Loading…
Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act
Legislative Progress
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
80pct
90d open
vs 6,526 other HR bills in the 114th — cohort avg 56d
Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2019 the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). (Sec. 4) To distinguish between fish that are depleted due to fishing and those that are depleted for other reasons, the term "depleted" replaces the term "overfished" throughout the MSA. A depleted stock has a biomass that has declined below a level that jeopardizes the capacity of the stock or stock complex (multiple fish stocks) to produce a maximum sustainable yield on a continuing basis. Fishery plans for depleted fisheries must specify a time period for rebuilding the fishery that is as short as practicable rather than as short as possible. The bill removes a requirement that plans for rebuilding depleted fisheries not exceed a 10-year time frame and replaces it with a requirement that the rebuilding time frame not exceed the time the stock would be rebuilt without fishing occurring plus one mean generation. Exceptions from this requirement are provided for cases in which: the biology of the stock of fish, other environmental conditions, or management measures under an international agreement in which the United States participates dictate otherwise; the cause of the stock being depleted is outside the jurisdiction of a Regional Fishery Management Council or the rebuilding program cannot be effective only by limiting fishing activities; one or more components of a mixed-stock fishery is depleted but cannot be rebuilt within that time frame without significant economic harm to the fishery, or cannot be rebuilt without causing another component of the mixed-stock fishery to approach a depleted status; recruitment, distribution, or life history of, or fishing activities for, the stock are affected by informal transboundary agreements under which management activities outside the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) by another country may hinder conservation and management efforts by U.S fishermen; and the stock has been affected by unusual events that make rebuilding within the specified time period improbable without significant economic harm to fishing communities. Plans for depleted fisheries must take into account environmental conditions including predator and prey relationships. Those plans also must specify a schedule for reviewing the rebuilding targets, evaluating environmental impacts on rebuilding progress, and evaluating progress being made toward reaching rebuilding targets. Plans may use alternative rebuilding strategies, including harvest control rules and fishing mortality-rate targets. A Council may terminate a rebuilding plan for a fishery that was initially determined to be depleted, but then found to not be depleted, within two years of the plan's effective date or within 90 days after the completion of the next stock assessment. An emergency regulation or interim measure for fisheries which changes a rebuilding plan must remain in effect for a year instead of 180 days and may be extended for up to a year. (Sec. 5) Councils may consider changes in an ecosystem and the economic needs of the fishing communities when setting annual catch limits (ACLs). Councils do not have to develop an annual catch limit (ACLs) for an ecosystem component species. Those species are fish that are: (1) not targeted and are caught incidentally, (2) not subject to overfishing, approaching a depleted condition or depleted, and (3) not likely to become subject to overfishing or depleted in the absence of conservation and management measures. The Councils do not have to develop ACLs for fisheries with certain short-lived fish. Councils may establish: (1) an ACL for a stock complex, or (2) ACLs for each year in any continuous period that is no more than three years in duration. (Sec. 6) When issuing an annual report on the status of fisheries, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must distinguish between fisheries that are depleted as a result of fishing and fisheries that are depleted as a result of factors other than fishing. The report must also state whether each depleted fishery is a target of directed fishing. (Sec. 7) Each Council's scientific and statistical committee must develop advice provided to the Council in a transparent manner and allow for public involvement in the process. Fishery impact statements must analyze the impacts of proposed actions in fishery management plans on the quality of the human environment. In addition to existing requirements, those impact statements must include the proposed action's purpose, the environmental impact of the proposed action, adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided, a reasonable range of alternatives, and the relationship between short-term use of the fishery resources and the enhancement of long-term productivity. A process is established for evaluating the adequacy of the statements in considering the environmental impacts of implementing the fishery management plan. Actions taken in accordance with the fishery impact statements are deemed to fulfill the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. (Sec. 8) The New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico Councils may not implement a new catch share program unless it has been approved by a majority of the permit holders eligible to participate in the fishery. A catch share is a fishery management program that allocates a specific percentage of the total allowable catch for a fishery, or a specific fishing area, to an individual, cooperative, community, processor, representative of a commercial sector, or regional fishery association. (Sec. 9) NOAA must report annually on the amount collected from each of the fisheries managed under a limited access privilege program and community development quota program and detail how the funds were spent on a fishery-by-fishery basis. NOAA must submit the report to Congress and each of the Councils from whose fisheries the fees were collected. (Sec. 10) NOAA must issue regulations governing the use of electronic monitoring of fisheries subject to the MSA. The regulations must distinguish between monitoring for data collection and research purposes and monitoring for compliance and enforcement purposes. They must include minimum criteria, objectives, or performance standards for electronic monitoring. After the regulations are issued, Councils may incorporate electronic monitoring if it will yield data collection and compliance results that are comparable to results from on-board observers . Councils may conduct pilot projects for the use of electronic monitoring for fisheries on a fishery-by-fishery basis. NOAA must work with the Councils and nongovernmental entities to develop and implement the use of video survey technologies and expanded use of acoustic survey technologies. The bill revises data confidentiality provisions, including by requiring information submitted to NOAA, a state fisheries management agency, or a Marine Fisheries Commission to be used only for the purposes of fisheries management, monitoring, and enforcement under the MSA. NOAA may not provide vessel-specific or aggregate vessel information from a fishery that is collected for monitoring and enforcement purposes to any person for the purposes of coastal and marine spatial planning under Executive Order 13547, unless the information is important for maintaining or enhancing national security or for ensuring fishermen continued access to fishing grounds. NOAA may obligate amounts received as fisheries enforcement penalties for collecting information on data-poor fisheries. Each Council must identify data-poor fisheries in its region, prioritize those fisheries based on the need of each fishery for up-to-date information, and