American Shores Protection Act of 2025

Discussions related to oil and natural gas exports, energy policy, energy security, energy independence, energy infrastructure, oil and natural gas leasing, and permitting issues; H.R.4776, SPEED Act; S.3082, American Shores Protection Act of 2025. Discussions related to the Administration's 2024-2029 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

House bills that have been introduced: H.R. 2673 Florida Coastal Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2820 California Clean Coast Act, all provisions H.R. 2848 Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act, all provisions H.R. 2849 West Coast Ocean Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2862 Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2865 New England Coastal Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2881 Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, all provisions H.R. 2882 Central Coast of California Coastal Conservation Act, all provisions H.R. 2886 Defend Our Coast Act, all provisions H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, all provisions H.R. 6068, PROTECT Florida Act, all provisions H.R. 8800, FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act: - Rep. Carbajal Amendment #81 requiring the Secretary of Defense to certify that new offshore oil and gas development off the coasts of CA and FL will not adversely affect military testing, training, or operations before the Department of Defense may use funds authorized by the Act to support related decisions or agreements. - Any provisions to reauthorize Title I of the Defense Production Act H.R. 9034, Offshore Leasing Standards and Accountability Act of 2026, all provisions H.R. 9035, Ending Fossil Fuels Bailouts Act of 2026, all provisions H.R. 9171, FY2027 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, amendment offered in full committee markup: - Rep. Levin Amendment restricting funds made available by the Act from being used by the Secretary of the Interior to conduct or authorize oil or gas preleasing, leasing, or related activities, including the issuance of permits for geological and geophysical exploration, in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico OCS Planning Area, as well as the Southern California, Central California, and Northern California OCS Planning Areas. House bills that have not yet been introduced/reintroduced: Energy permitting reform legislation: lobbied against provisions facilitating new offshore oil and gas leasing Senate bills that have been introduced: S. 1432 West Coast Ocean Protection Act, all provisions S. 1445 Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act, all provisions S. 1472 New England Coastal Protection Act, all provisions S. 1486 Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, all provisions S. 3082, American Shores Protection Act of 2025, all provisions S. 4784, FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act: -S.Amdt.649 (Sen. Padilla) requiring the Secretary of Defense to certify that new offshore oil and gas development off the coasts of CA and FL will not adversely affect military testing, training, or operations before the Department of Defense may use funds authorized by the Act to support related decisions or agreements. -Any provisions to reauthorize Title I of the Defense Production Act Senate bills that have not yet been introduced:   Energy permitting reform legislation: lobbied against provisions facilitating new offshore oil and gas leasing Talked to Congress about executive branch activities: - Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements 11th National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program - Draft Proposed Program (Secretarys 1st Proposal) - Proposed Program (Secretarys 2nd Proposal) - Anticipated seismic airgun blasting in preparation for the Programs anticipated lease sales off new coasts - President Trumps revocation of President Bidens 12(a) withdrawals of the Atlantic, Pacific, Eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Arctic Ocean from oil and gas leasing disposition. - Merger of BOEM and BSEE into the Marine Minerals Administration (MMA) - Offshore oil and gas drilling; offshore oil and gas leasing reform proposals

