Lobbying Relationship

Client

XPRIZE Foundation

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Lobbying firm

Signal Group Consulting, LLC

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  • Issues related to ocean conservation, including BLUE GLOBE ACT, (S. 933;H.R. 3548), Ocean Acidification Innovation Act (H.R.1921), OCEAN Research Act (S. 2699), Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (S.2372; S. 2260; S. 1982; S. 2364; HR 3969), Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2019 (HR 4160; S. 2429) and NOAA oversight. Issues related to climate change, energy, and microplastics.
  • Issues related to wildfire mitigation and drone use.
  • Issues related to providing COVID-19 equipment; issues related to gender parity in health care research.

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General Issues: Environmental/Superfund, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Health Issues, Education, Science/Technology, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Aerospace, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Spending: about $890,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2013: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), General Services Administration (GSA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), White House Office

Bills mentioned

S.19: MOBILE NOW Act

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

H.R.1162: Science Prize Competitions Act

Sponsor: Donald Beyer (D-Va.)

H.R.4190: Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015

Sponsor: Doris Matsui (D-Calif.)

S.2366: Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015

Sponsor: Tom Udall (D-N.M.)

S.2067: EUREKA Act

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

H.R.5073: EUREKA Act

Sponsor: Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)

S.2705: Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2016

Sponsor: Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii)

H.R.4811: Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2016

Sponsor: Mark Takai (D-Hawaii)

S.3084: American Innovation and Competitiveness Act

Sponsor: Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

S.2555: MOBILE NOW Act

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

H.R.4186: Enemy Expatriation Act

Sponsor: Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)

H.R.4186: FIRST Act of 2014

Sponsor: Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.)

H.R.5996: Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2018

Sponsor: Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-Guam)

S.2602: USE IT Act

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

S.933: BLUE GLOBE Act

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

H.R.1921: Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2019

Sponsor: Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.)

H.R.3548: Bolstering Long-Term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes,...

Sponsor: Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.)

S.1982: Save Our Seas 2.0 Act

Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)

S.2372: Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhanced Global Engagement to Combat Marine Debris Act

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

S.2260: Save Our Seas 2.0: Improving Domestic Infrastructure to Prevent Marine...

Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)

S.2364: Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhancing the Domestic Marine Debris Response Act

Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)

H.R.3969: SOS 2.0 Act

Sponsor: Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.)

H.R.4160: Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2019

Sponsor: Darren Soto (D-Fla.)

S.2429: Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2020

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

S.2699: OCEAN Research Act

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

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Lobbyists

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.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Steve McBee Legislative Aide, Congressman Norm Dicks Legislative Aide, Congresswoman Maria Cantwell Legislative Aide, Congressman Al Swift
Charles Cooper Chief of Staff, Rep. Adam Putnam Policy Director, House Republican Conference Staff Director, Republican Policy Committee Legislative Director, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart Legislative Assistant, Rep. Felix Grucci Legislative Correspondent, Senator Jon Kyl Staff Assistant, Senator Connie Mack CoS, Rep. Adam Putnam; Policy Director, House Republican Conference; Staff Director, Republican Policy Committee; LD, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Felix Grucci; LC, Senator Jon Kyl; Staff Asst., Senator Connie Mack CoS, Rep. Adam Putnam; Policy Director, House Republican Conference; Staff Director, Republican Policy Committee; Legislative Director, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart; LA, Rep. Felix Grucci; LC, Senator Jon Kyle; Staff Asst., Senator Connie Mack CoS, Rep. Adam Putnam; Policy Director, House Republican Conference; Staff Director, Republican Policy Committee; LD, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart; LA, Rep. Felix Grucci; LC, Senator Jon Kyl; Staff Asst., Senator Connie Mack CoS, Rep. Adam Putnam; Policy Director, House Rep Conference; Staff Director, Rep Policy Committee; LD, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart; LA, Rep. Felix Grucci; LC, Senator Jon Kyl; Staff Asst., Senator Connie Mack CoS, Rep. Adam Putnam; Policy Director, House Rep Conference; Staff Director, Rep Policy Committee; LD, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart; LA, Rep. Felix Grucci; LC, Senator Jon Kyl; Staff Asst, Senator Connie Mack
Robert Hobart Deputy COS, Congressman Zach Wamp Legislative Director, Congressman Rick Hill Legislative Assistant, Congresswoman Barbara Vucanovich
Jeff Markey L.D./Deputy COS, Representative Doc Hastings Legislative Director, Representative Jack Metcalf Graduate Fellow, US Department of State Intern, Senator John Seymour Legislative Director/Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Doc Hastings Legislative Director, Rep. Jack Metcalf
Erin Neal Legislative Assistant, Senator Bill Nelson; Policy Analyst, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; Volunteer, US Peace Corps; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Peter Barca; Staff Asst., Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Volunteer, U.S. Peace Corps Staff Assistant, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
Clare Adams Intern, International Trade Association
Samuel Whitehorn DeputySD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee
Greg Garcia Assistant Secretary, Cyber Security and Communications, US Department of Homeland Security; Professional Staff, Committee on Science, US House of Representatives
Robert Marcus Special Asst., to the President for Legislative Affairs, EOP; Professional Staff Member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, LA, Rep. janice D. Schakowsky
Madeline Wade Special Projects Director, Congressman Greg Walden Special Projects Director, Rep. Greg Walden
Laura Lightbody n/a
Matthew Brown n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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