provide those priorities to NOAA. (Sec. 11) NOAA must publish a plan for implementing the Cooperative Research and Management Program within a year. The plan must identify and describe critical regional fishery management and research needs, possible projects that may address those needs, and estimated project costs. The plan must be revised and updated every five years. (Sec. 12) The New England Fishery Management Council and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council must each provide a voting seat on their Council for the other Council. (Sec. 13) In conjunction with the states, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, and the recreational fishing sectors, NOAA must develop and implement a real-time reporting and data collection program for the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery using available technology. NOAA must make the program a priority for funds received through the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act for that region. In conjunction with the states, the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, and the commercial, charter, and recreational fishing sectors, NOAA must develop and implement a cooperative research program for the fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic regions, giving priority to those fisheries that are considered data-poor. NOAA may use funds from the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act for that research program. The Southeast Regional Office of the National Marine Fisheries Service must develop a schedule of stock surveys and stock assessments for the Gulf of Mexico Region and the South Atlantic Region for the next five-year period and for every five-year period thereafter, giving priority to those stocks that are commercially or recreationally important. The Southeast Science Center must ensure that fisheries information made available through fisheries programs funded under P.L. 112-141 be incorporated as soon as possible into fisheries stock assessments. The offshore jurisdictions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are extended from three miles to nine miles for the recreational management of red snapper. NOAA and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management must enter into a cooperative agreement for the funding of stock assessments that are necessitated by any action by the Bureau with respect to offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico that adversely impacts red snapper. (Sec. 14) Alaska may currently regulate a fishing vessel operating in a fishery in the EEZ off Alaska in the absence of a federal fishery management plan. (Sec. 15) The MSA is the controlling fishery management authority in the case of any conflict between it and the National Marine Sanctuaries Act or the Antiquities Act of 1906. To ensure transparency and consistent management of fisheries throughout their range, any restriction on the management of fish in the EEZ that is necessary to implement a recovery plan under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 must be implemented using the authority under the MSA and in accordance with the processes and time schedules required under the MSA. (Sec. 16) The North Pacific Council may change the pollock harvest cap under the American Fisheries Act as long as the cap does not exceed 24% percent of the pollock available to be harvested in the directed pollock fishery. (Sec. 17) NOAA must establish partnerships with states to develop best practices for implementing state recreational fisheries programs and guidance that details best practices for administering state programs. NOAA must submit and publish biennial reports that include: (1) the estimated accuracy of federal standardized fishing vessel registration and information management systems, (2) priorities for improving recreational fishing data collection, and (3) an explanation of any use of information collected by state programs and NOAA. NOAA must make grants to states to improve implementation of state recreational data collection programs, giving priority to grants for improving the quality and accuracy of the programs. NOAA must enter an agreement with the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to study the implementation of recreational data collection programs and must report on the results of the study. (Sec. 18) The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission must conduct all fishery stock assessments used for management purposes by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council for the fisheries managed under the Council's Reef Fish Management Plan. Those assessments must incorporate fisheries survey information collected by university researchers . Any of those fishery stock assessments conducted after the enactment of this Act must incorporate fishery surveys conducted, and other relevant fisheries information collected, on and around natural and artificial reefs. (Sec. 19) NOAA must: (1) publish the estimated cost of recovery from a fishery resource disaster within 30 days from the time the disaster determination is made, and (2) make a decision regarding a disaster decision request within 90 days of receiving that estimate. (Sec. 21) Red snappers that are killed during the removal of any offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico cannot be considered in determining under the MSA whether the total allowable catch for that fish has been reached. (Sec. 22) Fish that are seized from a foreign vessel engaged in illegal fishing activities in the EEZ cannot be considered in determining the total allowable catch for that fishery. (Sec. 23) The term "subsistence fishing" is defined for purposes of the MSA. The governor of Alaska, when submitting nominations for North Pacific Fishery Management Council, must consult with interests representing subsistence fishing. (Sec. 24) Any commercial catch share allocation in a fishery in the Gulf of Mexico may only be traded by sale or lease within the same commercial fishing sector. (Sec. 25) If commercial fishing is made available through a fishery management plan for the EEZ in the Arctic Ocean, or an amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for Fish Resources of the Arctic Management Area, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council must set aside at least 10% of a total allowable catch as an Arctic community development quota for coastal villages located north and east of the Bering Strait. (Sec. 26) In the hiring of individuals to collect information on marine recreational fishing, NOAA shall give preference to students studying water resource issues at institutions of higher education. (Sec. 27) NOAA must enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to study the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico mixed-use fisheries to: (1) provide guidance to the Councils on criteria for allocating fishing privileges in the preparation of a fishery management plan, (2) identify sources of information that could reasonably support the use of such criteria in allocation decisions, and (3) develop procedures for allocation reviews and potential adjustments in allocations. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council must review the allocations of all mixed-use fisheries within their respective jurisdictions within two years and perform subsequent reviews every three years thereafter.
These links require the bill number to appear in the filing's source-reported specific issue text. Client expenses and lobbying-firm income are separate disclosure fields.
Filing registrants (21)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1335.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 225 - 152 (Roll no. 267).
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 225 - 152 (Roll no. 267).
HouseOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 155 - 223 (Roll no. 266).
HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H3622)
Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Peters motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to protect fishing communities in the aftermath of an oil or hazardous materials spill by requiring: (1) the relevant Regional Fishery Management Council fully assess the impacts of the spill to stocks of fish, fishing communities, and the marine environment; (2) the polluter pay for any cleanup or removal of pollution impacting fishery; (3) the polluter pay for testing of fish and water quality, in order to protect consumers and fishermen.
Bills with similar content found using semantic analysis.
Sources: Congress.gov
2016 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
HR 1335, HR3094, S105, management of marine fisheries
Client expense: $17,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
HR 1335, HR3094, S105, management of marine fisheries
Client expense: $17,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
HR 1335, HR3094, S105, management of marine fisheries
Client expense: $17,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization (Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act [H.R.1335]); Fisheries (Red Snapper Regulatory Reform Act [H.R.981], Gulf State Red Snapper Management Authority Act [H.R.1335], Gulf Red Snapper Data Improvement Act [H.R.3521], Red Snapper Management Improvement Act[S.105], Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act [H.R.4576], South Atlantic Red Snapper Data Improvement Act [HR.3644], Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act [H.R.3094], Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 [S.1334,HR.774], provisions of sportsmens packages [S.659, S.556]; Ocean acidification and communities or ecosystems affected by it (Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2015 [H.R.2553], Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2015 [H.R.1967], Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2015 [H.R. 2717], Coral Reef Sustainability through Innovation Act of 2016 [H.R.4811, S.2705], To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 [H.R.5771, H.R.5821]); Marine debris (including Land-Based Marine Debris Reduction Act [H.R. 1960], Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2016 [S.3086]); National Ocean Policy; Gulf restoration efforts following Deepwater Horizon spill; National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2016 (S.3282); Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Amendments Act of 2016 (H.R.5978)
Client expense: $117,054 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Sustainability and managemnt of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; global productiona and distribution of seafood; HR 1335: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization); HR 3282:Protecting Honest Fisherman Act; HR 3094: A bill to move management of Red Snapper from Regional COuncil control to that of state control; adding squid and certain cephalopods to H.R 4245 (a bill to exempt sea urchins and sea cucumbers)
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Mr. Peters moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H3621-3623; text: CR H3621-3622)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H3621)
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1335.
SPEAKING OUT OF ORDER - The Chair recognized Rep. Wittman to speak out of order for one minute.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3619-3620, H3621-3624)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1335 as unfinished business.
On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Bishop (UT) moved that the Committee rise.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 274, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Huffman substitute amendment No. 8.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 274, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wittman amendment No. 7.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 274, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Graves (LA) amendment No. 6.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 274, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young (AK) amendment No. 5.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lowenthal amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lowenthal demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 274, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lowenthal amendment No. 4.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 274, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Keating amendment No. 3.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Dingell amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Dingell demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 274, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Dingell amendment No. 1.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1335.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Chris Collins to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 274 and Rule XVIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1335 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 274. (consideration: CR H3591-3592, H3592-3617; text of amendment in the nature of substitute: CR H3599-3603)
Rule H. Res. 274 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 274 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1335 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 82.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-116.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 14.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E306-307)
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Referred to |
| March 4, 2015 |
| March 4, 2015 |
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; H.R. 1335: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization);hr 3094: red Snapper management bill; HR 3282: protecting honest fisherman act; S.556 Sportsmen's Act of 2015; adding squid and certain cephalopods to H.R 4245 (a bill to exempt sea urchins and sea cucumbers)
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Animals
Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; health benefits versus risk of consuming seafood;fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; S.J Res. 28 a bill for congressional disapproval of the rule relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes; global production and distribution of seafood; H.R. 1335: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization); HR 4245: a bill to exempt sea urchins and sea cucumbers;
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Monitor legislation and federal issues related to FDA Model Food Code. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Magnuson-Stevens Act. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to menu labeling. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to U.S. Dietary Guidelines. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Food Safety. Monitor federal issues related to FDA sodium docket. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to the allocation of Red Snapper in the Gulf. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Agriculture Reform including Farm Bill legislation. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to catfish inspection. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to labeling of genetically modified foods. H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015. H.R. 2017/S. 2217 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015. H.R. 1335 - Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act. S.105 - Red Snapper Management Improvement Act. H.R. 4184 - The Food Recovery Act. H.R. 3094 - Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act. S.J. Res. 28 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes. S. 3108 - Food Recovery Act of 2016. H.R. 4382, Food Waste Accountability Act of 2016.