Legislation relating to offshore oil and gas, OCSLA reforms, DOI Five Year Plan, offshore oil safety rules (Arctic Drilling rule), oil spill response, offshore wind energy, offshore wind revenue sharing, port infrastructure, clean shipping, hydrogen energy, CZMA, offshore oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning, offshore oil and gas infrastructure liability, and renewable marine resources. RISEE Act S.818 - Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act H.R.2673 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes H.R.2848 - Stop Arctic Drilling Act H.R.2881 COAST Anti-Drilling Act S.460 Supporting Made in America Energy Act S.1445 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025 S.1486 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025 H.R.2556 - CORE Act of 2025 H.R.3742 - Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2025 H.R.4018 - To Unleash America's Offshore critical minerals and resources S.2860 - A bill to unleash United States offshore critical minerals and resources, and for other purposes Plug Offshore Wells Act H.R.6068 - PROTECT Florida Act H.R.6098 - Climate Solutions Act of 2025 S.3082 - American Shores Protection Act of 2025 H.R.8099/S.4239 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to annually submit to Congress, and make publicly available on a website, a report on decommissioning offshore oil and gas wells, platforms, and pipelines, and for other purposes. H.R.3071 - Increasing Penalties for Offshore Polluters Act. S.4213 - A bill to require data center operators to submit to States or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretaries of Energy and Agriculture reports on data center energy and water use, and for other purposes. H.R.8919 - To nullify the decision and order of the Endangered Species Committee with respect to certain oil and gas activities, and for other purposes. H.R.9034 - Offshore Leasing Standards and Accountability Act of 2026 S.4715 - Offshore Leasing Standards and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R.9035 - Ending Fossil Fuel Bailouts Act of 2026

H.R. 1926: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for commingling; all provisions H.R. 1949: Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 3041: Regulatory Integrity for Gulf Energy Development (RIGED) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 3061: BRIDGE Production Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 3668: Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act; all provisions H.R. 3898: PERMIT Act; all provisions H.R. 4776: Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act; all provisions H.R. 7831: License to Drill Act; all provisions H.J. Res. 57: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-High Pressure High Temperature Updates; all provisions S. 109: Offshore Energy Security Act of 2025; all provisions S. 3082: American Shores Protection Act of 2025; all provisions General Discussions Related to ENG (no specific Bill #): Executive Order 14154, Unleashing American Energy Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretarial Order 3418, Unleashing American Energy Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Request for Information and Comments on the preparation of the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Request for Comments on Notice of Availability of the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program: 1st Analysis and Proposal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 262 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf Region-wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations Department of the Interior Carbon Sequestration (pre-proposed rulemaking) Offshore financial assurance Leasing and permitting for drilling of oil and natural gas resources on public lands issues Access to oil and natural gas resources on public lands Offshore pipeline issues Permitting reform Carbon capture and sequestration Carbon capture and sequestration leasing Carbon capture and sequestration permitting Carbon border adjustments Hydrogen Geothermal Energy exports Rigs to Reefs Liquid and gaseous Fuels West Coast Decommissioning Decommissioning Idle Iron Comingling Royalties Royalty Relief Critical minerals Power for AI Datacenters

Discussions related to oil and natural gas exports, energy policy, energy security, energy independence, energy infrastructure, oil and natural gas leasing, and permitting issues; H.R.4776, SPEED Act; S.3082, American Shores Protection Act of 2025. Discussions related to the Administration's 2024-2029 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation relating to offshore oil and gas, OCSLA reforms, DOI Five Year Plan, offshore oil safety rules (Arctic Drilling rule), oil spill response, offshore wind energy, offshore wind revenue sharing, port infrastructure, clean shipping, hydrogen energy, CZMA, offshore oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning, and renewable marine resources. RISEE Act S.818 - Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act H.R.2673 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes H.R.2848 - Stop Arctic Drilling Act H.R.2881 COAST Anti-Drilling Act S.460 Supporting Made in America Energy Act S.1445 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025 S.1486 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025 H.R.2556 - CORE Act of 2025 H.R.3742 - Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2025 H.R.4018 - To Unleash America's Offshore critical minerals and resources S.2860 - A bill to unleash United States offshore critical minerals and resources, and for other purposes Plug Offshore Wells Act H.R.6068 - PROTECT Florida Act H.R.6098 - Climate Solutions Act of 2025 S.3082 - American Shores Protection Act of 2025 H.R.8099/S.4239 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to annually submit to Congress, and make publicly available on a website, a report on decommissioning offshore oil and gas wells, platforms, and pipelines, and for other purposes. H.R.3071 - Increasing Penalties for Offshore Polluters Act. S.4213 - A bill to require data center operators to submit to States or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretaries of Energy and Agriculture reports on data center energy and water use, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $202,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1926: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for commingling; all provisions H.R. 1949: Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 3041: Regulatory Integrity for Gulf Energy Development (RIGED) Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 3061: BRIDGE Production Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 3668: Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act; all provisions H.R. 3898: PERMIT Act; all provisions H.R. 4776: Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act; all provisions H.J. Res. 57: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-High Pressure High Temperature Updates; all provisions S. 109: Offshore Energy Security Act of 2025; all provisions S. 3082: American Shores Protection Act of 2025; all provisions General Discussions Related to ENG (no specific Bill #): Executive Order 14154, Unleashing American Energy Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretarial Order 3418, Unleashing American Energy Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Request for Information and Comments on the preparation of the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Request for Comments on Notice of Availability of the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program: 1st Analysis and Proposal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 262 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf Region-wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations Department of the Interior Carbon Sequestration (pre-proposed rulemaking) Offshore financial assurance Leasing and permitting for drilling of oil and natural gas resources on public lands issues Access to oil and natural gas resources on public lands Offshore pipeline issues Permitting reform Carbon capture and sequestration Carbon capture and sequestration leasing Carbon capture and sequestration permitting Carbon border adjustments Hydrogen Geothermal Energy exports Rigs to Reefs Liquid and gaseous Fuels West Coast Decommissioning Decommissioning Idle Iron Comingling Royalties Royalty Relief Critical minerals Power of AI Datacenters

