Lobbying Relationship

Client

National Ocean Industries Association

More records

Lobbying firm

National Ocean Industries Association

More records

  • S. 3170--Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions Draft legislation concerning decommissioning of offshore energy assets and reefing activities--Advocacy in support of technical changes to the draft bill H.R.5616--Bringing Reliable Investment into Domestic Gulf Energy Production Act (BRIDGE Production Act)--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions 2025 Appropriations--Advocacy in support spending bill language related to Rice's whale, North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW), geophysical testing permits and offshore leasing policy S. 2389--Offshore Energy Security Act--Advocacy in support of the bill & provisions General education and advocacy relating to BOEM's 2024-2029 offshore leasing plan ("five-year plan") General education and advocacy relating to Rice's whale proposed rule at NOAA/NMFS Advocacy in support of draft legislation that would mandate offshore wind, oil and gas, leasing, and make improvements to permitting and judicial review Advocacy in support of parity for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) litigation related to cases related to energy projects being considered in federal court S. 3226--Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunities Act--Advocacy in support of legislation creating grant programs for offshore wind worker training. S.373--Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act (RISEE Act)--Advocacy in support of revenue sharing legislation for offshore wind. H.R. 986--Coordinating Our Local Liaisons And Bringing Out Related Agency Technical Expertise Act (COLLABORATE Act) General advocacy in support of policies furthering the promulgation of: carbon capture regulations at BOEM, additional offshore leasing and production, offshore wind lease sale minimums and acreage targets, and further shift of hydrocarbon consumption from imports to domestic production Advocacy in support of draft legislation that would mandate Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) factor reform and bid transparency at BOEM.
  • General advocacy in support of further clarification and promulgation of guidelines related to tax credits within the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and for the offshore wind industry and other offshore energy industries. General advocacy in support of maintaining energy tax code provisions including Intangible Drilling Costs (IDC), Net Operating Loss (NOL), percentage depletion
  • Advocacy in support of draft legislation regarding improvements to the definition of seamen under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Duration: to

General Issues: Natural Resources, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Environmental/Superfund, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Energy/Nuclear, Foreign Relations, Budget/Appropriations, Manufacturing, Homeland Security, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Transportation, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Animals, Science/Technology, Health Issues, Economics/Economic Development, Government Issues, Fuel/Gas/Oil, Defense, Clean Air & Water (Quality), Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Telecommunications

Spending: about $2,855,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), State - Dept of (DOS), Energy - Dept of, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Treasury - Dept of, Office of the Vice President of the United States, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)

Bills mentioned

S.3110: American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

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

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.5577: Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act

Sponsor: Garret Graves (R-La.)

H.R.557: Retirement Security Act of 2015

Sponsor: Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.)

S.2011: Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act of 2015

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.702: To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions.

Sponsor: Joe L. Barton (R-Texas)

H.R.2822: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

S.1276: Offshore Energy and Jobs Act of 2015

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

S.1279: Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act

Sponsor: Mark Warner (D-Va.)

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

Sponsor: John Culberson (R-Texas)

S.1: Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act

Sponsor: John Hoeven (R-N.D.)

H.R.83: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Donna M.C. Christensen (D-Virgin Islands)

S.1273: FAIR Act of 2013

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.4899: Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014

Sponsor: Doc Hastings (R-Wash.)

S.2202: SEA Jobs Act

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

S.601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

H.R.3080: Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

H.R.2231: Offshore Energy and Jobs Act

Sponsor: Doc Hastings (R-Wash.)

S.2418: COASTAL Act

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

S.3422: Great American Outdoors Act

Sponsor: Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

H.R.5552: Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020

Sponsor: Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.)

S.1769: Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act

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

S.3068: Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification Act

Sponsor: Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

S.2657: AGILE Act of 2019

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

S.3548: CARES Act

Sponsor: Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)

H.R.5390: Regional Ocean Partnership Act

Sponsor: Charlie Crist (D-Fla.)

