COPART INC

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2007–2010

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SIGNAL GROUP CONSULTING, LLC	—	14

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	10
SENATE	10
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	6
State, Dept of (DOS)	5
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	4
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	4
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2
Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Automotive Industry	Automotive Industry	14
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	7
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	7
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	7
Transportation	Transportation	6
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	6
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	4
Insurance	Insurance	3
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	2

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

H.R. 1550111th Congress

Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009

2009 · first_quarter · Firm: SIGNAL GROUP CONSULTING, LLC

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1550 "Cash for Clunkers" issues related to Salvage/ Transport of automobiles.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1550

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