LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

388

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	13	5
2025	—	20	7
2024	—	17	5
2023	—	20	5
2022	—	20	5
2021	—	24	6
2020	—	24	6
2019	—	22	6
2018	—	24	6
2017	—	25	6
2016	—	19	5
2015	—	15	4
2014	—	16	4
2013	—	17	4
2012	—	17	4
2011	—	17	5
2010	—	15	4
2009	—	16	3
2008	—	11	3
2007	—	4	2
2006	—	5	2
2005	—	2	2
2004	—	5	2
2003	—	7	3
2002	—	4	2
2001	—	4	2
2000	—	3	2
1999	—	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC	—	74
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP	—	60
MR. CLIFF MADISON	—	83
NOSSAMAN LLP	—	39
THOMPSON COBURN, LLP	—	87
MANATT, PHELPS, AND PHILLIPS	—	12
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	23
K&L GATES LLP	—	7
ACG ADVOCACY	—	1
DCM GROUP LLC	—	2

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	265
SENATE	261
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	208
White House Office	55
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)	31
Federal Highway Administration (FHA)	12
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	10
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	8
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	5
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	3
AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation	2
State, Dept of (DOS)	2
Administration for Children & Families (ACF)	1
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	1
Federal Railroad Administration	1
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	1
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1
Vice President of the U.S.	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Transportation	Transportation	346
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	161
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	35
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	30
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	5
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	4
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	3
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	1
Animals	Animals	1
Advertising	Advertising	1
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	1
Accounting	Accounting	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 9170119th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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HR 9170 - FY27 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects, transit safety improvements Olympics-related funding and CDF requests

Client expense: — · Firm income: $38,500

Matched citations: HR 9170

H.R. 9170119th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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HR 9170 - FY27 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects, transit safety improvements Olympics-related funding and CDF requests

Client expense: — · Firm income: $38,500

Matched citations: HR 9170

H.R. 4552119th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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HR 4552/S 2465 - FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects, transit safety improvements Olympics-related funding and CDF requests HR 7148 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 - THUD/transit funding and Olympics funding

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: HR 4552

H.R. 7148119th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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HR 4552/S 2465 - FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects, transit safety improvements Olympics-related funding and CDF requests HR 7148 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 - THUD/transit funding and Olympics funding

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: HR 7148

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S. 2465119th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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HR 4552/S 2465 - FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects, transit safety improvements Olympics-related funding and CDF requests HR 7148 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 - THUD/transit funding and Olympics funding

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: S 2465

H.R. 4552119th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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HR 4552/S 2465 - FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects, transit safety improvements Olympics-related funding and CDF requests HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veteran Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 - Continuing resolution until January 30, 2026

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: HR 4552

H.R. 5371119th Congress

Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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HR 4552/S 2465 - FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects, transit safety improvements Olympics-related funding and CDF requests HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veteran Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 - Continuing resolution until January 30, 2026

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: HR 5371

S. 2465119th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 4552/S 2465 - FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects, transit safety improvements Olympics-related funding and CDF requests HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veteran Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 - Continuing resolution until January 30, 2026

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: S 2465

H.R. 4552119th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 4552/S 2465 - FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects, transit safety improvements Olympics-related funding and CDF requests

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: HR 4552

S. 2465119th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 4552/S 2465 - FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects, transit safety improvements Olympics-related funding and CDF requests

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: S 2465

H.R. 1968119th Congress

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects, transit safety improvements Olympics-related funding and CDF requests HR 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 - FTA allocations

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: HR 1968

H.R. 9028118th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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HR 9028/S. 4796 - FY25 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects & transit safety improvements HR 10545 FY25 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (CR through 3/14/25) HR 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 FY26 THUD Appropriations bill - Olympics-related funding and CDF requests

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: HR 9028

H.R. 10545119th Congress

Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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HR 9028/S. 4796 - FY25 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects & transit safety improvements HR 10545 FY25 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (CR through 3/14/25) HR 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 FY26 THUD Appropriations bill - Olympics-related funding and CDF requests

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: HR 10545

H.R. 1968119th Congress

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 9028/S. 4796 - FY25 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects & transit safety improvements HR 10545 FY25 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (CR through 3/14/25) HR 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 FY26 THUD Appropriations bill - Olympics-related funding and CDF requests

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: HR 1968

S. 4796118th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 9028/S. 4796 - FY25 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects & transit safety improvements HR 10545 FY25 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (CR through 3/14/25) HR 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 FY26 THUD Appropriations bill - Olympics-related funding and CDF requests

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: S. 4796

H.R. 10545118th Congress

American Relief Act, 2025

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 9028 / S 4796 - FY25 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects & transit safety improvements HR 10545 Fy25 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (CR through 3/14/25)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: HR 10545

H.R. 9028118th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 9028 / S 4796 - FY25 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects & transit safety improvements HR 10545 Fy25 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (CR through 3/14/25)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: HR 9028

S. 4796118th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 9028 / S 4796 - FY25 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects & transit safety improvements HR 10545 Fy25 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (CR through 3/14/25)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: S 4796

H.R. 3935118th Congress

FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: THOMPSON COBURN, LLP

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FY 2025 Transportation Appropriations and Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization, H.R. 3935

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3935

H.R. 9028118th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 9028 / S 4796 - FY25 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects & transit safety improvements

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: HR 9028

S. 4796118th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 9028 / S 4796 - FY25 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects & transit safety improvements

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: S 4796

H.R. 3935118th Congress

FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: THOMPSON COBURN, LLP

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FY 2025 Transportation Appropriations and Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization, H.R. 3935

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3935

H.R. 9028118th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 9028 - FY25 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects & transit safety improvements

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: HR 9028

H.R. 4366118th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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HR 4820/S 2437 - FY24 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects & transit safety improvements HR 4366 - FY24 Consolidated Appropriations Act (DOT/FTA funding)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: HR 4366

H.R. 4820118th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 4820/S 2437 - FY24 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for transit new starts projects & transit safety improvements HR 4366 - FY24 Consolidated Appropriations Act (DOT/FTA funding)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,500

Matched citations: HR 4820

Source: Senate LDA

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