MR. EDWARD MERLIS

Registrant on federal lobbying filings · filed 2025 to 2026

$199,500 Income reported

2 Clients represented

12 Filings counted

0 Former members lobbying

Income is the fees this registrant reported being paid to lobby. Everything on this page is grouped by the registrant's LDA id (400447142), not by name.

Clients 2

GATX CORPORATION $145,500 6 filings
NORTH AMERICA FREIGHT CAR ASSOCIATION $54,000 6 filings

Reported by year 2 years

2026 $55,500 4 filings
2025 $144,000 8 filings

Issues lobbied 4

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 5

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12
SENATE 12
Federal Railroad Administration 5
Surface Transportation Board (STB) 5
Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 2

Recent filings 12 total

Q2

GATX CORPORATION

2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · House · Senate · $15,000 income · posted Jul 16, 2026

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NORTH AMERICA FREIGHT CAR ASSOCIATION

2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · House · Senate · $9,000 income · posted Jul 16, 2026

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GATX CORPORATION

1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026 · House · Senate · $22,500 income · posted Apr 20, 2026

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NORTH AMERICA FREIGHT CAR ASSOCIATION

1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026 · House · Senate · $9,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2026

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GATX CORPORATION

4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025 · House · Senate · $27,000 income · posted Jan 20, 2026

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NORTH AMERICA FREIGHT CAR ASSOCIATION

4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025 · House · Senate · $9,000 income · posted Jan 20, 2026

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GATX CORPORATION

3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025 · House · Senate · $27,000 income · posted Oct 10, 2025

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NORTH AMERICA FREIGHT CAR ASSOCIATION

3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025 · House · Senate · $9,000 income · posted Oct 10, 2025

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GATX CORPORATION

2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025 · House · Senate · $27,000 income · posted Jul 9, 2025

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NORTH AMERICA FREIGHT CAR ASSOCIATION

2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025 · House · Senate · $9,000 income · posted Jul 9, 2025

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GATX CORPORATION

1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025 · House · Senate · $27,000 income · posted Apr 15, 2025

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NORTH AMERICA FREIGHT CAR ASSOCIATION

1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025 · House · Senate · $9,000 income · posted Apr 15, 2025

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Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, synced daily. Money is self-reported by the filer and often rounded. Lobbying is legal, disclosed activity.