Whale CHARTS Act of 2026

H.R. 1897 - ESA Amendments Act of 2025 H.R. 3188 - Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2025 H.R. 3898 - PERMIT Act H.R. 7332 - Whale CHARTS Act H.R. 8509 - extension of NARW rider (Rep. Golden) H.R. 8646/Senate no bill number - FY 2027 Agriculture Appropriations - USDA Wildlife Services Nonlethal Conflict Reduction Initiative H.R. 8845/Senate no bill number - FY 2027 CJS Appropriation bills - North Atlantic right whale, vessel speed rule, Marine Mammal Protection Act issues, Rices whale, ESA funding H.R. 8919 - Protect Gulf Life Act H. R. 9171/Senate no bill number - FY 2027 Interior Appropriations - ESA and wildlife related riders, ESA funding, National Wildlife Refuge System, BLM and FS T&E, Migratory Bird Management Program funding, BLM Plant Conservation and Restoration Program, FS Research and Development Program, Marine Minerals Administration H.R. 9436 - extension of NARW rider (Rep. Lawler) Pinniped Predation Discussion Draft (no bill number) Manatee Draft Bill (no bill number) House No Bill Number - MMPA Reauthorization Discussion Draft Senate no bill number - draft bill on ESA

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

House bills that have been introduced: H.R. 1897, ESA Amendments Act, all provisions H.R. 7332, Whale CHARTS Act, all provisions Not yet introduced in House: FY27 Department of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (now HR 8845), programmatic requests seeking funding for: -Top-line funding of $6.2 billion for NOAA. -Pop-up fishing gear for West Coast fisheries, including grants to fishers, funding for NOAA Bycatch Reduction and Engineering Program, and funding for the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. -California fishermen to transition away from large-mesh drift gillnets. -John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program. -Report language directing the National Marine Fisheries Service to invest in science-based shark and ray conservation. -Pilot program on coastal blue carbon research. -Harmful algal bloom and hypoxia research. -Programs important to conservation in the National Ocean Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, Protected Resources and Management, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Procurement/Acquisition/Construction, and Mission Support accounts. FY 27 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (now HR 9171), programmatic requests seeking funding for: -John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program. FY27 Homeland Security Appropriations bill (now HR 9310), programmatic request seeking Coast Guard funding to procure new shore-to-ship Automatic Identification System technology. Not yet introduced in Senate: FY27 Department of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, programmatic requests seeing funding for: -Pop-up fishing gear for West Coast fisheries, including grants to fishers, funding for NOAA Bycatch Reduction and Engineering Program, and funding for the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. -California fishermen to transition off large drift gillnets for swordfish. -National Marine Fisheries Service including for fishery stock assessments. -John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program. -Congressionally-directed request for The Marine Mammal Center for advancing early cancer diagnostics in marine mammals. FY 27 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Senate programmatic requests seeking funding for: -John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program. Talked to Congress about executive branch activities: Administrative layoffs and proposed budget cuts at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Agency (NOAA). The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking To Amend the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule. Convening of the Endangered Species Committee.

