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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
cf4e9bfe-39cb-4bf4-8f22-f905caf3d9de
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-20 16:15:43
Income (reported)
—
Expenses (reported)
$200,000
Expenses method
B
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov
Registrant (lobbying firm)

OCEANA, INC.

Contact
GINA SPIRO
Phone
+1 202-833-3900
Address
zip:20036, city:WASHINGTON, state:DC, street:1025 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 200
Client

OCEANA INC

State
DC
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2007-08-14
Issues lobbied + lobbyists (3)

NAT — Natural Resources

House bills that have been introduced: H.R. 2673 Florida Coastal Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2820 California Clean Coast Act, all provisions H.R. 2848 Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act, all provisions H.R. 2849 West Coast Ocean Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2862 Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2865 New England Coastal Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2881 Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, all provisions H.R. 2882 Central Coast of California Coastal Conservation Act, all provisions H.R. 2886 Defend Our Coast Act, all provisions H.R. 4776 Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, all provisions H.R. 6068, PROTECT Florida Act, all provisions House bills that have not yet been introduced/reintroduced: American Shores Protection Act, all provisions Potential energy permitting reform legislation: lobbied against provisions facilitating new offshore oil and gas leasing National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027: lobbied to protect offshore military testing and training areas from incursions by planned offshore oil and gas activities and infrastructure Senate bills that have been introduced: S. 1432 West Coast Ocean Protection Act, all provisions S. 1445 Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act, all provisions S. 1472 New England Coastal Protection Act, all provisions S. 1486 Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, all provisions H.R. 6938, Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, specifically, this potential Senate amendment: - Padilla Amendment restricting funding on exploration, production and development of oil and gas in Atlantic (including Straits of Florida) and Pacific OCS Planning Areas Senate bills that have not yet been introduced:   Energy permitting reform legislation: lobbied against provisions facilitating new offshore oil and gas leasing National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027: lobbied to protect offshore military testing and training areas from incursions by planned offshore oil and gas activities/infrastructure Talked to Congress about executive branch activities: Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements 11th National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program (in general) - Draft Proposed Program (Secretarys 1st Proposal) - Proposed Program (Secretarys 2nd Proposal) - Anticipated seismic airgun blasting in preparation for the Programs anticipated lease sales off new coasts President Trumps revocation of President Bidens 12(a) withdrawals of the Atlantic, Pacific, Eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Arctic Ocean from oil and gas leasing disposition. Endangered Species Committee elimination of key Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for marine life in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore oil and gas development. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administrations assertion of federal jurisdiction over two California state pipelines.

Lobbyists:
  • MICHAEL MESSMER — covered position: Mid 1999-2001: Research Associate - US House of Representatives, Democratic Policy Committee (Chairman: Richard A. Gephardt); 2001-2002: Policy Advisor - US House of Representatives, Democratic Policy Committee (Chairman: Richard A. Gephardt)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

MAR — Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

House bills that have been introduced: H.R. 1897, ESA Amendments Act, all provisions H.R. 6184, NOAA Data Preservation Act, all provisions H.R. 7332, Whale CHARTS Act, all provisions Not yet introduced in House: FY27 Department of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, programmatic requests seeking funding for: -Top-line funding of $6.2 billion for NOAA. -Pop-up fishing gear for West Coast fisheries. -California fishermen to transition away from large-mesh drift gillnets. -John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program. -Report language directing the National Marine Fisheries Service to invest in science-based shark and ray conservation. -Pilot program on coastal blue carbon research. -Harmful algal bloom and hypoxia research. -Programs important to conservation in the National Ocean Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, Protected Resources and Management, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Procurement/Acquisition/Construction, and Mission Support accounts. FY 27 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act House and Senate programmatic requests seeking funding for: -John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program. FY27 Homeland Security Appropriations bill, programmatic request seeking Coast Guard funding to procure new shore-to-ship Automatic Identification System technology. Not yet introduced in Senate: FY27 Department of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, programmatic requests seeing funding for: -Pop-up fishing gear. -California fishermen to transition off large drift gillnets for swordfish. -National Marine Fisheries Service including for fishery stock assessments. -John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program. -Congressionally-directed request for The Marine Mammal Center for advancing early cancer diagnostics in marine mammals. FY 27 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act House and Senate programmatic requests seeking funding for: -John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program. Talked to Congress about executive branch activities: Administrative layoffs and proposed budget cuts at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Agency (NOAA). The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking To Amend the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule. Convening of the Endangered Species Committee.

Lobbyists:
  • ms TAYLOR ANNE MANN — covered position: Legal Fellow, Senator Cory Booker, August 2022- May 2023

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

ENV — Environment/Superfund

Bills that have been introduced in the House: H.R. 1918, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4486, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 7543, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act, all provisions H.R. 7370, REUSE Act of 2026, all provisions Bills that have been introduced in the Senate: S. 897, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2353, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions S. 4181, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

Lobbyists:
  • ms COURTNEY ELIZABETH MILLEY [new]

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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