FIFESTRATEGIES, LLC for GENERAL DYNAMICS
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Transportation TRA
Monitored all legislation related to the Jones Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | Professional Staff Member -- Senate Appropriations Committee; Legislative Assistant -- Senators Kennedy & Feinstein and Rep. Corrine Brown; and, Legislative Correspondent and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
Foreign Relations FOR
Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications counterterrorism outreach and messaging.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | LC and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
Defense DEF
House (HR 1735), Senate (S1376), and final (S1356) Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act -- issues related to Auxiliary Shipbuilding; Shipbuilding; Submarines; shipboard combat management systems; Army ground vehicles; Army communications systems; strategic systems; US Marine Corps Amphibious Vehicles; and, surveillance aircraft. S 2070 -- the Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act -- monitored legislation. Auxiliary ships and shipbuilding. Shipboard combat management systems. US Marine Corps Amphibious Vehicles.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | LC and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR
Monitored legislation and regulations related to man-overboard detection technologies
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | Professional Staff Member -- Senate Appropriations Committee; Legislative Assistant -- Senators Kennedy & Feinstein and Rep. Corrine Brown; and, Legislative Correspondent and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Auxiliary Ships and shipbuilding. Army communications systems. Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications counterterrorism outreach and messaging. HR2029 -- Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2016 -- issues and funding related to: auxiliary shipbuilding; shipbuilding; submarines (research & development and procurement); shipboard combat management systems; Army ground vehicles; Army communications systems (research & development and procurement); US Marine Corps Amphibious Vehicles; and, surveillance aircraft. HR2250 -- Continuing Appropriations through December 16, 2015 -- monitored legislation. HR719 -- Continuing Appropriations through December 11, 2015 -- monitored legislation. House (HR2685) and Senate (S1558) Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Defense Appropriations Bills -- issues and funding related to: auxiliary shipbuilding; shipbuilding; submarines (research & development and procurement); shipboard combat management systems; Army ground vehicles; Army communications systems (research & development and procurement); and, surveillance aircraft. Budget Control Act (PL 112-25) -- monitored the actions of the Congress regarding sequestration.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MENDA FIFE | LC 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.