SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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Lobbying Spend

$2.1M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2018–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$210,000	9	3
2025	$280,000	12	3
2024	$280,000	8	2
2023	$280,000	10	3
2022	$240,000	8	2
2021	$240,000	8	2
2020	$240,000	8	2
2019	$240,000	8	2
2018	$120,000	8	2

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS	$2,130,000	34
PRIME POLICY GROUP	—	24
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP	—	14
CAPITAL PARK PARTNERS LLC	—	7

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	47
SENATE	39
State, Dept of (DOS)	22
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	19
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	6
Natl Security Council (NSC)	6
Treasury, Dept of	6
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	6
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	4
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	3
Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC)	2
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Energy, Dept of	1
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	1
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	1
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)	1
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)	1
White House Office	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	46
Government Issues	Government Issues	22
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	17
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	13
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	11
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	11
Defense	Defense	7
Aerospace	Aerospace	7
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	3
Banking	Banking	2
Transportation	Transportation	2
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	1
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1
Agriculture	Agriculture	1
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (18)

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

H.R. 2617117th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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H.R. 2617 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023): issues related to taxation and multinational corporations.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2617

H.R. 2617117th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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H.R. 2617 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023): issues related to international trade. Issues related to international trade policy and Africa.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2617

H.R. 6833117th Congress

Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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H.R. 6833 (Continuing Resolution; Issues related to taxation).

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6833

H.R. 6833117th Congress

Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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H.R. 6833 (Continuing Resolution; Issues related to taxation).

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6833

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S. 1260117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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Taxation issues related to the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 (S. 1260) and potential reconciliation bills.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1260

H.R. 4521117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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Issues related to H.R. 4521 (America COMPETES Act).

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4521

H.R. 3975117th Congress

Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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Issues related to H.R. 3975 (with respect to Miscellaneous Tariff Bill provisions).

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3975

H.R. 4037117th Congress

Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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Issues related to H.R. 4037 (with respect to the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act); issues related to foreign investment.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4037

H.R. 3975117th Congress

Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021

2021 · third_quarter · Firm: SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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Issues related to H.R. 3975 (with respect to Miscellaneous Tariff Bill provisions).

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3975

H.R. 4037117th Congress

Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021

2021 · third_quarter · Firm: SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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Issues related to Section 232 tariffs and H.R. 4037 (with respect to the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act).

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4037

H.R. 1117th Congress

For the People Act of 2021

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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Issues related to H.R. 1 (FARA and LDA provisions).

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1117th Congress

For the People Act of 2021

2021 · first_quarter · Firm: SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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Issues related to H.R. 1 (FARA and LDA provisions).

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

S. 3189116th Congress

A bill to use proceeds from spectrum auctions to support supply chain innovation and multilateral security.

2020 · second_quarter · Firm: PRIME POLICY GROUP

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5G issues; S 3189

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S 3189

H.R. 5515115th Congress

John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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Discussions concerning the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA)(H.R. 5515, Title XVII, Subtitle A; 115th Congress), and foreign direct investment in the U.S.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5515

H.R. 5515115th Congress

John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

2019 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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Discussions concerning the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) and the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA)(H.R. 5515, Title XVII, Subtitle A; 115th Congress); Issues related to Section 232 tariffs.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5515

H.R. 1116th Congress

For the People Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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Issues related to commercial enterprise and the Foreign Agents Registration Act and Lobbying Disclosure Act; H.R. 1: Issues related to subsidiaries of foreign entities and political action committees.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1116th Congress

For the People Act of 2019

2019 · first_quarter · Firm: SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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Issues related to commercial enterprise and the Foreign Agents Registration Act and Lobbying Disclosure Act; H.R. 1: Issues related to subsidiaries of foreign entities and political action committees.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1116th Congress

For the People Act of 2019

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS

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HR 1 (116th Congress): Issues related to commercial enterprises and the Foreign Agents Registration Act and Lobbying Disclosure Act.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1

Source: Senate LDA

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