1st Quarter - Report — SIGNAL GROUP CONSULTING, LLC for XPRIZE FOUNDATION (2017)

Firm

SIGNAL GROUP CONSULTING, LLC

Client

XPRIZE FOUNDATION

Income

$40,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Aerospace AER

Space Mission Policy. FAA Regulations around new technologies.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CLARE ADAMS	Intern, International Trade Association
CHARLES COOPER	CoS, Rep. Adam Putnam; Policy Director, House Republican Conference; Staff Director, Republican Policy Committee; LD, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Felix Grucci; LC, Senator Jon Kyl; Staff Asst., Senator Connie Mack
ERIN C. H. NEAL	Legislative Assistant, Senator Bill Nelson; Policy Analyst, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; Volunteer, US Peace Corps; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Peter Barca; Staff Asst., Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
SAMUEL WHITEHORN	DeputySD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Issues related to medical innovation and FDA user fees.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CLARE ADAMS	Intern, International Trade Association
CHARLES COOPER	CoS, Rep. Adam Putnam; Policy Director, House Republican Conference; Staff Director, Republican Policy Committee; Legislative Director, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart; LA, Rep. Felix Grucci; LC, Senator Jon Kyle; Staff Asst., Senator Connie Mack

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to federal prize competitions, including: Mobile Now Act (S. 19) and House Prize Caucus.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CLARE ADAMS	Intern, International Trade Association
CHARLES COOPER	—
JEFF MARKEY	—
ERIN C. H. NEAL	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: S. 19 (115th)

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.