What was lobbied
11 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
S. 620/H.R. 1199, the Campus Fire Safety Education Act, provisions relating to the education of college students about fire safety.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| KENNETH PAUL LASALA |
Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee |
Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE
Bills named:
H.R. 1199 (112th), S. 620 (112th)
Protection of employment for volunteer firefighters deployed to national disasters and emergencies.
Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Bureau of Justice Assistance
Needs of the fire service in responding to incidents in the wildland urban interface. Development of the wildland fire cohesive strategy.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| ANTHONY BAKER |
Sr. Legislative Assistant, Rep. Betty Sutton |
Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Bureau of Justice Assistance; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC)
S. 550, the Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2011, provisions relating to the reauthorization of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. Revision of HSPD-8/PPD-8, the National Preparedness directive
Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Bills named:
S. 550 (112th)
S. 223/H.R.658, the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, provisions relating to the regulation of medical evacuation aircraft.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| ANTHONY BAKER |
Sr. Legislative Assistant, Rep. Betty Sutton |
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Forest Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
Bills named:
S. 223 (112th), H.R. 658 (112th)
Emergency response to hazardous materials response, including training, standards, and policy. Authorization of the National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| KENNETH PAUL LASALA |
Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee |
Contacted: Bureau of Justice Assistance; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Forest Service; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Legislation to exclude state and local benefits for volunteer firefighters from federal taxation; legislation to clarify the "volunteer" status of volunteer firefighters for federal taxation purposes; and legislation to give an incentive to commercial property owners for retrofitting fire sprinklers.
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Forest Service
Issues pertaining to the emergency medical services, including the creation of a lead federal agency for emergency medical services issues and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues.
Contacted: SENATE; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
H.R. 1, the Fiscal Year 2011 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, and H.R. 1473, the Fiscal Year 2011 Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant and SAFER grant programs; U.S. Fire Administration; the Urban Search and Rescue system; and the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Fund.
Contacted: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Bills named:
H.R. 1 (112th), H.R. 1473 (112th)
S. 223, the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, an amendment to grant death and disability benefits to volunteer EMS providers under the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. Issues regarding PSOB benefits for firefighter-trainees. Issues regarding arson investigation at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Bureau of Justice Assistance; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills named:
S. 223 (112th)
S. 28, the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act and H.R. 607, Broadband for First Responders Act, provisions relating to the allocation of the "D Block" to public safety and the funding for the construction, operation and maintenance of a nationwide wireless broadband network for public safety. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability and operability. Issues relating to the Public Safety Spectrum Trust.
Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Forest Service; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Bureau of Justice Assistance; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Bills named:
H.R. 607 (112th), S. 28 (112th)
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