2nd Quarter - Report — MR. EDWARD MERLIS for GATX CORPORATION (2026)

Firm

MR. EDWARD MERLIS

Client

GATX CORPORATION

Income

$15,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Railroads RRR

Car hire rate reform; Infrastructure and Jobs Act (PL 117-58); CRISI Grants; Telematics for freight rail cars - RailPulse; FAST Act tank car phase out requirements; Tank Car Special Use Permit; 50 Year Regulatory Life; STB Council Appointments; Issues related to the freight rail car industry within H.R. 8870 - BUILD America 250 Act; STB ANPRM regarding ex parte communications (EP 782)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWARD A MERLIS New	—

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Federal Railroad Administration; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8870 (119th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Truck Size and Weight

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWARD A MERLIS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Section 45G - Railroad Track Maintenance Credit

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EDWARD A MERLIS	—

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.