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NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE

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NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE

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  • Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; health benefits versus risk of consuming seafood;fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; seafood traceability regulations; global production and distribution of seafood;Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; domestic aquaculture improvements; American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act; FY22 Appropriations implementation; FY23 Appropriations Bills implementation; FY2024 Budget and Appropriation; CARES Act implementation, American Rescue Plan implementation; 2022 NDAA Act implementation; 2023 Farm Bill, HR. 1 Low Energy Cost Act
  • FDA budget and user fees; food safety issues related to country of origin labeling; user fees; third-party certification; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; inspection issues of domestic and imported seafood products; global seafood supply to U.S.; FY22 Appropriations implementation; FY23 Appropriations implementation; tax reform; Enforcement of Net Weight Violations; Food Safety Modernization Act Implementation; food costs; health benefits of a seafood diet; implementation of the Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246); Implementation of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79); Implementation of the Agriculture Improvement Act; Food labeling requirements and enforcement; Standard of Identity issues relating to seafood; FDA enforcement of seafood labeling laws; FDA enforcement of correct labeling of highly processed plant based alternative seafood products, CARES Act implementation, COVID-19 Pandemic Relief bills implementation, American Rescue Plan implementation; perishable food tax credit, FY24 Appropriations, US Coast Guard Reauthorization; 2022 NDAA Implementation, Farm Bill, WIC proposed Rule, National School Lunch Program
  • International trade issues; Trade Promotion Authority; trade discussions;promotion of exported goods; Generalized Systems of Preferences; Lacey Act violations; food costs; tax reform; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; international seafood treaties; global seafood supply for both imported and domestic seafood; anti-dumping and countervailing duties policy; trade issues with European Union; implementation of the Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246); Implementation of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79), trade and tariffs disputes for imported and domestic goods, tariffs on goods imported from China; Congressional trade authority; import tax relief; implementation of FY21, FY22 and FY23 appropriations; FY24 Appropriations; CARES Act implementation; COVID-19 Pandemic Relief bills; Covid Relief packages implentation; American Rescue Plan implementation; Port congestion; Ocean Shipping Reform Act implementation; 2022 NDAA bill implementation
  • H2B immigration wage regulations and processing concerns; number of H2B visas issued; H-2B returning worker exemption; Implementation of FY222/FY23 Homeland Security Appropriations; FY24 Appropriations;
  • FDA funding, H2B visa funding, USDA program funding; Fisheries Funding; Implementation of FY24 Labor, HHS and related Agencies Appropriations; Implementation of FY23 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations; NOAA funding; FDA budget and user fees; Country of Origin Labeling fees; FY24 Commerce Justice Science Appropriations; FY24 Ag, FDA and related Agencies Appropriations; American Rescue Plan implementation; port congestion, 2022 NDAA implementaion
  • Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; Implementation of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP); NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; tax reform; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; tariff disputes and seafood trade; Tariffs of goods from China; FY22 and FY23 Appropriations Implementation; CARES Act Implementation; Executive orders on seafood; American Rescue Plan implementaion; Ocean Shipping Reform Act implementation; 2022 NDAA implementation; FY24 Appropriations; HR 1213: Whale RESCUE Act; Farm Bill nutrition programs
  • Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; tax reform; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; Seafood Import Modernization Program expansion; American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act; FY22 and FY23 Appropriations Implementation; FY24 Appropriations; American Rescue Plan implentation; off shore wind impacting fisheries; port congestion; 2022 NDAA implementation, HR 1213: Whale RESCUE Act
  • International tariff issues; Trade Promotion Authority; Generalized Systems of Preferences; Customs regulations; Lacey Act violations; tax reform; international seafood treaties;seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; food costs; global production and distribution of seafood;anti-dumping and countervailing duties policy; trade issues with European Union;trade discussions;promotion of exported goods; tariff disputes for imported seafood as well as domestic seafood products; exclusion process for tariffs on goods from China; Trade Authority; Import Tax Relief; FY22 and FY23 Appropriations implementation; CARES Act implementation; American Rescue Plan implementaion; port congestion; 2022 NDAA implementation; FY24 Appropriations.
