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American Sportfishing Association

American Sportfishing Association filed a Q3 report for American Sportfishing Association on October 21, 2025.

Lobbying for American Sportfishing Association

As filed: AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION.

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 Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report
Reporting period
3rd Quarter 2025
July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 21, 2025
Expenses
$60,000
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using the LDA's own definitions (method A): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.
Client based in
Virginia

Official filing document

 Government bodies contacted 2

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

 Lobbying activity 5
Budget/Appropriations

Support for full funding ($7.2 million) for the National Fish Habitat Partnership. Support for continued language prohibiting EPA from regulating lead fishing tackle.

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Support for H.R. 360, the Oyster Reef Recovery Act of 2025. Support for H.R. 470, the Red Snapper Act of 2025. Support for H.R. 207 and S. 2314, the SHARKED Act of 2025.

Natural Resources

Support for H.R.1514 and S. 1078, the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act of 2025. Support for H.R. 187, the MAPWaters Act of 2025. Support for H.R. 3340 and S. 759, the Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act. Support for H.R. 3858, the Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025. Advocating for sustained funding for the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation through the 2% of the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund that is allocated for a National Outreach and Communications Program.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Support for H.R. 1494 and S. 1649, the Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Support for exempting sportfishing equipment from de minimis eligibility. Raising awareness of the impacts that tariffs have on the sportfishing industry

 Bills named in this filing 12
  • H.R. 360
    Oyster Reef Recovery Act of 2025
  • H.R. 470
    Red Snapper Act of 2025
  • H.R. 207
    SHARKED Act of 2025
  • S. 2314
    SHARKED Act of 2025
  • H.R. 1514
    Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act of 2025
  • S. 1078
    Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act
  • H.R. 187
    MAPWaters Act of 2025
  • H.R. 3340
    Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act
  • S. 759
    Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act
  • H.R. 3858
    Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025
  • H.R. 1494
    Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act
  • S. 1649
    Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act

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

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