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LDA records

Lobbying Disclosures and Issues

Budget/Appropriations

FY 2026 Appropriations for Defense, Military Construction, Transportation HUD, Interior-EPA, Energy and Water, Homeland Security, and State, Foreign Operations. Funding, programs and projects pertaining to transportation and infrastructure investment, including funding for public transportation, rail and water, environmental programs and FEMA. Program requirements for the Department of State related to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Provisions related to digital applications for NEPA environmental reviews and public engagement. Supplemental appropriations related to domestic disaster assistance. Funding for State Department infrastructure programs.

Transportation

Funding, programs and projects pertaining to transportation and infrastructure investment, including funding for aviation, highways, public transportation and rail. Issues related to train station improvements. Surface transportation authorization legislation. Legislation to support digital applications for NEPA environmental reviews and public engagement for the Federal Highway Administration, including HR 4621, Interactive Federal Review Act (H.R.4621/S.2319). Issues related to the digital delivery of 3D models of infrastructure project designs, including the SMART Infrastructure Act.

Natural Resources

Reauthorization of the Great American Outdoors Act, The America the Beautiful Act (S.1547).

Foreign Relations

Issues related to U.S. Government international infrastructure development programs. Infrastructure projects in Latin America, Europe, Middle East. Disaster relief in Jamaica.

Disaster Planning/Emergencies

Funding for FEMA and Disaster Relief efforts, including pre-disaster mitigation grants and Stafford Act policy. Supplemental appropriations for domestic disaster assistance. FEMA reform legislation, including H.R.4669, the FEMA Act of 2025. Flood mapping programs and legislation to reform the National Flood Insurance Program.

Defense

Appropriations for Defense and Military Construction for Fiscal Year 2026. Issues related to Base Realignment and Closure funding and policy. Issues related to Defense department contracting. Golden Dome program management. Issues related to Air Force facilities construction.

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Issues relating to international trade in engineering services.

Clean Air and Water (quality)

Funding and policy for water resource investments. Appropriations to support Water Resources Development Act programs and projects. US Army Corps WIFIA program eligibility. US Army Corps Contracting issues. Investments and policy related to implementation of digital technologies in administration of environmental reviews and permitting.

Government Issues

Issues related to federal facilities.

Transportation

Surface transportation reauthorization.

Energy/Nuclear

Issues related to the Department of Energys Puerto Rico power sector recovery supply chain contracts.

Defense

Support industrial bases

FIERCE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS46 filings
SBL STRATEGIES, LLC41 filings
BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ19 filings
AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL14 filings
PEYSER ASSOCIATES LLC12 filings
BARRY BROWN

Reported covered position: Chief of Staff, Rep. Michael Burgess & Rep. Kay Granger; Legislative Director, Rep. Kevin Brady

CHAD BRADLEY

Reported covered position: D. Chief of Staff, US Senate

DANIEL MCFAUL

Reported covered position: Legislative Director to U.S. Representative Joe Scarborough; Chief of Staff to U.S. Representatives Jeff Miller and Matt Gaetz.

ERIC ZULKOSKY

Reported covered position: Director of Member Services, Majority Whip Steve Scalise, LD, Rep. Scalise, LA, Rep. Scalise, LA, Sen. Johanns, LC, Sen. Johanns, LC Sen. Dole, Mail Manager, Sen. Dole, Staff Assistant, Sen. Dole

HENRY CHAD BRADLEY

Reported covered position: Deputy Chief of Staff-US Senate; D. Chief of Staff, US Senate

HUSEIN CUMBER

Reported covered position: Assistant to the Secretary, USDOT; Deputy Chief of Staff, USDOT

JACOBUS VREEBURG

Reported covered position: House Homeland Sec. Cmte.-Staff Asst., Dep. Parl., Parl., Rep. Messer-Leg. Dir., House Rep. Policy Cmte.-Staff Dir., NSC-Staff Officer, Acting Dep. Exec. Sec., Dep. Exec. Sec., House Rep. Conference-Policy Dir., Rep. Stefanik-Policy Dir., USUN-W-Dir.

JAMES W. DYER

Reported covered position: Staff Director, House Appropriations Committee