Lobbying

Via Metropolitan Transit's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $40K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $120K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Budget/Appropriations and Transportation.

Via Metropolitan Transit

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$120K
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q4 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

Via Metropolitan Transit lobbying by quarter
Via Metropolitan Transit lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$30K1
Q1 2023$30K1
Q2 2023$30K1
Q3 2023$30K1
Q4 2023$30K1
Q1 2024$30K1
Q2 2024$30K1
Q3 2024$30K1
Q4 2024$30K1
Q1 2025$30K1
Q2 2025$30K1
Q3 2025$30K1
Q4 2025$40K1
Q1 2026$40K1
Q2 2026$40K1
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Budget and appropriations$170K · 15 reports
  • Transportation$170K · 15 reports
  • Taxation$140K · 13 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • Federal Transit Administration (FTA)15 reports
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES15 reports
  • SENATE15 reports
  • Transportation, Dept of (DOT)15 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
Blank Rome Government Relations$480K15 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
ADDISON SHEPPARDLegislative Aide (2022) and Staff Assistant (2021-2022) to Congressman Filemon VelaQ2 2026
STEVEN WALLGeneral Counsel, Senate Commerce Cmte. (2019-2023); Dep. General Counsel, House Admin. Cmte. (2018-2019); Prof. Staff, Senate Approps. Cmte. (2015-2018); General Counsel, Senate Ag. Cmte. (2013-2015); Leg. Dir. & Counsel, Sen. Thad Cochran (2009-2013Q2 2024

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2Blank Rome Government Relations$40K
04/20for Q1Blank Rome Government Relations$40K
01/20for Q4 2025Blank Rome Government Relations$40K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Blank Rome Government Relations$30K
25/07/18for Q2 2025Blank Rome Government Relations$30K
25/04/21for Q1 2025Blank Rome Government Relations$30K
25/01/21for Q4 2024Blank Rome Government Relations$30K
24/10/21for Q3 2024Blank Rome Government Relations$30K
24/10/21for Q3 2024Blank Rome Government Relations$30K
24/07/22for Q2 2024Blank Rome Government Relations$30K
24/04/22for Q1 2024Blank Rome Government Relations$30K
24/01/22for Q4 2023Blank Rome Government Relations$30K
23/10/20for Q3 2023Blank Rome Government Relations$30K
23/07/20for Q2 2023Blank Rome Government Relations$30K
23/04/20for Q1 2023Blank Rome Government Relations$30K
23/01/19for Q4 2022Blank Rome Government Relations$30K