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OCEANA, INC.

OCEANA, INC. filed a Q4 report for OCEANA INC on January 20, 2026.

Lobbying for OCEANA INC

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 Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q4 report
Reporting period
4th Quarter 2025
Oct 1 - Dec 31 · Posted Jan 20, 2026
Expenses
$216,000
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using IRS section 6033(b)(8) definitions (method B): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.
Client based in
District of Columbia

Official filing document

 Lobbyists on this filing 2
  • MICHAEL MESSMER
    Previously held: Mid 1999-2001: Research Associate - US House of Representatives, Democratic Policy Committee (Chairman: Richard A. Gephardt); 2001-2002: Policy Advisor - US House of Representatives, Democratic Policy Committee (Chairman: Richard A. Gephardt)
  • TAYLOR ANNE MANN
    Previously held: Legal Fellow, Senator Cory Booker, August 2022- May 2023

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

 Government bodies contacted 2

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

 Lobbying activity 3

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.

H.R. 4482, Stop NOAA Closures Act, all provisions H.R. 1897, ESA Amendments Act, all provisions H.R. 6184, NOAA Data Preservation Act, all provisions Not yet introduced in House: Reauthorization of Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), discussion draft, all provisions Whale CHARTS Act, all provisions Not yet introduced in Senate: Supporting Healthy Interstate Fisheries in Transition (SHIFT) Act Talked to Congress about executive branch activities: Administrative layoffs and proposed budget cuts at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Agency (NOAA)

Bills that have been introduced in the House: H.R. 3604, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions H.R. 1918, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4486, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions Bills that have not yet been introduced in the House: Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act REUSE Act of 2025 (possible House companion) Bills that have been introduced in the Senate: S. 1926, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions S. 897, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions S.2110, REUSE Act of 2025, all provisions S.2353, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 4754/S.2431, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026. Discussed oppposition to these House provisions with Senate offices: - Advanced recycling language on page 63 of the House committee report; - cellulosic biofuel language in Section 467 of the House bill. Bills that have not yet been introduced in the Senate: Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

 Bills named in this filing 20
  • H.R. 2673
    Florida Coastal Protection Act
  • H.R. 2849
    West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025
  • H.R. 2881
    COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025
  • H.R. 4776
    SPEED Act
  • H.R. 6068
    PROTECT Florida Act
  • S. 1432
    West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025
  • S. 1486
    COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025
  • S. 3082
    American Shores Protection Act of 2025
  • H.R. 4482
    Stop NOAA Closures Act
  • H.R. 1897
    ESA Amendments Act of 2025
  • H.R. 6184
    NOAA Data Preservation Act
  • H.R. 3604
    Reducing Waste in National Parks Act
  • H.R. 1918
    Farewell to Foam Act of 2025
  • H.R. 4486
    Microplastics Safety Act
  • S. 1926
    Reducing Waste in National Parks Act
  • S. 897
    Farewell to Foam Act of 2025
  • S. 2110
    REUSE Act of 2025
  • S. 2353
    Microplastics Safety Act
  • H.R. 4754
    Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
  • S. 2431
    Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.

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