Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division, IBT

Registered Principal Details

Business Or Interest:
Protect the rights, interests and safety of rail workers.

Lobbying Interests:
Transportation, labor, safety, job protection issues affecting rail workers.

Title:
Director of Government Affairs

Contact
LF
Leon Fenhaus
25 Louisiana Avenue, NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 508-6445
(202) 508-6450
bmwe-dc@bmwewash.org
www.bmwe.org

Authorized Lobbyists

Lobbyist Name Exclusive Duties Authorized On Withdrawn On

Lobbying Interests

Legislative Bills/Resolutions

Assembly Bill 274
Assembly Bill 274
Relating to: requiring motorists to yield to railroad track equipment trains at railroad crossings and requiring a railroad to maintain its right-of-way.

Bill Text and History

2011 Wisconsin Act 101

For
Notification Date
9/24/2011
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.
Senate Bill 200
Senate Bill 200
Relating to: requiring motorists to yield to railroad track equipment trains at railroad crossings and requiring a railroad to maintain its right-of-way.

Bill Text and History

For
Notification Date
10/2/2011
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.

Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

lrb1114 maintance of way vehicles treated same as trains at Railroad crossings for right of way . This will elimanate confusion of the public making sure they stop for all rail trafic.
Development, drafting or introduction of a proposal relating to
lrb1114 maintance of way vehicles treated same as trains at Railroad crossings for right of way . This will elimanate confusion of the public making sure they stop for all rail trafic.

Action Intended To Affect
Legislative Matter

Notification Date
9/19/2011
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.

all vehecles operated upon rails for the purpose of the maintanance of railroads including all hi-rail vehicles and on-track roadway maintanance machines to be the same as trains at any railroad crossing.
Development, drafting or introduction of a proposal relating to
all vehecles operated upon rails for the purpose of the maintanance of railroads including all hi-rail vehicles and on-track roadway maintanance machines to be the same as trains at any railroad crossing.

Action Intended To Affect
Legislative Matter

Notification Date
1/27/2011
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.

Total Lobbying Effort

  2011
January - June
2011
July - December
2012
January - June
2012
July - December
Total
Total Lobbying Expenditures 2011
January - June
$3,080.75
2011
July - December
$4,001.05
2012
January - June
$205.29
2012
July - December
$0.00
Total $7,287.09
Total Hours Communicating 2011
January - June
8.00
2011
July - December
7.00
2012
January - June
3.00
2012
July - December
0.00
Total 18.00
Total Hours Other 2011
January - June
6.00
2011
July - December
4.00
2012
January - June
0.00
2012
July - December
0.00
Total 10.00

Percent Allocation of Lobbying Effort

Legislative Bills/Resolutions

Relating to: requiring motorists to yield to railroad track equipment trains at railroad crossings and requiring a railroad to maintain its right-of-way.
2011
January - June
2011
July - December
2012
January - June
2012
July - December
Total
2011
January - June
2011
July - December
30%
2012
January - June
2012
July - December
Total 11%
Relating to: requiring motorists to yield to railroad track equipment trains at railroad crossings and requiring a railroad to maintain its right-of-way.
2011
January - June
2011
July - December
2012
January - June
2012
July - December
Total
2011
January - June
2011
July - December
30%
2012
January - June
2012
July - December
Total 11%

Budget Bill Subjects

No budget bill subjects found.

Administrative Rulemaking Proceedings

No administrative rulemaking proceedings found.

Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

2011
January - June
2011
July - December
2012
January - June
2012
July - December
Total
2011
January - June
90%
2011
July - December
20%
2012
January - June
2012
July - December
Total 53%
2011
January - June
2011
July - December
2012
January - June
2012
July - December
Total
2011
January - June
2011
July - December
10%
2012
January - June
2012
July - December
Total 4%

Minor Efforts

(Time spent on matters each of which accounted for less than 10% of the organization's lobbying.)

Minor Efforts
2011
January - June
2011
July - December
2012
January - June
2012
July - December
Total
2011
January - June
10%
2011
July - December
10%
2012
January - June
2012
July - December
Total 9%

Other Matters

Includes time spent on:

  • Gubernatorial nominations
  • Matters on which the organization made no lobbying communication

Other Matters
2011
January - June
2011
July - December
2012
January - June
2012
July - December
Total
2011
January - June
2011
July - December
2012
January - June
100%
2012
July - December
Total 11%

Filed Statements of Lobbying Activity and Expenditures