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American Sportfishing Association

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  • Expressing concerns about insufficient science to support, and impacts to the recreational fishing industry from, 50 CFR 224.105 - Speed restrictions to protect North Atlantic Right Whales. Support for S. 1833 and H.R. 4323, the Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023. Support H.R. 3925 and S. 1860, the Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act. Support for H.R. 4051, the Supporting the Health of Aquatic systems through Research Knowledge and Enhanced Dialogue Act. Support for H.R. 4587, the Red Snapper Act. Support for H.R. 6814, the Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act. Support for H.R. 7925, Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act.
  • Support for full funding for the National Fish Habitat Partnership. Support for full funding of Sec. 11303 of Public Law 117-263, for designing and deploying the near real-time monitoring and mitigation program for threatened or endangered cetaceans. Support for funding to restore the Everglades. Support for appropriations language prohibiting the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating lead fishing tackle.
  • Support for H.R. 913 and S. 373, the RISEE Act of 2023. Support for S. 873, Americas Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023. Support for H.R.6492, the EXPLORE Act. Support for S. 1149, the Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023. Support for various fisheries conservation and public access programs as Congress begins to develop the 2023 Farm Bill. Support for H.R. 615 and S. 1185, the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023. Support for H.R. 6906, the LAKES Act. Support for S. 3791, the America's Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024. Support for H.R. 6127, the MAPWaters Act

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General Issues: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Clean Air & Water (Quality), Agriculture, Energy/Nuclear

Spending: about $1,444,055 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), White House Office, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Internal Revenue Service, Y Y U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives National Marine Fisheries Service Dept. of Interior (National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), Y Y U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives, Y Y U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management, Y Y U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate NOAA Fisheries, Y Y U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate U.S. Department of Agriculture

Bills mentioned

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

Sponsor: Garret Graves (R-La.)

S.1520: Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

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

Sponsor: Don Young (R-Alaska)

S.1514: HELP for Wildlife Act

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

S.396: A bill to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation...

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

S.1512: Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017

Sponsor: James Lankford (R-Okla.)

H.R.1887: To amend the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 to clarify an exemption...

Sponsor: Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)

S.733: Sportsmen's Act

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

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

Sponsor: Don Young (R-Alaska)

S.1403: Florida Fisheries Improvement Act

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

H.R.2898: Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015

Sponsor: David Valadao (R-Calif.)

S.105: Red Snapper Management Improvement Act

Sponsor: David Vitter (R-La.)

H.R.981: Red Snapper Regulatory Reform Act

Sponsor: Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.)

H.R.2406: SHARE Act

Sponsor: Robert J. Wittman (R-Va.)

S.2533: California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term...

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.3087: American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act

Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)

S.3040: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and...

Sponsor: Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)

H.R.3320: Timely Payment for Veterans' Medical Care Act

Sponsor: Charles Boustany Jr. (R-La.)

S.405: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

S.659: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016

Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)

S.556: Sportsmen's Act of 2015

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.3590: Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act

Sponsor: Martha McSally (R-Ariz.)

S.3099: Access for Sportfishing Act of 2016

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

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

Sponsor: John Culberson (R-Texas)

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

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

S.1645: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016

Sponsor: Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)

H.R.5638: Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act

Sponsor: Ted Lieu (D-Calif.)

H.R.6660: National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act

Sponsor: Robert J. Wittman (R-Va.)

H.R.2236: Forage Fish Conservation Act

Sponsor: Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.906: Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.1979: Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act

Sponsor: Ted Lieu (D-Calif.)

H.R.1149: Atlantic Coastal Economies Protection Act

Sponsor: Jefferson Van Drew (R-N.J.)

H.R.1326: ACCESS Act

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

S.754: National Fish Habitat Conservation Act of 2019

Sponsor: Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho)

H.R.1747: National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act

Sponsor: Robert J. Wittman (R-Va.)

