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CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E, Independent Party
Maryland

Total number of trips - 46
Total cost of trips - $32,561.24

Average cost per trip - $707.85
Total number of days spent traveling - 81 days
Rank of representative - 199 (Out of 638)

Individual trips

Sponsor(s) - Turner Monumental AME Church, Atlanta, Georgia
Dates - March 24, 2001 - March 25, 2001 (2 days)
Location(s) - Atlanta, GA

Purpose - Men's Day Speaker at worship service
Notes -

Travel Cost - $340.00
Lodging Cost - $160.00
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $500.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Greater Bethel AME Church
Dates - February 18, 2001 - February 18, 2001 (1 days)
Location(s) - Charlotte, NC

Purpose - Delivered sermon at morning worship service
Notes -

Travel Cost - $360.00
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $360.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Dates - June 1, 2001 - June 3, 2001 (3 days)
Location(s) - New Orleans, LA

Purpose - Attend CBCF Board of Directors' Retreat in New Orleans, Louisiana
Notes -

Travel Cost - $506.25
Lodging Cost - $230.00
Meal Cost - $75.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $811.25

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Dillard University
Dates - January 14, 2001 - January 15, 2001 (2 days)
Location(s) - New Orleans, LA

Purpose - Invited to present speech at Martin Luther King program
Notes -

Travel Cost - $260.00
Lodging Cost - $110.00
Meal Cost - $40.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $410.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Savannah State University
Dates - December 7, 2001 - December 8, 2001 (2 days)
Location(s) - Savannah, GA

Purpose - Deliver commencement address
Notes -

Travel Cost - $400.00
Lodging Cost - $100.00
Meal Cost - $40.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $540.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - AT&T, Microsoft, American Airlines
Dates - March 15, 2001 - March 18, 2001 (4 days)
Location(s) - San Jose, CA

Purpose - Technology tour in California
Notes - Transport cost includes ground transportation ($171) - airfare is $4032

Travel Cost - $4,203.00
Lodging Cost - $529.00
Meal Cost - $135.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $4,867.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - CBC Policy & Leadership Institute
Dates - June 8, 2001 - June 10, 2001 (3 days)
Location(s) - Charleston, SC

Purpose - Educational - trade policy conference
Notes -

Travel Cost - $477.00
Lodging Cost - $168.00
Meal Cost - $115.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $760.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Not specified
Dates - June 22, 2002 - June 22, 2002 (1 days)
Location(s) - Bridgeport, CT

Purpose - keynote speaker for graduation celebration and youth education day
Notes -

Travel Cost - $144.00
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $144.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Conference of Minority Transportation Officials
Dates - April 26, 2002 - April 29, 2002 (4 days)
Location(s) - Jacksonville, FL

Purpose - to attend regional transportation brain trust and tours
Notes -

Travel Cost - $345.00
Lodging Cost - $158.00
Meal Cost - $260.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $763.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Sumter County NAACP
Dates - April 27, 2002 - April 27, 2002 (1 days)
Location(s) - Americus, GA

Purpose - deliver keynote speech
Notes -

Travel Cost - $500.00
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $500.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - CBC Policy & Leadership Institute
Dates - June 7, 2002 - June 9, 2002 (3 days)
Location(s) - Charleston, SC

Purpose - BWI/Charlotte/Charleston, SC -- Charleston/Philadelphia/BWI
Notes - attend and speak at CBC Health and Environmental Justice Braintrust/educational

Travel Cost - $382.05
Lodging Cost - $340.00
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $722.05

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Sony Music
Dates - April 15, 2003 - April 15, 2003 (1 days)
Location(s) - New York, NY

Purpose - Visit Sony music studios, Press Play joint venture and meet with music industry representatives regarding privacy and intellectual property concerns.
Notes -

Travel Cost - $610.00
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost - $70.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $680.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Conference of Minority Transportation Officials
Dates - March 2, 2003 - March 3, 2003 (2 days)
Location(s) - Miami, FL

Purpose - Deliver keynote speech at the 4th annual Garrett A Morgan Scholarship luncheon
Notes -

Travel Cost - $524.50
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost - $15.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $539.50

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - National Cable & Telecommunications Association
Dates - June 6, 2003 - June 7, 2003 (2 days)
Location(s) - Washington, DC

Purpose - NCTA Cable conference and relationship building between NCTA and CBC
Notes -

Travel Cost - $763.59
Lodging Cost - $741.12
Meal Cost - $197.94
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $1,702.65

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Humpty Dumpty Institute
Dates - January 16, 2004 - January 17, 2004 (2 days)
Location(s) - New York, NY

Purpose - Economic and security issues in Africa and the Caribbean Basin Workshop
Notes - Signed 05/13/2004-Received by LRC 05/14/2004

Travel Cost - $328.00
Lodging Cost - $346.30
Meal Cost - $18.30
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $692.60

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Lehigh University
Dates - January 19, 2004 - January 19, 2004 (1 days)
Location(s) - Bethlehem, PA

Purpose - Lehigh University's Martin Luther King Celebration
Notes -

Travel Cost - $325.00
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $325.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - National Association of Black Social Workers
Dates - April 8, 2004 - April 8, 2004 (1 days)
Location(s) - Philadelphia, PA

Purpose - Speaking engagement
Notes - Actual transportation costs may vary - record illegible.