Legislation pertaining to ocean acidification, harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, shipping/port infrastructure, fishing regulations (incl. red snapper, greater amberjack, gray triggerfish), climate-ready fisheries, shifting fish stocks, Fishery Management Council appointments, fisheries and the Magnuson-Stevens Act generally, fishery disaster assistance, bycatch, ocean exploration and mapping, seabed mining, climate change, marine debris, issues pertaining to the Water Resources and Development Act, regional ocean data portals and partnerships, coastal conservation, ocean data legislation generally, international ocean climate issues, Senate appointed position including DOC, CEQ, DOI, NOAA, NOAA Organic Act, implementing regulations of NEPA, GHG and NEPA, shipping emissions, ocean carbon dioxide removal, placing a fee on plastic production, plastics provisions in a potential farm bill plastic pollution, flood protection, navigation improvements, ecosystem restoration, and coastal resilience. Marine Debris and Plastic Pollution H.R.1124 - Help Our Kelp Act of 2025 S.513 - Help Our Kelp Act of 2025 H.R.1918 - Farewell to Foam Act of 2025 H.R.2620 - Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act S.216 - Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act H.R.2786 - To allow the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program, and for other purposes H.R.2673 - Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.2849 - West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025 H.R.2862 - Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection H.R.2882 - Central Coast of California Conservation Act of 2025 H.R.2865 - New England Coastal Protection Act of 2025 H.R.2886 - Defend Our Coast Act S.1432 - West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025 S.1472 - New England Coastal Protection Act of 2025 H.R.2820 - California Clean Coast Act of 2025 H.R.6076 - Save Our Seas 2.0 Marine Debris Infrastructure Programs Reauthorization Act Fisheries H.R.3714 - Forage Fish Conservation Act of 2025 H.R.3718 - Sustaining Americas Fisheries for the Future Act of 2025 SHIFT Act S.2357 - Young Fishermens Development Extension Act H.R.4800 - Fisheries Modernization Act of 2025 H.R.5699 - Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2025 H.R.6150 - Protect American Fisheries Act of 2025 H.R.5745 - Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act S.3658 - A bill to support healthy fisheries in dynamicoceanconditions, and for other purposes. H.Con.Res.85 - Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act on April 13, 2026, and recognizing its significant impact on the sustainable and profitable management of the Nation's fishery resources. H.R.8542 - Offshore Parity Act of 2026 H.Res.1343 - Recognizing World Oceans Day and celebrating the maritime heritage, ocean leadership, fisheries stewardship, and coastal communities of the United States. S.Res.759 - A resolution recognizing World Oceans Day and celebrating the maritime heritage, ocean leadership, fisheries stewardship, and coastal communities of the United States. Boating H.R.3151 - SHIPS For America Act S.1541 - SHIPS For America Act H.R.4325 - Clean Shipping Act Clean Shipping Act (Senate bill) H.R.4341 - International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025 S.2243 - International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025 Zero Emission Vessel Innovation Act H.R.5970 - Save Our Ships Act H.R.7332 - Whale CHARTS Act of 2026 H.R.9454 - Next Generation Shipping Act S.4935 - Next Generation Shipping Act H.R.9497 - Water Resources Development Act of 2026 Other H.R.2772 - To Direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to study and report to Congress regarding recreational vessel operator training H.J.Res.62 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources." Res.482 - Recognizing World Oceans Day and the need to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild the ocean and its resources H.R.2294 - To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 H.R.663 - To oppose the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining, and for other purposes H.R.664 - American Seabed Protection Act H.R.5692 - To accelerate the competitiveness of the United States in marine energy technologies, and for other purposes H.R.1897 - ESA Amendments Act of 2025 S.4938 - Bycatch Reduction Act

Outreach to House and Senate offices regarding the status of the Cook Inlet beluga whale (no bill number). Outreach to House and Senate offices regarding the Whale CHARTS Act (H.R. 7332).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

House bills that have been introduced: H.R. 1897, ESA Amendments Act, all provisions H.R. 6184, NOAA Data Preservation Act, all provisions H.R. 7332, Whale CHARTS Act, all provisions Not yet introduced in House: FY27 Department of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, programmatic requests seeking funding for: -Top-line funding of $6.2 billion for NOAA. -Pop-up fishing gear for West Coast fisheries. -California fishermen to transition away from large-mesh drift gillnets. -John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program. -Report language directing the National Marine Fisheries Service to invest in science-based shark and ray conservation. -Pilot program on coastal blue carbon research. -Harmful algal bloom and hypoxia research. -Programs important to conservation in the National Ocean Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, Protected Resources and Management, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Procurement/Acquisition/Construction, and Mission Support accounts. FY 27 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act House and Senate programmatic requests seeking funding for: -John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program. FY27 Homeland Security Appropriations bill, programmatic request seeking Coast Guard funding to procure new shore-to-ship Automatic Identification System technology. Not yet introduced in Senate: FY27 Department of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, programmatic requests seeing funding for: -Pop-up fishing gear. -California fishermen to transition off large drift gillnets for swordfish. -National Marine Fisheries Service including for fishery stock assessments. -John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program. -Congressionally-directed request for The Marine Mammal Center for advancing early cancer diagnostics in marine mammals. FY 27 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act House and Senate programmatic requests seeking funding for: -John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program. Talked to Congress about executive branch activities: Administrative layoffs and proposed budget cuts at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Agency (NOAA). The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking To Amend the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule. Convening of the Endangered Species Committee.