H.R.7092: Great American Outdoors Act

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

H.R.6395: William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for...

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

S.4049: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

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

S.4041: Save American Vital Energy Jobs Act

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

H.R.3068: Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act

Sponsor: Bill Keating (D-Mass.)

H.R.7608: State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior,...

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

H.R.7579: SAVE Jobs Act

Sponsor: Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

S.3485: OFFSHORE Act of 2020

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

H.R.3409: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019

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

H.R.4447: Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act

Sponsor: Tom O'Halleran (D-Ariz.)

H.R.2986: BEST Act

Sponsor: Bill Foster (D-Ill.)

H.R.3306: Nuclear Energy Leadership Act

Sponsor: Elaine Luria (D-Va.)

H.R.3597: Solar Energy Research and Development Act of 2019

Sponsor: Ben McAdams (D-Utah)

H.R.3607: Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019

Sponsor: Marc Veasey (D-Texas)

H.R.3609: Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2019

Sponsor: Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.)

H.R.6084: Water Power Research and Development Act

Sponsor: Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.)

H.R.4091: ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2019

Sponsor: Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas)

H.R.4230: Clean Industrial Technology Act of 2019

Sponsor: Sean Casten (D-Ill.)

H.R.5374: Advanced Geothermal Research and Development Act of 2019

Sponsor: Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla.)

H.R.5428: Grid Modernization Research and Development Act of 2020

Sponsor: Conor Lamb (D-Pa.)

S.4947: Conservation Funding Protection Act

Sponsor: John Kennedy (R-La.)

H.R.8632: Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020

Sponsor: Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

S.69: Conservation Funding Protection Act

Sponsor: John Kennedy (R-La.)

H.R.552: Second Chance at Life Act of 2021

Sponsor: Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.)

H.R.1325: More Energy More Jobs Act of 2021

Sponsor: Kevin Brady (R-Texas)

H.R.218: Saving America’s Energy Future Act

Sponsor: August Pfluger (R-Texas)

H.R.519: Safeguarding Oil and Gas Leasing and Permitting Act of 2021

Sponsor: Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.)

S.76: POWER Act of 2021

Sponsor: Cynthia M. Lummis (R-Wyo.)

H.R.543: POWER Act

Sponsor: Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.)

H.R.859: Protecting American Energy Jobs Act

Sponsor: Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.)

H.R.1848: LIFT America Act

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

H.R.998: Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act

Sponsor: Bill Keating (D-Mass.)

H.R.4153: Clean Energy Future Through Innovation Act of 2021

Sponsor: David McKinley (R-W.Va.)

H.R.3039: MARKET CHOICE Act

Sponsor: Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)

S.2130: RISEE Act of 2022

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

H.R.4372: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)

H.R.2635: Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act

Sponsor: Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.)

H.R.2515: Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and...

Sponsor: Garret Graves (R-La.)

H.R.1689: Offshore Wind for Territories Act

Sponsor: Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico)

H.R.4334: American Energy First Act

Sponsor: Steve Scalise (R-La.)

H.R.1512: CLEAN Future Act

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

S.1298: Clean Energy for America Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.2118: Clean Energy for America Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.3764: Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2022

Sponsor: Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.)

S.2377: Energy Infrastructure Act

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

H.R.4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural...

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

H.R.3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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

S.2792: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Sponsor: Jack Reed (D-R.I.)

H.R.4350: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

S.2766: Offshore Wind American Manufacturing Act of 2021

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

H.R.3180: Renewable Energy Investment Act

Sponsor: Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

H.R.848: GREEN Act of 2021

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

S.CON.RES.14: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the...

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.2501: Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act

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

H.R.570: Offshore Accountability Act of 2021

Sponsor: A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.)

H.R.2643: Offshore Pipeline Safety Act

Sponsor: Julia Brownley (D-Calif.)

