Recent Bills
- H.R. 10171August 27, 2026
- H.R. 10156August 27, 2026
- H.R. 10172August 27, 2026
- H.R. 10160August 27, 2026
- H.R. 10181August 27, 2026
- H.R. 10176August 27, 2026
- H.Res. 1496August 27, 2026
- H.R. 10164August 27, 2026
- H.R. 10170August 27, 2026
- H.Res. 1494August 27, 2026
- H.R. 10163August 27, 2026
- H.R. 10157August 27, 2026
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GATX CORPORATION is a client on 33 federal lobbying filings, 2023 to 2026, reporting $681.5K across them. Transportation leasing industry. Based in Illinois.
An LDA filing reports one registrant’s income from one client for everything they worked that quarter, so a total here is the sum of whole filings and never a price for one issue or one bill.
Firms
4 it has hired, by filings.
| Registrant | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| MR. EDWARD MERLIS | 14 | $361.5K |
| GATX CORPORATION | 9 | — |
| ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC | 7 | $220K |
| AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | 3 | $100K |
By year
Filings and what they reported, newest year first.
| Year | Filings | Income | Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | $237.5K | $630K |
| 2025 | 13 | $228K | $930K |
| 2024 | 7 | $108K | $260K |
| 2023 | 4 | $108K | — |
Issues
The LDA issue codes the filings were filed under.
| Code | Issue | Filings |
|---|---|---|
TRA | Transportation | 28 |
RRR | Railroads | 26 |
TAX | Taxation/Internal Revenue Code | 16 |
ENV | Environment/Superfund | 8 |
CAW | Clean Air and Water (quality) | 7 |
FIN | Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | 7 |
TAR | Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) | 7 |
BUD | Budget/Appropriations | 4 |
TRU | Trucking/Shipping | 4 |
DEF | Defense | 1 |
NAT | Natural Resources | 1 |
Bills
The bills the filings name, by how many name them.
| Bill | Title | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| H.R. 3684 | Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act | 6 |
| H.R. 4552 | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | 4 |
| S. 2465 | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | 4 |
| H.R. 8870 | BUILD America 250 Act | 3 |
| H.R. 8417 | Keeping China Off the Rails Act | 1 |
| S. 3903 | Railway Safety Act of 2026 | 1 |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings.
| Lobbyist | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| EDWARD MERLIS | 1 | 14 |
| WESLEY LUJAN | 1 | 9 |
| BRET MANLEY | 1 | 7 |
| JEFFREY MARKEY | 1 | 7 |
| ROBERT CHAMBERLIN | 1 | 7 |
| STEVEN SCHULTZ | 1 | 7 |
| RICHARD PEZZELLA | 1 | 5 |
| JACK RUDDY | 1 | 3 |
| JEFFREY BILLMAN | 1 | 3 |
| MICHELLE RICHARDSON | 1 | 3 |
| ROBERT BABCOCK | 1 | 3 |
| SAMUEL WHITEHORN | 1 | 1 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, newest first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATX CORPORATION | ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC | 2026 second_quarter | $50K | Jul 21, 2026 |
| GATX CORPORATION | GATX CORPORATION | 2026 second_quarter | $300K | Jul 20, 2026 |
| GATX CORPORATION | AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | 2026 second_quarter | $50K | Jul 20, 2026 |
| GATX CORPORATION | MR. EDWARD MERLIS | 2026 second_quarter | $15K | Jul 16, 2026 |
| GATX CORPORATION | ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC | 2026 first_quarter | $50K | Apr 21, 2026 |
| GATX CORPORATION | GATX CORPORATION | 2026 first_quarter | $330K | Apr 20, 2026 |
| GATX CORPORATION | MR. EDWARD MERLIS | 2026 first_quarter | $22.5K | Apr 20, 2026 |
| GATX CORPORATION | AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | 2026 first_quarter | $50K | Apr 17, 2026 |
| GATX CORPORATION | AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | 2026 first_quarter | — | Feb 2, 2026 |
| GATX CORPORATION | ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC | 2025 fourth_quarter | $50K | Jan 21, 2026 |
| GATX CORPORATION | GATX CORPORATION | 2025 fourth_quarter | $270K | Jan 20, 2026 |
| GATX CORPORATION | MR. EDWARD MERLIS | 2025 fourth_quarter | $27K | Jan 20, 2026 |
| GATX CORPORATION | ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC | 2025 third_quarter | $50K | Oct 20, 2025 |
| GATX CORPORATION | GATX CORPORATION | 2025 third_quarter | $220K | Oct 20, 2025 |
| GATX CORPORATION | MR. EDWARD MERLIS | 2025 third_quarter | $27K | Oct 10, 2025 |
| GATX CORPORATION | ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC | 2025 second_quarter | $10K | Jul 22, 2025 |
| GATX CORPORATION | GATX CORPORATION | 2025 second_quarter | $330K | Jul 21, 2025 |
| GATX CORPORATION | MR. EDWARD MERLIS | 2025 second_quarter | $27K | Jul 9, 2025 |
| GATX CORPORATION | ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC | 2025 first_quarter | $10K | May 20, 2025 |
| GATX CORPORATION | GATX CORPORATION | 2025 first_quarter | $110K | Apr 18, 2025 |
| GATX CORPORATION | MR. EDWARD MERLIS | 2025 first_quarter | $27K | Apr 15, 2025 |
| GATX CORPORATION | ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC | 2025 first_quarter | — | Apr 8, 2025 |
| GATX CORPORATION | GATX CORPORATION | 2024 fourth_quarter | $190K | Jan 17, 2025 |
| GATX CORPORATION | MR. EDWARD MERLIS | 2024 fourth_quarter | $27K | Jan 14, 2025 |
| GATX CORPORATION | GATX CORPORATION | 2024 third_quarter | $70K | Oct 21, 2024 |