Transportation Trades Department Afl-cio

Based in DC

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AI Overview

With $10.2M in lobbying spend across 33 quarterly filings, Transportation Trades Department Afl-cio is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. They deploy 11 individual lobbyists Their lobbying covers 9 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$10.2M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
11
Lobbyists Deployed
9
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2018$970K
2019$1.0M
2020$1.2M
2021$990K
2022$1.4M
2023$1.5M
2024$1.5M
2025$1.6M

Issues Lobbied

TradeRRRTransportationMarine/MaritimeBudget/AppropriationsAviationLabor IssuesPostalLaw Enforcement

Lobbying Firms

Transportation Trades Department, Afl-cio

Lobbyists

Larry WillisGregory ReganJeffrey PavlakBarbara EhimikaCole ScandagliaMatthew ColvinLianne EndoAlexander BeckmannSamantha FazenbakerLucy ShawAndrea Wohleber

Government Agencies Targeted

These are the government entities that Transportation Trades Department Afl-cio disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.

AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger CorporationCommerce, Dept of (DOC)Executive Office of the President (EOP)Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFederal Railroad AdministrationFederal Transit Administration (FTA)Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJustice, Dept of (DOJ)Labor, Dept of (DOL)Maritime Administration (MARAD)Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)Natl Mediation BoardNatl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)Office of Management & Budget (OMB)Railroad Retirement BoardSENATE+5 more
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What They Lobby About

These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Trade, RRR, Transportation, Marine/Maritime, Budget/Appropriations and 4 more

HR 904 Buy American Improvement Act of 2017

HR 939 Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2017

S.880 - Made in America Water Infrastructure Act

Cross Border Bus Safety

Buy America/Buy America

RAILS Act

Sleep Apnea- S.1883 and HR.3882

Assault Mitigation

Rail worker training requirements

Railroad Retirement Benefits, program integrity efforts

High-Speed Rail

Amtrak Funding

Fatigue Management

H.R.4534- METRO Accountability and Reform Act

H.R.4466 - WMATA Flexible Funding and Safety Improvement Act

S. 1229 Move America Act of 2017

S.2017 /H.R.4156 - Driver Fatigue Prevention Act

HR3388 - SE

S.1894 9(Jones Act)

H.R.4144 - Port Drivers' Bill of Rights Act of 2017

H.R.4147- Clean Ports Act of 2017

Port Performance Data

Jones Act

Harbor Maintenance Tax

Cargo Preference

Merchant Marine Recru

FY 2018 THUD Appropriations

-Amtrak Funding

-Capital Investment Grants

-TIGER Grants

-Maritime Security Program

FAA RED, F&E and AIP Programs

FY 2018 LHHS Appropriations

-NMB Funding

-RRB

FY2018 Conti

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Last updated: February 2026

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