What was lobbied
12 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
H.R. 3791, the Fire Grants Reauthorization Act, provisions relating to the reauthorization of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program; reimbursement of local fire and emergency services for disaster response; USDA's Rural Development program's fire service support activities
Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
Bills named:
H.R. 3791 (111th)
State and local fusion centers and information sharing activities; national preparedness system
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| KENNETH PAUL LASALA |
Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee |
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
H.R. 4016, the Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009, provisions relating to first responder training and safety
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| KENNETH PAUL LASALA |
Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee |
Contacted: Bureau of Justice Assistance; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills named:
H.R. 4016 (111th)
Emissions controls for fire apparatus and ambulances
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| KENNETH PAUL LASALA |
Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee |
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Justice Assistance
U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Officers' Benefits program
Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Federal taxation and firefighters; issuance of W-2 forms to volunteer firefighters H.R. 1194/S. 2947, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions relating to the reduced depreciaton for fire sprinkler installation H.R. 3666/ S. 3136, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act, provisions relating to state and local incentives for volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel
Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Forest Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Vice President of the United States
Bills named:
H.R. 1194 (111th), S. 3136 (111th), S. 2947 (111th), H.R. 3666 (111th)
H.R. 1586, H.R. 915, and S. 1451, the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, provisions relating to Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting standards and medevac emergency services
Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Bills named:
H.R. 915 (111th), S. 1451 (111th), H.R. 1586 (111th)
Emergency medical services P.L. 111-152, the the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions relating to reimbursement for emergency services P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to medevac emergency services
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| LUCIAN DEATON |
Intern, Rep. Bob Goodlatte's office |
Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
FY 2011 Appropriations for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program; Urban Search and Rescue system; U.S. Fire Administration; U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant programs; the DHS Office of Emergency Communications; the National Institute of Standards and Technology; the Rural and Volunteer Fire Assistance programs; the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) and U.S. Department of Interior's (DOI) wildland firefighting programs, including the FLAME funds.
Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
S. 1025, the Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act, provisions relating to employment protection for volunteer responders on mutual aid missions
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| LUCIAN DEATON |
Intern, Rep. Bob Goodlatte's office |
Contacted: Bureau of Justice Assistance; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
Bills named:
S. 1025 (111th)
Public safety communications operability and interoperability; the Public Safety Spectrum Trust; and the development of a national public safety broadband network
Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Office of the Vice President of the United States
Needs of the fire service in responding to incidents in the wildland urban interface
Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
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