ALTRIA

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2014

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2014	—	1	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	5	1
2007	—	3	2
2006	—	4	2
2005	—	5	2
2004	—	2	2
2003	—	3	2
2002	—	3	2
2001	—	3	2
2000	—	2	2
1999	—	5	2

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
R. B. MURPHY & ASSOCIATES, LLC	—	42
OLSSON, FRANK, WEEDA, TERMAN & MATZ, PC	—	14

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	55
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	54
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	13
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	13
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Tobacco	Tobacco	42
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	14
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	14
Beverage Industry	Beverage Industry	7
Torts	Torts	6
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Immigration	Immigration	1
Agriculture	Agriculture	1
Media (information/publishing)	Media (information/publishing)	1
Welfare	Welfare	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	1
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	1

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