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Lobbying for VIA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT · Transit System

Filing 2nd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2026

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 20, 2026

Income

$40,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Texas

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

ADDISON SHEPPARD New on this filing

Previously held: Legislative Aide (2022) and Staff Assistant (2021-2022) to Congressman Filemon Vela

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 4

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

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

Bills named in this filing 2

HR 9170
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
HR 8870
BUILD America 250 Act

Lobbying activity 3

Budget/Appropriations

FY27 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill (H.R.9170/H.Rept.119-686) and Senate - Support funding the Capital Investment Grant (CIG) program at authorized level and funding for VIA's Advanced Rapid Transit (ART) East-West Corridor in the CIG Small Starts pipeline. Support time extension of allocated funding to avoid lapse.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Support extension of the Alternative Fuels Tax credit.

Transportation

H.R.8870 The BUILD America 250 Act - worked with coalitions to support and oppose provisions and amendments related to transit policy and funding. Monitor federal grant funding flows. Grant application at the Federal Transit Administration. F727 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill (H.R.9170/H.Rept.119-686) and Senate - Support funding the Capital Investment Grant (CIG) program at authorized level and funding for VIA's Advanced Rapid Transit (ART) East-West Corridor in the CIG Small Starts pipeline. Support time extension of allocated funding to avoid lapse.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.