119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Sep 22, 2026
A bill to adjust the rail safety inspections General Schedule classification, and for other purposes.
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Latest action (Sep 22, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES · lobbying firm or registrant: MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Railroads
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…A inspector staffing and regional staffing levels, compensation, and preservation of rail crash sites and evidence. Lobbied for the introduction and passage of S. 5450, a bill to adjust the General Schedule classification and compensation for FRA railroad safety inspectors and specialists.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES · lobbying firm or registrant: MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…A inspector staffing and regional staffing levels, compensation, and preservation of rail crash sites and evidence. Lobbied for the introduction and passage of S. 5450, a bill to adjust the General Schedule classification and compensation for FRA railroad safety inspectors and specialists. Lobbied in support of federal employ…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV · lobbying firm or registrant: INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Railroads
$488,681
Spent on own lobbying
…g Act S.4965 - Railroad Retirement Board Stability Act of 2026 S.5492 - The Safe Transit Act - To reduce crime on public transportation, and for other purposes S.5450 - A bill to adjust the rail safety inspections General Schedule classification, and for other purposes
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$440,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ral Railroad Administration (FRA) Railroad Safety Inspectors to be competitive with private industry in the Railway Safety Act (H.R. 971) Lobbied in support of S. 5450, legislation that would adjust FRA rail safety inspections General Schedule classification. Lobbied for increased funding for railroad safety inspectors to 400…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing