1st Quarter - Report — K&L GATES, LLP for PACIFIC SEAFOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION (2025)

Firm

K&L GATES, LLP

Client

PACIFIC SEAFOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION

Income

$60,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Support for funding of Federal fisheries surveys, science, and management to support sustainable fisheries production.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DARRELL CONNER	—

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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
DARRELL CONNER	—
SCOTT NELSON	—

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

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DARRELL CONNER	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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
DARRELL CONNER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Restoring deductibility of costs for employer-provided meals for remote seafood processors.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LEONARD BICKWIT New	—
DARRELL CONNER	—
MICHAEL WILLIAM EVANS New	Democratic Chief Counsel and Deputy Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
LAUREN FLYNN New	Leg. Correspondent, Leg. Asst, to Rep. Greg Walden
SCOTT J. GELBMAN New	Staff Assistant/Legislative Correspondent/Legislative Assistant, Senator Chuck Schumer
BRIAN HOPKINS New	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.