DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE U S

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2017

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2017	—	3	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	2	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	3	1
2000	—	3	1
1999	—	2	1

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

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	4
SENATE	4
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
Government Accountability Office (GAO)	1
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	1
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Advertising	Advertising	14
Health Issues	Health Issues	3
Beverage Industry	Beverage Industry	3
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	1
Insurance	Insurance	1
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Banking	Banking	1
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	1
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	1

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