CAPITOL CONNECTIONS, LLC

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Lobbying Income

$4.5M

Filings

258

Unique Clients

Active Period

2006–2026

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2026	$243,000	22	8
2025	$337,000	30	8
2024	$288,000	27	7
2023	$235,000	23	5
2022	$150,000	20	5
2021	$160,000	11	3
2020	$160,000	12	3
2019	$160,000	12	3
2018	$160,000	12	3
2017	$160,000	16	4
2016	$200,000	18	4
2015	$180,000	13	3
2014	$107,500	7	2
2013	$60,000	4	1
2012	$65,000	4	1
2011	$110,000	4	1
2010	$400,000	4	1
2009	$370,000	4	1
2008	$201,000	8	2
2007	$240,000	2	1
2006	$480,000	5	1

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN	$2,357,000	79	2008–2026
LIVINGSTON GROUP	$801,000	10	2006–2008
SOUTHEAST MILK INC	$370,000	39	2015–2024
UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION OF REPTILE KEEPERS	$230,000	20	2022–2026
CSL AMERICAS	$220,000	12	2024–2026
FUR COMMISSION USA (FKA CHALLIS HOBBS)	$145,000	19	2022–2026
NATURAL FIBER ALLIANCE	$120,000	18	2022–2026
COLOSSAL BIOSCIENCES	$96,000	5	2025–2026
PUPPYSPOT LLC	$67,500	30	2014–2021
NATIONAL FIREWORKS ASSOCIATION	$60,000	7	2025–2026
FORT WORTH ZOO	—	11	2024–2026
FLORIDA AQUACUTURE ASSOCIATION	—	8	2016–2017

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	226
SENATE	216
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	100
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	39
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)	10
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	9
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	6
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	2
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1
UNDETERMINED	1

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	135
Animals	Animals	135
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	115
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	71
Immigration	Immigration	68
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	55
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	51
Transportation	Transportation	36
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	31
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	26
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	22
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	21
Health Issues	Health Issues	19
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	19
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	13
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	9
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	6
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	4
Accounting	Accounting	4
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	3

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 3538119th Congress

Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Client: FORT WORTH ZOO

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Issues related to USDA oversight of zoos and public display facilities; proposed listing of species under the ESA; disaster relief contingency plans; HR 3538 The Wildlife Confiscation Network Act; ESA reform; movement of biological samples.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3538

H.R. 3538119th Congress

Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Client: UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION OF REPTILE KEEPERS

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Issues related to the keeping and management of captive reptiles; HR 3538 Wildlife Confiscations Network Act.

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

Matched citations: HR 3538

H.R. 3538119th Congress

Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Client: FORT WORTH ZOO

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Issues related to USDA oversight of zoos and public display facilities; proposed listing of species under the ESA; disaster relief contingency plans; HR 3538 The Wildlife Confiscation Network Act; ESA reform; movement of biological samples.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3538

H.R. 3538119th Congress

Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Client: UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION OF REPTILE KEEPERS

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Issues related to the keeping and management of captive reptiles; HR 3538 Wildlife Confiscations Network Act.

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

Matched citations: HR 3538

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H.R. 3538119th Congress

Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Client: FORT WORTH ZOO

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Issues related to USDA oversight of zoos and public display facilities; proposed listing of species under the ESA; disaster relief contingency plans; HR 3538 The Wildlife Confiscation Network Act; ESA reform

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3538

H.R. 3538119th Congress

Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Client: UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION OF REPTILE KEEPERS

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Issues related to the keeping and management of captive reptiles; HR 3538 Wildlife Confiscations Network Act.

