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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

151

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2022

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	6	2
2020	—	2	1
2019	—	2	2
2018	—	8	2
2017	—	8	2
2016	—	8	2
2015	—	10	2
2014	—	9	2
2013	—	6	2
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	7	2
2009	—	11	3
2008	—	12	3
2007	—	7	3
2006	—	4	2
2005	—	11	5
2004	—	3	2
2003	—	3	2
2002	—	8	4
2001	—	5	3
2000	—	5	3
1999	—	4	2

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
C2 GROUP, LLC	—	29
FTI GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	—	26
PODESTA GROUP, INC.	—	8
TELEMEDIA POLICY CORP.	—	13
THE RABEN GROUP	—	10
OFF HILL STRATEGIES L.L.C.	—	24
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP	—	12
LECLAIRRYAN, PC	—	13
DAVIDSON & COMPANY	—	9
RICCHETTI INCORPORATED	—	2
POWERSTRATEGIES	—	3
SANDLER, TRAVIS & ROSENBERG, P.A.	—	2

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	123
SENATE	123
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	12
White House Office	11
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	10
Treasury, Dept of	10
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	9
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	7
Office of the Vice President of the United States	6
Energy, Dept of	3
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	3
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	1
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	1
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)	1
U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA)	1
Vice President of the U.S.	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	81
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	51
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	51
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	34
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	33
Postal	Postal	25
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	21
Banking	Banking	12
Small Business	Small Business	11
Government Issues	Government Issues	10
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	6
Health Issues	Health Issues	4
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	2
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Agriculture	Agriculture	1
Housing	Housing	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 5374117th Congress

SHOP SAFE Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Matched citations: H.R.5374

H.R. 5374117th Congress

SHOP SAFE Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Matched citations: H.R.5374

H.R. 7079117th Congress

Cut Red Tape For Online Sales Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Matched citations: HR 7079

H.R. 7079117th Congress

Cut Red Tape For Online Sales Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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H.R. 7756117th Congress

Border Security and Migrant Safety Act of 2022

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Matched citations: HR 7756

H.R. 7756117th Congress

Border Security and Migrant Safety Act of 2022

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Matched citations: HR 7756

S. 1843117th Congress

SHOP SAFE Act of 2021

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Matched citations: S. 1843

S. 1843117th Congress

SHOP SAFE Act of 2021

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Matched citations: S. 1843

S. 3840117th Congress

Cut Red Tape for Online Sales Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Matched citations: S 3840

S. 3840117th Congress

Cut Red Tape for Online Sales Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Matched citations: S 3840

S. 936117th Congress

INFORM Consumers Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Matched citations: S. 936

S. 936117th Congress

INFORM Consumers Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Matched citations: S. 936

H.R. 4346117th Congress

Chips and Science Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR 4346

H.R. 4346117th Congress

Chips and Science Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR 4346

H.R. 4521117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Matched citations: H.R.4521

H.R. 4521117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Matched citations: H.R.4521

H.R. 5374117th Congress

SHOP SAFE Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R.5374

H.R. 5374117th Congress

SHOP SAFE Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R.5374

H.R. 7079117th Congress

Cut Red Tape For Online Sales Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR 7079

H.R. 7079117th Congress

Cut Red Tape For Online Sales Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR 7079

H.R. 7756117th Congress

Border Security and Migrant Safety Act of 2022

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR 7756

H.R. 7756117th Congress

Border Security and Migrant Safety Act of 2022

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR 7756

S. 1260117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S. 1260

S. 1260117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S. 1260

S. 1843117th Congress

SHOP SAFE Act of 2021

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RABEN GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S. 1843

Source: Senate LDA

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