1st Quarter - Report — PACIFIC SEAFOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION for PACIFIC SEAFOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION (2024)

Firm

PACIFIC SEAFOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION

Client

PACIFIC SEAFOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$10,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Federal fisheries management in Alaska; oversight of federal programs for sustainable fisheries. Federal support programs for fisheries disaster relief. Federal support for working waterfront programs in S 3785.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Support for funding of Federal fisheries surveys, science, and management to support sustainable fisheries production (NOAA Budget Request and HR 4366, CJS approps)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH	—

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4366 (118th)

Natural Resources NAT

Supporting ongoing oversight of National Marine Sanctuaries Act processes and Federal government policies for conserving thirty percent of the US exclusive economic zone.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Reduction of US seafood export barriers and support of policies to help domestic producers compete in global markets. Trade policy matters related to foreign Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing and seafood import traceability rules.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Restoring deductibility of costs for employer-provided meals for remote seafood processors, in HR 6295 and S 3795

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6295 (118th)

Immigration IMM

Implementation of H-2B visa cap relief measures for FY23. Efforts to seek a permanent H-2B cap relief solution in any immigration package this Congress.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Support for better integration of wild seafood into US government food commodity support programs, food security programs, and procurement programs, including National School Lunch programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.