• Coast Guard authorization bill (H.R.4005/S.2444); Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Reauthorization (H.R.1399); the disposition of former U.S. Naval vessel sold to the New Zealand Government, HMSNZ RESOLUTION; the disposition of former U.S. Naval vessel, USNS BOLD
• FY 2015 Appropriations, particularly Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations, issues related to hydrographic surveys (H.R.4660/S.2437)

Duration: July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2016

General Issues: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Budget/Appropriations, Transportation

Spending: about $20,000 (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 2013: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, General Services Administration (GSA), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Senate,, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)