DOW CHEMICAL CO

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2006

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2006	—	4	2
2005	—	3	2
2004	—	5	2
2003	—	4	3
2002	—	5	2
2001	—	7	4
2000	—	7	4
1999	—	5	3

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
HAMILTON RABINOVITZ & ALSCHULER	—	8
NES, INC.	—	6
TIBER CREEK GROUP	—	4
JEFFERSON GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, L.L.C.	—	5
HEIDEPRIEM & MAGER INC	—	4
VICKERY INTL	—	4
NOSSAMAN LLP	—	9

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	12
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	7
Energy, Dept of	7
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)	6
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	5
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	5
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	4
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	4
State, Dept of (DOS)	4
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	3
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	2
Surface Transportation Board (STB)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	12
Torts	Torts	8
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	6
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	6
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	3
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	3
Health Issues	Health Issues	2
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1
Transportation	Transportation	1
Utilities	Utilities	1