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NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL

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This entity appears on both sides of lobbying disclosures. The firm tab shows registrant-reported income; the client tab shows client-reported lobbying spend. Contract awards are separate and are not included here.

Lobbying Spend

$19.4M

Filings

152

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$1,090,000	3	1
2025	$1,310,000	4	1
2024	$668,868	8	2
2023	$1,152,330	10	2
2022	$809,823	8	2
2021	$981,258	7	2
2020	$881,159	4	1
2019	$1,108,532	5	1
2018	$891,234	4	1
2017	$957,021	4	1
2016	$898,915	4	1
2015	$873,380	4	1
2014	$714,374	4	1
2013	$528,261	4	1
2012	$367,435	4	1
2011	$473,012	4	1
2010	$406,600	4	1
2009	$692,616	8	2
2008	$809,950	12	3
2007	$1,100,000	8	3
2006	$580,000	8	4
2005	$820,000	4	3
2004	$520,000	8	3
2003	$240,000	5	3
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	3	2
2000	$240,000	4	3
1999	$320,000	5	2

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL	$19,434,768	94
MS. LOUISE DUNLAP	—	14
WAXMAN STRATEGIES	—	16
POTOMAC RESOURCES, INC.	—	26
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS D/B/A FHGR	—	2

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	111
SENATE	108
Energy, Dept of	21
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	18
White House Office	16
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)	12
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	6
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	6
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	5
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	4
Office of the Vice President of the United States	3
State, Dept of (DOS)	3
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)	2
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	2
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)	1
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	1
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	1
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)	1
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	71
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	71
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	65
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	56
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	52
Government Issues	Government Issues	34
Agriculture	Agriculture	33
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	31
Defense	Defense	31
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	30
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	29
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	29
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	27
Transportation	Transportation	23
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	18
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	15
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	15
Animals	Animals	13
Health Issues	Health Issues	13
Utilities	Utilities	10

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

HJRES 39118th Congress

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414".

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL