1st Quarter - Report — INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHT… for INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHT… (2021)

Firm

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS

Client

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS

Income

—

Expenses

$97,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

11 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.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER	—
GREGORY RUSSELL	—

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Retirement RET

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER	—
GREGORY RUSSELL	—
BEN TIMMINS	—

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER	—
BEN TIMMINS	—

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Health Issues HCR

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID EUGENE LANG	—
SHANNON MEISSNER	—
GREGORY RUSSELL	—
BEN TIMMINS	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

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.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER	—
GREGORY RUSSELL	—
BEN TIMMINS	—

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Health impacts and use of PFOAs. Legacy asbestos. Flame retardants.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER	—
GREGORY RUSSELL	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER	—
GREGORY RUSSELL	—

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Occupational Data Collection. Right to Work. Collective Bargaining. Emergency Sick and FMLA Leave.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER	—
GREGORY RUSSELL	—
BEN TIMMINS	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Homeland Security HOM

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID EUGENE LANG	—
SHANNON MEISSNER	—
GREGORY RUSSELL	—
BEN TIMMINS	—

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Public Safety Officers Benefits amendments.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER	—
GREGORY RUSSELL	—
BEN TIMMINS	—

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

911 Location accuracy.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER	—
GREGORY RUSSELL	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

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.