Lobbying Relationship

Client

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Cruise Line More records

Lobbying firm

Quinn Gillespie & Associates

Government and public relations consulting More records

  • Marine Safety & Security Issues

Duration: to

General Issues: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Transportation, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Foreign Relations, Banking, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Fuel/Gas/Oil

Spending: about $1,520,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate,, U.S. Senate, Maritime Administration (MARAD), State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)

Related Foreign Entities: A. Wilhelmsen AS (Vika N-0118, NOR); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 20%; Cruise Associates (P.O. Box N-3933, BAH); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 15%

Bills mentioned

H.R.2838: Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012

Sponsor: Frank A. LoBiondo (R-N.J.)

S.1665: Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013

Sponsor: Mark Begich (D-Alaska)

S.1207: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

H.R.1485: Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009

Sponsor: Doris Matsui (D-Calif.)

S.588: Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

S.1194: Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.874: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act

Sponsor: Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.)

S.428: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act

Sponsor: Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.)

H.R.4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.1265: Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

Sponsor: Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)

S.506: Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

Sponsor: Carl Levin (D-Mich.)

S.3204: Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2008

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

H.R.6049: Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1424: A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and...

Sponsor: Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.)

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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?
Jack Quinn Counsel Pres Clinton, CoS Vice Pres Gore
Kevin Kayes ChfCounSenReid,StaffDirSenCSTCom,AstParlSen Chf Coun Sen Reid,Staff Dir Sen CST Com,Asst Parlmtn US Sen
Drew Cole Intern, Senator Don Nickles
Bonnie Hogue Duffy Staff Sen Com Aging,LA Sen Reed,Pol Adv Sen Dem Pol Com StaffSenComAging,LASenReed,PolAdvSenDPolC
Harriet James Melvin Professional Staff Rep. Charles Hatcher
Marc Lampkin Staff/Coun HR E&L Com,Gen Coun HRC,Conf Sec P Coverdell Staff/CounE&LCom,GCounHRC,ConSecCvrdll
Nick Maduros Page,ClkrmAsstHRdoorkeeper,Intern Rep Lehman,InternEOP Page,ClkrmAsstHRdrkpr,IntrnLehman,IntrnEOP
Dave Hoppe Staff Dir/CoS Sen Lott,CoS Rep J Kemp & Sen D Coats StaffDir/CoSSenLott,CoS RepJKemp&SenDCoats
Jeff Connaughton Spc Asst to Chmn of Sen Jud Com, Spc Asst to WH Coun SpcAsst to Chmn SenJudCom,SpcAsst to WHCoun
Allison Giles CoS W&M Com,Staff W&M Com,LA Rep Thomas,Coun US SBA CoS/Staff W&MCom,LARepThomas,CounUS SBA
Elizabeth Hogan Spc Asst DOC, Assoc Dir EOP, Intern Rep. Jim McCrery SpcAsstDOC,AssocDir EOP,Intern Rep J McCrery
Christopher McCannell CosCrow.CDHoy.PSKanj.SpAsstLaut.SAMitch
Rochelle Behrens Intern, Executive Office of the President
Mike Hussey n/a
David Lugar n/a
Manuel Ortiz 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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