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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
55242769-9258-43cb-863d-39672e25a200
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-07 19:39:26
Income (reported)
$30,000
Expenses (reported)
—
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

TGA ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC

Trade association management and government affairs

Contact
MATTHEW GINSBERG
Phone
+1 202-536-6632
Address
zip:20001, city:Washington, state:DC, street:200 Massachusetts Ave NW, 7th Floor

Client

NATIONAL RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION

railroad trade association

State
DC
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2019-06-01

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

RRR — Railroads

Introductions to Members of Congress (no bill number); Issues related to preserving balanced economic regulation of the railroad industry (no bill number); Regulations affecting rail contractors including Part 243 Minimum Training Standards and Part 219 Drug & Alcohol Testing in implementation of Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-432); Issues affecting rail construction and investment in implementation of the surface transportation bill (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act P.L. 117-58); Support increased contracting out to rail contractors and supply industry (no bill number); Issues affecting freight rail, rail construction and investment in surface transportation reauthorization bill (no bill number); education about freight rail safety (no bill number).

Lobbyists: ASHLEY ELAINE WIELAND; MATTHEW GINSBERG

Government entities lobbied: Federal Railroad Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

TRA — Transportation

Opposed increased truck size or weight limits (H.R. 2166 and others with no bill number); Conversations regarding federal permitting processes (no bill number).

Lobbyists: MATTHEW GINSBERG; ASHLEY ELAINE WIELAND

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

Support for funding for transportation discretionary grant programs including USDOT BUILD and INFRA, FRA CRISI and FTA Capital Investment Grants (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act/P.L. 117-58) and FY2026 T-HUD Appropriations bills (P.L. 119-75), and FY2027 T-HUD Appropriations bills (no bill number).

Lobbyists: ASHLEY ELAINE WIELAND; MATTHEW GINSBERG

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Modernize 45G short line railroad tax credit (H.R. 516; S. 1532).

Lobbyists: MATTHEW GINSBERG; ASHLEY ELAINE WIELAND

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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