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OCEANA, INC.

Lobbying for OCEANA INC

 Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report
Reporting period
3rd Quarter 2026
July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 19, 2026
Expenses
$230,000
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 1
  • 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)

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

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 Lobbying activity 2

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. 6068, PROTECT Florida Act, all provisions H.R. 8800, FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act, opposed the following: - Rep. Gallagher Amendment #8 mandating a study to explore mechanisms by which federal authority can preempt or otherwise mitigate state actions that effectively undermine domestic refining capacity critical to national defense - Rep. Hill Amendment #157 reauthorizing the Defense Production Act for five years until 2031 - Rep. Hunt Amendment #6 stripping state and federal courts, as well as state governments, of their power to halt or even cautiously regulate existing or proposed fossil fuel infrastructure - Rep. Hunt Amendment #7 granting eminent domain authority to the federal government for the benefit of the Houston-based Sable Offshore Corp and authorizing the federal government to seize California state land, override state permitting and legal protections-to facilitate operation of Sable's privately owned pipeline system 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 House bills that have not yet been introduced/reintroduced: Bills in the 120th Congress to prevent new offshore leasing Senate bills that have been introduced: S. 4784, FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act, supported the following: -S.Amdt.649 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. 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 - Offshore oil and gas leasing within/near military testing and training sites - 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.

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 H.R. 7543, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act, all provisions H.R.7370, REUSE Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.7502, Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.6832, PACK Act, all provisions Bills that have not been introduced in the House: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act 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 S. 4181, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act S.5674, Recycled Materials Attribution Act, all provisions, Curtis S. 5526, Agricultural Act of 2026, specifically, opposition to section 9004; to create uniform standards for the labeling of bio-attributed plastic, bio-attributed product, biobased plastic, and plant-based product Bills that have not been introduced in the Senate: -Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act -Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act

 Bills named in this filing 27
  • H.R. 2673
    Florida Coastal Protection Act
  • H.R. 2820
    California Clean Coast Act of 2025
  • H.R. 2848
    Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025
  • H.R. 2849
    West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025
  • H.R. 2862
    Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act
  • H.R. 2865
    New England Coastal Protection Act of 2025
  • H.R. 2881
    COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025
  • H.R. 2882
    Central Coast of California Conservation Act of 2025
  • H.R. 6068
    PROTECT Florida Act
  • H.R. 8800
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  • H.R. 9034
    Offshore Leasing Standards and Accountability Act of 2026
  • H.R. 9035
    Ending Fossil Fuel Bailouts Act of 2026
  • S. 4784
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  • H.R. 3604
    Reducing Waste in National Parks Act
  • H.R. 1918
    Farewell to Foam Act of 2025
  • H.R. 4486
    Microplastics Safety Act
  • H.R. 7543
    Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
  • H.R. 7370
    REUSE Act of 2026
  • H.R. 7502
    Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026
  • H.R. 6832
    PACK 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
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  • S. 4181
    Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
  • S. 5674
    Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026
  • S. 5526
    Agricultural Act of 2026

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

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