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
H.R. 981, Red Snapper Regulatory Reform Act, entire bill. H.R. 1207, Healthy Fisheries Through Better Science Act, entire bill. H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, entire bill and H. Amendment 266 and 267. H.R. 2406, SHARE Act: issues pertaining to management of federal fisheries. H.R. 3094, Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act, entire bill. H.R. 3521, Gulf Red Snapper Data Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 55, Offshore Fairness Act, entire bill. S. 105, Red Snapper Management Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016: issues pertaining to management of federal fisheries. S. 1403, Florida Fisheries Improvement Act, entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 1335 the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, all provisions relating to fisheries catch limits. S.1403 the Florida Fisheries Improvement Act, all provisions relating to fisheries catch limits. HR 3094 Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act, all provisions relating to state management of the red snapper fishery.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 167 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act H.R. 239 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act H.R.538 - Native American Energy Act H.R. 1335 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act HR 1937 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2015 H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 H.R. 4037 - Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act H.R. 2316 - Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act H.R. 3881 - Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2015 H.R. 4579 - Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act H.R. 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5500 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act H.R. 5538 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R.3843 - Locatable Minerals Claim Location and Maintenance Fees Act of 2015 H.R. 4900 - Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) H.R. 5278 - Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) H.R. 5129 - Guides and Outfitters Act (GO Act) S. 1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act (amendments #18, 71, 166) S. 235 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015 S. 517 - Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Repair Act S. 890 - Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015 S. 1403 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act S. 1416 - A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to limit the authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument S. 1691 - National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act S. 1271- Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act or the FLARE Act S. 2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 and amendments (#3027, #3033, #3023 #3034, #3126, #3245) S. 2341 - A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. S. 2383 - Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act S. 2902 - Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 S. 3066 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act S.2328- Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) S.2240 - Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act S.2997 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016 S. 3004 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act S. 3085 Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 and Dem. alternative. S. 3202 - A bill to facilitate the transport of additional hydrocarbons to extend the life of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, to further American energy security, and for other purposes. S. 3068 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 3085 --Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 and proposed amendments S. ___ - Discussion Draft Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management Act Discussions on Water Resource Development Act of 2016 (WRDA 2016) Rulemakings USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement for Tongass Land and Resource Plan Amendment at 81 Fed. Reg. 43,198 (July 1, 2016) Final rule: USDA, U.S. Forest Service; reinstatement of the North Fork Coal Mining Area exception to the Colorado Roadless Rule at 81 Fed. Reg. 91811 (36 CFR Part 294, Dec. 19, 2016). Record of Decision: final approval of Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment (Dec. 9, 2016). http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd526894.pdf DOI and USDA announced a two-year time-out on Yellowstone gateway mineral extraction 43 U.S.C. 1702(j); 43 C.F.R. 2300-0-5(h).(Nov. 21, 2016). DOI, Fish and Wildlife Service; Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska; Revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement; 80 FR 4303, pages 4303-4306 (January 27, 2015) US Department of Commerce; NOAA; New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts National Monuments: Proposal (Sept. 2015) DOI, Bureau of Land Management; Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; November 18, 2016 (81 FR 83008). DOI, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Air Quality Control, Reporting, and Compliance; April 5, 2016 EPA, Office of Environmental Justice, Discussions about regulation for Port emissions. CEQ, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (Aug. 2, 2016) Presidential Proclamation: Establishment of the Gold Butte National Monument (Dec. 28, 2016) Presidential Proclamation: Establishment of the Bears Ears National Monument (Dec. 28, 2016) Presidential Proclamation: Establishment of the North East Canyons and Seamounts National Monument (Sept. 15, 2016)
Client expense: $77,176 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to management of federal marine resources with emphasis on fisheries management and Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization; Tax issues pertaining to sport fishing industry; Budget and appropriation issues related to federal natural resource management; Issues pertaining to federal management of freshwater fishery resources; Issues related to bills contained in House and Senate sportsmen-related legislative packages; Issues related to the consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 2029; Issues related to S. 1403, S. 659, S. 589, S. 556, S. 405, S. 105, S. 55, S. 1894, S. 105, S.834, S. 3068, S.2837, S. 2012, S. 3099, S. 3374, H.R. 8, H.R. 2406, H.R. 5538, H.R. 5393, H.R. 3521, H.R. 3310, H.R. 3094, H.R. 3173, H.R. 3462, H.R. 1335, H.R. 981, H.R. 2578.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Issues related to management of federal marine resources with emphasis on fisheries management and Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization; Tax issues pertaining to sport fishing industry; Budget and appropriation issues related to federal natural resource management; Issues pertaining to federal management of freshwater fishery resources; Issues related to bills contained in House and Senate sportsmen-related legislative packages; Issues related to the consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 2029; Issues related to S. 1403, S. 659, S. 589, S. 556, S. 405, S. 105, S. 55, S. 1894, S. 105, S.834, S. 3068, S.2837, S. 2012, S. 3099, S. 3374, H.R. 8, H.R. 2406, H.R. 5538, H.R. 5393, H.R. 3521, H.R. 3310, H.R. 3094, H.R. 3173, H.R. 3462, H.R. 1335, H.R. 981, H.R. 2578.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