S.3808: Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act

Sponsor: Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)

H.R.7292: Securing American Energy and Investing in Resiliency Act

Sponsor: Garret Graves (R-La.)

H.R.7306: Strategy to Secure Offshore Energy Act

Sponsor: Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas)

H.R.7285: Unleashing American Energy Act

Sponsor: Jerry Carl (R-Ala.)

H.R.7061: Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act

Sponsor: Ro Khanna (D-Calif.)

S.3802: Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act

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

H.R.4534: FAIR Transition and Competition Act

Sponsor: Scott Peters (D-Calif.)

S.2378: Fair, Affordable, Innovative, and Resilient Transition and Competition Act

Sponsor: Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)

H.R.2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022

Sponsor: Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4521: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

Sponsor: Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas)

S.1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.6853: Russian Travel Sanctions for a Democratic Ukraine Act

Sponsor: Dean Phillips (D-Minn.)

H.R.7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

H.R.6728: American Offshore Worker Fairness Act

Sponsor: Garret Graves (R-La.)

S.3705: American Offshore Worker Fairness Act

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

H.R.1506: Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2021

Sponsor: Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.)

S.3714: American Energy Independence Act of 2022

Sponsor: Joshua Hawley (R-Mo.)

H.R.9004: To allow the Secretary of the Interior to authorize geological and...

Sponsor: Garret Graves (R-La.)

H.R.1152: Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023

Sponsor: David Rouzer (R-N.C.)

H.R.21: Strategic Production Response Act

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

H.R.1335: Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American...

Sponsor: Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.)

H.R.1559: More Energy More Jobs Act of 2023

Sponsor: Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas)

H.R.1: Lower Energy Costs Act

Sponsor: Steve Scalise (R-La.)

S.373: RISEE Act of 2023

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

H.R.5616: BRIDGE Production Act of 2023

Sponsor: Garret Graves (R-La.)

S.2986: WHALE Act

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

H.R.2617: Choices for Stranded Passengers Act of 2023

Sponsor: Katie Porter (D-Calif.)

S.2389: Offshore Energy Security Act of 2023

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

S.2024: Reproductive Health Care Training Act of 2023

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

S.2130: PFAS Community Engagement and Transparency Act

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

S.3170: REPAIR Act of 2023

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

S.3226: Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act

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

H.R.986: COLLABORATE Act

Sponsor: Chris Pappas (D-N.H.)

Show All Mentioned Bills

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?
Jeffrey Vorberger Legislative Director, Cong. John Peterson Legislative Director, Congressman John Peterson Legislative Director, Cong. John E. Peterson
Megan Bel Leg Dir, Cong Scalise; Dep Dir, RSC; Leg Ass, Cong Baker Legislative Director, Cong. Steve Scalise; Deputy Director, Republican Study Committee; Legislative Assistant, Cong. Richard Baker Legislative Director, Cong Steve Scalise Legislative Assistant, Cong Richard Baker
Tim Charters Staff Director, House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resource Staff Director, House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Staff Director, House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Richard England Legislative Assistant, Energy Policy Advisor, Legislative Director, and Deputy Chief of Staff, Washington Office, Rep. Pete Olson
Matt Giacona Intern, Rep. Fred Upton
Jeffery Vorberger n/a
Kim Harb n/a
Michael Kearns n/a
Thomas Fry III n/a
Harb Kim n/a
Kim HarbKim n/a
Erik Milito 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.

Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Amendment
Amendment
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Amendment
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Registration
Termination
Q2 Report
Amendment
Amendment
Q1 Report

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

Close Comment Creative Commons Donate Email Facebook Mobile Phone Podcast Print Google News logo Google_NewsInitiative_Lockup_FullColor RSS Search Search Twitter WhatsApp Resolving differences Check Building Arrow right Info circle Oops OOPS Pencil File text Bars Search Close Cogs Filter Compare Revolving Door Info card Activity Member menu Globe Document External link Quote News Calendar No Vote
Current site Current page