th), H.R. 915 (111th), H.R. 1586 (111th), H.R. 3371 (111th), H.R. 2238 (111th), S. 1498 (111th), H.R. 1847 (111th), S. 213 (111th), S. 2732 (111th), H.R. 2521 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 4915 (111th), H.R. 3607 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), S. 272 (111th), H.R. 594 (111th), S. 1283 (111th), H.R. 2200 (111th), S. 2823 (111th), S. 743 (111th), H.R. 624 (111th), H.R. 912 (111th), H.R. 4016 (111th), H.R. 990 (111th)

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.