1st Quarter - Report

ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC for ASSOCIATION FOR UNMANNED VEHICLES SYSTEMS INTL.

Period 1st Quarter 2022 Filed Apr 20, 2022 Signed by Christine R. Mistr

Official filing
Firm
ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
Client
ASSOCIATION FOR UNMANNED VEHICLES SYSTEMS INTL.
Income
$30,000
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.

Homeland Security HOM

Coast guard issues, counter unmanned aircraft systems issues, issues related to unmanned systems generally.

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.
JULIE HRDLICKA Associate Director, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, US Dept. of Transporation; Dem. Staff Asst., Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation; Staff Assistant, Office of US Senate Mark Dayton.
MAX ROSEN Research Assistant, Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Unmanned maritime systems issues, maritime issues generally, issues related to the unmanned campaign plan. Port Infrastructure Development Grants. Issues relating to the Maritime Administration.

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.
JULIE HRDLICKA Associate Director, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, US Dept. of Transporation; Dem. Staff Asst., Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation; Staff Assistant, Office of US Senate Mark Dayton.
MAX ROSEN Research Assistant, Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to unmanned systems generally. Presidents FY2022 Budget.

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.
JULIE HRDLICKA Associate Director, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, US Dept. of Transporation; Dem. Staff Asst., Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation; Staff Assistant, Office of US Senate Mark Dayton.
MAX ROSEN Research Assistant, Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Unmanned aircraft systems issues, implementation of Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bills, issues related to remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems and operations over people, issues related to drone federalism, Drone Integration and Zoning Act (S. 600), issues related to point of origin bans on unmanned aircraft systems, the Know Before You Fly program. H.R. 5202, To require the Department of Defense to revise the system used for categorizing unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes. FY23 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations.

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.
JULIE HRDLICKA Associate Director, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, US Dept. of Transporation; Dem. Staff Asst., Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation; Staff Assistant, Office of US Senate Mark Dayton.
MAX ROSEN Research Assistant, Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 600 (117th), H.R. 5202 (117th)

Defense DEF

Issues related to unmanned systems. FY23 Defense Appropriations.

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.
JULIE HRDLICKA Associate Director, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, US Dept. of Transportation; Dem. Staff Asst., Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation; Staff Assistant, Office of US Senate Mark Dayton.
MAX ROSEN Research Asst., Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 TRA

Issues related to unmanned systems across the transportation sector. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376).

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.
JULIE HRDLICKA Associate Director, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, US Dept. of Transportation; Dem. Staff Asst., Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation; Staff Assistant, Office of US Senate Mark Dayton.
MAX ROSEN Research Assistant, Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th)

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.