  • Food Safety Modernization Act Implementation; health benefits of a seafood diet; implementation of the Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246); Implementation of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79); food costs; tax reform; global production and distribution of seafood; labeling regulations; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; inspection of domestic and imported seafood products; enforcement of net weight violations; Agriculture Improvement Act of 2019; standards of identity for food products; labeling of highly processed plant-based alternative seafood products; FY22 and FY23 Appropriations implementation; CARES ACT implementation; American Rescue Plan Implementation; FY24 Appropriations; port congestion impact; White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health outcomes; Farm Bill; Nutrition Programs; WIC Proposed Rule; opportunities for growth for seafood processing via USDA programs, opportunities for Aquaculture in USDA
  • Food Safety Modernization Act Implementation; health benefits of a seafood diet; implementation of the Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246); Implementation of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79);FDA budget and user fees; food costs; tax reform; global production and distribution of seafood;food safety issues related to country of origin labeling; user fees; third-party certification; food traceability rule; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; inspection of domestic and imported seafood products; enforcement of net weight violations; standards of identity; labeling of seafood products; labeling of highly processed plant-based alternative seafood products; FY22 and FY23 Appropriations implementation; FY24 Appropriations; CARES Act implementation; Restaurant Revitalization Fund implementation;American Rescue Plan implementation; port congestion relief; 2022 NDAA Implementation
  • manufacturing of domestic and imported seafood products; Food Safety Modernization Act Implementation; health benefits of a seafood diet; food costs; tax reform; global production and distribution of seafood;trade discussions; promotion of exported goods; Generalized Systems of Preferences; Lacey Act violations; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; international seafood treaties;anti-dumping and countervailing duties policy; trade issues with European Union; trade issues with China; tariff disputes over imported and domestic seafood products; import tax relief; Congressional Trade Authority; enforcement of net weight violations; standards of identity for food products; labeling regulations; expanding domestic aquaculture; FY21 Appropriations implementation; CARES Act implementation; Seafood Executive Order; American Rescue Plan implementation; FY22 and FY23 Appropriations implementation; Ocean Shipping Reform Act implementation; FY24 Appropriations;White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health outcomes; 2022 NDAA implementation; opportunities for seafood processing growth
  • manufacturing of domestic and imported seafood products; food costs; global production and distribution of seafood;tax reform; health benefits of a seafood diet; trade discussions; promotion of exported goods; Generalized Systems of Preferences; Lacey Act violations; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; international seafood treaties;anti-dumping and countervailing duties policy; trade issues with European Union; tariff disputes with regards to domestic and imported seafood products; tariff exclusion process for tariffs on goods from China; FY22 and FY23 Appropriations implementation; FY24 Appropriations; CARES Act implementation; American Rescue Plan Implementation; port congestion relief; HR 4996: Ocean Shipping Reform Act implementation; American Rescue Plan implementation; 2022 NDAA implementation; Farm Bill; SIMP expansion regulation; FDA food traceability rule
  • tax reform; manufacturing of domestic and imported seafood products; food costs; health benefits of a seafood diet; trade and tariff discussions; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; global production and distribution of seafood; international seafood treaties;anti-dumping and countervailing duties policy; trade issues with European Union; trade issues with China; CARES Act implementation; import tax relief, American Rescue Plan implementation;
  • global production and distribution of seafood; manufacturing of domestic and imported seafood products; Food Safety Modernization Act Implementation; health benefits of a seafood diet; food costs; tax reform; trade discussions; promotion of exported goods; Generalized Systems of Preferences; Lacey Act violations; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; international seafood treaties;anti-dumping and countervailing duties policy; trade issues with European Union; tariff disputes in regards to imported and domestic seafood products; Congressional Trade Authority; Import Tax Relief; FY22 Appropriations implementation; FY23 Appropriations implementation ; FY24 Appropriations; CARES Act implementation; American Rescue Plan implementation; port congestion; HR 4996: Ocean Shipping Reform Act; 2022 NDAA implementation

