• Issues related to bank hold on client funds

Duration: July 9, 2018 to February 28, 2019

General Issues: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Foreign Relations

Spending: about $200,000 (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 2018: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

Affiliated organizations: The Port Fund L.P.

Related Foreign Entities: Kuwait Ports Authority (showing investment in The Port Fund LP) (Safat 13039, KUW); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 41%; Kuwait Public Institution for Social Security (showing investment in The Port Fund LP) (Safat 13104, KUW); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 23%; The Port Fund L.P. (ultimate client, foreign entity) (George Town, Grand Cayman, KUW); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%