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The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas

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The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas

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  • Proposed Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule, Commerce Justice Science, and Related Agencies appropriations act.
  • Proposed Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule, Commerce Justice Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Recovering America's Wildlife Act (S. 1149), H.R.2539 - Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act of 2023- to create a NOAA-administered grant program to fund programs to take kids fishing with a focus on underserved communities, H.R. 4051 - Supporting the Health of Aquatic systems through Research Knowledge and Enhanced Dialogue (SHARKED) ACT - to fund a study that will focus on lessening shark depredation; S.1358 - Lake Access Keeping Economies Strong (LAKES) Act - to allow the United States Army Corps of Engineers to keep fees generated from recreation and reinvest in sites;
  • Reintroduction of the PREPARE Act (117th S. 1621/HR.3207). H.R.1541 - Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act of 2023 - supporting increased investment in workforce development
  • S. 373 -Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2023 - reinvest wind energy revenue into coastal communities to benefit coastal conservation and restoration.
  • S.722/H.R.1477 - Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act - allows the use of 529 savings for obtaining or maintaining postsecondary credentials.

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General Issues: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Transportation, Natural Resources, Small Business, Energy/Nuclear, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Environmental/Superfund, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Defense, Telecommunications, Fuel/Gas/Oil, Banking, Accounting

Spending: about $510,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2015: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Small Business Administration (SBA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Bureau of Economic Analysis, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of the Census

Bills mentioned

S.517: Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act

Sponsor: Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)

H.R.1315: RFS Reform Act of 2017

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

H.R.2023: Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017

Sponsor: Garret Graves (R-La.)

S.1520: Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

H.R.2518: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017

Sponsor: Duncan D. Hunter (R-Calif.)

S.1129: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017

Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)

H.R.703: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

H.R.5048: Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016

Sponsor: Frank Guinta (R-N.H.)

H.R.5180: Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016

Sponsor: Bill Flores (R-Texas)

S.2219: Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016

Sponsor: Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

H.R.4665: Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016

Sponsor: Donald Beyer (D-Va.)

H.R.3862: Community College to Career Fund Act

Sponsor: Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)

S.2222: Community College to Career Fund Act

Sponsor: Al Franken (D-Minn.)

S.2707: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act

Sponsor: Tim Scott (R-S.C.)

H.R.4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act

Sponsor: Tim Walberg (R-Mich.)

H.R.5813: Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)

S.3464: Overtime Reform and Review Act

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

H.R.6094: Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act

Sponsor: Tim Walberg (R-Mich.)

S.3462: Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act

Sponsor: James Lankford (R-Okla.)

H.R.1987: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015

Sponsor: Duncan D. Hunter (R-Calif.)

H.R.4188: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015

Sponsor: Duncan D. Hunter (R-Calif.)

S.834: Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act

Sponsor: John Thune (R-S.D.)

H.R.3462: Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2015

Sponsor: Garret Graves (R-La.)

S.1611: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015

Sponsor: John Thune (R-S.D.)

S.206: JOBS Act of 2017

Sponsor: Tim Kaine (D-Va.)

H.R.2353: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

Sponsor: Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.)

H.R.3400: Recreation Not Red Tape Act

Sponsor: Rob Bishop (R-Utah)

S.1633: Recreation Not Red-Tape Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.5210: National Park Restoration Act

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

S.2509: National Park Restoration Act

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

S.1: An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of...

Sponsor: Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)

H.R.5855: Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2018

Sponsor: Austin Scott (R-Ga.)

H.R.200: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in...

Sponsor: Don Young (R-Alaska)

H.R.871: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt premiums paid on...

Sponsor: Jason Smith (R-Mo.)

H.R.1024: Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2019

Sponsor: Austin Scott (R-Ga.)

S.906: Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.2236: Forage Fish Conservation Act

Sponsor: Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.47: John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

S.1520: National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2019

Sponsor: John Kennedy (R-La.)

