4th Quarter - Report

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS for INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$92,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

Unmanned vehicles Roadside safety Hazardous materials response training

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax incentives for fire fighters State and Local sales tax

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
BEN TIMMINS —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Retirement RET

Efforts to undermine public pensions Social Security offsets Deferred compensation penalty waivers

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —
BEN TIMMINS —

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Funding for programs that benefit fire departments, including FY'21 Homeland Security Appropriations. Funding for Fire Fighter Cancer Registry. Funding for NIOSH. Funding for COVID-19 Response.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —
BEN TIMMINS —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Homeland Security HOM

FEMA grants Personnel Protective Equipment and other COVID Resources for fire fighters

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID EUGENE LANG —
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —
BEN TIMMINS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Public Safety Officer Benefits amendments.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —
BEN TIMMINS —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

911 Location accuracy. T-Band/Spectrum.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE

Health Issues HCR

Retiree healthcare. Emergency medical services. Medicare Buy-in. Mental health resources for fire fighters. COVID Resources for fire fighters

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID EUGENE LANG —
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —
BEN TIMMINS —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Health impacts and use of PFOAs Legacy asbestos Flame retardants

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Government Issues GOV

Permitting "Trade Time" and "Official Time" Federal workers generally Presumptive benefits for Federal fire fighters Federal Worker COLA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Right to Work Collective Bargaining Emergency Sick and FMLA Leave

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —
BEN TIMMINS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

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.