ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC lobbying for UNITED STATES TOUR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION

Filing 3rd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2025

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2025

Income

$30,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

New York

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 8

ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN

Previously held: Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN

Previously held: Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.
JEFFREY D MARKEY

Previously held: LD/Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative Doc Hastings.
STEVEN SCHULTZ

Previously held: Legislative Assistant and Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Senior Legislative Assistant, and Legislative Counsel for the office of Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr.; Shared Staff for the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
ALLISON NYHOLM

Previously held: Policy Advisor for Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
DAVID ALEXANDER MARTEN

Previously held: Legislative Director, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Denny Heck; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Denny Heck.
BRET MANLEY

Previously held: Chief of Staff, Rep. Rodney Davis 19-22; Chief of Staff, Rep. Jeff Denham 17-18;Legislative Director, Rep. Jeff Denham11-17; Financial Services Policy Advisor, Rep. Gary Miller 08-10; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Gary Miller 07-08.
CHRIS LEUCHTEN

Previously held: Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Aide for the office of Senator Mark Begich, Policy Advisor & Counsel, Policy Director, Policy Director / Counsel, Counsel & Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy for the office of Senator Kyrsten Sinema. (No Senate)

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 7

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
Natl Park Service (NPS)
SENATE
Small Business Administration (SBA)
State, Dept of (DOS)
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Lobbying activity 8

Transportation

Funding for the National Park Service, FAA reauthorization issues, surface transportation and infrastructure, issues related to group bookings. Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-63). The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation

National parks issues, implementation and reauthorization of the Great American Outdoors Act (P.L. 116-152), issues related to commercial use authorizations. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to hotel and tourism targeted taxes, including hotel booking taxes. Issues related to the employee retention tax. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Travel/Tourism

Issues related to the Visa Waiver Program and reforming it, issues related to Brand USA reauthorization, issues related to credit card chargebacks, Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). Issues related to passport and visa processing. Issues related to supporting local economic development through travel and tourism. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Homeland Security

Issues related to Visa Waiver Program expansion. Issues related to trusted traveler programs. Issues related to Real ID. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Budget/Appropriations

National parks funding. Issues related to the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (P.L. 119-4). The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Aviation consumer protection issues, implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254). Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of2024 (P.L. 118-63). Issues related to travel refunds. Issues related to airline ancillary service fee disclosure. issues related to air traffic modernization. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)

Issues related to the impact of tariffs on travel and tourism. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).