House bills that have been introduced: H.R. 2673 Florida Coastal Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2849 West Coast Ocean Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2881 Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, all provisions H.R. 4776 Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, all provisions H.R. 6068, PROTECT Florida Act, all provisions House bills that have not yet been introduced/reintroduced: American Shores Protection Act, all provisions Senate bills that have been introduced: S. 1432 West Coast Ocean Protection Act, all provisions S. 1486 Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, all provisions S. 3082 American Shores Protection Act, all provisions Senate bills that have not yet been introduced:   Possible Senate companion bill to H.R. 2673 (Florida Coastal Protection Act) Talked to Congress about executive branch activities: Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements 11th National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Draft Proposed Program, and seismic airgun blasting expected to be associated with future lease sales President Trumps revocation of President Bidens 12(a) withdrawals of the Atlantic, Pacific, Eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Arctic Ocean from oil and gas leasing disposition Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements 11/13/2025 initiation of the process for a potential mineral lease sale off Virginia following lease sale request from Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.

Client expense: $216,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Discussions related to oil and natural gas exports, energy policy, energy security, energy independence, energy infrastructure, oil and natural gas leasing, and permitting issues; H.R.4776, SPEED Act; S.3082, American Shores Protection Act of 2025. Discussions related to the Administration's 2024-2029 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 3082 American Shores Protection Act of 2025; 90 Fed. Reg. 17972 Request for Information and Comments on the Preparation of the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program MAA104000.

Client expense: $1,920,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

Legislation relating to offshore oil and gas, OCSLA reforms, DOI Five Year Plan, offshore oil safety rules (Arctic Drilling rule), oil spill response, offshore wind energy, offshore wind revenue sharing, port infrastructure, clean shipping, hydrogen energy, CZMA, offshore oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning, and renewable marine resources. RISEE Act S.818 - Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act H.R.2673 - To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes H.R.2848 - Stop Arctic Drilling Act H.R.2881 COAST Anti-Drilling Act S.460 Supporting Made in America Energy Act S.1445 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025 S.1486 - COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025 H.R.2556 - CORE Act of 2025 H.R.3742 - Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2025 H.R.4018 - To Unleash America's Offshore critical minerals and resources S.2860 - A bill to unleash United States offshore critical minerals and resources, and for other purposes Plug Offshore Wells Act H.R.6068 - PROTECT Florida Act H.R.6098 - Climate Solutions Act of 2025 S.3082 - American Shores Protection Act of 2025

Client expense: $143,000 · Firm income: Not reported