NATIONAL HEAD START ASSOCIATION

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Lobbying Spend

$4.2M

Filings

252

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$153,267	11	4
2025	$311,617	16	4
2024	$316,947	17	4
2023	$316,617	16	4
2022	$268,293	16	4
2021	$305,555	16	4
2020	$206,963	17	4
2019	$255,833	16	4
2018	$238,432	17	4
2017	$262,296	21	5
2016	$144,000	14	4
2015	$120,000	8	2
2014	$120,000	8	2
2013	$154,000	8	2
2012	$150,000	9	2
2011	$130,000	8	2
2010	$10,000	2	1
2009	$130,000	9	2
2008	$60,000	7	2
2007	—	2	1
2006	$40,000	1	1
2005	$80,000	2	1
2004	$80,000	2	1
2003	$80,000	2	1
2002	$80,000	2	1
2001	$80,000	2	1
2000	$20,000	1	1
1999	$70,000	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
NATIONAL HEAD START ASSOCIATION	$4,183,820	91
A1.9 STRATEGIES LLC	—	41
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP	—	42
CAPITOL HILL PARTNERS	—	44
BEACON CONSULTING GROUP	—	23
LINCHPIN STRATEGIES, LLC	—	5
FELDESMAN TUCKER LEIFER FIDELL LLP	—	6

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	238
SENATE	238
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	93
White House Office	68
Administration for Children & Families (ACF)	51
Education, Dept of	48
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	40
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	16
Office of the Vice President of the United States	8
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	3
Energy, Dept of	2
Treasury, Dept of	2
Office on Violence Against Women	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Education	Education	225
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	133
Health Issues	Health Issues	38
Housing	Housing	9
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (17)

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

H.R. 3684117th Congress

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues related to funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations for FY22 Issues related to the impacts of the opioids crisis H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3684

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues related to funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations for FY22 Issues related to the impacts of the opioids crisis H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

H.R. 3684117th Congress

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues related to funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations for FY22 Issues related to the impacts of the opioids crisis H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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

Matched citations: H.R.3684

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations for FY22 Issues related to the impacts of the opioids crisis H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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

Matched citations: H.R.5376

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H.R. 3684117th Congress

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations for FY22 Issues related to the impacts of the opioids crisis H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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

Matched citations: H.R.3684

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations for FY22 Issues related to the impacts of the opioids crisis H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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

Matched citations: H.R.5376

H.R. 3684117th Congress

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2021 · third_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations for FY22 Issues related to the impacts of the opioids crisis H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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

Matched citations: H.R.3684

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2021 · third_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations for FY22 Issues related to the impacts of the opioids crisis H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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

Matched citations: H.R.5376

H.R. 1319117th Congress

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues related to funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations for FY22 Issues related to the impacts of the opioids crisis H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

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

Matched citations: H.R.1319

H.R. 1319117th Congress

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

2021 · first_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues related to funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations for FY22 Issues related to the impacts of the opioids crisis H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

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

Matched citations: H.R.1319

H.R. 2740116th Congress

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues related to funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs H.R. 2740 - Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 Issues related to the impacts of the opioid crisis

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

Matched citations: H.R. 2740

H.R. 6115th Congress

SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues related to funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations for FY19 Issues related to the impacts of the opioids crisis S. 2680 - Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 H.R. 6 - Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018

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

Matched citations: H.R. 6

S. 2680115th Congress

Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues related to funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations for FY19 Issues related to the impacts of the opioids crisis S. 2680 - Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 H.R. 6 - Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018

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

Matched citations: S. 2680

H.R. 6115th Congress

SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues related to funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations for FY18 and FY19 Issues related to the impacts of the opioids crisis S. 2680 - Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 H.R. 6 - Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018

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

Matched citations: H.R. 6

S. 2680115th Congress

Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations for FY18 and FY19 Issues related to the impacts of the opioids crisis S. 2680 - Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 H.R. 6 - Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018

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

Matched citations: S. 2680

H.R. 6115th Congress

SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations for FY18 and FY19 Issues related to the impacts of the opioids crisis S. 2680 - Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 H.R. 6 - Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018

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

Matched citations: H.R. 6

S. 2680115th Congress

Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations for FY18 and FY19 Issues related to the impacts of the opioids crisis S. 2680 - Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 H.R. 6 - Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018

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

Matched citations: S. 2680

Source: Senate LDA

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