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

Matched citations: HR 3538

H.R. 3538119th Congress

Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Client: FORT WORTH ZOO

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to USDA oversight of zoos and public display facilities; proposed listing of species under the ESA; disaster relief contingency plans; HR 3538 The Wildlife Confiscation Network Act; ESA reform

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3538

H.R. 3538119th Congress

Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Client: UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION OF REPTILE KEEPERS

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Issues related to the keeping and management of captive reptiles; HR 3538 Wildlife Confiscations Network Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: HR 3538

H.R. 4310117th Congress

MINKS are Superspreaders Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Client: NATURAL FIBER ALLIANCE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Oppose efforts to amend the Lacey Act to prohibit the farming, transport, import and export of American mink; oppose HR 4310.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $5,000

Matched citations: HR 4310

H.R. 8295117th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · fourth_quarter · Client: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN

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H.R. 8295, FY23 Labor HHS Appropriations bill, provisions related to Federal funding and expanded access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications and related support.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8295

H.R. 4310117th Congress

MINKS are Superspreaders Act

2022 · third_quarter · Client: NATURAL FIBER ALLIANCE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Oppose efforts to amend the Lacey Act to prohibit the farming, transport, import and export of American mink; oppose HR 4310.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $5,000

Matched citations: HR 4310

H.R. 8295117th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · third_quarter · Client: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8295, FY23 Labor HHS Appropriations bill, provisions related to Federal funding and expanded access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications and related support.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8295

H.R. 4310117th Congress

MINKS are Superspreaders Act

2022 · second_quarter · Client: NATURAL FIBER ALLIANCE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Oppose efforts to amend the Lacey Act to prohibit the farming, transport, import and export of American mink; oppose HR 4310.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $5,000

Matched citations: HR 4310

H.R. 8295117th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · second_quarter · Client: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8295, FY23 Labor HHS Appropriations bill, provisions related to Federal funding and expanded access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications and related support.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8295

H.R. 4310117th Congress

MINKS are Superspreaders Act

2022 · first_quarter · Client: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN

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Issues related to Lacey Act coverage of pet trade and mink farms under the COMPETES Act; HR 4310 - MINKS.

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

Matched citations: HR 4310

H.R. 4310117th Congress

MINKS are Superspreaders Act

2022 · first_quarter · Client: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to farming of mink; issues related to medical research and transportation; issues related to amendments to the Lacey Act under the COMPETES Act and HR 4310.

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

Matched citations: HR 4310

H.R. 4310117th Congress

MINKS are Superspreaders Act

2022 · first_quarter · Client: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN

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Issues related to animal use, farming. The COMPETES Act, HR 4310 (o prohibit the import, export, transport, sale, receipt, acquirement, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of mink); issues related to the cost of fertilizer and components.

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

Matched citations: HR 4310

H.R. 4310117th Congress

MINKS are Superspreaders Act

2022 · first_quarter · Client: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN

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Cited source text and reported amounts

COMPETES Act and HR 4310 restrictions on import/export of mink & pet trade; issues related to import/export and trade in fertilizer components.

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

Matched citations: HR 4310

H.R. 4310117th Congress

MINKS are Superspreaders Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Client: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to Lacey Act coverage of pet trade; management of Australian kangaroo populations (HR 917); HR 4310 - MINKS.

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

Matched citations: HR 4310

H.R. 4310117th Congress

MINKS are Superspreaders Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Client: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 917, Importation of Kangaroo products; HR 4310 restriction on import/export of mink.

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

Matched citations: HR 4310

H.R. 4310117th Congress

MINKS are Superspreaders Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Client: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to animal use, farming. HR 4310 (o prohibit the import, export, transport, sale, receipt, acquirement, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of mink),

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

Matched citations: HR 4310

H.R. 917117th Congress

Kangaroo Protection Act of 2021

2021 · fourth_quarter · Client: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to Lacey Act coverage of pet trade; management of Australian kangaroo populations (HR 917); HR 4310 - MINKS.

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

Matched citations: HR 917

H.R. 917117th Congress

Kangaroo Protection Act of 2021

2021 · fourth_quarter · Client: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 917, Importation of Kangaroo products; HR 4310 restriction on import/export of mink.

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

Matched citations: HR 917

H.R. 917117th Congress

Kangaroo Protection Act of 2021

2021 · fourth_quarter · Client: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to farming of mink; issues related to medical research and transportation; issues related to importation of kangaroo meat (HR 917).

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

Matched citations: HR 917

S. 1038117th Congress

Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act of 2021

2021 · fourth_quarter · Client: KELLEY DRYE & WARREN

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Funding for Rural Business Investment Companies (S. 1038); Covid stimulus funding for animal agriculture.

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

Matched citations: S. 1038

Source: Senate LDA

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