Issues lobbied + lobbyists
HOM — Homeland Security
Issues related to Port Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Issues related to Unmanned Aerial Systems. Port Crane Tax Credit Act of 2025 Implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2026
Lobbyists: JOHN BRESSLER; HOLDEN HALEY (covered position: Security Policy)
Government entities lobbied: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Customs & Border Protection
ENV — Environment/Superfund
Issues related to port electrification grants. Issues related to Maritime Administration Reauthorization. Issues related to EPA grant administration. Issues related to NEPA Categorical Exclusions. Issues related to federal permitting policy.
Lobbyists: IAN DAVID GANSLER; JOHN BRESSLER
Government entities lobbied: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to FY2026 Appropriations process. Issues related to Army Corps of Engineers navigation program. Issues related to DoT Grant Funding.
Lobbyists: IAN DAVID GANSLER; JOHN BRESSLER; HOLDEN HALEY
Government entities lobbied: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Maritime Commission; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to trade investigations, foreign tariffs, shipbuilding fees, and jobs.
Lobbyists: IAN DAVID GANSLER; JOHN BRESSLER
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
MAR — Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Issues related to U.S. Maritime Administration reauthorization and the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). Issues related to the United States Marine Highway Program. Issues relating to vessel speed restrictions and right / rice whales.
Lobbyists: IAN DAVID GANSLER; JOHN BRESSLER; HOLDEN HALEY
Government entities lobbied: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
TRA — Transportation
Issues related to government port incentives. Issues related to the Buy American Act. Implementation of grant funding from Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R.3684). Implementation of grant funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376). Issues related to federally-funded infrastructure project permitting reform.
Lobbyists: IAN DAVID GANSLER; JOHN BRESSLER; HOLDEN HALEY
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Maritime Administration (MARAD); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office
DEF — Defense
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. Issues related to U.S. Maritime Administration reauthorization. Issues related to port data software.
Lobbyists: IAN DAVID GANSLER; JOHN BRESSLER; HOLDEN HALEY
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE