SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Lobbying Spend

$1.5M

Filings

107

Firms Hired

Active Period

2010–2022

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2022	—	1	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	6	2
2017	—	9	2
2016	$90,000	6	1
2015	$40,000	4	1
2014	$100,000	7	2
2013	$160,000	13	3
2012	$375,000	15	4
2011	$380,000	23	6
2010	$350,000	11	3

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SMART GROWTH AMERICA	$1,495,000	37
ECONOMIC POLICY STRATEGIES	—	22
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	10
SIGNAL GROUP CONSULTING, LLC	—	11
THE RHOADS GROUP	—	4
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	5
DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC	—	6
THE FERGUSON GROUP	—	5
ADVOCACY ASSOCIATES	—	7

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	85
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	84
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	21
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	17
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	11
Treasury, Dept of	8
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	5
White House Office	2
Federal Highway Administration (FHA)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Transportation	Transportation	57
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	38
Housing	Housing	36
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	20
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	15
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	12
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	10
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	8
Railroads	Railroads	6

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 6175116th Congress

REHAB Act of 2020

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ECONOMIC POLICY STRATEGIES

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R. 6175

H.R. 6175116th Congress

REHAB Act of 2020

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: ECONOMIC POLICY STRATEGIES

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Matched citations: H.R. 6175

H.R. 6175116th Congress

REHAB Act of 2020

2020 · second_quarter · Firm: ECONOMIC POLICY STRATEGIES

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R. 6175

H.R. 6175116th Congress

REHAB Act of 2020

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: ECONOMIC POLICY STRATEGIES

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 6175

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H.R. 1393114th Congress

Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1393

H.R. 200114th Congress

Commute Less Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 200

H.R. 2071114th Congress

Safe Streets Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2071

H.R. 749114th Congress

Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 749

S. 762114th Congress

Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 762

H.R. 1393114th Congress

Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1393

H.R. 200114th Congress

Commute Less Act of 2015

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 200

H.R. 2071114th Congress

Safe Streets Act of 2015

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2071

H.R. 749114th Congress

Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 749

S. 762114th Congress

Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 762

H.R. 1393114th Congress

Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1393

H.R. 200114th Congress

Commute Less Act of 2015

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 200

H.R. 2071114th Congress

Safe Streets Act of 2015

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2071

H.R. 749114th Congress

Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 749

S. 762114th Congress

Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 762

H.R. 1393114th Congress

Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015

2015 · first_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1393

H.R. 200114th Congress

Commute Less Act of 2015

2015 · first_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 200

H.R. 2071114th Congress

Safe Streets Act of 2015

2015 · first_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2071

H.R. 749114th Congress

Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015

2015 · first_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 749

S. 762114th Congress

Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015

2015 · first_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 762

H.R. 2468113th Congress

Safe Streets Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SMART GROWTH AMERICA

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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2468

Source: Senate LDA

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