Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012

H.R.4348 - "Highway Bill" - Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2013, "An act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and other purposes." - SEC. 100124. Repeals. (a) Transportation requirements for certain exports sponsored by the Secretary of Agriculture.- (c) Conforming Amendments. Met with members of the House Transportation & Infrastructure and Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation committees regarding this bill. H.R. 5887 - "Coast Guard Authorization Bill" - Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 to Authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2013 through 2014, and for other purposes. Title II and Title II. Lobbied members of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. H.R.104 - "Realize America's Maritime Promise (RAMP) Act" - A bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance. Section 2. Lobbied members and staff of the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee regarding cosponsoring this bill. H.R.23 - "Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2011" - A bill to amend Title 38, United States Code, to direct the secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II. Section. 2. Payments to Individuals who served during World War II in the United States Merchant Marine, and Sec. 533. Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund. Lobbied House Veterans' Affairs Committee staff members regarding cosponsoring this legislation. H.R. 4310 - "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013" - Authorities appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2013.Title XXXV--Maritime Administration, All Sections. Lobbied members and staff of the House Armed Services Committee regarding this bill. H.R. 5889 - "Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2012" - A bill to amend Title 18, United States Code, to provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism, and for other purposes. Research purposes only. H.R. 2112 - "Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012" - Makes FY2012 appropriations for the: (1) Department of Agriculture (USDA), (2) Food and Drug Administration (FDA), (3) Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and (4) Farm Credit Administration. Title V-- Foreign Assistance and Related Programs. Lobbied members and staff of the House Appropriations committee. H.R. 3173 - "To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)". SEC. 3. TWIC Application Reform. Lobbied members and staff of the House Homeland Security Committee regarding this bill. H.R. 2072 - "Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012." All Sections. Lobbied members and staff of the House Financial Services committee regarding this bill. S.S. Badger - Lobbied members and staff of the Michigan Delegation regarding this vessel's continued operation. Attended a Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation hearing on "Recent Regulation of the Maritime Industry: Ensuring U.S. Job Growth While Improving Environmental and Worker Safety." Attended a Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation hearing on "A Review of Vessels Used to Carry Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drawdowns." Met with the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and Department of Transportation (DOT) staff members on various issues concerning the membership of American Maritime Officers, like, Cargo Preference, P.L.-480 Program, Title XI (Shipbuilding Loan Guarantees), Ship disposal and the Maritime Security Program. Met with staff members from the Department of Labor regarding American Maritime Officers collective bargaining wage determinations. Met with maritime industry coalitions on numerous occasions regarding the issues of Cargo Preference requirements, Piracy, P.L.480 (Food for Peace Program), Harbor Maintenance Tax, and Jones Act waivers. These meetings prompted break-out meetings to various House and Senate members and their staff on the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee, House Agriculture committee, House Foreign Affairs committee, Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry committee, Senate Appropriations committee and the Senate Foreign Relations committee. Met with the United States Coast Guard on various issues concerning the membership of American Maritime Officers, mariner licensing and medical documentation, mariner and vessel protection, piracy and Great Lakes ice-breaking. Met with the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, contract mariner jobs and limits on MSC leases (charters). Met with the Department of Homeland Security on issues that effect our membership due to the implementation of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) cards. Attended the 3rd Annual National Maritime Industry "Sail-In" Day in which more than 150 maritime industry professionals/representatives visited 170 Congressional offices. There were non-active periods in April and May (April. 1st - 15th and May 1st - 6th) of 2012.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)