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2025 · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)

SOFAR OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES

Filed by HILLCREST STRATEGIES LLC (FKA NICHOLAS FLOCKEN).

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure APIRecently refreshed. 2026-08-03 06:26:15 UTC.

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Filing overview

Type
2nd Quarter - Report
Posted
Jul 31, 2025
Income
$10,000.00
Expenses
Not reported
Filing UUID
b73ca710-e9ad-4b18-bb84-bc67d4e737b6
Termination date
Not reported

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Lobbying issues and bill citations

SCI · Science/Technology

S._ - Weather Related Policies - Supporting the formulation of policies to improve agency effectiveness in acquiring private sector observations of oceanic and atmospheric conditions in the near shore and the open ocean environments for a variety of purposes including applications for weather forecasting and fisheries management. Especially, weather policies related to commercial weather data sources and coordinating intellectual resources from an alliance of commercial weather companies. H.R.3816 - Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 - Supporting the formulation of policies to improve agency effectiveness in acquiring private sector observations of oceanic and atmospheric conditions in the near shore and the open ocean environments for a variety of purposes including applications for weather forecasting and fisheries management. Especially, weather policies related to commercial weather data sources and coordinating intellectual resources from an alliance of commercial weather companies. S.613 - Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025- Supporting provisions that expand program authorities to access additional commercial sector technologies and resources to better achieve programmatic objectives. S.322 - Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act - Supporting the reintroduction of a similar bill from the previous congress and improving agency access to listed commercial technologies and also authorizing access to additional commercial sector technologies. S_/H.R._ - Ocean data policies supporting federal agency access to proliferated commercial data networks to support a variety of federal programs including fisheries and research.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.3816, S.613, S.322

DEF · Defense

S._ / H.R._ - FY26 Defense appropriations supporting Navy to acquire data on oceanic and atmospheric conditions from private sector companies for optimum ship track routing improvements using commercial data and software solutions. And improve forecasting of ocean environmental factors near the shore.

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