American Public Transportation Association
Lobbying group · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026
American Public Transportation Association spent $1.8M lobbying the federal government (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026), mostly on budget & spending, transportation, homeland security. It used 2 lobbyists, including people who worked for 3 members of Congress.
- Spent on lobbying
- $1.8M
- Lobbyists
- 2
- Bills lobbied
- 12
- Issues
- 5
Spending by quarter
- 2025 Q3$340K
- 2025 Q4$440K
- 2026 Q1$350K
- 2026 Q2$660K
Issues lobbied
- Budget & spending
- Transportation
- Homeland security
- Taxes
- Medicare & Medicaid
Bills lobbied on
- S. 24657 reports
- H.R. 4552: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act…7 reports
- H.R. 49006 reports
- H.R. 5371: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 20266 reports
- H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act5 reports
- S. 2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20264 reports
- H.R. 1968: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 20254 reports
- H.R. 12354 reports
- S. 2882: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 20264 reports
- H.R. 4213: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 20264 reports
- S. 9244 reports
- H.R. 44424 reports
Lobbying firms hired
- American Public Transportation Association$1.8M
- Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLC$300K
- Arentfox Schiff LLP$240K
Lobbyists who worked in Congress
- Blake Thelander
Health Policy Advisor/Legislative Director, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (2023-2025), Staff Assistant/Legislative…Ralph Norman (R-SC) - Blake Thelander
Health Policy Advisor/Legislative Director, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (2023-2025), Staff Assistant/Legislative…Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) - Blake Thelander
Health Policy Advisor/Legislative Director, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (2023-2025), Staff Assistant/Legislative…Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
Agencies contacted
- House Of Representatives · 38
- Senate · 38
- Transportation, Dept of (Dot) · 10
- Federal Railroad Administration · 8
- Federal Transit Administration (Fta) · 8
- Council on Environmental Quality (Ceq) · 1
Related
Filings
- 2026 Q3 report$60K
- 2026 Q2 report$660K
- 2026 Q2 report$60K
- 2026 Q2 report$60K
- 2026 Q1 report$60K
From Lobbying Disclosure Act reports filed with the Senate and House.
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