Travel Cost - $881.70
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $881.70

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Prairie View University
Dates - February 24, 2004 - February 24, 2004 (1 days)
Location(s) - Baltimore, MD

Purpose - Town hall meeting
Notes - Received by LRC May 14

Travel Cost - $313.60
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $313.60

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Winston Salem State University
Dates - February 2, 2004 - February 2, 2004 (1 days)
Location(s) - Winston-Salem, NC

Purpose - Winston Salem University Leadership Event
Notes - Received by LRC May 14

Travel Cost - $466.70
Lodging Cost - $328.00
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $794.70

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Dates - January 13, 2004 - January 14, 2004 (2 days)
Location(s) - New Orleans, LA

Purpose - Congressional Black Caucus Educational Meeting
Notes -

Travel Cost - $750.90
Lodging Cost - $456.00
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $1,206.90

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Florida A&M University
Dates - January 12, 2004 - January 12, 2004 (1 days)
Location(s) - FL

Purpose - Town hall meeting
Notes -

Travel Cost - $317.70
Lodging Cost - $146.97
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $464.67

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - American Legacy Foundation
Dates - July 10, 2004 - July 11, 2004 (2 days)
Location(s) - Miami, FL

Purpose - Participate in Tri-Caucus Minority Health Summit - Miami, FL
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Miami, FL - Baltimore, MD. [assumed sponsor]

Travel Cost - $549.00
Lodging Cost - $197.59
Meal Cost - $29.22
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $775.81

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - 20th Annual Dr Martin Luther King Jr Holiday Celebration City of Fort Worth
Dates - January 14, 2005 - January 14, 2005 (1 days)
Location(s) - Fort Worth, TX

Purpose - 20th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Fort Worth, TX - Boston, MA

Travel Cost - $168.20
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $168.20

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - NAACP Cambridge Massachusetts
Dates - January 14, 2005 - January 15, 2005 (2 days)
Location(s) - Boston, MA

Purpose - Dr. Martin Luther King Event
Notes - Fort Worth, TX - Boston, MA - Baltimore, MD

Travel Cost - $894.90
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $894.90

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - NAACP Springfield Branch
Dates - February 13, 2005 - February 13, 2005 (1 days)
Location(s) - Springfield, IL

Purpose - Springfield Branch NAACP 84th Annual Lincoln - Douglas Banquet
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Springfield, IL

Travel Cost - $407.78
Lodging Cost - $175.00
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $582.78

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - New Era Missionary Baptist Church
Dates - April 22, 2005 - April 23, 2005 (2 days)
Location(s) - Indianapolis, IN

Purpose - Speech
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Indianapolis, IN - Columbia, SC

Travel Cost - $178.20
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $178.20

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - South Carolina Democratic Party
Dates - April 23, 2005 - April 23, 2005 (1 days)
Location(s) - Columbia, SC

Purpose - Keynote speaker at a luncheon
Notes - Indianapolis, IN - Columbia, SC / Columbia, SC - Baltimore, MD

Travel Cost - $990.30
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $990.30

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Zack Reed Scholarship
Dates - November 5, 2004 - November 5, 2004 (1 days)
Location(s) - Cleveland, OH

Purpose - Keynote speaker - Annual Zack Reed Scholarship Luncheon
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Cleveland, OH / Cleveland, OH - Baltimore, MD

Travel Cost - $537.00
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $537.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Southern Univ
Dates - September 19, 2004 - September 20, 2004 (2 days)
Location(s) - Shreveport, LA

Purpose - Keynote at Southern University at Shreveport Convocation
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Shreveport, LA / Shreveport, LA - Baltimore, MD

Travel Cost - $832.00
Lodging Cost - $240.00
Meal Cost - $84.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $1,156.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - AFL-CIO
Dates - August 11, 2004 - August 11, 2004 (1 days)
Location(s) - Chicago, IL

Purpose - Legislative keynote - AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Chicago, IL / Chicago, IL - Baltimore, ME

Travel Cost - $325.00
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $325.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Yale Howard Partnership Center
Dates - July 6, 2004 - July 6, 2004 (1 days)
Location(s) - New Haven, CT

Purpose - Keynote speaker - Yale Howard Partnership Center on Reducing Health Disparities Yale University
Notes - Baltimore, MD - New Haven, CT - Baltimore, MD

Travel Cost - $465.00
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $465.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Seattle Urban League
Dates - May 29, 2004 - May 30, 2004 (2 days)
Location(s) - Seattle, WA

Purpose - Keynote Seattle Urban League event
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Seattle, WA / Seattle, WA - Baltimore, MD

