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OCEANA, INC.

Lobbying for OCEANA INC

 Filing 2nd Quarter - Report
Reporting period
2nd Quarter 2025
Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 18, 2025
Expenses
$210,000.00
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using 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

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 Government bodies contacted 2
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • SENATE

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 Bills named in this filing 22
  • HR 1
    One Big Beautiful Bill Act
  • HR 2673
    Florida Coastal Protection Act
  • HR 2820
    California Clean Coast Act of 2025
  • HR 2848
    Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025
  • HR 2849
    West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025
  • HR 2862
    Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act
  • HR 2865
    New England Coastal Protection Act of 2025
  • HR 2881
    COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025
  • HR 2882
    Central Coast of California Conservation Act of 2025
  • HR 2886
    Defend our Coast Act
  • S 1432
    West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025
  • S 1445
    Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2025
  • S 1472
    New England Coastal Protection Act
  • S 1486
    COAST Anti-Drilling Act of 2025
  • HR 1897
    ESA Amendments Act of 2025
  • HR 3845
    To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to expand the exemption process under section 7 of that Act with respect to…
  • HR 1918
    Farewell to Foam Act of 2025
  • HR 3604
    Reducing Waste in National Parks Act
  • HR 1415
    No IRIS Act of 2025
  • S 897
    Farewell to Foam Act of 2025
  • S 1926
    Reducing Waste in National Parks Act
  • S 623
    No IRIS Act of 2025
 Lobbying activity 3
Natural Resources

House bills that have been introduced: H.R. 1 Budget reconciliation bill (One Big Beautiful Bill Act): lobbied against provisions facilitating new offshore oil and gas leasing (Sec. 50102) 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. 2886 Defend Our Coast Act, all provisions House bills that have not yet been introduced/reintroduced: American Shores Protection Act, all provisions FY2026 Interior-Environment Appropriations bill: lobbied against provisions facilitating new offshore oil and gas leasing Energy permitting reform legislation: lobbied against provisions facilitating new offshore oil and gas leasing Senate bills that have been introduced: H.R. 1 Budget reconciliation bill (One Big Beautiful Bill Act): lobbied against provisions facilitating new offshore oil and gas leasing (Sec. 50102) S. 1432 West Coast Ocean Protection Act, all provisions S. 1445 Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act, all provisions S. 1472 New England Coastal Protection Act, all provisions S. 1486 Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, all provisions Senate bills that have not yet been introduced:   American Shores Protection Act, all provisions FY2026 Interior-Environment Appropriations bill: lobbied against provisions facilitating new offshore oil and gas leasing Energy permitting reform legislation: lobbied against provisions facilitating new offshore oil and gas leasing FY2026 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, lobbied generally against provisions facilitating 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 (in general) 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 Offshore oil and gas drilling; offshore oil and gas leasing reform proposals 

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

H.R. 1897, ESA Amendments Act, all provisions H.R. 3845, Valley Water Protection Act of 2025 (Rep. Gray), all provisions Not yet reintroduced in House: Whale CHARTS Act, all provisions Administrative layoffs and proposed budget cuts at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Agency (NOAA)

Environment/Superfund

Introduced House bills: H.R. 1918, Farewell to Foam Act (all provisions) H.R. 3604, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act (all provisions) H.R. 1415, No IRIS Act (all provisions) House bills that have not yet been introduced or reintroduced: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (all provisions) Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (all provisions) Protecting Communities from Plastics Act (all provisions) Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act (all provisions) Senate bills that have been reintroduced: S. 897, Farewell to Foam Act (all provisions) S. 1926, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act (all provisions) S.623, No IRIS Act (all provisions) Senate bills that have not been introduced or reintroduced: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (all provisions) Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (all provisions) Protecting Communities from Plastics Act (all provisions) Fighting Fibers Act (all provisions)

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

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