What was lobbied
13 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies, funding for the following programs: - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Emergency Response Grants The INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684), provisions to authorize funding for the ALERT grant program. The Surface Transportation Investment Act (S. 2016), provisions to authorize funding for the ALERT grant program. Issues relating to authorization of the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program and Emergency Response Grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA). Issues relating to emergency response to incidents involving electric vehicles. Issues relating to emergency response to incidents involving autonomous vehicles. Issues relating to connected vehicles on the 5.9 GHz spectrum band. Issues relating to fire department use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Issues relating to nomination of Jennifer Homendy to be Chair of the National Trasnportation Safety Board.
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Bills named:
H.R. 3684 (117th), S. 2016 (117th)
Issues relating to taxation of unmarked fire department vehicles. H.R. 3784, legislation to permit firefighters employed by 501(c)(3)-incorporated fire departments to participate in state pensions plans. Incentives for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rises and public housing.
Contacted: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); U.S. Forest Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 3784 (117th)
Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to the nomination of Deanne Criswell to be FEMA Administrator. Issues relation to the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas to be Secretary of Homeland Security. S. 138, the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters. Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Issues related to fire response in the wildland urban interface. Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - SAFER grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium H.R. 3728, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants.
Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Forest Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of Justice Assistance; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
Bills named:
S. 138 (117th), H.R. 1066 (117th), S. 1221 (117th), H.R. 3728 (117th)
FY 2022 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, funding for the following programs: - Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance - National Firefighter Registry for cancer research Issues relating to the fire & EMS departments needs for testing, vaccinations, supplies and funding to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act (H.R. 2454/S. 2037), provisions to to the extension of Medicare add-on payments for the transportation of patients by fire & EMS departments to hospitals. P.L. 117-7, provisions to prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes, provisions to prevent cuts to Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement for fire & EMS departments. Funding for the SIREN grant program at the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. Issues related to hospital notifications of first responders for exposure to patients bodily fluids. Issues related to the assessment of EMS quality and medical director compensation. Issues related to the implementation of provision in P.L. 117-2 that provide reimbursement for providing treatment in place services to patients. Issues related to the cost accounting of EMS services for Medicare patients.
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills named:
H.R. 2454 (117th), S. 2037 (117th)
The Public Housing Fie Safety Act (H.R. 2638/S. 265), provisions to create a grant program to fund the retrofit installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing and high-rise buildings. Tax incentives for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rises and public housing. FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies, funding for the following programs: - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments. Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021 (H.R. 1460/S.351), legislation to promote the use of carbon monoxide detectors in housing. Legislation to promote housing benefits for volunteer firefighters (H.R. 4377/S. 2316)
Contacted: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); SENATE; Bureau of Justice Assistance; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Bills named:
H.R. 1460 (117th), S. 265 (117th), H.R. 4377 (117th), H.R. 2638 (117th), S. 2316 (117th), S. 351 (117th)
Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium FY 2022 Departments of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (H.R. 4372), funding for the following programs: - State Fire Assistance Program - Volunteer Fire Assistance Program FY 2022 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, funding for the following programs: - Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance - National Firefighter Registry for cancer research FY 2022 Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies, funding for the following programs: - Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program - The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Emergency Response Grants - Funding for Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Installations in Public Housing Developments
Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Justice Assistance; U.S. Forest Service
Bills named:
H.R. 4372 (117th)
S. 231, the Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances (PFAS) Act, provisions to provide guidance to fire departments on protecting firefighters from Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Issues relating to firefighter health and PFAS in firefighting foam and personal protective equipment.
Contacted: Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Bureau of Justice Assistance; U.S. Forest Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Bills named:
S. 231 (117th)
Issues relating to fire department use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE
Legislation supporting a presumptive disability for federal firefighters (H.R. 2499/S. 1116).
Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Bills named:
S. 1116 (117th), H.R. 2499 (117th)
Issues relating to the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. Nominations for the Medal of Valor Review Board. The Protecting America's First Responders Act (H.R. 2936/S. 1511), provisions to grant fire police and fireifghter trainees eligibility for the PSOB program.
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Bills named:
H.R. 2936 (117th), S. 1511 (117th)
Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to the nomination of Deanne Criswell to be FEMA Administrator. Issues relation to the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas to be Secretary of Homeland Security. P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan Act, provisions to increase funding for the Assistance to Firefighters and SAFER grant programs. Issues relating to information sharing about terrorist threat information with local fire departments. Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - SAFER grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium H.R. 3728, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction.
Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Bills named:
H.R. 3728 (117th)
FY 2022 Departments of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (H.R. 4372), funding for the following programs: - State Fire Assistance Program - Volunteer Fire Assistance Program S. 138, the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters. Issues relating to community preparedness for wildland fires. Issues related to lessons learned from the 2018 Camp Fire in California. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Act of 2021 (S. 2150), provisions to establish a national commission to examine the causes of the wildland fire problem. Issues relating to the use of technology to improve the response to wildland fires. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants.
Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE
Bills named:
S. 1221 (117th), S. 2150 (117th), H.R. 1066 (117th), S. 138 (117th), H.R. 4372 (117th)
H.R. 1848, the LIFT America Act, provisions to support the nationwide rollout of Next Generation 911 systems. Issues relating to public safety communications on the 4.9 GHz and 6 GHz spectrum. The need for better enforcement by the Federal Communications Commission to prevent interference of public safety communications. Issues relating to connected vehicles on the 5.9 GHz spectrum band. Issues relating to the First Responder Network Authority. Issues relating to the prevention of 911 fee diversion. Issues relating to the transmission of location information for 911 callers using mobile devices.
Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Bills named:
H.R. 1848 (117th)
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