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Lobbying for KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE · Lead state agency for the promotion of Kansas.
Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Monitor federal actions that can impact the sovereignty and responsibilities of the State of Kansas. Defend Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America.
Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Support timely obligation and reimbursement of state transportation projects and Congressionally Directed Spending -- Support amendments to State Transportation Improvement Plans Lobbying activity related to legislation (draft and introduced): -- Support streamlining and formula funding in the next federal transportation reauthorization -- Withdrawal of IRS/Treasury delay of federal highway reimbursements and restoration of same day disbursements of obligated funding. Resolution of issues involved coordination of DOT, FHWA, White House, VA, IRS, and Treasury.
Lobbying activity related to legislation: -- H.R. 1 (PL 119-21), opposition to rural hospital cuts, Medicaid block grants to states, funding shifts to states, Medicaid benefit reductions, and other assorted Medicaid changes. Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Support for Medicaid and Medicare funding and program flexibility.
Lobbying activity related to legislation: -- H.R. 1 (PL 119-21), opposition to rural hospital cuts, Medicaid block grants to states, funding shifts to states, Medicaid benefit reductions, and other assorted Medicaid changes. Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Support for Medicaid and Medicare funding and program flexibility.
Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Support and coordination for federal Stafford Act declarations impacting Kansas counties and adjoining counties -- Support for FEMA operations for disaster recovery in Kansas -- Opposition to reduction in FEMA funding and service levels
Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Support for federal apprenticeship programs and program funding -- Support for state workforce development and apprenticeship program flexibility
Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Support and coordination for federal Stafford Act declarations impacting Kansas counties and adjoining counties -- Oppose efforts to diminish governors' authority as Commanders in Chief of state military forces (e.g. "LP 480") -- Support for Kansas Highway Patrol funding from Department of Homeland Security -- Support for FEMA operations for disaster recovery in Kansas -- Opposition to reduction in FEMA funding and service levels
Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Coordination between Kansas Department of Commerce, local units of government, and the U.S. Department of Commerce/EDA and federal delegation members to support economic development and job creation projects
Lobbying activity related to pending legislation: -- Oppose efforts to diminish governors' authority as Commanders in Chief of state military forces (e.g. "LP 480") Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Monitor federal actions that can impact the sovereignty and responsibilities of The People of, and the State of, Kansas. Defend Amendment X of the Constitution of the United States of America -- Support equal protection of the laws for Kansans and all Americans
Lobbying activity related to legislation: -- H.R. 1 (PL 119-21) Oppose reductions in renewable energy credits impacting energy development in Kansas Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- EPA regulatory issues related to allowable vapor pressure and ethanol content for ethanol blended fuel
Lobbying activity related to legislation: -- H.R. 1 (PL 119-21) Support efforts to avoid disruption in veterans medical benefits payments Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Support VA Funding for proposed eastern Kansas Veterans Home including discretionary grant applications at US Veterans Administration -- Support efforts to avoid disruption in veterans medical benefits payments
Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- No bill number: Encourage State Department and Consular Affairs attention for Kansans awaiting delayed passport or visas
Lobbying activity related to legislation (Farm Bill drafts): -- Support programs that foster economic growth, incentivize affordable housing construction, and expand broadband development in rural areas, knock down barriers for young people and small farms, address food deserts, and enhance supply chain competitiveness and sustainability -- Support voluntary conservation programs, drought-resistant crops like sorghum and cotton, robust crop insurance, and biological and technological innovation -- Support rural broadband connectivity
Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Implementation Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Pub.L. 117-58) provisions for broadband grants Lobbying activity related to legislation: -- H.R. 1 (PL 119-21): Oppose limitations on broadband deployment or mandated amendments to state broadband plans
Lobbying activity related to legislation: -- H.R. 1 (PL 119-21): Oppose a broad swath of reductions in federal funding contemplated across the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Generally, cross reference funding support and opposition statements throughout this report and incorporate by reference.
Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- Support applications for CHIPS Act funding for projects in Kansas
Lobbying activity unrelated to pending legislation: -- EPA regulatory issues related to allowable vapor pressure and ethanol content for ethanol blended fuel