3rd Quarter - Amendment — FEDERAL SCIENCE PARTNERS LLC for VAISALA, INC. (2020)

Firm

FEDERAL SCIENCE PARTNERS LLC

Client

VAISALA, INC.

Income

$50,000

Expenses

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Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
3rd Quarter - Report	Oct 19, 2020	$50,000	Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment (this page)	Aug 26, 2021	$50,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY21 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill - funding for NOAA, National Weather Service, procurement and deployment of weather systems FY21 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Bill -- funding for FAA runway visual range program and FAA procurement and deployment of weather systems FY21 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill -- ONR and Air Force Weather Agency procurement of weather systems

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Navy, Dept of

Defense DEF

Funding for procurement of weather systems by Navy and Air Force to support weather operations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Air Force, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Roads/Highway ROD

DOT - road weather research FAA - Runway Visual range program Automated Vehicles technology and regulations HR 2 INVEST in America Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Air Force, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Navy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Bills named: H.R. 2 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

air quality monitoring - research and regulations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House and Senate Appropriations Committees
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee to Senate Appropriations Committee 2000 to 2002

Contacted: SENATE; Navy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Science/Technology SCI

Funding for geosciences research at NSF, NOAA, and NASA

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Navy, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Air Force, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

FY21 THUD Appropriations Bill - FAA -- Funding for RVR system DOT/NHTSA -- regulations related to automated vehicle operations HR 2 - INVEST in America Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; Navy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 2740 - DOE EERE programs - wind and solar energy research

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2740 (116th)

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.