AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION

Lobbying client · Virginia · filed 2025 to 2026

Sportfishing Industry trade association

$760,000 Reported spend

21 Filings counted

2 Outside firms hired

21 Bills named

Spend is reported income plus in-house expenses across 21 filings. The LDA keeps a separate client record for every registrant that files for a client, so this page adds up 3 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 3

AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION $410,000 In-house, the client's own filings · 7 filings
FORBES-TATE $210,000 Outside firm · 7 filings
SORINI STRATEGIC ADVISORS $140,000 Outside firm · 7 filings

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 21

H.R. 1494
Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act

13 filings
S. 1649
Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act

12 filings
H.R. 1514
Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act of 2025

7 filings
H.R. 187
MAPWaters Act of 2025

7 filings
H.R. 207
SHARKED Act of 2025

7 filings
H.R. 470
Red Snapper Act of 2025

7 filings
S. 1078
Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act

7 filings
H.R. 3340
Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act

6 filings
H.R. 3858
Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025

6 filings
S. 759
Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act

6 filings
H.R. 360
Oyster Reef Recovery Act of 2025

5 filings
S. 2314
SHARKED Act of 2025

5 filings
H.R. 5745
Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act

4 filings
H.R. 4294
MAWS Act of 2026

3 filings
H.R. 5699
Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2025

2 filings
H.R. 5966
Ohio River Restoration Program Act

2 filings
H.R. 7332
Whale CHARTS Act of 2026

2 filings
H.R. 8876
Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention Act of 2026

2 filings
S. 4250
Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026

2 filings
H.R. 8195
Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026

1 filing
H.R. 9933
South Atlantic Red Snapper Fair Access Act of 2026

1 filing

Reported by year 2 years

2026 $330,000 9 filings
2025 $430,000 12 filings

Issues lobbied 8

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 8

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 21
SENATE 21
Interior, Dept of (DOI) 8
Commerce, Dept of (DOC) 7
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) 7
White House Office 7
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 2
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) 2

Recent filings 21 total

Q3 report

SORINI STRATEGIC ADVISORS

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $20,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2026

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FORBES-TATE

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Oct 18, 2026

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AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $60,000 expenses · posted Oct 16, 2026

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AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $60,000 expenses · posted Jul 29, 2026

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FORBES-TATE

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

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SORINI STRATEGIC ADVISORS

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

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AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $60,000 expenses · posted Apr 23, 2026

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SORINI STRATEGIC ADVISORS

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $20,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2026

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FORBES-TATE

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Apr 17, 2026

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AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $60,000 expenses · posted Jan 21, 2026

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SORINI STRATEGIC ADVISORS

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

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FORBES-TATE

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Jan 18, 2026

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AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION

3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $60,000 expenses · posted Oct 21, 2025

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SORINI STRATEGIC ADVISORS

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

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FORBES-TATE

3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Oct 19, 2025

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AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION

2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $60,000 expenses · posted Jul 24, 2025

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SORINI STRATEGIC ADVISORS

2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $20,000 income · posted Jul 21, 2025

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FORBES-TATE

2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Jul 18, 2025

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AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION

1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $50,000 expenses · posted May 7, 2025

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SORINI STRATEGIC ADVISORS

1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $20,000 income · posted Apr 21, 2025

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Filings through October 20, 2026, 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.