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SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS

Lobbying for TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE · A non-profit organization dedicated to maritime research education and promotion

Filing Q2 report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2025

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 14, 2025

Income

$40,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Maryland

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 3

BRET BOYLES New on this filing

Previously held: Staff Assistant, Deputy Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff, Sen.Lott, 1996-97, 2005-07
AUSTIN HARRISON New on this filing

Previously held: March 2009: Intern for Cong. Gregg Harper; May-Aug. 2013: Intern for Sen. Thad Cochran; January-May 2015: June-August 2015: U.S. Department of State, intern, U.S. Embassy, Zagreb, Croatia.
DAVID LESSTRANG

Previously held: 1996 -2001: Dep. COS and LD, Rep. Jerry Lewis; Jan. 2005- Jan. 2007: Dep. Staff Dir., Com. on Approps; Jan. 2007-Jan. 2011: Professional Staff, House Com.on Approps; Jan. 2011-Aug. 2018: Clerk, Sub. on Interior, Environ. and Related Agencies.

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 3

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 1

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Funding and regulatory issues in support of the Maritime Security program (MSP) and Tanker Security Program in the annual Appropriations cycle and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Continued support and protection of the Jones Act, Cargo Preference and other maritime related programs. Issues related to merchant mariners in Coast Guard Authorization legislation and pending introduction of Senate legislation. (House, Senate, U.S. Coast Guard)

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