HOUSTON ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTER

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2001–2011

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2011	—	2	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	5	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	3	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	1	1
2001	—	4	2

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	23
SENATE	23
Energy, Dept of	4
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	3
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	1
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	1
White House Office	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	24
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	21
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	19
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	7
Transportation	Transportation	6
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	5
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	2
Housing	Housing	2
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	2
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	2
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	2
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	2
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	2
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	2
Defense	Defense	1
Education	Education	1

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