H.R. 5342 /S. 2354 - FY 2026 CJS Appropriations bills - North Atlantic right whale, vessel speed rule, Marine Mammal Protection Act issues, Rices whale, ESA funding H.R. 4121 /S. 2256 - FY 2026 Agriculture Appropriations - USDA Wildlife Services Nonlethal Conflict Reduction Initiative FY 2027 Agriculture Appropriations (No House or Senate Bill Number) - USDA Wildlife Services Nonlethal Conflict Reduction Initiative FY 2027 Interior Appropriations (No House or Senate Bill Number) - ESA and wildlife related riders, ESA funding, National Wildlife Refuge System, BLM and FS T&E, Migratory Bird Management Program funding, BLM Plant Conservation and Restoration Program, FS Research and Development Program, Marine Minerals Administration FY 2027 CJS Appropriation bills (No House or Senate Bill Number) - North Atlantic right whale, vessel speed rule, Marine Mammal Protection Act issues, Rices whale, ESA funding H.R. 4213 / Senate No bill number - FY 2026 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations - Border wall, Vessel speed restrictions rider H.R 4754/S. 2431 - FY 2026 Interior Appropriations - ESA and wildlife related riders, ESA funding, National Wildlife Refuge System, BLM and FS T&E, Migratory Bird Management Program funding, BLM Plant Conservation and Restoration Program, FS Research and Development Program H.R. 3188 - Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2025 H.R. 6251 - Polar Bear trophy bill H.R. 281/S. 316 - Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2025 H.R. 845 - Pet and Livestock Protection Act H.R. 7332 - Whale CHARTS Act H.R. 1897 - ESA Amendments Act of 2025 H.R. 3845 - Valley Water Protection Act H.R. 3898 - PERMIT Act House No Bill Number - MMPA Reauthorization Discussion Draft

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

Legislation pertaining to ocean acidification, harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, shipping/port infrastructure, fishing regulations (incl. red snapper, greater amberjack, gray triggerfish), climate-ready fisheries, shifting fish stocks, Fishery Management Council appointments, fisheries and the Magnuson-Stevens Act generally, fishery disaster assistance, ocean exploration and mapping, seabed mining, climate change, marine debris, issues pertaining to the Water Resources and Development Act, regional ocean data portals and partnerships, coastal conservation, ocean data legislation generally, international ocean climate issues, Senate appointed position including DOC, CEQ, DOI, NOAA, NOAA Organic Act, implementing regulations of NEPA, GHG and NEPA, shipping emissions, ocean carbon dioxide removal, placing a fee on plastic production, plastics provisions in a potential farm bill, and plastic pollution. Marine Debris and Plastic Pollution H.R.1124 - Help Our Kelp Act of 2025 S.513 - Help Our Kelp Act of 2025 H.R.1918 - Farewell to Foam Act of 2025 H.R.2620 - Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act S.216 - Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act H.R.2786 - To allow the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program, and for other purposes H.R.2673 - Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.2849 - West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025 H.R.2862 - Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection H.R.2882 - Central Coast of California Conservation Act of 2025 H.R.2865 - New England Coastal Protection Act of 2025 H.R.2886 - Defend Our Coast Act S.1432 - West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025 S.1472 - New England Coastal Protection Act of 2025 H.R.2820 - California Clean Coast Act of 2025 H.R.6076 - Save Our Seas 2.0 Marine Debris Infrastructure Programs Reauthorization Act Fisheries H.R.3714 - Forage Fish Conservation Act of 2025 H.R.3718 - Sustaining Americas Fisheries for the Future Act of 2025 SHIFT Act S.2357 - Young Fishermens Development Extension Act H.R.4800 - Fisheries Modernization Act of 2025 H.R.5699 - Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2025 H.R.6150 - Protect American Fisheries Act of 2025 H.R.5745 - Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act S.3658 - A bill to support healthy fisheries in dynamicoceanconditions, and for other purposes. Boating H.R.3151 - SHIPS For America Act S.1541 - SHIPS For America Act H.R.4325 - Clean Shipping Act Clean Shipping Act (Senate bill) H.R.4341 - International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025 S.2243 - International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2025 Zero Emission Vessel Innovation Act H.R.5970 - Save Our Ships Act H.R.7332 - Whale CHARTS Act of 2026 Other H.R.2772 - To Direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to study and report to Congress regarding recreational vessel operator training H.J.Res.62 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources." Res.482 - Recognizing World Oceans Day and the need to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild the ocean and its resources H.R.2294 - To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 H.R.663 - To oppose the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining, and for other purposes H.R.664 - American Seabed Protection Act H.R.5692 - To accelerate the competitiveness of the United States in marine energy technologies, and for other purposes H.R.1897 - ESA Amendments Act of 2025