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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

111

Firms Hired

Active Period

2001–2015

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2015	—	5	2
2014	—	10	3
2013	—	15	4
2012	—	16	4
2011	—	19	5
2010	—	8	2
2009	—	8	2
2008	—	11	2
2007	—	9	3
2006	—	4	2
2005	—	2	1
2001	—	4	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
CONSTANTINE CANNON LLP	—	30
VENABLE LLP	—	35
ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)	—	13
THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC	—	3
ACG ADVOCACY	—	4
VAN FLEET ASSOCIATES	—	21
TASSEY & ASSOCIATES	—	5

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	38
SENATE	37
Treasury, Dept of	13
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	10
White House Office	8
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	5
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)	4
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	3
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	3
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	2
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	2
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)	1
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)	1
Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)	1
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)	1
President of the U.S.	1
UNDETERMINED	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	17
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	13
Health Issues	Health Issues	11
Banking	Banking	7
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	4
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	3
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	3
Retirement	Retirement	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 2575113th Congress

Save American Workers Act of 2014

2014 · first_quarter · Firm: ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)

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Implementation of the employer requirements under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act HR 2575, Save American Workers Act, ACA definition of full-time employee; S2176, Common Sense Reporting Act, Reporting streamlining under Code sections 6055/6056..

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2575

S. 2176113th Congress

Commonsense Reporting Act of 2014

2014 · first_quarter · Firm: ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)

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Implementation of the employer requirements under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act HR 2575, Save American Workers Act, ACA definition of full-time employee; S2176, Common Sense Reporting Act, Reporting streamlining under Code sections 6055/6056..

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S2176

H.R. 1081112th Congress

Consumers Payment System Protection Act

2011 · third_quarter · Firm: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

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Oppose legislative efforts to delay Federal Reserve regarding debit card interchange fees, including H.R. 1081, the Consumers Payment System Protection Act, and S. 575, the Debit Interchange Fee Study Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1081

H.R. 1081112th Congress

Consumers Payment System Protection Act

2011 · third_quarter · Firm: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

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Oppose legislative efforts to delay Federal Reserve regarding debit card interchange fees, including H.R. 1081, the Consumers Payment System Protection Act, and S. 575, the Debit Interchange Fee Study Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1081

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H.R. 3590112th Congress

Indonesian Family Refugee Protection Act

2011 · third_quarter · Firm: ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)

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(HR 3590) PPACA implementation.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: HR 3590

H.R. 3590112th Congress

Indonesian Family Refugee Protection Act

2011 · third_quarter · Firm: ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)

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(HR 3590) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation.

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Matched citations: HR 3590

H.R. 7327110th Congress

Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Pension provisions contained in H.R. 7327, Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008

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

Matched citations: H.R. 7327

H.R. 6143110th Congress

Pension Protection Act ERISA Amendments of 2008

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Pension technical corrections legislation - S. 1974 and H.R. 6143

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Matched citations: H.R. 6143

S. 1974110th Congress

Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Pension technical corrections legislation - S. 1974 and H.R. 6143

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Matched citations: S. 1974

H.R. 6143110th Congress

Pension Protection Act ERISA Amendments of 2008

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Pension technical corrections legislation - S. 1974 and H.R. 6143

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

Matched citations: H.R. 6143

S. 1974110th Congress

Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Pension technical corrections legislation - S. 1974 and H.R. 6143

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

Matched citations: S. 1974

H.R. 3361110th Congress

Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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S. 1974, The Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R. 3361, The Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008

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Matched citations: H.R. 3361

S. 1974110th Congress

Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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S. 1974, The Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R. 3361, The Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008

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Matched citations: S. 1974

H.R. 6143110th Congress

Pension Protection Act ERISA Amendments of 2008

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Pension technical corrections legislation - S. 1974 and H.R. 6143

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

Matched citations: H.R. 6143

S. 1974110th Congress

Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Pension technical corrections legislation - S. 1974 and H.R. 6143

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

Matched citations: S. 1974

H.R. 3361110th Congress

Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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S. 1974, The Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R. 3361, The Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008

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Matched citations: H.R. 3361

S. 1974110th Congress

Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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S. 1974, The Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R. 3361, The Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008

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Matched citations: S. 1974

H.R. 3046110th Congress

Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007

2007 · year_end · Firm: TASSEY & ASSOCIATES

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Issues regarding data breach; S495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007, all provisions; S1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act, all provisions; HR3046, Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007, all provisions; HR3316, Identity Theft Protection Act of 2007, all provisions.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR3046

H.R. 3316110th Congress

Identity Theft Protection Act of 2007

2007 · year_end · Firm: TASSEY & ASSOCIATES

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Issues regarding data breach; S495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007, all provisions; S1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act, all provisions; HR3046, Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007, all provisions; HR3316, Identity Theft Protection Act of 2007, all provisions.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR3316

S. 1178110th Congress

Identity Theft Prevention Act

2007 · year_end · Firm: TASSEY & ASSOCIATES

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Issues regarding data breach; S495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007, all provisions; S1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act, all provisions; HR3046, Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007, all provisions; HR3316, Identity Theft Protection Act of 2007, all provisions.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S1178

S. 495110th Congress

Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007

2007 · year_end · Firm: TASSEY & ASSOCIATES

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Issues regarding data breach; S495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007, all provisions; S1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act, all provisions; HR3046, Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007, all provisions; HR3316, Identity Theft Protection Act of 2007, all provisions.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S495

H.R. 3046110th Congress

Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007

2007 · year_end · Firm: TASSEY & ASSOCIATES

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Data Breach, S.1178,S.495,H.R. 3046,H.R. 3316

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Matched citations: H.R. 3046

H.R. 3316110th Congress

Identity Theft Protection Act of 2007

2007 · year_end · Firm: TASSEY & ASSOCIATES

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Data Breach, S.1178,S.495,H.R. 3046,H.R. 3316

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Matched citations: H.R. 3316

S. 1178110th Congress

Identity Theft Prevention Act

2007 · year_end · Firm: TASSEY & ASSOCIATES

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Data Breach, S.1178,S.495,H.R. 3046,H.R. 3316

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Matched citations: S.1178

S. 495110th Congress

Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007

2007 · year_end · Firm: TASSEY & ASSOCIATES

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Data Breach, S.1178,S.495,H.R. 3046,H.R. 3316

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Matched citations: S.495

Source: Senate LDA

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