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Hillcrest Strategies LLC (FKA Nicholas Flocken)

Hillcrest Strategies LLC (FKA Nicholas Flocken) filed a Q1 report for Sofar Ocean Technologies on June 3, 2025, reporting $10,000 in lobbying income.

Lobbying for Sofar Ocean Technologies · Science, Technology, Manufacturing

As filed: HILLCREST STRATEGIES LLC (FKA NICHOLAS FLOCKEN) for SOFAR OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES.

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 Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report
Reporting period
1st Quarter 2025
Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Jun 3, 2025
Income
$10,000
What the client paid this registrant for the period.
Client based in
California

Official filing document

 Lobbyists on this filing 1
  • NICHOLAS I. FLOCKEN
    Previously held: NOAA, Policy Advisor

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 Government bodies contacted 2

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 Lobbying activity 2

SCI S.4795 / H.R.9026 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 - Supporting programmatic funding for programs, like the NOAA National Mesonet Program, which are authorized to assess and acquire data on oceanic and atmospheric conditions from private sector companies. S._ / H.R._ - Weather Related Policies - Supporting the formulation of policies to improve agency effectiveness in acquiring private sector observations of oceanic and atmospheric conditions in the near shore and the open ocean environments for a variety of purposes including applications for weather forecasting and fisheries management. Especially, weather policies related to commercial weather data sources and coordinating intellectual resources from an alliance of commercial weather companies. S.613 - Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025- Supporting provisions that expand program authorities to access additional commercial sector technologies and resources to better achieve programmatic objectives. S.322 - Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act - Supporting the reintroduction of a similar bill from the previous congress and improving agency access to listed commercial technologies and also authorizing access to additional commercial sector technologies.

S.4921 / H.R.8774 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025 - Supporting programmatic funding for the Department of Defense and specifically the Navy to acquire data on oceanic and atmospheric conditions from private sector companies for optimum ship track routing improvements using commercial data and software solutions. S._ / H.R._ - FY26 Defense appropriations supporting Navy to acquire data on oceanic and atmospheric conditions from private sector companies for optimum ship track routing improvements using commercial data and software solutions. And improve forecasting of ocean environmental factors near the shore.

 Bills named in this filing 6
  • S. 4795
    Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
  • H.R. 9026
    Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
  • S. 613
    Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025
  • S. 322
    Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act
  • S. 4921
    Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2026
  • H.R. 8774
    Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025

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

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