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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20002 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400869547-12
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6. House ID# 420330000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2025 |
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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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Ryan Woodward |
Date | 4/23/2025 10:56:49 AM |
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. 119-4, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, provisions relating to funding for:
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations relating to the funding of Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER), United States Fire Administration (USFA), and the national Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) system.
Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations relating to the funding of the State Fire Capacity Grants (State Fire Assistance) and Volunteer Fire Capacity Grants (Volunteer Fire Assistance).
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations relating to funding at the Department of Housing & Urban Development for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing.
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations relating to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) National Firefighter Registry for cancer, the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grant, NIOSH's Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP), NIOSH's National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, and the World Trade Center Health Program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Forest Service, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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
P.L. 119-4, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, provisions relating to funding for Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) United States Fire Administration (USFA), and the national Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) system.
Issues related to the authorization of funds for fire station renovation and construction.
Issues relating to reform of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Issues relating to staffing reductions at FEMA, the U.S. Fire Administration, and the National Fire Academy and delays in grant payments.
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)
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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to reimbursement of fire and EMS departments for treatment of patients in place.
Issues relating to billing for ground ambulance transport.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), 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 |
Ryan |
Woodward |
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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
H.R. 2382, First Responders Retirement Parity Act
H.R. 172/S. 504, High-Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act
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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
P.L. 119-4, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, provisions relating to funding for Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations for the Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grant.
H.R. 1902, HERO Act
Issues relating to reimbursement of fire and EMS departments for treatment of patients in place.
Issues relating to billing for ground ambulance transport.
Issues relating to the staffing reductions at the National Firefighter Registry for cancer, Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program and National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory.
Issues relating to volunteer firfighter status being added to the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death
Issues related to the preservation of staff and funding at National HighwayTraffic Safety Administrations (NHTSA) Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to the removal of the statutory sunset date for the federal First Responder Network Authority.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
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 CHM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to the preservation of staff and funding at Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administrations (PHMSA) particularly those realted to the hazardous materials training grants including Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP), Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT), Hazardous Materials Instructor Training (HMIT), Community Safety (CS) program, and Supplemental Public Sector Training (SPST).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
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
P.L. 119-4, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, provisions relating to funding for:
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations relating to the funding of Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) United States Fire Administration (USFA), and the national Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) system.
Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations relating to the funding of the State Fire Capacity Grants (State Fire Assistance) and Volunteer Fire Capacity Grants (Volunteer Fire Assistance).
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations relating to funding at the Department of Housing & Urban Development for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing.
H.R.973/S.389, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act
Issues relating to reform of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Issues relating to staffing reductions at FEMA, the U.S. Fire Administration, and the National Fire Academy and delays in grant payments.
Issues relating to fire safety and lithium batteries
Issues relating to the promotion of up-to-date building codes
Issues related to the authorization of funds for fire 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), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
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
P.L. 119-4, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, provisions relating to funding for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations relating to funding at the Department of Housing & Urban Development for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing.
Issues relating to incentivizing the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in homes.
Issues relating to the promotion of up-to-date building codes
Issues related the increase of access for volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel to the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Good Neighbor Next Door Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
H.R. 173/S. 504, High-Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
P.L. 119-4, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, provisions relating to funding for Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations relating to the funding of the State Fire Capacity Grants (State Fire Assistance) and Volunteer Fire Capacity Grants (Volunteer Fire Assistance).
Issues relating to community preparedness for wildland fires.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Forest Service, 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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1269/S. 237, the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Bureau of Justice Assistance
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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 973/S. 389, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act.
Issues relating to fire safety, electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, and lithium-ion batteries.
Issues related to traffic incident management.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 973/S. 389, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to the classification of the EMS workforce.
Issues related to OccupationalSafety Health Admonistrations's (OSHA) proposed Emergency Response Standard [Docket No. OSHA-2007-0073].
Issues related to OSHA's proprosed Heat Standard [Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009].
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
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
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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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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