ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC lobbying for THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2025

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 21, 2025

Income

$50,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Washington

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 4

DAVID ALEXANDER MARTEN

Previously held: Legislative Director, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Denny Heck; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Denny Heck.
JEFFREY D MARKEY

Previously held: LD/Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative Doc Hastings.
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN

Previously held: Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committtee.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN

Previously held: Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.

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 6

Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 5

S 524
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
HR 2617
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
HR 4366
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
HR 2882
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
HR 7900
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Lobbying activity 5

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Issues related to the Port Infrastructure Development Program. Issues related to the Harbor Maintenance Tax. Freight Mobility. Issues related to port congestion. Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). Issues related to Marine Highways. Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169). Port Maintenance permitting issues. Issues related to Port security. Issues related to Port Cyber Security. Issues related to the US Coast Guard. Issues related to domestic shipbuilding incentives. S.524 - Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025. Issues related to Coast Guard Environmental Impact Statements.

Budget/Appropriations

Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). Implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R.2617- P.L. 117-328), Issues related to the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding program. H.R.4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-42). H.R.2882 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-47). Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Activities. The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (P.L. 119-4). Items related to Energy and Water appropriations for fiscal year 2026. Issues related to Department of Transportation and Department of Energy Funding programs to be included in Fiscal Year 2026. Distribution of funding through Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations language. Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations language for Energy and Water and related agencies and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development related legislation.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to Harbor Maintenance Tax. Issues related to maritime fees. Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169). Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). Implementation of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R.2617 - P.L. 117-328)concerning issues related to Energy and Water appropriations. Issues related to the De Minimis Threshold. Issues related to duties on imported goods, implementation of Trade Agreements and other measures related to national trade policy. Issues related to collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee. Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations language for Energy and Water, and Transportation Housing and Urban Development related legislation.

Transportation

Issues related to DOT discretionary grant programs. Issues related to Freight Mobility. Issues related to port congestion. Issues related to Transportation appropriations. Issues related to the De Minimis Threshold. Issues related to trade. Implementation of the H.R.4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-42). Issues related to domestic shipbuilding incentives. Issues related to Section 301 investigations into Shipbuilding practices of other nations. Issues related to maritime cargo diversion. Issues related tariffs and other trade instruments, as well as their potential impacts.

Clean Air and Water (quality)

Implementation of multiple provisions related to harbor maintenance and dredging in WRDA 2014 (P.L. 113-121). Water Resources Development Act(P.L. 116-260) implementation. Issues related to maritime fees. Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). Implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R.2617 - P.L. 117-328) concerning issues related to Energy and Water and Interior appropriations. James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7900 - P.L. 117-263) concerning the Water Resources Development Act of 2022. Issues related to permitting and maritime emissions. Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations language for Energy and Water and related agencies legislation. Issues related to the implementation of programs included in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169).