• Issues related to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Coastwise transportation rule revocation. Maritime and Coast Guard manning provisions in the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act. Offshore energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Monitor Jones Act activities in the Gulf of Mexico. Monitor Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024 - issues related to proposed new U.S. offshore manning requirements for foreign flag vessels, anchor handling for MODUs, and new requirements for foreign vessel advance notice and penalties. Issues related to the pending House Coast Guard Authorization bill (H.R.2741 and H.R. 7659). Monitor and track Senate activities related to development and introduction of Senate companion CGAA legislation.

Duration: February 1, 2017 to present

General Issues: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Spending: about $1,000,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2017: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Natl Security Council (NSC), Executive Office of the President (EOP)