1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID: 1e588c2f-6b9f-407b-9b3d-72e6c17314bd
Type: Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period: first_quarter
Year: 2026
Posted: 2026-04-15 19:33:40
Income (reported): $60,000
Expenses (reported): —
Filing document: Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

K&L GATES, LLP

Law firm

Contact: DINA KERLEY
Phone: +1 202-661-3767
Address: zip:20006, city:Washington, state:DC, street:1601 K Street, NW

Client

CONSORTIUM OF STATE MARITIME ACADEMIES

State: MI
Country: US
Government-entity client: false
Effective date: 2007-08-08

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

`BUD` — Budget/Appropriations

H.R. 4552/S. 2465 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; FY27 Transportation Housing and Urban Development (not yet introduced) - issues related to funding for maritime academies including the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) program.

Lobbyists: MARK RUGE; LAURIE PURPURO

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Maritime Administration (MARAD); SENATE

`MAR` — Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Issues related to National Maritime Strategy including S.1541 - SHIPS for America Act of 2025, H.R.3151 - SHIPS for America Act of 2025 and H.R.3331 - Mariner Exam Modernization Act. Issues related to Senate MARAD reauthorization bill and State Maritime Academies.

Lobbyists: MARK RUGE; LAURIE PURPURO; mr THOMAS FINCH FULTON (covered position: Leg Correspondent, Rep. Jim McCrery; Dir of Constituent Services, Systems Admin, Rep. John Fleming; Leg Correspondent/Leg Assistant Sen. Jeff Sessions; Special Advisor to the Secretary/Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Dept. of Transportation.) [new]; ALEXIS GUTIERREZ (covered position: NOAA Fellow, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation) [new]

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Maritime Administration (MARAD); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

`DEF` — Defense

National Defense Authorization Act for FY2027 (not yet introduced) - issues related to state maritime academies.

Lobbyists: LAURIE PURPURO; MARK RUGE

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Maritime Administration (MARAD); SENATE

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