AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING

• K&L GATES, LLP $260,000 Outside firm · 7 filings
• MISSION STRATEGIES LLC (ENERGY) $40,000 Outside firm · 3 filings
• CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC. $30,000 Outside firm · 2 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.

• H.R. 4552
  Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
  5 filings
• S. 2465
  Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
  5 filings
• H.R. 4275
  Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
  4 filings
• S. 524
  Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
  4 filings
• H.R. 8800
  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  2 filings
• S. 1536
  Building Ships in America Act of 2025
  2 filings
• S. 1541
  SHIPS for America Act of 2025
  2 filings
• S. 4784
  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  2 filings
• H.R. 1
  One Big Beautiful Bill Act
  1 filing

• 2026 $170,000 8 filings
• 2025 $160,000 4 filings

• Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries 12
• Energy/Nuclear 3
• Budget/Appropriations 1
• Defense 1

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.

• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10
• SENATE 10
• Executive Office of the President (EOP) 6
• Defense, Dept of (DOD) 4
• Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 4
• Office of Management & Budget (OMB) 4
• Commerce, Dept of (DOC) 2
• Energy, Dept of 2
• State, Dept of (DOS) 2
• Federal Maritime Commission 1
• Maritime Administration (MARAD) 1
• Natl Security Council (NSC) 1
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 1
• Transportation, Dept of (DOT) 1
• U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 1