FIFESTRATEGIES, LLC for GENERAL DYNAMICS
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Budget/Appropriations BUD
House (HR 8774) and Senate (no bill number) Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill - issues and funding related to auxiliary shipbuilding, submarines, Army command and control equipment, and Navy unmanned underwater systems.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | LC and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
Defense DEF
House (HR 8070) Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 and Senate (S 4638) Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act -- issues and funding related to auxiliary shipbuilding, submarines, Army command and control programs, and Navy unmanned underwater systems.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | LC and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
Foreign Relations FOR
Monitored issues related to military equipment sales to key nations and the Australia - United Kingdom - United States (AUKUS) partnership and Virginia Class Submarines.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | Professional Staff Member -- Senate Appropriations Committee; Legislative Assistant -- Senators Kennedy & Feinstein and Representative C. Brown; and, Legislative Correspondent and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Monitored issues related to the tax treatment of research and experimental expenditures incurred during the taxable year in connection with trade or business expenses.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | Professional Staff Member -- Senate Appropriations Committee; Legislative Assistant -- Senators Kennedy & Feinstein and Representative C. Brown; and, Legislative Correspondent and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
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.