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General Issues: Animals, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Immigration, Budget/Appropriations, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Natural Resources, Miscellaneous Tariff Bills, Agriculture, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Manufacturing, Small Business, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trucking/Shipping, Government Issues, Defense

Spending: about $12,677,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP),, Treasury - Dept of, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS),, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), State - Dept of (DOS),, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Y Y U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Food and Drug Administration

Bills mentioned

S.792: Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2017

Sponsor: Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)

H.R.2004: Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act

Sponsor: Steven J. Chabot (R-Ohio)

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

Sponsor: Don Young (R-Alaska)

H.R.1382: GOFISH Act

Sponsor: Randy Weber (R-Texas)

H.R.2023: Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017

Sponsor: Garret Graves (R-La.)

S.J.RES.28: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter...

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

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

Sponsor: Don Young (R-Alaska)

H.R.4245: To exempt exportation of certain echinoderms and mollusks from licensing...

Sponsor: Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)

S.190: Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act

Sponsor: David Vitter (R-La.)

H.R.3282: Protecting Honest Fishermen Act of 2015

Sponsor: Blake Farenthold (R-Texas)

H.R.644: Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015

Sponsor: Tom Reed (R-N.Y.)

H.R.2146: Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act

Sponsor: Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)

H.R.1295: Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015

Sponsor: George Holding (R-N.C.)

S.1619: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016

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

S.1695: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)

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

Sponsor: Garret Graves (R-La.)

S.556: Sportsmen's Act of 2015

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

Sponsor: William M. Thornberry (R-Texas)

H.R.1012: Safety And Fraud Enforcement for Seafood Act

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

S.520: Safety And Fraud Enforcement for Seafood Act

Sponsor: Mark Begich (D-Alaska)

S.1521: Responsible Seafood Certification and Labeling Act

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

S.267: Pirate Fishing Elimination Act

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

S.269: International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

S.954: Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

H.R.2642: Agricultural Act of 2014

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

S.632: A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to repeal...

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

H.R.1313: To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act to repeal a duplicative...

Sponsor: Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.)

H.R.1999: SAVE Act

Sponsor: Patrick Murphy (D-Fla.)

H.R.4566: Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act

Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-Ga.)

H.R.4601: DRIVE Now Act of 2014

Sponsor: Ann McLane Kuster (D-N.H.)

H.R.6200: Safety And Fraud Enforcement for Seafood Act

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

S.496: A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act to repeal a...

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

H.R.4296: To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act to repeal a duplicative...

Sponsor: Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.)

H.R.4100: Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2011

Sponsor: Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-Guam)

H.R.4171: Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012

Sponsor: Paul Broun (R-Ga.)

S.50: Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act

Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii)

S.1520: Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

S.3138: AQUAA Act

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

H.R.2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Sponsor: K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas)

S.3042: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Sponsor: Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)

H.R.6136: Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

H.R.3956: STARS Act

Sponsor: Jim Renacci (R-Ohio)

S.2670: STARS Act

Sponsor: Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)

H.R.6966: AQUAA Act

Sponsor: Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.)

S.494: American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act

Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)

S.877: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019

Sponsor: Cory Booker (D-N.J.)

S.906: Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.940: Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019

Sponsor: Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.)

S.287: Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019

Sponsor: Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.)

H.R.1452: Import Tax Relief Act of 2019

Sponsor: Ron Kind (D-Wis.)

S.577: Import Tax Relief Act of 2019

Sponsor: James Lankford (R-Okla.)

S.1269: Maritime SAFE Act

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

S.1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

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

S.497: American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act

Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)

S.1106: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2021

Sponsor: Cory Booker (D-N.J.)

H.R.2801: METHANE Act of 2021

Sponsor: Scott Peters (D-Calif.)

S.273: Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.404: Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act

Sponsor: Ted Lieu (D-Calif.)

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

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

H.R.3075: Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act

Sponsor: Jared Huffman (D-Calif.)

H.R.4996: Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Garamendi (D-Calif.)

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

Sponsor: Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas)

S.497: Military Family Nutrition Access Act of 2023

Sponsor: Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)

H.R.1: Lower Energy Costs Act

Sponsor: Steve Scalise (R-La.)

H.R.1213: Restoring Effective Science-based Conservation Under Environmental laws...

Sponsor: Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.)

H.R.4996: Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed Act

Sponsor: Bill Foster (D-Ill.)

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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?
John Connelly President President, National Fisheries Institute President, NFI
Robert DeHaan Vice President, Government Relations & General Counsel Vice President, Government Affairs & General Co Vice President, Government Affairs & General Cou
Kedrin Simms Brachman Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary at U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Joshua Stull 06/08-08/11, Leg. Analyst, USDA/FSIS 08/05-06/08, Leg. Assistant, Sen. Arlen Specter 08/99-08/03, Leg. Assistant, Rep. Don Sherwood
Diana Bostic Vice President, National Fisheries Institute VP, Political Affairs, National Fisheries Institute Vice President, Political Affairs Vice President, Political Affairs, NFI VP Political Affairs Vice President, Political Programs
Margaret Black Vice President, Government Relations Vice President, Government Affairs, NFI VP Government Relations Vp Government Relations
Margaret Black-Henderson Vice President, Government Relations
Margaret Henderson Vice President, Government Relations Vice President, Government Relations, NFI Vice President, Government Affairs, NFI
Josh Stull n/a
Xin Yuan n/a
Morgan Bell n/a
Lisa Wallenda Picard 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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