Lobbying Filing Details

Total Spending

$230,000

Activities

2

Lobbyists

5

Gov't Entities

6

Filing Information

Filing UUID:: 2f72e851-9cc0-4306-8ecf-ee65d434c17f
Type:: 2A - 2nd Quarter - Amendment
Period:: 2024 - 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)
Date Posted:: July 14, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Income:: $230,000
Expenses:: $0
Document URL:: View Submission

Quick Info

Document Type: text/html
Posted By: Mark Ruge, Partner

Registrant

K&L GATES, LLP

Law firm

Washington, District of Columbia

Client

Lobbying Activities (2)

Activity 1

Budget/Appropriations

H.R.8752, Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025 - Funding for Great Lakes icebreaker. Unnumbered House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025 - Funding for Soo Lock project.

Lobbyists (2)

MARK RUGE
JAMES SARTUCCI

Government Entities (2)

SENATE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Activity 2

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Issues related to Canadian regulation of vessel ballast water and potential violation of U.S. law - no specific legislation. Issues related to United States Coast Guard and EPA development of ballast water regulations - no specific legislation. Issues related to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction of the Soo Lock project, operations and maintenance of Soo Lock, Soo Lock employee compensation, and Great Lakes Navigation System improvement authorizations. Issues related to EPA-funded Maritime Administration ballast water management system research program for the Great Lakes - no specific legislation.

Lobbyists (5)

MARK RUGE
DARRELL CONNER
JAMES SARTUCCI
SCOTT J. GELBMAN
RYAN CARNEY

Government Entities (4)

SENATE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Federal Maritime Commission
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Source: LDA.gov, data retrieved November 4, 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.