1st Quarter - Report

AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) for AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,340,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 624, Airline Passenger Bill of Rights; H.R. 831, To Require GAO study on international alliances between air carriers and sunset of ATI; H.R. 912, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act; H.R. 915, Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act; H.R. 966, To require certain air carriers of foreign air transportation to disclose the nature and source of delays and cancellations experienced by air travelers; [issue list continued on page 3] H.R. 967, To enhance airline passenger protection when the Secretary of Transportation issues a rule to require airline emergency contingency plans; H.R. 990, Airport Master Plan Customer Convenience Enhancement, Security, and Sustainability Act of 2009; H.R. 1512, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2009; H.R. 1847, Clean Coal-Derived Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2009; S. 36, Abolishing Aviation Barriers Act of 2009; S. 213, Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2009; H.CON.RES. 85 (FY2010 Budget) Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014; S.743, Airline Personnel Training Enhancement Act; H.R.977, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets; H.R.594,To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content; H.R.1337, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the United States domestic energy supply; H.R. _______ [Discussion draft not yet introduced], The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, To amend the Clean Air Act to regulate the emissions of greenhouse gasses, promote the development of clean energy, and promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes; S.272, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange, and for other purposes; HR 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; HR 1105, Omnibus Appropriations for FY2009. Regulatory and Other Matters In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Airline Service Quality Issues Airport and Air Traffic Control Infrastructure, Cost and Capacity Issues (Including Modernization of the Air Traffic Control System) Aviation Insurance Issues (Including Government-Issued War-Risk Insurance) Aviation Security Issues (Passenger and Cargo) Civil Reserve Air Fleet Issues Commercial Aircraft Engineering, Flight Operations, and Maintenance Issues Energy Issues Entry and Export Facilitation Issues (Passenger and Cargo) Environmental Issues (Domestic and International) Federal Income and Excise Tax and Service Fee Issues International Air Service Rights Issues (U.S. Government Bilateral Aviation Negotiations) Passenger Processing and User Fee Issues (Domestic and International) Public Health Issues U.S. Postal Service Mail Carriage Issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIEL EASLEY Rep Nick Lampson: House Sciences Cmte
CLINT FISHER AID; DOT; H.R. Homeland Sec. Cmte; USIA
JAMES COLLINS MAY —
JOHN MEENAN —
SHARON PINKERTON Rep. John Mica; FAA; H.R. Govt Reform and T&I
RYAN STROSCHEIN Sen. Tom Daschle; Rep Stephanie Herseth Sandin

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Government Accountability Office (GAO); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: H.R. 966 (111th), H.R. 977 (111th), H.R. 990 (111th), H.R. 912 (111th), H.R. 1847 (111th), S. 36 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), H.R. 831 (111th), H.R. 594 (111th), H.R. 915 (111th), H.R. 1512 (111th), S. 743 (111th), S. 272 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 967 (111th), H.R. 1337 (111th), H.R. 624 (111th), S. 213 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th)

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.