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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID: 40ef184b-6823-4ff7-ba9c-4cce8aacd743
Type: Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period: first_quarter
Year: 2026
Posted: 2026-04-16 14:02:45
Income (reported): —
Expenses (reported): $1,413,000
Expenses method: C
Filing document: Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

Contact: DEVON LIDZ
Phone: +1 202-639-2340
Address: zip:20024, city:WASHINGTON, state:DC, street:425 THIRD STREET SW Suite 1000

Client

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

State: DC
Country: US
Government-entity client: false
Effective date: 2007-08-14

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

`TRA` — Transportation

H.R. 3055- TRANSPORT Job Act - bill in its entirety; Issues related to Executive Branch Nominations; Issues related to FRA regulatory modernization; Issues related to Truck Size and Weight; Issues related to Innovation in Transportation; Issues related to Surface Transportation Reauthorization; Issues related to Permitting reform; H.R.2853- Combating Organized Retail Crime Act - bill in its entirety; S.1404- Combating Organized Retail Crime Act - bill in its entirety.

Lobbyists: ADRIAN ARNAKIS; ms MELISSA CONNOLLY; DEVON LIDZ; JERMAINE TURNER; HANNAH MATESIC

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

`RRR` — Railroads

H.R. 2853 - Broadband and Telecommunications Rail Act - bill in its entirety; S.3268 -Broadband and Telecommunications Rail Act - bill in its entirety; H.R. 7622 - Rail Safety Enhancement Act of 2026 - bill in its entirety; S.3878 - Rail Safety Enhancement Act 2026 - bill in its entirety; H.R. 928 - Rail Safety Act of 2026 - bill in its entirety; S.3903 - Rail Safety Act 2026 - bill in its entirety; S. 3903 - Secure Tracks Act; Issues related to Surface Transportation Reauthorization; Issues related to Railroad Right-of-ways; Issues related to Railroad Retirement Board; Issues related to crew staffing; Issues related to Occupied Crossing; Issues related to grant funding; Issues related to RRB Administration; Issues related to the Railway Labor Act.

Lobbyists: ADRIAN ARNAKIS; ms MELISSA CONNOLLY; DEVON LIDZ; JERMAINE TURNER; HANNAH MATESIC

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

`HOM` — Homeland Security

Issues related to Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 reauthorization; Issues related to National Domestic Preparedness Consortium; Issues related to TSA Reauthorization; S. 1404 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act bill in its entirety; H.R. 2853 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act bill in its entirety.

Lobbyists: ADRIAN ARNAKIS; ms MELISSA CONNOLLY; DEVON LIDZ; JERMAINE TURNER; HANNAH MATESIC

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

`BUD` — Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to FY 2027 Homeland Security Appropriations; Issues related to FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations; Issues related to FY 2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations; Issues related to FY 2027 Labor, Human Health Services and Education Appropriations.

Lobbyists: ADRIAN ARNAKIS; ms MELISSA CONNOLLY; DEVON LIDZ; JERMAINE TURNER; HANNAH MATESIC

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

`TAX` — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to corporate tax policy; Issues related to overtime tax deductions for railroad employees.

Lobbyists: ADRIAN ARNAKIS; ms MELISSA CONNOLLY; DEVON LIDZ; JERMAINE TURNER; HANNAH MATESIC

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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