Lobbying Relationship

Client

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.

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  • Matters pertaining to zoological display pursuant to the Animal Welfare Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act and Endangered Species Act. HR 4019: The ORCA Act; all provisions. S. 3059/HR 5584: the Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act; all provisions.
  • H.R.1401: Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015; provisions relating to travel promotion and enhancement.
  • Matters pertaining to amusement and waterpark safety
  • Matters pertaining to visa policy and the Summer Work Travel Program (J-1 Visa)
  • FAA Reauthorization, Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) safety
  • Matters pertaining to the Animal Welfare Act in spending bills

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General Issues: Animals, Travel/Tourism, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Immigration, Transportation, Budget/Appropriations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Spending: about $7,170,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2010: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, State - Dept of (DOS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Senate,, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA),, State - Dept of (DOS),, Interior - Dept of (DOI),, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)

Related Foreign Entities: SW Cayman L.P. [Direct owner of registrant] (George Town, CAY); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%; Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman III) V L.P. (George Town, CAY); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 56%

Bills mentioned

H.R.4019: Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2015

Sponsor: Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.)

S.3059: Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2016

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.5584: Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2016

Sponsor: Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-Northern Marina Islands)

H.R.1401: JOLT Act of 2015

Sponsor: Joe Heck (R-Nev.)

H.R.4800: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Robert B. Aderholt (R-Ala.)

H.R.4450: Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014

Sponsor: Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)

S.2250: Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.1354: JOLT Act of 2013

Sponsor: Joe Heck (R-Nev.)

S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

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

H.R.3935: Save Our Dairy Farmers Act of 2009

Sponsor: Steven C. LaTourette (R-Ohio)

S.1035: Drinking Water Adaptation, Technology, Education, and Research (WATER) Act

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

S.1530: Protecting Resort Cities from Discrimination Act of 2009

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

H.R.3392: Fair and Cost Effective Federal Travel Act of 2009

Sponsor: Suzanne M. Kosmas (D-Fla.)

H.R.2514: National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act of 2009

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

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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?
James R. Galbraith Aide, Cong. Bill Grant ('90);
James R. Galbraith (cont.) Special Projects Director, Cong. Michael Bilirakis ('91-'96)
Jill Homer Stewart Legislative Director, Congressman Peter Visclosky; Staff Assistant, Congressman Robert Weygand; Staff Assistant, Senator Dianne Feinstein
Barbara D. Heffernan n/a
Barbara Heffernan n/a
Jill Kermes n/a
Beth Thibodaux 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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