INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS

Lobbying for INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Expenses

$150,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using A: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

JAMES SYPE

Previously held: NONE

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 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

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

Bills named in this filing 1

HR 1723
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

Lobbying activity 2

Transportation

-- Surface Transportation Reauthorization. -- Permitting reform for infrastructure projects. -- Preserving continued, uninterrupted funding for the New York Gateway Tunnel Project. -- Apprenticeships -- Workforce Development -- Davis-Bacon Labor Standards

Indian/Native American Affairs

-- H.R. 1723 - Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, preserving National Labor Relations Act coverage for workers.

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