1st Quarter - Report — FEDERAL SCIENCE PARTNERS LLC for VAISALA, INC. (2020)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

FEDERAL SCIENCE PARTNERS LLC

Client

VAISALA, INC.

Income

$50,000

Expenses

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Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
1st Quarter - Report (this page)	Apr 16, 2020	$50,000	Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment	Aug 26, 2021	$50,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Defense DEF

Funding for procurement of weather systems by Navy and Air Force to support weather operations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Navy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Air Force, Dept of

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY21 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill - funding for NOAA, National Weather Service, procurement and deployment of weather systems FY21 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Bill -- funding for FAA runway visual range program and FAA procurement and deployment of weather systems FY21 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill -- ONR and Air Force Weather Agency procurement of weather systems

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Air Force, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

FY21 THUD Appropriations Bill - FAA -- Funding for RVR system DOT/NHTSA -- regulations related to automated vehicle operations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Science/Technology SCI

Funding for geosciences research at NSF, NOAA, and NASA

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Air Force, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 2740 - DOE EERE programs - wind and solar energy research

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Air Force, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Navy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2740 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

air quality monitoring - research and regulations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House and Senate Appropriations Committees
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee to Senate Appropriations Committee 2000 to 2002

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Navy, Dept of

Roads/Highway ROD

DOT - road weather research FAA - Runway Visual range program Automated Vehicles technology and regulations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARK MARIN New	Staff Director, House Science, Space & Technology Committee
MEG THOMPSON	Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee
JOEL WIDDER	Detailee, Senate Appropriations Committee

Contacted: Navy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Air Force, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

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.