• Further protection for ship agents and amendments to S.915, Port Authority of New York/New Jersey Port Security Task Force Implementation Act of 2009, including safeguards that advance the industry's interest and needs.

Duration: August 17, 2009 to July 1, 2013

General Issues: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Homeland Security, Transportation

Spending: about $69,500 (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 2009: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Federal Maritime Commission, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)