Issues related to management of federal marine resources with emphasis on fisheries management and Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization; Tax issues pertaining to sport fishing industry; Budget and appropriation issues related to federal natural resource management; Issues pertaining to federal management of freshwater fishery resources; Issues related to bills contained in House and Senate sportsmen-related legislative packages; Issues related to the consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 2029; Issues related to S. 1403, S. 659, S. 589, S. 556, S. 405, S. 105, S. 55, S. 1894, S. 105, S.834, S. 3068, S.2837, S. 2012, S. 3099, S. 3374, H.R. 8, H.R. 2406, H.R. 5538, H.R. 5393, H.R. 3521, H.R. 3310, H.R. 3094, H.R. 3173, H.R. 3462, H.R. 1335, H.R. 981, H.R. 2578.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to management of federal marine resources with emphasis on fisheries management and Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization; Tax issues pertaining to sport fishing industry; Budget and appropriation issues related to federal natural resource management; Issues pertaining to federal management of freshwater fishery resources; Issues related to bills contained in House and Senate sportsmen-related legislative packages; Issues related to the consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 2029; Issues related to S. 1403, S. 659, S. 589, S. 556, S. 405, S. 105, S. 55, S. 1894, S. 105, S.834, S. 3068, S.2837, S. 2012, S. 3099, S. 3374, H.R. 8, H.R. 2406, H.R. 5538, H.R. 5393, H.R. 3521, H.R. 3310, H.R. 3094, H.R. 3173, H.R. 3462, H.R. 1335, H.R. 981, H.R. 2578.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Issues related to management of federal marine resources with emphasis on fisheries management and Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization; Tax issues pertaining to sport fishing industry; Budget and appropriation issues related to federal natural resource management; Issues pertaining to federal management of freshwater fishery resources; Issues related to bills contained in House and Senate sportsmen-related legislative packages; Issues related to the consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 2029; Issues related to S. 1403, S. 659, S. 589, S. 556, S. 405, S. 105, S. 55, S. 1894, S. 105, S.834, S. 3068, S.2837, S. 2012, S. 3099, S. 3374, H.R. 8, H.R. 2406, H.R. 5538, H.R. 5393, H.R. 3521, H.R. 3310, H.R. 3094, H.R. 3173, H.R. 3462, H.R. 1335, H.R. 981, H.R. 2578.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Issues related to management of federal marine resources with emphasis on fisheries management and Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization; Tax issues pertaining to sport fishing industry; Budget and appropriation issues related to federal natural resource management; Issues pertaining to federal management of freshwater fishery resources; Issues related to bills contained in House and Senate sportsmen-related legislative packages; Issues related to the consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 2029; Issues related to S. 1403, S. 659, S. 589, S. 556, S. 405, S. 105, S. 55, S. 1894, S. 105, S.834, S. 3068, S.2837, S. 2012, S. 3099, S. 3374, H.R. 8, H.R. 2406, H.R. 5538, H.R. 5393, H.R. 3521, H.R. 3310, H.R. 3094, H.R. 3173, H.R. 3462, H.R. 1335, H.R. 981, H.R. 2578.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to management of federal marine resources with emphasis on fisheries management and Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization; Tax issues pertaining to sport fishing industry; Budget and appropriation issues related to federal natural resource management; Issues pertaining to federal management of freshwater fishery resources; Issues related to bills contained in House and Senate sportsmen-related legislative packages; Issues related to the consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 2029; Issues related to S. 1403, S. 659, S. 589, S. 556, S. 405, S. 105, S. 55, S. 1894, S. 105, S.834, S. 3068, S.2837, S. 2012, S. 3099, S. 3374, H.R. 8, H.R. 2406, H.R. 5538, H.R. 5393, H.R. 3521, H.R. 3310, H.R. 3094, H.R. 3173, H.R. 3462, H.R. 1335, H.R. 981, H.R. 2578.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Maintenance dredging permitting issues in the Magnuson Stevens Act (H.R. 1335), Coast Guard Bill (S.1611 & H.R. 1987) and Water Resource Development Act (H.R. 5303, S. 2848).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Fishing access, issues regarding fisheries managed by Commerce, NOAA Fisheries. Fresh water fisheries. Marine fisheries laws (e.g. Magnuson Stevens), Drought/Salmon HR 1335, S 1403, HR 2898, S 105, HR 981, HR 2406, S. 2533, S 3087
Client expense: $34,855 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2016 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Fisheries conservation and management issues. Northeaster fishing community issue and funding for fisheries research. H.R. 799 - Fisheries Disaster Relief and Research Act. H.R. 1335 - Reauthorization of Magnuson-Stevens Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
HR 1335 and S. 1403, Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization; S.1611, Coast Guard reauthorization and vessel discharge provision and federal fisheries financing opportunities. Possible legislation pertaining to the National Ocean Policy and Congressional authorization of such policy. Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement. S. 2529 and HR 4617, legislation to amend the National School Lunch Act to strengthen the Buy American requirement for seafood sold through federally subsidized food procurement programs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization (Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act [H.R.1335]); Fisheries (Red Snapper Regulatory Reform Act [H.R.981], Gulf State Red Snapper Management Authority Act [H.R.1335], Gulf Red Snapper Data Improvement Act [H.R.3521], Red Snapper Management Improvement Act[S.105], Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act [H.R.4576], South Atlantic Red Snapper Data Improvement Act [HR.3644], Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act [H.R.3094], Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 [S.1334,HR.774], provisions of sportsmens packages [S.659, S.556]; Ocean acidification and communities or ecosystems affected by it (Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2015 [H.R.2553], Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2015 [H.R.1967], Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2015 [H.R. 2717], Coral Reef Sustainability through Innovation Act of 2016 [H.R.4811, S.2705], To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 [H.R.5771, H.R.5821]); Marine debris (including Land-Based Marine Debris Reduction Act [H.R. 1960], Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2016 [S.3086]); National Ocean Policy; Gulf restoration efforts following Deepwater Horizon spill; National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2016 (S.3282); Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Amendments Act of 2016 (H.R.5978)
Client expense: $142,239 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2016 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Fisheries conservation and management issues. Northeaster fishing community issue and funding for fisheries research. H.R. 799 - Fisheries Disaster Relief and Research Act. H.R. 1335 - Reauthorization of Magnuson-Stevens Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; H.R. 1335: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization);hr 3094: red Snapper management bill; HR 3282: protecting honest fisherman act; S.556 Sportsmen's Act of 2015; adding squid and certain cephalopods to H.R 4245 (a bill to exempt sea urchins and sea cucumbers)
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · third_quarter · Animals
Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; health benefits versus risk of consuming seafood;fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; S.J Res. 28 a bill for congressional disapproval of the rule relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes; global production and distribution of seafood; H.R. 1335: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization); HR 4245: a bill to exempt sea urchins and sea cucumbers;
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Sustainability and managemnt of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; global productiona and distribution of seafood; HR 1335: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization); HR 3282:Protecting Honest Fisherman Act; HR 3094: A bill to move management of Red Snapper from Regional COuncil control to that of state control; adding squid and certain cephalopods to H.R 4245 (a bill to exempt sea urchins and sea cucumbers)
