4th Quarter - Report

ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC for FEDEX

Period 4th Quarter 2023 Filed Jan 22, 2024 Signed by Christine R. Mistr

Official filing
Firm
ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
Client
FEDEX
Income
$50,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to China. Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committtee.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to China.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Issues related to aviation and trucking, policies and regulations related to trucking efficiencies, infrastructure, issues related to highway funding and issues related to the gas tax, issues related to vehicle miles traveled taxes and truck only taxes. Ocean Shipping Reform Act implementation (P.L. 117-146). Issues related to autonomous vehicles and trucks. Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). Issues related to fuel prices. Issues related to competition. Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169). Issues related to the Railway Labor Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committtee.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Transportation TRA

Issues related to aviation and trucking, policies and regulations related to trucking efficiencies, infrastructure, surface transportation reauthorization, issues related to highway funding and issues related to the gas tax, issues related to vehicle miles traveled taxes and truck only taxes. Infrastructure issues. Implementation of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). Ocean Shipping Reform Act implementation (P.L. 117-146). Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169). Issues related to competition.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committtee.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Issues related to aviation, aviation policy, aviation safety, and FAA reauthorization issues. Surface transportation reauthorization. Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). Issues related to 5G. Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169). FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S.1939). The Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act (H.R.3935).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committtee.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1939 (118th), H.R. 3935 (118th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Monitored energy legislation, issues related to China. Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.

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.