Issues lobbied + lobbyists (6)
AGR — Agriculture
Farm Bill Implementation and reauthorization Wild Horse and Burro Chronic Wasting Disease Domestic/Wildlife Disease Issues Aquatic animal health Big Beautiful Bill Act New World Screwworm
Lobbyists:- KURT AUGUST THIEDE — covered position: Director of Government Affairs [new]
- DAVID LIND — covered position: Coordinator Government Affairs [new]
- ms ALI SCHWAAB
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE
MAR — Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnership Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Aquatic invasive species Aquaculture
Lobbyists:- KURT AUGUST THIEDE — covered position: Director of Government Affairs [new]
- DAVID LIND — covered position: Coordinator Government Affairs [new]
- ms ALI SCHWAAB [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
FY26 and FY27 Agriculture Appropriations all provisions FY26 and FY27 Commerce Appropriation - NOAA FY26 and FY27 Interior Appropriations all provisions State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Dingell-Johnson, Sportfish Restoration Boating Trust Fund Pittman-Robertson, Wildlife Restoration
Lobbyists:- KURT AUGUST THIEDE — covered position: Director of Government Affairs [new]
- DAVID LIND — covered position: Coordination Government Affairs [new]
- ms ALI SCHWAAB [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
NAT — Natural Resources
Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund Endangered Species Act Wildlife Restoration Program, state authority to manage fish and wildlife; wildlife dependent recreation, fish and diseases Lacey Act, Migratory Treaty Bird Act, Access to public lands for hunting and fishing, North American Wetland Conservation act Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Wildlife Migration/Movement Fix our Forests Act Mississippi River Basin Cormorants
Lobbyists:- KURT AUGUST THIEDE — covered position: Director of Government Affairs [new]
- DAVID LIND — covered position: Coordinator Government Affairs [new]
- ms ALI SCHWAAB
Government entities lobbied: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service
TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Safety Trust Fund; Wildlife Restoration Program Bipartisan Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act Wetland Conservation and Access Improvement Act
Lobbyists:- KURT AUGUST THIEDE — covered position: Director of Government Affairs [new]
- DAVID LIND — covered position: Coordinator Government Affairs [new]
- ms ALI SCHWAAB
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
TRA — Transportation
Infrastructure WRDA; resiliency; natural infrastructure; fish passage. Transporation BIL/IRA Wildlife crossings Wildlife Corridor Aquatic Organism Passage/Fish Passage Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund
Lobbyists:- KURT AUGUST THIEDE — covered position: Director of Government Affairs [new]
- DAVID LIND — covered position: Coordinator Government Affairs [new]
- ms ALI SCHWAAB
Government entities lobbied: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)