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
H.R. 981, Red Snapper Regulatory Reform Act, entire bill. H.R. 1207, Healthy Fisheries Through Better Science Act, entire bill. H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, entire bill and H. Amendment 266 and 267. H.R. 2406, SHARE Act: issues pertaining to management of federal fisheries. H.R. 3094, Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act, entire bill. H.R. 3521, Gulf Red Snapper Data Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 55, Offshore Fairness Act, entire bill. S. 105, Red Snapper Management Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016: issues pertaining to management of federal fisheries. S. 1403, Florida Fisheries Improvement Act, entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Monitor legislation and federal issues related to FDA Model Food Code. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Magnuson-Stevens Act. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to menu labeling. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to U.S. Dietary Guidelines. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Food Safety. Monitor federal issues related to FDA sodium docket. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to the allocation of Red Snapper in the Gulf. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Agriculture Reform including Farm Bill legislation. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to catfish inspection. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to labeling of genetically modified foods. H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015. H.R. 2017/S. 2217 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015. H.R. 1335 - Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act. S.105 - Red Snapper Management Improvement Act. H.R. 4184 - The Food Recovery Act. S. Amdt 3450 to S. 764 - Generically Modified Food. H.R. 3094 - Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act S.J. Res. 28 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes. S. 3108 - Food Recovery Act of 2016. Senate amendment to the House amendment to S. 764 - An Act to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 1335 the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, all provisions relating to fisheries catch limits. S.1403 the Florida Fisheries Improvement Act, all provisions relating to fisheries catch limits. HR 3094 Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act, all provisions relating to state management of the red snapper fishery.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 167 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act H.R. 239 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act H.R.538 - Native American Energy Act H.R. 974 - Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act and Lummis amdt. H.R. 1335 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act HR 1937 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2015 H.R. 2386 - Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act H.R. 2430 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 H.R. 3382 - Lake Tahoe Restoration Act H.R. 4037 - Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act H.R. 2316 - Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act H.R. 3650 - State National Forest Management Act of 2015 H.R. 3881 - Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2015 H.R. 4313 - Historic Routes Preservation Act H.R. 4751 - Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act of 2016 H.R. 4579 - Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act H.R. 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5500 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act H.R. 5538 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R.3843 - Locatable Minerals Claim Location and Maintenance Fees Act of 2015 H.R. 4900 - Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) H.R. 5278 - Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) S. 1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act (amendments #18, 71, 166) S. 437 Improved National Monument Designation Process Act S. 517 - Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Repair Act S. 890 - Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015 S. 631 - A bill to exempt National Forest System land in the State of Alaska from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule S. 1375 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2015 S. 1403 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act S. 1416 - A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to limit the authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument S. 1691 - National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act S. 1271- Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act or the FLARE Act S. 2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 and amendments (#3027, #3033, #3023 #3034, #3126, #3245) S. 2341 - A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. S. 2383 - Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act S. 2902 - Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 S. 3066 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act S.2328- Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) S.2240 - Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act S.2997 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016 S. 3004 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act S. 3005 - Alaska Land Use Council Act S. 3006 - Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act S. 3202 - A bill to facilitate the transport of additional hydrocarbons to extend the life of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, to further American energy security, and for other purposes. S. 3203 - A bill to provide for economic development and access to resources in Alaska, and for other purposes. S. 3204 - King Cove Road Land Exchange Act S. 3273 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act S. 3068 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 3085 - Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 S. ___ - Discussion Draft Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management ActDiscussions on Water Resource Development Act of 2016 (WRDA 2016) S. 3203, Alaska Economic Development and Access to Resources Act S. 3204, the King Cove Road Land Exchange Act S. 3317 - A bill to prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Utah except by express authorization of Congress Rulemakings USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement for Tongass Land and Resource Plan Amendment at 81 Fed. Reg. 43,198 (July 1, 2016) USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Reinstate the North Fork Coal Mining Area exception of the Colorado Roadless Rule at 80 Fed. Reg. 72,665 (Nov. 20, 2015) DOI, Fish and Wildlife Service; Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska; Revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement; 80 FR 4303, pages 4303-4306 (January 27, 2015) US Department of Commerce; NOAA; New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts National Monuments: Proposal (Sept. 2015) DOI, Bureau of Land Management; Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; February 8, 2016 (81 FR 6616). DOI, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Air Quality Control, Reporting, and Compliance; April 5, 2016 EPA, Office of Environmental Justice, Discussions about regulation for Port emissions. CEQ, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (Aug. 2, 2016)
Client expense: $79,453 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Issues related to management of federal marine resources with emphasis on fisheries management and Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization; tax issues pertaining to sport fishing industry; budget and appropriation issues related to federal natural resource management; issues pertaining to federal management of freshwater fishery resources; issues related to bills contained in House and Senate sportsmen-related legislative packages; issues related to the consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 2029; issues related to S. 1403, S. 659, S. 589, S. 556, S. 405, S. 105, S. 55, S. 1894, S. 105, S.834, S. 3068, S.2837, S. 2012, S. 3099, S. 3374, H.R. 8, H.R. 2406, H.R. 5538, H.R. 5393, H.R. 3521, H.R. 3310, H.R. 3094, H.R. 3173, H.R. 3462, H.R. 1335, H.R. 981, H.R. 2578.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to management of federal marine resources with emphasis on fisheries management and Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization; tax issues pertaining to sport fishing industry; budget and appropriation issues related to federal natural resource management; issues pertaining to federal management of freshwater fishery resources; issues related to bills contained in House and Senate sportsmen-related legislative packages; issues related to the consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 2029; issues related to S. 1403, S. 659, S. 589, S. 556, S. 405, S. 105, S. 55, S. 1894, S. 105, S.834, S. 3068, S.2837, S. 2012, S. 3099, S. 3374, H.R. 8, H.R. 2406, H.R. 5538, H.R. 5393, H.R. 3521, H.R. 3310, H.R. 3094, H.R. 3173, H.R. 3462, H.R. 1335, H.R. 981, H.R. 2578.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to management of federal marine resources with emphasis on fisheries management and Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization; tax issues pertaining to sport fishing industry; budget and appropriation issues related to federal natural resource management; issues pertaining to federal management of freshwater fishery resources; issues related to bills contained in House and Senate sportsmen-related legislative packages; issues related to the consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 2029; issues related to S. 1403, S. 659, S. 589, S. 556, S. 405, S. 105, S. 55, S. 1894, S. 105, S.834, S. 3068, S.2837, S. 2012, S. 3099, S. 3374, H.R. 8, H.R. 2406, H.R. 5538, H.R. 5393, H.R. 3521, H.R. 3310, H.R. 3094, H.R. 3173, H.R. 3462, H.R. 1335, H.R. 981, H.R. 2578.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Issues related to management of federal marine resources with emphasis on fisheries management and Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization; tax issues pertaining to sport fishing industry; budget and appropriation issues related to federal natural resource management; issues pertaining to federal management of freshwater fishery resources; issues related to bills contained in House and Senate sportsmen-related legislative packages; issues related to the consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 2029; issues related to S. 1403, S. 659, S. 589, S. 556, S. 405, S. 105, S. 55, S. 1894, S. 105, S.834, S. 3068, S.2837, S. 2012, S. 3099, S. 3374, H.R. 8, H.R. 2406, H.R. 5538, H.R. 5393, H.R. 3521, H.R. 3310, H.R. 3094, H.R. 3173, H.R. 3462, H.R. 1335, H.R. 981, H.R. 2578.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
Issues related to management of federal marine resources with emphasis on fisheries management and Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization; tax issues pertaining to sport fishing industry; budget and appropriation issues related to federal natural resource management; issues pertaining to federal management of freshwater fishery resources; issues related to bills contained in House and Senate sportsmen-related legislative packages; issues related to the consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 2029; issues related to S. 1403, S. 659, S. 589, S. 556, S. 405, S. 105, S. 55, S. 1894, S. 105, S.834, S. 3068, S.2837, S. 2012, S. 3099, S. 3374, H.R. 8, H.R. 2406, H.R. 5538, H.R. 5393, H.R. 3521, H.R. 3310, H.R. 3094, H.R. 3173, H.R. 3462, H.R. 1335, H.R. 981, H.R. 2578.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Issues related to management of federal marine resources with emphasis on fisheries management and Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization; tax issues pertaining to sport fishing industry; budget and appropriation issues related to federal natural resource management; issues pertaining to federal management of freshwater fishery resources; issues related to bills contained in House and Senate sportsmen-related legislative packages; issues related to the consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 2029; issues related to S. 1403, S. 659, S. 589, S. 556, S. 405, S. 105, S. 55, S. 1894, S. 105, S.834, S. 3068, S.2837, S. 2012, S. 3099, S. 3374, H.R. 8, H.R. 2406, H.R. 5538, H.R. 5393, H.R. 3521, H.R. 3310, H.R. 3094, H.R. 3173, H.R. 3462, H.R. 1335, H.R. 981, H.R. 2578.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to management of federal marine resources with emphasis on fisheries management and Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization; tax issues pertaining to sport fishing industry; budget and appropriation issues related to federal natural resource management; issues pertaining to federal management of freshwater fishery resources; issues related to bills contained in House and Senate sportsmen-related legislative packages; issues related to the consolidated Appropriations Act, HR 2029; issues related to S. 1403, S. 659, S. 589, S. 556, S. 405, S. 105, S. 55, S. 1894, S. 105, S.834, S. 3068, S.2837, S. 2012, S. 3099, S. 3374, H.R. 8, H.R. 2406, H.R. 5538, H.R. 5393, H.R. 3521, H.R. 3310, H.R. 3094, H.R. 3173, H.R. 3462, H.R. 1335, H.R. 981, H.R. 2578.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Maintenance dredging permitting issues in the Magnuson Stevens Act (H.R. 1335), Coast Guard Bill (S.1611 & H.R. 1987) and Water Resource Development Act (H.R. 5303, S. 2848).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Fishing access, issues regarding fisheries managed by Commerce, NOAA Fisheries. Fresh water fisheries. Marine fisheries laws (e.g. Magnuson Stevens), Drought/Salmon HR 1335, S 1403, HR 2898, S 105, HR 981, HR 2406, S. 2533, S 3087
Client expense: $37,235 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2016 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
HR 1335 and S. 1403, Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization; S.1611, Coast Guard reauthorization and vessel discharge provision and federal fisheries financing opportunities. Possible legislation pertaining to the National Ocean Policy and Congressional authorization of such policy. Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement. S. 2529 and HR 4617, legislation to amend the National School Lunch Act to strengthen the Buy American requirement for seafood sold through federally subsidized food procurement programs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
HR 1335, HR3094, S105, management of marine fisheries
Client expense: $17,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization (Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act [H.R.1335]); Fisheries (Red Snapper Regulatory Reform Act [H.R.981], Gulf State Red Snapper Management Authority Act [H.R.1335], Gulf Red Snapper Data Improvement Act [H.R.3521], Red Snapper Management Improvement Act[S.105], Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act [H.R.4576], South Atlantic Red Snapper Data Improvement Act [HR.3644], Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act [H.R.3094], Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 [S.1334,HR.774], provisions of sportsmens packages [S.659, S.556]; Ocean acidification and communities or ecosystems affected by it (Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2015 [H.R.2553], Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2015 [H.R.1967], Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2015 [H.R. 2717], Coral Reef Sustainability through Innovation Act of 2016 [H.R.4811, S.2705], To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 [H.R.5771, H.R.5821]); Marine debris (including Land-Based Marine Debris Reduction Act [H.R. 1960], Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2016 [S.3086]); National Ocean Policy; Gulf restoration efforts following Deepwater Horizon spill;
