2nd Quarter - Report

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS for INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS

Period 2nd Quarter 2021 Filed Jul 20, 2021 Signed by Shannon Meissner

Official filing
Firm
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
Client
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
Income
—
Expenses
$86,000
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.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —

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

Transportation TRA

Unmanned vehicles. Roadside safety. Hazardous materials response training.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

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

Retirement RET

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

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

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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

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

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

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

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. Federal Fire Fighter Pay

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Occupational Data Collection. Right to Work. Collective Bargaining.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

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

Homeland Security HOM

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID EUGENE LANG —
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

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

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Public Safety Officers Benefits amendments.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

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

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

911 Location accuracy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

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

Health Issues HCR

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID EUGENE LANG —
SHANNON MEISSNER —
GREGORY RUSSELL —

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

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.