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NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

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Lobbying Spend

$6.3M

Filings

126

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	3	1
2021	—	1	1
2020	$42,500	4	1
2019	$155,000	4	1
2018	$160,000	4	1
2017	$160,000	4	1
2016	$160,000	5	2
2015	$280,000	8	2
2014	$280,000	8	2
2013	$350,000	8	2
2012	$330,000	9	2
2011	$510,000	10	2
2010	$590,000	10	2
2009	$400,000	8	2
2008	$400,000	11	2
2007	$360,000	4	2
2006	$340,000	4	2
2005	$160,000	2	2
2004	$420,000	4	2
2003	$420,000	3	2
2002	$180,000	3	2
2001	$160,000	1	1
2000	$160,000	2	2
1999	$280,000	3	2

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION	$6,297,500	70
DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC	—	32
BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ	—	18
LOBBYIT.COM	—	6

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	122
SENATE	122
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	114
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	60
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	57
Energy, Dept of	41
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)	31
Treasury, Dept of	30
Small Business Administration (SBA)	29
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	24
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	22
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)	21
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	16
White House Office	15
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	12
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)	10
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)	9
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	9
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	4
Natl Science Foundation (NSF)	3

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	114
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	98
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	76
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	74
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	64
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	58
Trucking/Shipping	Trucking/Shipping	52
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	52
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	42
Transportation	Transportation	36
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	16
Agriculture	Agriculture	15
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	10
Education	Education	7
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	3
Automotive Industry	Automotive Industry	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	1
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	1
Utilities	Utilities	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

S. 2719115th Congress

PFAS Registry Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

National Ground-Water Monitoring Network, Safe Drinking Water Act Reauthorization, PFAS contamination; S. 2719 PFAS Registry Act; PFAS Detection Act; PFAS Accountability Act; Water Resources Development Act; WIFIA Program

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2719

S. 2719115th Congress

PFAS Registry Act

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

National Ground-Water Monitoring Network, Safe Drinking Water Act Reauthorization, PFAS contamination; S. 2719 PFAS Registry Act

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2719

H.R. 2353115th Congress

Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

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H.R. 2353 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2353

S. 2719115th Congress

PFAS Registry Act

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

National Ground-Water Monitoring Network, Safe Drinking Water Act Reauthorization, PFAS contamination; S. 2719 PFAS Registry Act

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2719

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H.R. 1090115th Congress

Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 1090, Technologies for Energy Security Act, S 1409 Technologies for Energy Jobs and Security Act;

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1090

H.R. 2353115th Congress

Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2353 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2353

S. 1409115th Congress

Technologies for Energy Jobs and Security Act of 2017

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 1090, Technologies for Energy Security Act, S 1409 Technologies for Energy Jobs and Security Act;

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 1409

S. 822115th Congress

BUILD Act

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 822 the BUILD Act; Superfund clean-up

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 822

H.R. 1090115th Congress

Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 1090, Technologies for Energy Security Act, S 1409 Technologies for Energy Jobs and Security Act;

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1090

H.R. 2353115th Congress

Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2353 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2353

H.R. 3017115th Congress

Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for H.R. 3017, Brownfields Enhancement Economic Redevelopment and Reauthorization Act of 2017; S. 822 the BUILD Act; Support for Superfund site clean-up

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3017

H.R. 3282115th Congress

ELD Extension Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Electronic logging devices; H.R. 3282

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3282

S. 1409115th Congress

Technologies for Energy Jobs and Security Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 1090, Technologies for Energy Security Act, S 1409 Technologies for Energy Jobs and Security Act;

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 1409

S. 822115th Congress

BUILD Act

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for H.R. 3017, Brownfields Enhancement Economic Redevelopment and Reauthorization Act of 2017; S. 822 the BUILD Act; Support for Superfund site clean-up

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 822

H.R. 1090115th Congress

Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 1090, Technologies for Energy Security Act, S 1409 Technologies for Energy Jobs and Security Act

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1090

H.R. 2353115th Congress

Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2353 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2353

H.R. 3017115th Congress

Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act of 2017

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for H.R. 3017, Brownfields Enhancement Economic Redevelopment and Reauthorization Act of 2017; S. 822 the BUILD Act; Support for Superfund site clean-up

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3017

H.R. 3282115th Congress

ELD Extension Act of 2017

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Electronic logging devices; H.R. 3282

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3282

S. 1409115th Congress

Technologies for Energy Jobs and Security Act of 2017

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 1090, Technologies for Energy Security Act, S 1409 Technologies for Energy Jobs and Security Act

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 1409

S. 822115th Congress

BUILD Act

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for H.R. 3017, Brownfields Enhancement Economic Redevelopment and Reauthorization Act of 2017; S. 822 the BUILD Act; Support for Superfund site clean-up

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 822

H.R. 1090115th Congress

Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017

2017 · second_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 1090, Technologies for Energy Security Act, S 1409 Technologies for Energy Jobs and Security Act

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1090

H.R. 2353115th Congress

Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

2017 · second_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2353 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2353

H.R. 3017115th Congress

Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act of 2017

2017 · second_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for H.R. 3017, Brownfields Enhancement Economic Redevelopment and Reauthorization Act of 2017; S. 822 the BUILD Act; Support for Superfund site clean-up

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3017

S. 1409115th Congress

Technologies for Energy Jobs and Security Act of 2017

2017 · second_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 1090, Technologies for Energy Security Act, S 1409 Technologies for Energy Jobs and Security Act

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 1409

S. 822115th Congress

BUILD Act

2017 · second_quarter · Firm: NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for H.R. 3017, Brownfields Enhancement Economic Redevelopment and Reauthorization Act of 2017; S. 822 the BUILD Act; Support for Superfund site clean-up

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 822

Source: Senate LDA