Travel Cost - $1,035.00
Lodging Cost - $247.00
Meal Cost - $38.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $1,320.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - AFL-CIO
Dates - June 25, 2004 - June 26, 2004 (2 days)
Location(s) - Orlando, FL

Purpose - AFL-CIO Legislative Conference - Legislative update keynote
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Orlando, FL / Orlando, FL - Baltimore, MD

Travel Cost - $368.00
Lodging Cost - $279.00
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $647.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - March Funeral Home
Dates - May 25, 2004 - May 26, 2004 (2 days)
Location(s) - Richmond, VA

Purpose - Keynote - Richmond Clergy Breakfast
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Richmond, VA / Richmond, VA - Baltimore, MD

Travel Cost - $269.00
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $269.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Carnegie Mellon's H John Heinz School of Public Policy & Management
Dates - May 16, 2004 - May 16, 2004 (1 days)
Location(s) - Pittsburgh, PA

Purpose - Keynote speaker - Carnegie Mellon H John Heinz School of Public Policy and Management commencement ceremony
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Pittsburgh, PA / Pittsburgh, PA - Baltimore, MD

Travel Cost - $237.00
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $237.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Shaw Univ
Dates - May 7, 2004 - May 9, 2004 (3 days)
Location(s) - Raleigh, NC

Purpose - Shaw University commencement ceremony
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Raleigh, NC

Travel Cost - $564.00
Lodging Cost - $189.00
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $753.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - National Black Public Administrators
Dates - April 5, 2004 - April 5, 2004 (1 days)
Location(s) - Philadelphia, PA

Purpose - Keynote National Forum for Black Public Administrators
Notes - Baltimore - Philadelphia, PA / Philadelphia, PA - Baltimore, MD

Travel Cost - $167.00
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $167.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Harvard Univ
Dates - March 6, 2004 - March 6, 2004 (1 days)
Location(s) - Boston, MA

Purpose - Proctor - National Town Hall meeting, Harvard University School of Law
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Boston, MA / Boston, MA - Baltimore, MD

Travel Cost - $430.00
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $430.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Louisville Minority Business Assn
Dates - February 23, 2004 - February 23, 2004 (1 days)
Location(s) - Louisville, KY

Purpose - Keynote speaker - Economic roundtable for Minority Businesses
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Louisville, KY / Louisville, KY - Baltimore, MD

Travel Cost - $935.00
Lodging Cost - $247.00
Meal Cost - $62.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $1,244.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Black History Observance Committee
Dates - February 15, 2004 - February 16, 2004 (2 days)
Location(s) - Atlanta, GA

Purpose - Keynote speaker - Black History Observance Breakfast Columbus, GA
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Atlanta, GA / Atlanta, GA - Baltimore, MD

Travel Cost - $740.00
Lodging Cost - $260.00
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $1,000.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Nebraska Democratic Black Caucus
Dates - May 21, 2005 - May 22, 2005 (2 days)
Location(s) - NE

Purpose - Speech before the Nebraska Democratic Party
Notes - Baltimore - Nebraska / Nebraska - Baltimore [Added sponsor 6/17/05]

Travel Cost - $491.79
Lodging Cost - $115.32
Meal Cost - $62.56
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $669.67

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Briggs-DeLaine-Pearson Foundation
Dates - June 11, 2005 - June 12, 2005 (2 days)
Location(s) - Columbia, SC

Purpose - Keynote speaker for banquet
Notes - Baltimore - Columbia, SC / Columbia, SC - Baltimore

Travel Cost - $573.79
Lodging Cost - $71.04
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $644.83

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - National Lawyers Assn
Dates - August 2, 2005 - August 3, 2005 (2 days)
Location(s) - Orlando, FL

Purpose - Speaking engagement
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Orlando, FL / Orlando, FL - Baltimore, MD

Travel Cost - $246.90
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $246.90

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Congressional Black Caucus Institute
Dates - August 9, 2005 - August 11, 2005 (3 days)
Location(s) - MS

Purpose - To discuss Social Security and access and equity in healthcare and housing
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Mississippi - Baltimore, MD

Travel Cost - $25.53
Lodging Cost - $140.00
Meal Cost - $6.50
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $172.03

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Elijah Cummings
Dates - September 12, 2005 - September 12, 2005 (1 days)
Location(s) - Memphis, TN

Purpose - Meeting with religious leaders to discuss Federal response to Hurricane Katrina
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Memphis, TN - Baltimore, MD

Travel Cost -
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Other Cost -
Total Cost -

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - NAACP, City of Portland
Dates - October 8, 2005 - October 9, 2005 (2 days)
Location(s) - Portland, ME

Purpose - Speech/presentation
Notes - Baltimore, MD - Portland, ME - Baltimore, MD NAACP - transportation City of Portland - Lodging

Travel Cost - $549.00
Lodging Cost - $130.00
Meal Cost - $30.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $709.00

Additional family members - No