Issues lobbied + lobbyists
FOO — Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
S.3213 and H.R.2715 - Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act, authorizes FDA to destroy regulated adulterated imports (including food) posing a significant public health concern, rather than allowing their re-export. H.R.512 - Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act, directs 70% of duties collected on imported shrimp to a fund supporting FDA inspections of imported shrimp and foreign shrimp facilities, and USDA Section 32 shrimp purchases. S.3065 - Let Americans Buy with Explicit Labeling Act (LABEL Act), amends requirements for labeling of fish sold in certain retail establishments. S.667 and H.R.3324 - Safer Shrimp Imports Act, requires FDA to assess whether foreign shrimp inspection systems are equivalent to U.S. standards and prohibit imports from non-equivalent countries. H.R.2776 - Imported Seafood Quality Enforcement Act, increased FDA requirements to monitor, inspect, and test foreign seafood facilities and imported seafood products. S.283 - Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act, supports the development of methods to identify seafood species and country of origin for IUU fishing enforcement and provides related technical assistance.
Lobbyists: LAUREN SCHWARZE; NATHANIEL MAANDIG RICKARD
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
ECN — Economics/Economic Development
H.R.2071 - Save Our Shrimpers Act, conditions federal funds to international financial institutions on their non-use to support shrimp aquaculture, processing, or exports.
Lobbyists: LAUREN SCHWARZE; NATHANIEL MAANDIG RICKARD
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)
S.1259 and H.R.2653 - Manifest Modernization Act of 2025, requires public disclosure of manifest information for imports entering the U.S. by air, rail, and truck. H.R.6446 - Strengthening Trade Enforcement and Evasion Limitations, amends customs law governing the Enforce and Protect Act proceedings administered by CBP. S.691 and H.R.1548 - Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act, amends antidumping and countervailing duty laws to strengthen enforcement. S.3543 - Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2025, addresses funds available for distribution under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act.
Lobbyists: LAUREN SCHWARZE; NATHANIEL MAANDIG RICKARD
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
MAR — Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
H.R.6150 - Protect American Fisheries Act, amends Magnuson-Stevens Act to add an economic cause as an allowable cause to declare a fishery resource disaster. S.2868 - India Shrimp Tariff Act, phases in higher tariffs on shrimp imports from India, imposes an additional duty on all imported shrimp to support inspections, and extends country-of-origin labeling requirements. S.688 and H.R.3756 - FISH Act of 2025, strengthens U.S. enforcement against IUU fishing and forced labor through vessel blacklists, import and port restrictions, sanctions, and enhanced interagency coordination. Other federal legislative activities about the conservation, management, and research of U.S. shrimp fisheries and bycatch; funding for shrimp fishing effort research and Section 609 administration and enforcement. Federal legislative activities related to Saltonstall-Kennedy funding to support U.S. fisheries and operation of provisions governing the statutory appropriation calculated based on gross receipts of customs duties. Federal legislative activities related to the expansion of USDA programs to include seafood. Federal legislative activities regarding shrimp industry operations, including working waterfronts, training programs for new commercial fishermen, and access to H@-B visas for shrimp fishing vessels and processors.Federal legislative activities related to NOAA National Seafood Strategy and domestic seafood marketing funding.
Lobbyists: LAUREN SCHWARZE; NATHANIEL MAANDIG RICKARD
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE