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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	5	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	5	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	2	1
2013	—	3	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	5	2
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	1	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	3	2
2000	—	4	2
1999	—	4	2

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
CARPI & CLAY, INC	—	47
ALCALDE & FAY	—	15
THOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	24
THELEN (FORMERLY, THELEN REID BROWN RAYSMAN & STEINER LLP)	—	5

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	85
SENATE	85
Maritime Administration (MARAD)	42
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	35
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	23
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	21
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)	15
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	14
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	13
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	12
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	11
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	9
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	6
Navy, Dept of	6
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	6
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	2
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	2
Natl Park Service (NPS)	2
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)	2
Treasury, Dept of	2

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	83
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	68
Transportation	Transportation	53
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	25
Defense	Defense	16
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	14
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	13
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	11
Trucking/Shipping	Trucking/Shipping	9
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	7
Agriculture	Agriculture	3
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	2
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	2
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	2
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	1
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 9497119th Congress

Water Resources Development Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Monitor maritime infrastructure and trade policy; Water Resources Development Act (H.R.9497 & S.4949).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R.9497

S. 4949119th Congress

Water Resources Development Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Monitor maritime infrastructure and trade policy; Water Resources Development Act (H.R.9497 & S.4949).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S.4949

H.R. 9497119th Congress

Water Resources Development Act of 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Monitor maritime infrastructure and trade policy; Water Resources Development Act (H.R.9497) and Army Corps Work Plan.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R.9497

H.R. 9026118th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 9026, S. 4795) and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bills (H.R. 9028, S. 4796). Support Port discretionary grant requests: EPA Clean Ports program and DOT RAISE grant program. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9026

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H.R. 9028118th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 9026, S. 4795) and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bills (H.R. 9028, S. 4796). Support Port discretionary grant requests: EPA Clean Ports program and DOT RAISE grant program. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9028

S. 4795118th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 9026, S. 4795) and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bills (H.R. 9028, S. 4796). Support Port discretionary grant requests: EPA Clean Ports program and DOT RAISE grant program. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 4795

S. 4796118th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 9026, S. 4795) and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bills (H.R. 9028, S. 4796). Support Port discretionary grant requests: EPA Clean Ports program and DOT RAISE grant program. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 4796

H.R. 9026118th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 9026, S. 4795) and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bills (H.R. 9028, S. 4796). Support Port discretionary grant requests: EPA Clean Ports program and DOT RAISE grant program. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9026

H.R. 9028118th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 9026, S. 4795) and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bills (H.R. 9028, S. 4796). Support Port discretionary grant requests: EPA Clean Ports program and DOT RAISE grant program. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9028

S. 4795118th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 9026, S. 4795) and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bills (H.R. 9028, S. 4796). Support Port discretionary grant requests: EPA Clean Ports program and DOT RAISE grant program. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 4795

S. 4796118th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 9026, S. 4795) and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bills (H.R. 9028, S. 4796). Support Port discretionary grant requests: EPA Clean Ports program and DOT RAISE grant program. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 4796

H.R. 9026118th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 9026) and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bills (H.R. 9028). Support Port discretionary grant requests: EPA Clean Ports program and DOT RAISE grant program. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9026

H.R. 9028118th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 9026) and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bills (H.R. 9028). Support Port discretionary grant requests: EPA Clean Ports program and DOT RAISE grant program. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9028

H.R. 4366118th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations for port infrastructure development programs. FY 2024 Community Project Funding requests (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 4366/P.L. 118-42)). Support Port discretionary grant requests. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4366

H.R. 4820118th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Monitor Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations for port infrastructure development programs. Support FY 2024 Community Project Funding requests in the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (H.R. 4820/S. 2437) and Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 5893/S. 2321). Support Port discretionary grant requests. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4820

H.R. 5893118th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Monitor Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations for port infrastructure development programs. Support FY 2024 Community Project Funding requests in the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (H.R. 4820/S. 2437) and Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 5893/S. 2321). Support Port discretionary grant requests. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 5893

S. 2321118th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Monitor Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations for port infrastructure development programs. Support FY 2024 Community Project Funding requests in the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (H.R. 4820/S. 2437) and Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 5893/S. 2321). Support Port discretionary grant requests. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 2321

S. 2437118th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Monitor Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations for port infrastructure development programs. Support FY 2024 Community Project Funding requests in the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (H.R. 4820/S. 2437) and Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 5893/S. 2321). Support Port discretionary grant requests. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 2437

H.R. 4820118th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Monitor Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations for port infrastructure development programs. Support FY 2024 Community Project Funding requests in the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (H.R. 4820/S. 2437) and Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 5893/S. 2321). Support Port discretionary grant requests. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4820

H.R. 5893118th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Monitor Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations for port infrastructure development programs. Support FY 2024 Community Project Funding requests in the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (H.R. 4820/S. 2437) and Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 5893/S. 2321). Support Port discretionary grant requests. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 5893

S. 2321118th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Monitor Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations for port infrastructure development programs. Support FY 2024 Community Project Funding requests in the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (H.R. 4820/S. 2437) and Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 5893/S. 2321). Support Port discretionary grant requests. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 2321

S. 2437118th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Monitor Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations for port infrastructure development programs. Support FY 2024 Community Project Funding requests in the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (H.R. 4820/S. 2437) and Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bills (H.R. 5893/S. 2321). Support Port discretionary grant requests. Support supplemental appropriations for Tijuana River Valley border sewage.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 2437

H.R. 2617117th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Monitor FY23 appropriations for port infrastructure development programs and Community Project Funding; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617, P.L. 117-328).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2617

S. 4136117th Congress

Water Resources Development Act of 2022

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Oppose Section 131 of the Senate Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (S. 4136) regarding mitigation bank credits.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 4136

H.R. 1512117th Congress

CLEAN Future Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: CARPI & CLAY, INC

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Monitor legislation regarding port environmental issues including port electrification, emissions and green energy. CLEAN Future Act (H.R. 1512). LIFT America Act (H.R. 1848). Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Act (H.R. 4440). Climate Smart Ports Act (H.R. 501/S. 216). Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169: Sections 60102, 60104, 60201, 60501, and 40001).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1512

Source: Senate LDA