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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2009

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2009	—	1	1
2008	—	23	5
2007	—	10	5
2006	—	7	5
2005	—	9	5
2004	—	7	5
2003	—	8	4
2002	—	5	3
2001	—	4	2
2000	—	4	2
1999	—	7	3

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)	—	17
DLA PIPER LLP (US)	—	14
WASHINGTON COUNSEL	—	2
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP	—	14
DELOITTE TAX LLP	—	6
JAMES BOLAND	—	12
TIBER CREEK GROUP	—	5
THE BAPTISTA GROUP	—	8
THE OB-C GROUP, LLC	—	5
TAGG, GEORGE C.	—	2

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	67
SENATE	67
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	16
Treasury, Dept of	15
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	6
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	3
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	44
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	32
Banking	Banking	28
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	19
Retirement	Retirement	14
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	7
Health Issues	Health Issues	3
Bankruptcy	Bankruptcy	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Torts	Torts	1
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 6186110th Congress

Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action adn Protection (iCAP) Act; H.R. 6316, Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System (Climate MATTERS) Act of 2008; Dingell/Boucher Discussion Draft.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 6186

H.R. 6316110th Congress

Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System Act of 2008

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action adn Protection (iCAP) Act; H.R. 6316, Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System (Climate MATTERS) Act of 2008; Dingell/Boucher Discussion Draft.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 6316

S. 1766110th Congress

Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action adn Protection (iCAP) Act; H.R. 6316, Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System (Climate MATTERS) Act of 2008; Dingell/Boucher Discussion Draft.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S. 1766

S. 2191110th Congress

Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action adn Protection (iCAP) Act; H.R. 6316, Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System (Climate MATTERS) Act of 2008; Dingell/Boucher Discussion Draft.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S. 2191

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H.R. 6186110th Congress

Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action adn Protection (iCAP) Act; H.R. 6316, Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System (Climate MATTERS) Act of 2008; Dingell/Boucher Discussion Draft.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 6186

H.R. 6316110th Congress

Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System Act of 2008

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action adn Protection (iCAP) Act; H.R. 6316, Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System (Climate MATTERS) Act of 2008; Dingell/Boucher Discussion Draft.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 6316

S. 1766110th Congress

Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action adn Protection (iCAP) Act; H.R. 6316, Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System (Climate MATTERS) Act of 2008; Dingell/Boucher Discussion Draft.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S. 1766

S. 2191110th Congress

Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action adn Protection (iCAP) Act; H.R. 6316, Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System (Climate MATTERS) Act of 2008; Dingell/Boucher Discussion Draft.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S. 2191

H.R. 698110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 698 & S 1356 Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: HR 698

S. 1356110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 698 & S 1356 Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: S 1356

H.R. 6186110th Congress

Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action adn Protection (iCAP) Act; H.R. 6316, Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System (Climate MATTERS) Act of 2008; Dingell/Boucher Discussion Draft.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $70,000

Matched citations: H.R. 6186

H.R. 6316110th Congress

Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System Act of 2008

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action adn Protection (iCAP) Act; H.R. 6316, Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System (Climate MATTERS) Act of 2008; Dingell/Boucher Discussion Draft.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $70,000

Matched citations: H.R. 6316

S. 1766110th Congress

Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action adn Protection (iCAP) Act; H.R. 6316, Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System (Climate MATTERS) Act of 2008; Dingell/Boucher Discussion Draft.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $70,000

Matched citations: S. 1766

S. 2191110th Congress

Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action adn Protection (iCAP) Act; H.R. 6316, Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System (Climate MATTERS) Act of 2008; Dingell/Boucher Discussion Draft.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $70,000

Matched citations: S. 2191

H.R. 698110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 698 & S 1356 Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: HR 698

S. 1356110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 698 & S 1356 Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: S 1356

H.R. 6186110th Congress

Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Climate change legislation, including S. 2191 and S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act; and H.R. 6316, Climate MATTERS Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6186

H.R. 6316110th Congress

Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System Act of 2008

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Climate change legislation, including S. 2191 and S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act; and H.R. 6316, Climate MATTERS Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6316

S. 3036109th Congress

A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Vulcuren UPKA 1988.

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Climate change legislation, including S. 2191 and S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act; and H.R. 6316, Climate MATTERS Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3036

S. 2191110th Congress

Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Climate change legislation, including S. 2191 and S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act; H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act; and H.R. 6316, Climate MATTERS Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2191

H.R. 698110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 698 & S 1356 Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: HR 698

S. 1356110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 698 & S 1356 Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: S 1356

S. 2191110th Congress

Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act. Department of Energy Loan Guarantee regulations.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: S. 2191

H.R. 698110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 698 & S 1356 Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: HR 698

S. 1356110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 698 & S 1356 Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: S 1356

Source: Senate LDA

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