3rd Quarter - Report

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS for INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS

Period 3rd Quarter 2021 Filed Oct 19, 2021 Signed by Shannon Meissner

Official filing
Firm
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
Client
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
Income
—
Expenses
$130,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

Unmanned vehicles. Roadside safety. Hazardous materials response training.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Health Issues HCR

Retiree healthcare. Emergency medical services. Medicare Buy-in. Mental health resources for fire fighters. COVID Resources for fire fighters. Vaccine mandates.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EVAN SCOTT DAVIS New —
DAVID EUGENE LANG —
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Funding for programs that benefit fire departments, including FY'21 Homeland Security Appropriations. Funding for Fire Fighter Cancer Registry. Funding for COVID-19 Response.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Health impacts and use of PFOAs. Legacy asbestos.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Government Issues GOV

Federal fire fighter work schedule. Permitting "Trade Time" and "Official Time". Federal workers generally. Presumptive benefits for Federal fire fighters. Federal Worker COLA. Federal Fire Fighter Pay

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Education EDU

Student loan forgiveness.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Homeland Security HOM

FEMA grants. Personnel Protective Equipment and other COVID Resources for fire fighters.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID EUGENE LANG —
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

911 Location accuracy. NG-911

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax incentives for fire fighters. State and Local sales tax.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EVAN SCOTT DAVIS New —
SHANNON MEISSNER —

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Public Safety Officers Benefits amendments.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Retirement RET

HELPS Retirees benefit technical corrections. Efforts to undermine public pensions. Social Security offsets. Deferred compensation penalty waivers.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EVAN SCOTT DAVIS New —
SHANNON MEISSNER —

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Occupational Data Collection. Right to Work. Collective Bargaining.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PHIL CORDOVA New —
EVAN SCOTT DAVIS New —
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

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.