AIR METHODS

Lobbying client · Colorado · filed 2025 to 2026

Healthcare provider

$1,512,000 Reported spend

34 Filings counted

5 Outside firms hired

15 Bills named

Spend is reported income plus in-house expenses across 34 filings. The LDA keeps a separate client record for every registrant that files for a client, so this page adds up 5 records, one per registrant listed below. Records are combined when the client name matches once case, punctuation and endings such as Inc. or LLC are set aside; for a city, county or port the state has to match as well. These filings have also been reported as AIR METHODS CORPORATION.

Who filed for this client 5

ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC $350,000 Outside firm · 7 filings
WELSH ROSE, LLC $350,000 Outside firm · 7 filings
ONMESSAGE PUBLIC STRATEGIES $290,000 Outside firm · 7 filings
EMERGENT STRATEGIES $282,000 Outside firm · 7 filings
ZIRKELBACH STRATEGIES $240,000 Outside firm · 6 filings

Spend per registrant: fees an outside firm reported, or the costs the client reported for lobbying in-house. The rows add up to the total above.

Bills named in these filings 15

H.R. 4792
Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act of 2025

14 filings
H.R. 5530
VA Emergency Transportation Access Act

13 filings
S. 2518
Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act of 2025

9 filings
H.R. 2617
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

7 filings
S. 2757
VA Emergency Transportation Access Act

6 filings
H.R. 8580
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

5 filings
S. 2519
Medical Debt Relief Act of 2025

5 filings
S. 1803
Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act of 2023

4 filings
H.R. 3838
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fisc…

3 filings
H.R. 3944
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

3 filings
H.R. 7613
ALERT Act

3 filings
S. 2296
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

3 filings
S. 2503
ROTOR Act

3 filings
H.R. 3691
Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act of 2023

2 filings
H.R. 4366
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

2 filings

Reported by year 2 years

2026 $592,000 14 filings
2025 $920,000 20 filings

Issues lobbied 5

The count is how many filings named that issue area. A filing reports one lump figure covering every issue on it, so the money above cannot be split between them.

Agencies and chambers lobbied 6

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 34
SENATE 34
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) 8
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 7
Natl Park Service (NPS) 7
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) 6

Recent filings 34 total

Q3 report

ONMESSAGE PUBLIC STRATEGIES

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2026

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WELSH ROSE, LLC

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2026

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EMERGENT STRATEGIES

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2026

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ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Oct 19, 2026

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ZIRKELBACH STRATEGIES

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Aug 3, 2026

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ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2026

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ONMESSAGE PUBLIC STRATEGIES

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2026

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EMERGENT STRATEGIES

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Jul 17, 2026

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WELSH ROSE, LLC

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Jul 8, 2026

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ONMESSAGE PUBLIC STRATEGIES

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2026

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ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2026

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EMERGENT STRATEGIES

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $42,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2026

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WELSH ROSE, LLC

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Apr 8, 2026

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ZIRKELBACH STRATEGIES

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Apr 7, 2026

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ZIRKELBACH STRATEGIES

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Feb 11, 2026

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ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Jan 20, 2026

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EMERGENT STRATEGIES

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Jan 20, 2026

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ONMESSAGE PUBLIC STRATEGIES

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Jan 20, 2026

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WELSH ROSE, LLC

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Jan 16, 2026

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ZIRKELBACH STRATEGIES

3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Nov 6, 2025

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Filings through October 20, 2026, the newest posted date on this record. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, synced daily. Money is self-reported by the filer and often rounded. Lobbying is legal, disclosed activity.