S.47: John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.3556: Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 2019

Sponsor: Charlie Crist (D-Fla.)

S.1291: Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 2019

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

S.1520: National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2019

Sponsor: John Kennedy (R-La.)

S.494: American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act

Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)

S.2346: Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

H.R.4160: Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2019

Sponsor: Darren Soto (D-Fla.)

S.2429: Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2020

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

H.R.5126: Direct Enhancement of Snapper Conservation and the Economy through Novel...

Sponsor: Garret Graves (R-La.)

S.2960: DESCEND Act of 2019

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

H.R.4828: Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2019

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

H.R.5548: Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act

Sponsor: Jared Huffman (D-Calif.)

S.3051: America's Conservation Enhancement Act

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.925: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

S.3422: Great American Outdoors Act

Sponsor: Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

H.R.7092: Great American Outdoors Act

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

H.R.1957: Great American Outdoors Act

Sponsor: John Lewis (D-Ga.)

S.1811: Water Resources Development Act of 2020

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

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.)

H.R.1733: RECLAIM Act of 2021

Sponsor: Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.)

H.R.2156: PROTECT Florida Act

Sponsor: Brian Mast (R-Fla.)

S.1484: Forage Fish Conservation Act of 2021

Sponsor: Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

H.R.3702: Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife...

Sponsor: Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.1995: Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2021

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.2773: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2021

Sponsor: Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.2016: Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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

H.R.3758: Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 2021

Sponsor: Charlie Crist (D-Fla.)

S.1154: Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 2021

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

H.R.4690: Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2022

Sponsor: Jared Huffman (D-Calif.)

H.R.5306: REEF Act

Sponsor: Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.)

S.2946: Re-using Equipment for Environmental Fortification Act

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

S.2372: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2022

Sponsor: Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)

H.R.4202: MRRRI Act

Sponsor: Betty McCollum (D-Minn.)

H.R.5770: Forage Fish Conservation Act of 2021

Sponsor: Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.3069: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act of 2021

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.5973: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act of 2022

Sponsor: Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.3266: America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2022

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

S.3551: Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Steve Daines (R-Mont.)

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.8977: Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act of 2022

Sponsor: Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.)

S.4927: Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act of 2022

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

S.2130: RISEE Act of 2022

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

H.R.9088: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022

Sponsor: Robert J. Wittman (R-Va.)

S.4940: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022

Sponsor: Steve Daines (R-Mont.)

H.R.950: REEF Act

Sponsor: Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.)

S.386: REEF Act of 2023

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

H.R.913: RISEE Act of 2023

Sponsor: Lizzie Fletcher (D-Texas)

S.373: RISEE Act of 2023

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

S.873: America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023

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

S.1149: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2023

Sponsor: Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)

H.R.615: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023

Sponsor: Robert J. Wittman (R-Va.)

S.1833: Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023

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

H.R.4323: Protecting Whales, Human Safety and the Economy Act of 2023

Sponsor: Buddy Carter (R-Ga.)

H.R.3925: Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act of 2023

Sponsor: Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.)

S.1860: Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act of 2023

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

H.R.4051: Supporting the Health of Aquatic systems through Research Knowledge and...

Sponsor: Robert J. Wittman (R-Va.)

S.1185: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023

Sponsor: Steve Daines (R-Mont.)

H.R.4587: Red Snapper Act

Sponsor: John Rutherford (R-Fla.)

H.R.6814: Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act

Sponsor: Garret Graves (R-La.)

H.R.6492: EXPLORE Act

Sponsor: Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.)

H.R.6906: LAKES Act

Sponsor: Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.)

H.R.7925: Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act

Sponsor: Anthony D'Esposito (R-N.Y.)

S.3791: America's Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

H.R.6127: MAPWaters Act

Sponsor: Blake Moore (R-Utah)

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D. Micheal Leonard n/a
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Gordon Roberstson n/a
Patricia Doerr n/a
J. Michael Nussman n/a
Mary Beth Charles n/a
Michael Nussman n/a

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