Client expense: $142,685 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2016 · second_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Fisheries conservation and management issues. Northeaster fishing community issue and funding for fisheries research. H.R. 799 - Fisheries Disaster Relief and Research Act. H.R. 1335 - Reauthorization of Magnuson-Stevens Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
H.R. 774, S. 1334, Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015, entire bill. H.R. 981, Red Snapper Regulatory Reform Act, entire bill. H.R. 1207, Healthy Fisheries Through Better Science Act, entire bill. H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, entire bill and H. Amendment 266 and 267. H.R. 2406, SHARE Act: issues pertaining to management of federal fisheries. H.R. 3094, Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act, entire bill. H.R. 3521, Gulf Red Snapper Data Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 55, Offshore Fairness Act, entire bill. S. 105, Red Snapper Management Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 659, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016: issues pertaining to management of federal fisheries. S. 1403, Florida Fisheries Improvement Act, entire bill. H.R. 5393, S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017: issues related to management of federal fisheries.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Animals
Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; health benefits versus risk of consuming seafood;fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; S.J Res. 28 a bill for congressional disapproval of the rule relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes; global production and distribution of seafood; H.R. 1335: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization); HR 4245: a bill to exempt sea urchins and sea cucumbers;
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; H.R. 1335: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization);hr 3094: red Snapper management bill; HR 3282: protecting honest fisherman act; S.556 Sportsmen's Act of 2015; adding squid and certain cephalopods to H.R 4245 (a bill to exempt sea urchins and sea cucumbers)
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · second_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Sustainability and managemnt of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; global productiona and distribution of seafood; HR 1335: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization); HR 3282:Protecting Honest Fisherman Act; HR 3094: A bill to move management of Red Snapper from Regional COuncil control to that of state control; adding squid and certain cephalopods to H.R 4245 (a bill to exempt sea urchins and sea cucumbers)
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
H.R. 167 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act H.R. 239 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act H.R.538 - Native American Energy Act H.R. 974 - Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act and Lummis amdt. H.R. 1335 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act HR 1937 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2015 H.R. 2386 - Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act H.R. 2430 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 H.R. 3382 - Lake Tahoe Restoration Act H.R. 4037 - Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act H.R. 2316 - Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act H.R. 3650 - State National Forest Management Act of 2015 H.R. 3881 - Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2015 H.R. 4313 - Historic Routes Preservation Act H.R. 4751 - Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act of 2016 H.R. 4579 - Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act H.R. 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5500 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act H.R. 5538 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R.3843 - Locatable Minerals Claim Location and Maintenance Fees Act of 2015 H.R. 4900 - Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) H.R. 5278 - Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) S. 1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act (amendments #18, 71, 166) S. 235 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act S. 517 - Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Repair Act S. 890 - Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015 S. 235 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015 S. 631 - A bill to exempt National Forest System land in the State of Alaska from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule S. 1375 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2015 S. 1403 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act S. 1691 - National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act S. 1271- Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act or the FLARE Act S. 2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 and amendments (#3027, #3033, #3023 #3034, #3126, #3245) S. 2383 - Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act S. 2902 - Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 S. 3066 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act S.2328- Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) S.2240 - Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act S.2997 - Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016 S. 3068 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 3085 - Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 S. ___ - Discussion Draft Wildfire Budgeting, Response, and Forest Management ActDiscussions on Water Resource Development Act of 2016 (WRDA 2016) Rulemakings USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement for Tongass Land and Resource Plan Amendment at 81 Fed. Reg. 43,198 (July 1, 2016) USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Reinstate the North Fork Coal Mining Area exception of the Colorado Roadless Rule at 80 Fed. Reg. 72,665 (Nov. 20, 2015) DOI, Fish and Wildlife Service; Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska; Revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement; 80 FR 4303, pages 4303-4306 (January 27, 2015) US Department of Commerce; NOAA; New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts National Monuments: Proposal (Sept. 2015) DOI, Bureau of Land Management; Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; February 8, 2016 (81 FR 6616). DOI, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Air Quality Control, Reporting, and Compliance; April 5, 2016 EPA, Office of Environmental Justice, Discussions about regulation for Port emissions.
Client expense: $127,981 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2016 · second_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Monitor legislation and federal issues related to FDA Model Food Code. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Magnuson-Stevens Act. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to menu labeling. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to U.S. Dietary Guidelines. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Food Safety. Monitor federal issues related to FDA sodium docket. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to the allocation of Red Snapper in the Gulf. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Agriculture Reform including Farm Bill legislation. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to catfish inspection. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to labeling of genetically modified foods. H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015. H.R. 2017/S. 2217 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015. H.R. 1335 - Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act. S.105 - Red Snapper Management Improvement Act. H.R. 4184 - The Food Recovery Act. S. Amdt 3450 to S. 764 - Generically Modified Food. H.R. 3094 - Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act S.J. Res. 28 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes. S. 3108 - Food Recovery Act of 2016. Senate amendment to the House amendment to S. 764 - An Act to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of