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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

135

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2011

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2011	—	1	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	7	5
2006	—	13	6
2005	—	16	9
2004	—	18	8
2003	—	11	7
2002	—	12	10
2001	—	20	11
2000	—	13	9
1999	—	12	7

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC	—	25
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP	—	11
THE RABEN GROUP	—	8
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	5
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP	—	5
BRACEWELL LLP	—	7
BINGHAM CONSULTING GROUP LLC	—	5
THE LEONARD GROUP	—	6
THELEN (FORMERLY, THELEN REID BROWN RAYSMAN & STEINER LLP)	—	8
ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)	—	4
POLICY IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.	—	4
PARRY, ROMANI, DECONCINI & SYMMS	—	5
PODESTA GROUP, INC.	—	3
ACG ADVOCACY	—	4
WASHINGTON COUNSEL	—	4

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	88
SENATE	80
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	8
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	6
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	6
White House Office	5
U.S. Copyright Office	4
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	4
Library of Congress (LOC)	2
State, Dept of (DOS)	2
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	1
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	1
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	86
Arts/Entertainment	Arts/Entertainment	28
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	24
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	12
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	8
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	6
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	5
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	3
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	3
Bankruptcy	Bankruptcy	2
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	2
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	1
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	1
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1
Commodities (big ticket)	Commodities (big ticket)	1
Banking	Banking	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	1
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

HCONRES 49111th Congress

Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.Con.Res. 49

H.R. 848111th Congress

Performance Rights Act

2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R. 848

S. 379111th Congress

Performance Rights Act

2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S. 379

SCONRES 14111th Congress

A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S. Con. Res. 14

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HCONRES 49111th Congress

Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.Con.Res. 49

H.R. 848111th Congress

Performance Rights Act

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R. 848

S. 379111th Congress

Performance Rights Act

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S. 379

SCONRES 14111th Congress

A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S. Con. Res. 14

HCONRES 49111th Congress

Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.Con.Res. 49

H.R. 848111th Congress

Performance Rights Act

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R. 848

S. 379111th Congress

Performance Rights Act

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S. 379

SCONRES 14111th Congress

A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S. Con. Res. 14

HCONRES 49111th Congress

Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2010 · first_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.Con.Res. 49

H.R. 848111th Congress

Performance Rights Act

2010 · first_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R. 848

S. 379111th Congress

Performance Rights Act

2010 · first_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S. 379

SCONRES 14111th Congress

A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2010 · first_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S. Con. Res. 14

HCONRES 49111th Congress

Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.Con.Res. 49

H.R. 848111th Congress

Performance Rights Act

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R. 848

S. 379111th Congress

Performance Rights Act

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S. 379

SCONRES 14111th Congress

A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S. Con. Res. 14

HCONRES 49111th Congress

Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.Con.Res. 49

H.R. 848111th Congress

Performance Rights Act

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R. 848

S. 379111th Congress

Performance Rights Act

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S. 379

SCONRES 14111th Congress

A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S. Con. Res. 14

HCONRES 49111th Congress

Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2009 · second_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.Con.Res. 49

Source: Senate LDA

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