1st Quarter - Report

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD for SMALL UAV COALITION

Period 1st Quarter 2017 Filed Apr 19, 2017 Signed by Donald R. Pongrace

Official filing
Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
Client
SMALL UAV COALITION
Income
$200,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Aerospace AER

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization legislation: unmanned aircraft system provisions; FAA regulations, programs, and policies with respect to unmanned aircraft systems; outreach to Executive departments and agencies and Congress to advance goals and interests of the small UAS industry, including equipment, platform operators, users, and software companies; implementation of FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016; FAA Operations Over People (OOP) rulemaking.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMANDA ARMISTEAD —
MICHAEL E. DROBAC —
CASEY DUGGAN New Leg Corr, Rep. Patrick McHenry, May 15-Feb 16; Staff. Asst, Rep. McHenry, Dec 14-May 15; Int, Rep. Renee Ellmers, Sep-Dec 14.
GREGORY WINSTON GUICE —
GREGORY WALDEN —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Transportation TRA

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization legislation: unmanned aircraft system provisions; FAA regulations, programs, and policies with respect to unmanned aircraft systems; outreach to Executive departments and agencies and Congress to advance goals and interests of the small UAS industry, including equipment, platform operators, users, and software companies; implementation of FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016; FAA Operations Over People (OOP) rulemaking.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMANDA ARMISTEAD —
MICHAEL E. DROBAC —
CASEY DUGGAN New Leg Corr, Rep. Patrick McHenry, May 15-Feb 16; Staff. Asst, Rep. McHenry, Dec 14-May 15; Int, Rep. Renee Ellmers, Sep-Dec 14.
GREGORY WINSTON GUICE —
GREGORY WALDEN —

Contacted: White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Telecommunications TEC

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization legislation: unmanned aircraft system provisions; FAA regulations, programs, and policies with respect to unmanned aircraft systems; outreach to Executive departments and agencies and Congress to advance goals and interests of the small UAS industry, including equipment, platform operators, users, and software companies; implementation of FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016; FAA Operations Over People (OOP) rulemaking.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMANDA ARMISTEAD —
MICHAEL E. DROBAC —
CASEY DUGGAN New Leg Corr, Rep. Patrick McHenry, May 15-Feb 16; Staff. Asst, Rep. McHenry, Dec 14-May 15; Int, Rep. Renee Ellmers, Sep-Dec 14.
GREGORY WINSTON GUICE —
GREGORY WALDEN —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization legislation: unmanned aircraft system provisions; FAA regulations, programs, and policies with respect to unmanned aircraft systems; outreach to Executive departments and agencies and Congress to advance goals and interests of the small UAS industry, including equipment, platform operators, users, and software companies; implementation of FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016; FAA Operations Over People (OOP) rulemaking.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMANDA ARMISTEAD —
MICHAEL E. DROBAC —
CASEY DUGGAN New Leg Corr, Rep. Patrick McHenry, May 15-Feb 16; Staff. Asst, Rep. McHenry, Dec 14-May 15; Int, Rep. Renee Ellmers, Sep-Dec 14.
GREGORY WINSTON GUICE —
GREGORY WALDEN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization legislation: unmanned aircraft system provisions; FAA regulations, programs, and policies with respect to unmanned aircraft systems; outreach to Executive departments and agencies and Congress to advance goals and interests of the small UAS industry, including equipment, platform operators, users, and software companies; implementation of FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016; FAA Operations Over People (OOP) rulemaking.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMANDA ARMISTEAD —
MICHAEL E. DROBAC —
CASEY DUGGAN New Leg Corr, Rep. Patrick McHenry, May 15-Feb 16; Staff. Asst, Rep. McHenry, Dec 14-May 15; Int, Rep. Renee Ellmers, Sep-Dec 14.
GREGORY WINSTON GUICE —
GREGORY WALDEN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Travel/Tourism TOU

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization legislation: unmanned aircraft system provisions; FAA regulations, programs, and policies with respect to unmanned aircraft systems; outreach to Executive departments and agencies and Congress to advance goals and interests of the small UAS industry, including equipment, platform operators, users, and software companies; implementation of FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016; FAA Operations Over People (OOP) rulemaking.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMANDA ARMISTEAD —
MICHAEL E. DROBAC —
CASEY DUGGAN New Leg Corr, Rep. Patrick McHenry, May 15-Feb 16; Staff. Asst, Rep. McHenry, Dec 14-May 15; Int, Rep. Renee Ellmers, Sep-Dec 14.
GREGORY WINSTON GUICE —
GREGORY WALDEN —

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Computer Industry CPI

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization legislation: unmanned aircraft system provisions; FAA regulations, programs, and policies with respect to unmanned aircraft systems; outreach to Executive departments and agencies and Congress to advance goals and interests of the small UAS industry, including equipment, platform operators, users, and software companies; implementation of FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016; FAA Operations Over People (OOP) rulemaking.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMANDA ARMISTEAD —
MICHAEL E. DROBAC —
CASEY DUGGAN New Leg Corr, Rep. Patrick McHenry, May 15-Feb 16; Staff. Asst, Rep. McHenry, Dec 14-May 15; Int, Rep. Renee Ellmers, Sep-Dec 14.
GREGORY WINSTON GUICE —
GREGORY WALDEN —

Contacted: White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Science/Technology SCI

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization legislation: unmanned aircraft system provisions; FAA regulations, programs, and policies with respect to unmanned aircraft systems; outreach to Executive departments and agencies and Congress to advance goals and interests of the small UAS industry, including equipment, platform operators, users, and software companies; implementation of FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016; FAA Operations Over People (OOP) rulemaking.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMANDA ARMISTEAD —
MICHAEL E. DROBAC —
CASEY DUGGAN New Leg Corr, Rep. Patrick McHenry, May 15-Feb 16; Staff. Asst, Rep. McHenry, Dec 14-May 15; Int, Rep. Renee Ellmers, Sep-Dec 14.
GREGORY WINSTON GUICE —
GREGORY WALDEN —

Contacted: White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization legislation: unmanned aircraft system provisions; FAA regulations, programs, and policies with respect to unmanned aircraft systems; outreach to Executive departments and agencies and Congress to advance goals and interests of the small UAS industry, including equipment, platform operators, users, and software companies; implementation of FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016; FAA Operations Over People (OOP) rulemaking.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMANDA ARMISTEAD —
MICHAEL E. DROBAC —
CASEY DUGGAN New Leg Corr, Rep. Patrick McHenry, May 15-Feb 16; Staff. Asst, Rep. McHenry, Dec 14-May 15; Int, Rep. Renee Ellmers, Sep-Dec 14.
GREGORY WINSTON GUICE —
GREGORY WALDEN —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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