American Maritime Officers Service (Amos)

American Maritime Officers Service is a bus. association of U.S.-flagged merchant vessels.

Based in DC

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AI Overview

With $1.2M in lobbying spend across 29 quarterly filings, American Maritime Officers Service (Amos) is a significant lobbying presence. Their lobbying covers 1 issue area. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$1.2M

Total Spend

Years Active

Firms Hired

Lobbyists Deployed

Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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Year	Lobbying Spend
2018	$240K
2019	$160K
2020	$160K
2021	$160K
2022	$160K
2024	$120K
2025	$160K

Issues Lobbied

Marine/Maritime

Lobbying Firms

Otterson LLC

Lobbyists

Brenda Otterson

What They Lobby About

These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Marine/Maritime

H.R.1625, Consolidated Appropriations for FY18, Maritime Security Program, Military Sealift Command; Transportation Appropriations for Maritime Security Program, Military Sealift Command; S.1129- The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017,vessel discharge provisions; H.R.2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, PL 480 (Food for Peace Program);H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act, Maritime Security Program, Military Sealift; Cargo Preference Enforcement; Maritime Safety revisions, Jones Act; USA Maritime Sail-In meetings with Members of Congress and staffs on all US maritime legislative issues listed above.

H.R.1625, consolidated Appropriations for FY18, Maritime Security Program, Military Sealift Command; Transportation Appropriations for Maritime Security Program, Military Sealift Command; S.1119-The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017, vessel discharge provisions; H.R.2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, PL 480 (Food for Peace Program); H.R. 5515 - National Defense Authorization Act, Maritime Security Program, Military Sealift; Cargo Preference Enforcement; Maritime Safety revisions, Jones Act; USA Maritime Sail-In meetings with Members of Congress and staffs on all US maritime legislative issues listed above.

H.R.2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018: PL480, Food for Peace Program, cargo preference.

S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018: Food for Peace Program, cargo preference.

Agriculture Appropriations FY 19: PL 480, Food for Peace Program.

Transportation and HUD Appropriations FY19: Maritime Security Program; Ready Reserve Fleet.

H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act FY19: Maritime Security Program; Ready Reserve Fleet.

H.R. 6175, Maritime Safety Act of 2018.

H.R. 5893, Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2018; S. 2916, Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2018.

H.R. 2518, Coast Guard Reauthorization Act; Vessel Incidental Discharge Act.

The Jones Act: Jones Act-Puerto Rico.

Executive Office of the White House: Cargo preference.

H.R.2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018: PL480, Food for Peace Program, cargo preference.

S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018: Food for Peace Program, cargo preference.

Agriculture Appropriations FY 19: PL 480, Food for Peace Program.

Transportation and HUD Appropriations FY19: Maritime Security Program.

H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act FY19: Maritime Security Program, Ready Reserve Fleet.

H.R. 6175, Maritime Safety Act of 2018.

H.R. 5893, Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2018; S. 2916, Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2018.

H.R. 2518, Coast Guard Reauthorization Act; Vessel Incidental Discharge Act.

The Jones Act: Jones Act-Puerto Rico.

Coast Guard non-operating Personnel Exception draft legislation; Weather Service and NOAA changes in forecast products affecting the maritime industry.

H.R. 2-Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018; PL 480, Food for Peace Program;

S.140- Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act;

Jones Act-Puerto Rico; FY19 Appropriations- Agriculture, PL 480-Food for Peace;

FY 19 Transportation Appropriations - Maritime Security Program.

FY 20 Appropriations: Transportation-Maritime Security Program; Agriculture-Food for Peace, PL 480; McGovern-Dole-Food for Progress (U.S. House and Senate).

House Armed Services Committee: National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 20-Maritime Security Program and Maritime Sealift Command.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: Jones Act-Puerto Rico, Domestic LNG transportation. USA Maritime Sail-In (educational advocacy to Members of Congress).

H.R. 550, Merchant Marines of WW II Gold Medal; H.R. 3409, The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019 - Jones Act Waivers; H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act FY 2020 - Maritime Security Program (MSP), Maritime Security Program Tanker Fleet and Cable Vessels; H.R. 2440 - Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; H.R. 3055, Transportation Appropriations FY 20 - Maritime Security Program, Agriculture Appropriations FY 20 - Food For Peace Program (PL 480); The Jones Act; The Jones Act - Puerto Rico; Harbor Maintenance Tax; U.S. Coast Guard regarding U.S. Global Positioning System & Global Navigational Satellite Systems.

H.R. 2500 and S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act FY 20: Maritime Security Program; Tanker Program; Cable vessels program;

FY 20 Appropriations Agriculture: P.L. 480, Food for Peace Program. FY 20:Appropriations Transportation: Maritime Security Program'

H.R. 550, S.153: Merchant Marines of WWII Gold Medal Act 2019.

H.R. 3829, S. 2167: Energizing American Shipbuilding Act.

H. R. 5351: Short Sea Shipping Act 2019.

The Jones Act: Customs And Border Protection (CBP) heavy lift rulings.

H. R. 3409, The Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2019.

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