AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING

Lobbying client · Texas · filed 2025 to 2026

Marine and offshore classification society.

$220,000 Reported spend

6 Filings counted

1 Firms hired

9 Bills named

Spend is reported income plus in-house expenses across 6 filings. Everything on this page is grouped by the client's LDA id (140167), not by name.

Firms hired 1

K&L GATES, LLP $220,000 6 filings

Bills named in these filings 9

HR 4552
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

4 filings
S 2465
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

4 filings
HR 4275
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

3 filings
S 524
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

3 filings
S 1536
Building Ships in America Act of 2025

2 filings
S 1541
SHIPS for America Act of 2025

2 filings
HR 1
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

1 filing
HR 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

1 filing
S 4784
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

1 filing

Reported by year 2 years

2026 $60,000 2 filings
2025 $160,000 4 filings

Issues lobbied 1

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries 6

The count is how many filings named that issue area. A filing reports one lump figure covering every issue on it, so the money above cannot be split between them.

Agencies and chambers lobbied 11

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 6
SENATE 6
Executive Office of the President (EOP) 5
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 3
Office of Management & Budget (OMB) 3
Commerce, Dept of (DOC) 2
Defense, Dept of (DOD) 2
Natl Security Council (NSC) 1
State, Dept of (DOS) 1
Transportation, Dept of (DOT) 1
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 1

Recent filings 6 total

Q2

K&L GATES, LLP

2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2026

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K&L GATES, LLP

1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026 · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Apr 19, 2026

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K&L GATES, LLP

4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025 · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Jan 20, 2026

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K&L GATES, LLP

3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025 · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2025

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K&L GATES, LLP

2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025 · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2025

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K&L GATES, LLP

1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025 · House · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Apr 21, 2025

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Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, synced daily. Money is self-reported by the filer and often rounded. Lobbying is legal, disclosed activity.