Lobbying Filing Details

Total Spending

$60,000

Activities

4

Lobbyists

5

Gov't Entities

14

Filing Information
Filing UUID:
1972e963-e8d3-4176-b22a-116c121fc037
Type:
Q2 - 2nd Quarter - Report
Period:
2026 - 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)
Date Posted:
July 15, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Income:
$60,000
Expenses:
$0
Document URL:
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Quick Info
  • Document Type: text/html
  • Posted By: Alan Mintz, Partner
Registrant
VAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP

Law and Public Policy Firm

Washington, District of Columbia
Client
SEALASKA CORPORATION
Alaska, United States of America
Lobbying Activities (4)
Activity 1
Budget/Appropriations

- Pursue federal grants and appropriations for Alaska Native culture and arts development, including funding under the provisions of the AmericanIndian and Alaska Native Culture and Art Development Act. - Pursue federal appropriations for infrastructure and education projects in Southeast Alaska.

Lobbyists (4)
  • MR. ALAN L MINTZ
  • MR. ANDREW M VANDERJACK
  • MELINDA MEADE MEYERS
  • JAELEEN KOOKESH
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Interior, Dept of (DOI)
Activity 2
Indian/Native American Affairs

- Federal legislation to authorize an exchange of Sealaska Corporation subsurface estate on Admiralty Island for U.S. Forest Service land elsewhere. - Federal legislation, including H.R. 41 and S. 2554, to permit the Native residents of each of the Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Urban Corporations and to receive certain settlement land under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. - Legislation to clarify that certain federal laws and regulations are inclusive of Alaska Native corporations for purposes of certain Federal programs and services that serve Native Americans. - Amendments to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, regulations implementing U.S. migratory bird treaties, and potential clarifying amendments to the underlying treaties, including S. 255. - Amendments to the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act to support Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian arts and culture programs.

Lobbyists (5)
  • MR. ALAN L MINTZ
  • MR. ANDREW M VANDERJACK
  • TYSON KADE
  • MELINDA MEADE MEYERS
  • JAELEEN KOOKESH
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 3
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

-Amendments to the Magnuson Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act to support Alaska Native community interests in commercial, recreational, and subsistence fishing. - Amendments to mariculture legislation to ensure protections for Alaska Native subsistence.

Lobbyists (2)
  • MR. ANDREW M VANDERJACK
  • JAELEEN KOOKESH
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Activity 4
Natural Resources

- Federal legislation to authorize an exchange of Sealaska Corporation subsurface estate on Admiralty Island for U.S. Forest Service land elsewhere. - Federal legislation, including H.R. 41 and S. 2554, to permit the Native residents of each of the Native Villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Urban Corporations and to receive certain settlement land under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971.

Lobbyists (4)
  • MR. ALAN L MINTZ
  • MR. ANDREW M VANDERJACK
  • MELINDA MEADE MEYERS
  • JAELEEN KOOKESH
Government Entities (7)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office
  • Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
  • Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
  • ... and 2 more

Source: LDA.gov, data retrieved November 9, 2026. FilingExplorer is not affiliated with LDA.gov; the Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for data or analyses derived from these records after retrieval.