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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2009–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	2	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	6	2
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	5	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
ALIGNMENT GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES	—	47
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP	—	26

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	67
SENATE	67
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	51
White House Office	39
Education, Dept of	7
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	4
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	2
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	2
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	2
Small Business Administration (SBA)	2
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	65
Transportation	Transportation	61
Education	Education	55
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	55
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	49
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	47
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	6
Housing	Housing	2
Defense	Defense	2

Bills Explicitly Cited (3)

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

S. 1243111th Congress

STAR Act of 2009

2013 · second_quarter · Firm: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Transportation Investment Generating Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program; H.R. 2610, S.1243 Transportation, Housing & Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 - Title I, Department of Transportation, National Infrastructure Investments.

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

Matched citations: S.1243

H.R. 7112th Congress

American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012

2012 · second_quarter · Firm: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Rickenbacker Intermodal project; S. 1813 Moving Ahead for Progressin the 21st Centurty Act including intermodal facilities; HR. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Job Act of 2012 incluing intermodal facilities

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

Matched citations: HR. 7

H.R. 7112th Congress

American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012

2012 · second_quarter · Firm: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Rickenbacker Intermodal project; S. 1813 Moving Ahead for Progressin the 21st Centurty Act including intermodal facilities; HR. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Job Act of 2012 incluing intermodal facilities

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

Matched citations: HR. 7

Source: Senate LDA

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