4th Quarter - Report

PACIFIC SEAFOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION for PACIFIC SEAFOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$10,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Alaska fisheries management issues and climate resilience in fisheries management

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH —

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Background on needs for funding for Federal fisheries surveys, science and management, including CJS Approps (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 -- HR 2617 later PL 117-328)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH —

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

Bills named: H.R. 2617 (117th)

Natural Resources NAT

Policies undertaken to achieve the goal of conserving thirty percent of US exclusive economic zone. Review of National Marine Sanctuaries Act processes.

LobbyistCovered 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, including tariffs in other countries Trade policy matters related to foreign Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing and seafood import traceability rules Seafood trade barriers in James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (HR 7776 and PL 117-263)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH —

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 7776 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

FY23 H-2B visa cap relief implementation and language included Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 -- HR 2617 (later PL 117-328)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH —

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

Bills named: H.R. 2617 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Restoring meal cost deductibility for remote seafood processors under the "Remote Seafood Employees Meal Tax Parity Act" (HR 749)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 749 (117th)

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.