NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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Lobbying Spend

$1.9M

Filings

111

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$8,658	3	1
2025	$55,146	6	1
2024	$37,009	4	1
2023	$42,508	4	1
2022	$48,075	4	1
2021	$28,340	4	1
2020	$28,340	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	$59,902	4	1
2017	$74,253	4	1
2016	$97,552	5	2
2015	$177,000	8	2
2014	$177,000	8	2
2013	$208,951	9	2
2012	$120,000	7	2
2011	$120,000	7	2
2010	$60,000	4	1
2009	$145,000	5	1
2008	$80,000	4	1
2007	$70,000	2	1
2006	$55,000	2	1
2004	$20,000	1	1
2003	$20,000	1	1
2002	$60,000	3	1
2001	$40,000	2	1
2000	$20,000	1	1
1999	$20,000	1	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION	$1,872,735	91
KSCW, INC.	—	6
JOHN MCKECHNIE LLC	—	14

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	106
SENATE	104
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	85
Small Business Administration (SBA)	38
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	21
White House Office	11
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	7
Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA)	7
Bureau of the Census	5
Education, Dept of	5
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	5
Treasury, Dept of	5
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	3
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	3
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	3
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	3
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	3
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	3
State, Dept of (DOS)	3
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	93
Small Business	Small Business	46
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	45
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	38
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	22
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	20
Government Issues	Government Issues	19
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	9
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	9
Housing	Housing	8
Health Issues	Health Issues	7
Banking	Banking	5
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	5
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	2
Education	Education	2
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	1
Veterans	Veterans	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 9345117th Congress

Improving SBA Engagement on Employee Ownership Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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H.R.9347 Main Street Employee Ownership 2.0 Act of 2022, reform SBA Regs to Allow Cooperatives to access financing H.R. 9345 Improving SBA Engagement on Employee Ownership Act, improve SBA engagement on the interagency working group on cooperative development

Client expense: $29,925 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 9345

H.R. 9347117th Congress

Main Street Employee Ownership 2.0 Act of 2022

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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H.R.9347 Main Street Employee Ownership 2.0 Act of 2022, reform SBA Regs to Allow Cooperatives to access financing H.R. 9345 Improving SBA Engagement on Employee Ownership Act, improve SBA engagement on the interagency working group on cooperative development

Client expense: $29,925 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.9347

H.R. 6317117th Congress

Capital for Cooperatives Act

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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S.1736/HR6317 Capital for Cooperatives Act; reform SBA regs to allow cooperatives to access financing

Client expense: $9,075 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR6317

S. 1736117th Congress

Capital for Cooperatives Act

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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S.1736/HR6317 Capital for Cooperatives Act; reform SBA regs to allow cooperatives to access financing

Client expense: $9,075 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1736

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H.R. 6317117th Congress

Capital for Cooperatives Act

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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S.1736/HR6317 Capital for Cooperatives Act; reform SBA regs to allow cooperatives to access financing

Client expense: $9,075 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR6317

S. 1736117th Congress

Capital for Cooperatives Act

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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S.1736/HR6317 Capital for Cooperatives Act; reform SBA regs to allow cooperatives to access financing

Client expense: $9,075 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1736

H.R. 4356117th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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HR4356 and S.2599, Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program and Rural Energy Savings Program; HR5376 Build Back Better Act--Rural Partnership Program, Rural Energy Savings Program;

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR4356

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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HR4356 and S.2599, Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program and Rural Energy Savings Program; HR5376 Build Back Better Act--Rural Partnership Program, Rural Energy Savings Program;

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR5376

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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HR5376, Build Back Better Act, Cooperative Lending Pilot Program

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR5376

S. 2599117th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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HR4356 and S.2599, Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program and Rural Energy Savings Program; HR5376 Build Back Better Act--Rural Partnership Program, Rural Energy Savings Program;

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.2599

H.R. 4356117th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

2021 · third_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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HR4356 and S.2599, Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program and Rural Energy Savings Program; HR5376 Build Back Better Act--Rural Partnership Program, Rural Energy Savings Program;

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR4356

H.R. 4588117th Congress

Regional Innovation Act of 2021

2021 · third_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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HR4588, Regional Innovation Act, as amended - to support cooperatives and cooperative development centers to strengthen supply chains and workforce; HR5376, Build Back Better Act, Cooperative Lending Pilot Program

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR4588

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2021 · third_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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HR4356 and S.2599, Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program and Rural Energy Savings Program; HR5376 Build Back Better Act--Rural Partnership Program, Rural Energy Savings Program;

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR5376

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2021 · third_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR4588, Regional Innovation Act, as amended - to support cooperatives and cooperative development centers to strengthen supply chains and workforce; HR5376, Build Back Better Act, Cooperative Lending Pilot Program

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR5376

S. 2599117th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

2021 · third_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR4356 and S.2599, Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program and Rural Energy Savings Program; HR5376 Build Back Better Act--Rural Partnership Program, Rural Energy Savings Program;

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.2599

H.R. 1319117th Congress

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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Implementation of HR1319, Sec 1006. HR4356, Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program and Rural Energy Savings Program

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR1319

H.R. 1319117th Congress

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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HR1319, Title V, Small Business provisions HR1736, Capital for Cooperatives Act

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR1319

H.R. 1736117th Congress

Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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HR1319, Title V, Small Business provisions HR1736, Capital for Cooperatives Act

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR1736

H.R. 4356117th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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Implementation of HR1319, Sec 1006. HR4356, Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program and Rural Energy Savings Program

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR4356

H.R. 4373117th Congress

Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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HR4373 - FY22 appropriations for USAID Cooperative Development Program

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR4373

H.R. 1319117th Congress

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

2021 · first_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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H.R.1319, Subtitle A, Agriculture.

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1319

H.R. 1319117th Congress

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

2021 · first_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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HR1319, Title V, Small Business provisions

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR1319

H.R. 133116th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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eligibility of housing cooperatives in HR133

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR133

S. 3814116th Congress

RESTART Act

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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eligibility of housing cooperatives under in HEROES Act; RESTART Act (S.3814)

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.3814

H.R. 748116th Congress

CARES Act

2020 · second_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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Eligibility of cooperative businesses in H.R.748 CARES Act; eligibility of housing cooperatives under CARES Act & in HEROES Act

Client expense: $7,085 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.748

Source: Senate LDA

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