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K&L GATES, LLP

Lobbying for CONSORTIUM OF STATE MARITIME ACADEMIES

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 15, 2026

Income

$60,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Michigan

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 2

THOMAS FINCH FULTON New on this filing

Previously held: Leg Correspondent, Rep. Jim McCrery; Dir of Constituent Services, Systems Admin, Rep. John Fleming; Leg Correspondent/Leg Assistant Sen. Jeff Sessions; Special Advisor to the Secretary/Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Dept. of Transportation.
ALEXIS GUTIERREZ New on this filing

Previously held: NOAA Fellow, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation

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 4

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
SENATE
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

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

HR 4552
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
S 2465
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
S 1541
SHIPS for America Act of 2025
HR 3151
SHIPS for America Act of 2025
HR 3331
Mariner Exam Modernization Act

Lobbying activity 3

Budget/Appropriations

H.R. 4552/S. 2465 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; FY27 Transportation Housing and Urban Development (not yet introduced) - issues related to funding for maritime academies including the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) program.

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Issues related to National Maritime Strategy including S.1541 - SHIPS for America Act of 2025, H.R.3151 - SHIPS for America Act of 2025 and H.R.3331 - Mariner Exam Modernization Act. Issues related to Senate MARAD reauthorization bill and State Maritime Academies.

Defense

National Defense Authorization Act for FY2027 (not yet introduced) - issues related to state maritime academies.

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