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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 4795 Meadow Wood Drive |
Address2 | Suite 100W |
City | Chantilly |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 20151 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 45788-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2022 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Kenneth LaSala, Jr. |
Date | 4/19/2022 5:25:00 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
P.L. 117-105, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 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
- State Fire Assistance Program
- Volunteer Fire Assistance Program
- Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance
- National Firefighter Registry for cancer research
- 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
Funding for the above programs in FY 2023.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), U.S. Forest Service, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 2754, provisions to support the nationwide rollout of Next Generation 9-1-1 systems.
H.R. 6768, provisions to remove the sunset of the First Responder Network Authority.
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 9-1-1 fee diversion.
Issues relating to the transmission of location information for 9-1-1 callers using mobile devices.
Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability and SAFECOM.
Issues relating to the implementation of the 9-8-8 hotline.
Issues related to updating the rules for sharing television channels 14-20 (470-512 MHz), i.e., the T-Band.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to taxation of unmarked fire department vehicles.
H.R. 3874, legislation to permit firefighters employed by 501(c)(3)-incorporated fire departments to participate in state pensions plans.
H.R. 6192/S. 3346, The High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to reduce the depreciation period for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings.
Legislation to protect volunteer fire service Length of Service Award programs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DIS
16. Specific lobbying issues
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 Alice Hill to be Deputy FEMA Administrator for Resilience.
Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.
Issues related to fire response in the wildland urban interface.
P.L. 117-105, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 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
- Provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters.
Funding for the above programs in FY 2023.
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.
The RESILIENT America Act (H.R. 5689), provisions to promote pre-hazard mitigation assistance, inlcluding code enforcement.
Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (H.R. 7077/S. 3845), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires.
Issues relating to membership in the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.
Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2022 (H.R. 6528), provisions to set and report temperature sensors in public housing.
H.R. 6529, provisions to require self-closing fire doors in federally assisted rental dwellings.
Safer Heat Act of 2022 (H.R. 6615), provisions to set standards for portable space heaters.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Forest Service, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (H.R. 7077/S. 3845), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires.
Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding.
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.
P.L. 117-105, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 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
-Provisions to require notification of cyber attacks against critical infrastructure.
Funding for the above programs in FY 2023.
H.R. 3728, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
P.L. 117-105, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, funding for the following programs:
- Rural EMS Training and Equipment Assistance.
- National Firefighter Registry for cancer research.
Funding for the above programs in FY 2023.
The EMS Counts Act (H.R. 2354/S. 2971), provisions to more accurate count of the EMS workforce in the U.S.
Issues relating to the fire & EMS departments needs for health and safety standards, 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.
Funding for the SIREN grant program at the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration.
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 provides reimbursement for providing treatment in place services to patients.
Issues related to the cost accounting of EMS services for Medicare patients.
Issues relating to regulation of costs incurred during interfacility transport.
Issues relating to COVID-19 vaccination of fire and EMS personnel.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
P.L. 117-105, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, funding for the following programs:
- State Fire Assistance Program
- Volunteer Fire Assistance Program
- Provisions raising the cap on wildland firefighter wages.
Funding for the above programs in FY 2023.
S. 138, the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters.
Issues relating to community preparedness for wildland fires.
Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series.
Issues relating to membership in the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.
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.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Forest Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
P.L. 117-105, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 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 the above programs in FY 2023.
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 the reauthorization of a National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program.
The Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act (S. 4007), provisions to request input from the Attorney General re: public safety officer health and wellmess.
The Public Safety Officer Support Act (S. 3635), provisions to grant PSOB benefits to the families affected by public safety officer suicides or post-traumatic stress.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2638/S. 265, The Public Housing Fire Safety Act, provisions to create a grant program to fund the retrofit installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing and high-rise buildings.
H.R. 6192/S. 3346, The High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to reduce the depreciation period for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings.
P.L. 117-105, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, funding for the following programs:
- Funding for fire sprinkler retrofit installations in public housing developments.
- Legislation to promote the use of carbon monoxide detectors in housing.
Funding for the above programs in FY 2023.
Legislation to promote housing benefits for volunteer firefighters (H.R. 4377/S. 2316)
Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (H.R. 7077/S. 3845), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires.
Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2022 (H.R. 6528), provisions to set and report temperature sensors in public housing.
H.R. 6529, provisions to require self-closing fire doors in federally assisted rental dwellings.
Safer Heat Act of 2022 (H.R. 6615), provisions to set standards for portable space heaters.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CHM
16. Specific lobbying issues
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).
S.3662, the Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act, provisions to increase the federal cost-share for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment.
Issues relating to firefighter health and PFAS in firefighting foam and personal protective equipment, including a study of PFAS contamination of fire department property.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code AVI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to fire department use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislation supporting a presumptive disability for federal firefighters (H.R. 2499/S. 1116).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard for firefighting and emergency response.
Issues relating to health and safety standards for fire and EMS personnel responsing to COVID-19 cases.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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