Lobbying Relationship

Client

American Sportfishing Association

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Lobbying firm

Forbes-Tate

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  • Issues related to management of federal marine resources with emphasis on fisheries management; Tax issues pertaining to sport fishing industry; Budget and appropriation issues related to federal natural resource management; Issues pertaining to federal management of freshwater and marine fishery resources; Issues related to Farm Bill conservation programs.

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General Issues: Clean Air & Water (Quality), Economics/Economic Development, Budget/Appropriations, Environmental/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Natural Resources, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Spending: about $1,220,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2013: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), White House Office, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Treasury - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI)

Bills mentioned

H.R.2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016

Sponsor: Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)

S.1403: Florida Fisheries Improvement Act

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

S.659: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016

Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)

S.589: Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

S.556: Sportsmen's Act of 2015

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

S.405: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

S.105: Red Snapper Management Improvement Act

Sponsor: David Vitter (R-La.)

S.55: Offshore Fairness Act

Sponsor: David Vitter (R-La.)

S.1894: California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

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

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

S.3068: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

S.2837: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017

Sponsor: Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.)

S.2012: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

S.3099: Access for Sportfishing Act of 2016

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

S.3374: Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 2016

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

H.R.8: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

H.R.5538: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

H.R.5393: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017

Sponsor: John Culberson (R-Texas)

H.R.3521: Gulf Red Snapper Data Improvement Act

Sponsor: David W. Jolly (R-Fla.)

H.R.3310: Preserving Public Access to Public Waters Act

Sponsor: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.)

H.R.3094: Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act

Sponsor: Garret Graves (R-La.)

H.R.3173: Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Tim Walz (D-Minn.)

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

Sponsor: Garret Graves (R-La.)

H.R.1335: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in...

Sponsor: Don Young (R-Alaska)

H.R.981: Red Snapper Regulatory Reform Act

Sponsor: Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.)

H.R.2578: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016

Sponsor: John Culberson (R-Texas)

S.2080: National Fish Habitat Conservation Act

Sponsor: Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)

S.1996: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014

Sponsor: Kay Hagan (D-N.C.)

S.1161: Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act of 2013

Sponsor: Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.)

S.2437: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.)

H.R.3099: Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act of 2013

Sponsor: Jeff Miller (R-Fla.)

H.R.4660: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.)

H.R.4923: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

H.R.5771: Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

S.2389: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

H.R.2389: IRS Verification Act

Sponsor: Mark Meadows (R-N.C.)

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

Sponsor: Don Young (R-Alaska)

S.1520: Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

S.1514: HELP for Wildlife Act

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.6147: Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government,...

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

S.3073: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

S.906: Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.1979: Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act

Sponsor: Ted Lieu (D-Calif.)

H.R.1747: National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act

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

S.754: National Fish Habitat Conservation Act of 2019

Sponsor: Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho)

H.R.3055: Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health...

Sponsor: José E. Serrano (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3052: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Betty McCollum (D-Minn.)

S.2584: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)

S.2580: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

H.R.6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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

S.3422: Great American Outdoors Act

Sponsor: Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

H.R.7092: Great American Outdoors Act

Sponsor: Joe Cunningham (D-S.C.)

H.R.925: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

S.3051: America's Conservation Enhancement Act

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.4828: Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2019

Sponsor: Joe Cunningham (D-S.C.)

S.4144: Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2020

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Ryan Welch Leg. Director, Leg. Asst, Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Shelby Legislative Director, Sen. Richard Shelby (2005-2007); Legislative Assistant, Sen. Richard Shelby (2002-2005); Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Richard Shelby (2002)
Jeff Sadosky Communications Director, Senator Rob Portman Communications Director, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Deputy Press Secretary, Senator Mike DeWine
Jeffrey Sadosky Communications Director, Senator Rob Portman Communications Director, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Deputy Press Secretary, Senator Mike DeWine
Jeffrey Sadoksy Communications Director, Senator Rob Portman Communications Director, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Deputy Press Secretary, Senator Mike DeWine
Libby Greer Chief of Staff, Rep. Allen Boyd (2001-2009)
Stacey Rolland Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (2013-2016); Senior Policy Advisor, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (2010-2013); Special Assistant, U.S. Department of the Treasury (2009-2010); Tax Counsel, Rep. Xavier Becerra (2007-2009)
George Cooper n/a

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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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