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World Shipping Council

World Shipping Council has lobbied on its own behalf and been represented by 1 lobbying firm in 14 filings since 2025, with $850,000 in reported spending; the newest was posted October 20, 2026.

As filed: WORLD SHIPPING COUNCIL. Client based in District of Columbia.

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$850,000 Reported spend
14 Filings counted
1 Outside firm hired
4 Bills named

Spend is reported income plus in-house expenses across 14 filings. The LDA keeps a separate client record for every registrant that files for a client, so this page adds up 2 records, one per registrant listed below. Records are combined when the client name matches once case, punctuation and endings such as Inc. or LLC are set aside; for a city, county or port the state has to match as well.

 Who filed for this client 2

Spend per registrant: fees an outside firm reported, or the costs the client reported for lobbying in-house. The rows add up to the total above.

 Bills named in these filings 4
  • H.R. 3151
    SHIPS for America Act of 2025
    6 filings
  • S. 1541
    SHIPS for America Act of 2025
    6 filings
  • H.R. 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 $370,000 6 filings
  • 2025 $480,000 8 filings
 Issues lobbied 2

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 21
  • Federal Maritime Commission 14
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 14
  • SENATE 14
  • U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) 13
  • Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) 7
  • Bureau of the Census 7
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC) 7
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 7
  • Executive Office of the President (EOP) 7
  • Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS) 7
  • Interior, Dept of (DOI) 7
  • Maritime Administration (MARAD) 7
  • Minerals Management Service 7
  • Natl Economic Council (NEC) 7
  • Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 7
  • State, Dept of (DOS) 7
  • Transportation, Dept of (DOT) 7
  • U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 7
  • U.S. Customs & Border Protection 7
  • White House Office 7
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB) 5
 Recent filings 14 total
Q3 report
Crossroads Strategies, LLC
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2026
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Q3 report
World Shipping Council
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $70,000 expenses · posted Oct 19, 2026
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Q2 report
Crossroads Strategies, LLC
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
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Q2 report
World Shipping Council
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $70,000 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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Q1 report
Crossroads Strategies, LLC
1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2026
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Q1 report
World Shipping Council
1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $80,000 expenses · posted Apr 19, 2026
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Q4 report
World Shipping Council
4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $70,000 expenses · posted Jan 20, 2026
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Q4 report
Crossroads Strategies, LLC
4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Jan 19, 2026
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Q3 report
Crossroads Strategies, LLC
3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Oct 19, 2025
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Q3 report
World Shipping Council
3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $70,000 expenses · posted Oct 17, 2025
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Q2 report
Crossroads Strategies, LLC
2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2025
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Q2 report
World Shipping Council
2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $70,000 expenses · posted Jul 18, 2025
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Q1 report
Crossroads Strategies, LLC
1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Apr 21, 2025
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Q1 report
World Shipping Council
1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $70,000 expenses · posted Apr 17, 2025
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Filings through , the newest posted date on this record. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, synced daily. Money is self-reported by the filer and often rounded. Lobbying is legal, disclosed activity.

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