H.R.200: Border Wall Trust Fund Act

Sponsor: Bill Posey (R-Fla.)

H.R.4469: American Workforce Empowerment Act

Sponsor: Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.)

H.R.2440: Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.3596: Keep America’s Waterfronts Working Act

Sponsor: Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)

H.R.3195: Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act

Sponsor: Jefferson Van Drew (R-N.J.)

S.1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act

Sponsor: Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.)

H.R.3458: Recreation Not Red Tape Act

Sponsor: Rob Bishop (R-Utah)

S.1967: Recreation Not Red Tape Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.1225: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act

Sponsor: Rob Bishop (R-Utah)

S.500: Restore Our Parks Act

Sponsor: Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

H.R.4032: Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Act of 2019

Sponsor: John Katko (R-N.Y.)

H.R.5832: SHORE Act

Sponsor: John Katko (R-N.Y.)

S.3422: Great American Outdoors Act

Sponsor: Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

H.R.6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

S.3418: Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Act

Sponsor: Gary Peters (D-Mich.)

H.R.4358: Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2020

Sponsor: John Katko (R-N.Y.)

H.R.7552: PREPARE Act

Sponsor: Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3779: Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019

Sponsor: Angie Craig (D-Minn.)

S.3814: RESTART Act

Sponsor: Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)

H.R.7481: RESTART Act

Sponsor: Jared Golden (D-Maine)

S.4699: PREPARE Act

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

H.R.447: National Apprenticeship Act of 2021

Sponsor: Robert C. Scott (D-Va.)

H.R.842: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021

Sponsor: Robert C. Scott (D-Va.)

H.R.1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.160: Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2021

Sponsor: Darren Soto (D-Fla.)

H.R.3702: Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife...

Sponsor: Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.)

H.R.2691: American Workforce Empowerment Act

Sponsor: Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.)

H.R.4006: Fair Repair Act

Sponsor: Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3207: PREPARE Act

Sponsor: Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.)

S.2166: RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021

Sponsor: James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)

H.R.4690: Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2022

Sponsor: Jared Huffman (D-Calif.)

S.1621: PREPARE Act

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

S.1995: Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2021

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

S.1229: SOAR Act

Sponsor: Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)

H.R.3670: SOAR Act

Sponsor: Joe Neguse (D-Colo.)

S.1874: Recreation Not Red Tape Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.3527: Recreation Not Red Tape Act

Sponsor: Blake Moore (R-Utah)

H.R.5339: Protecting Education Privacy Act

Sponsor: Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.)

H.R.2037: Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021

Sponsor: Andy Levin (D-Mich.)

H.R.636: PARTNERS Act

Sponsor: Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.)

S.3266: America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2022

Sponsor: Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.)

S.4927: Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act of 2022

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

H.R.8977: Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act of 2022

Sponsor: Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.)

S.1149: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2023

Sponsor: Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)

H.R.2539: New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2023

Sponsor: Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.)

H.R.4051: Supporting the Health of Aquatic systems through Research Knowledge and...

Sponsor: Robert J. Wittman (R-Va.)

S.1358: LAKES Act

Sponsor: Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.)

S.1621: Military Mental Health Professionals Support Act of 2023

Sponsor: Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.)

H.R.3207: Build Housing with Care Act of 2023

Sponsor: Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.)

S.373: RISEE Act of 2023

Sponsor: Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)

S.722: Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.1477: Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act

Sponsor: Robert J. Wittman (R-Va.)

H.R.1541: Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act of 2023

Sponsor: Jason Crow (D-Colo.)

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Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

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Chad Tokowicz Staff House Committee on Natural Resources Staff on House Committee on Natural Resources Staff - House Committee on Natural Resources Staff - House Committee Natural Resources Maj. Staff - House Natural Resources Committee Staff - House Committee on Natural Resources Maj. Staff- House Committee on Natural Resources.
William Higgins n/a
Adam Fortier-Brown n/a
Michael Sayre n/a

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