• Maritime decarbonization initiatives both afloat and ashore, including funding by the MARAD Port Infrastructure Development Program and other titles of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, and the Clean Ports Program, Sec. 60102 of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Authorized delegations to classification societies under 46 USC 3316. -- HR 2741, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2023.
• Third-party assessment organizations for the DOD Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program.

Duration: October 1, 2009 to present

General Issues: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Transportation, Miscellaneous Tariff Bills, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Science/Technology, Environmental/Superfund, Health Issues, Fuel/Gas/Oil, Homeland Security, Clean Air & Water (Quality)

Spending: about $3,899,656 (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: Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Maritime Administration (MARAD), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), House of Representatives, Energy - Dept of, U.S. Senate, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Security Council (NSC), White House Office, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), State - Dept of (DOS), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Navy - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG),, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army - Dept of (Other) , Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Related Foreign Entities: Det Norske Veritas A/S (Mahwah, USA); contribution to lobbying: $25000; ownership 100%