What was lobbied
12 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
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: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Forest Service; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Emissions standards for fire apparatus.
Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; U.S. Forest Service
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: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
Bills named:
H.R. 1199 (112th), S. 620 (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); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Justice Assistance; U.S. Forest Service; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Bills named:
H.R. 658 (112th), S. 223 (112th)
Needs of the fire service in responding to incidents in the wildland urban interface. Development and implementation of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy.
Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
S. 1952, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011, provisions relating to emergency response to hazardous materials incidents, including training, standards, and policy. Authorization of the National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center. S. 1813, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, provisions relating to the safety of first responders during traffic incidents. Rules limiting the axle weights on fire apparatus.
Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Natl Security Agency (NSA); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Bills named:
S. 1952 (112th), S. 1813 (112th)
H.R. 2353/S. 933, the Volunter Responder Incentive Protection Act, provisions to exclude state and local benefits for volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 2630, the Volunter 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: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Bills named:
S. 1035 (112th), S. 933 (112th), H.R. 2630 (112th), H.R. 1792 (112th), H.R. 2353 (112th)
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: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Justice Assistance; U.S. Forest Service; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Bills named:
H.R. 2269 (112th), S. 550 (112th)
P.L. 112-74, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012, 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 Grant program; Urban Search and Rescue system; Volunteer Fire Assistance program; Rural Fire Assistance program; and Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Fund.
Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States
Information sharing for first responders. H.R. 2356, the WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2011, provisions relating to local planning to prepare for WMD attack and the distribution of medical countermeasures for first responders. S. 1546/H.R. 3116, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act, provisions to reauthorize the Metropolitan Medical Response System. H.R. 1411, the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Act of 2011, provisions to reauthorize the Metropolitan Medical Response System.
Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Forest Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Security Agency (NSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Bills named:
S. 1546 (112th), H.R. 1411 (112th), H.R. 2356 (112th), H.R. 3116 (112th)
H.R. 658/S. 223, the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act and S. 1696, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2011, 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: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Agency (NSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Bureau of Justice Assistance; U.S. Forest Service; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Bills named:
S. 223 (112th), S. 1696 (112th), H.R. 658 (112th)
H.R. 607/S. 1040, the Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011; S. 911, the SPECTRUM Act; H.R. 2482, the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act; the Jumpstarting Opportunity with Broadband Spectrum Act of 2011 (which is included in H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011), 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. H.R. 3116, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, provisions relating to broadband communications for first responders.
Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Bills named:
H.R. 607 (112th), H.R. 3630 (112th), H.R. 3116 (112th), H.R. 2482 (112th), S. 1040 (112th), S. 911 (112th)
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