Lobbying Relationship

Client

Defense Maritime Solutions Inc. f/k/a Wartsila Defense, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

K&L GATES LLP

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  • Issues related to U.S. maritime policies, defense, government contracting, trade, procurement, supplier development funds, Navy shipbuilding, and Buy American regulations - no specific legislation. H. R. 2670 and S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 and H.R. 4365 and S.2587, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024: Issues related to procurement, supplier development funds, Navy shipbuilding, and Buy America regulations.

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General Issues: Defense

Spending: about $220,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2021: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Related Foreign Entities: Wartsila Corporation (Fl-00180 Helsinki, FIN); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%

Bills mentioned

H.R.7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

S.4543: James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Sponsor: Jack Reed (D-R.I.)

H.R.2670: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Sponsor: Mike D. Rogers (R-Ala.)

S.2226: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Sponsor: Jack Reed (D-R.I.)

H.R.4365: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

S.2587: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

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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?
Matthew Manning Legislative Director, Congressman Jimmy Panetta; Military Legislative Assistant, Congressman Brad Ashford; Legislative Aid, Senator Mark Udall
Roderick Hall Asst Administrator for Government Affairs, FAA; Deputy Chief of Staff/LA/District Outreach Director, Rep Johnson
James Sartucci Legislative Director, Senator Trent Lott
Andrew Tabler Research Assistant, House Armed Services Committee; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Senate Affairs
Ryan Carney Chief of Staff, Rep. Tom MacArthur; Chief of Staff, Rep. Bryan Steil; Staff Director, House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth; Senior Advisor, Committee on House Administration
Lauren Flynn Leg. Correspondent, Leg. Asst, to Rep. Greg Walden
Darrell Conner n/a
Doug Hall n/a
Brody Garland n/a
Steven McCain n/a
Steven Valentine 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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