JOSEPH TRAHERN
JOSEPH TRAHERN is named as a lobbyist in 7 lobbying reports we hold, filed by 1 registrant for 7 clients.
Earlier government jobs, as reported
A lobbying report lists each lobbyist's covered positions: jobs in Congress or the executive branch that the law asks a lobbyist to disclose. Each line is copied as a report states it.
- Chief of Staff Rep. Bob Matsui; Chief of Staff Rep. Doris Matsui
Registrants and clients
- K&L GATES, LLP · 7 reports
Clients: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES, INC.; BEYOND FINANCE LLC; BROWN-FORMAN CORP; BYTEDANCE INC.; GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY; PORT OF PORTLAND; PREPASS SAFETY ALLIANCE.
Bills named where this lobbyist is listed, and how the House and the Senate voted
5 bills named in these reports. 1 of them became law, and our record holds how the House and the Senate voted on it. A lobbying report names the houses of Congress and the agencies the lobbyists contacted. It does not say which members or staff they met.
| Bill | Status | How the House and the Senate voted |
|---|---|---|
| H.R. 6938Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | Became law | Public Law 119-74House 397–28 · Senate 82–15 |
| H.R. 3028Duty Drawback Clarification Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 952A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies. | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 2256Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Reported by committee | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 2296National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Passed the Senate | No recorded vote in our record |
Issues named: Transportation (2), Agriculture (1), Computer Industry (1), Defense (1), Education (1), Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities (1), Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries (1), Trade (domestic/foreign) (1).
Every report
| Client | Registrant | Kind, as filed | Posted | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORT OF PORTLANDMarine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries | K&L GATES, LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| BROWN-FORMAN CORPTrade (domestic/foreign), Agriculture | K&L GATES, LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES, INC.Transportation, Defense | K&L GATES, LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| BYTEDANCE INC.Computer Industry | K&L GATES, LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYEducation | K&L GATES, LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| PREPASS SAFETY ALLIANCETransportation | K&L GATES, LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| BEYOND FINANCE LLCFinancial Institutions/Investments/Securities | K&L GATES, LLP | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov |
Campaign gifts this lobbyist reported
Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). We hold these reports only for contributions to the campaign committees of members who sponsored or cosponsored a bill named in a lobbying report. Any other contribution: Not checked yet.
No contribution report we hold lists a gift from this filer.
Where this comes from
Lobbying Disclosure Act reports (LD-2), LDA.gov. We save our own copy of each page of LDA.gov's list of reports before we read it. These pages were built from our copies on .
2026-Q2: every page of LDA.gov's list saved and read.
A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together. A report of less than $5,000, or of no lobbying activity, states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.
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