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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2017–2018

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2018	—	1	1
2017	—	4	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
RIDGE POLICY GROUP	—	5

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	4
SENATE	4
Energy, Dept of	3
Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)	3
Small Business Administration (SBA)	3
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)	2
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1
Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	4
Small Business	Small Business	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (4)

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

H.R. 2763115th Congress

Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: RIDGE POLICY GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Discussions regarding technology commercialization H.R.2763, Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R.2763

H.R. 2763115th Congress

Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: RIDGE POLICY GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Discussions regarding technology commercialization H.R.2763, Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R.2763

H.R. 2763115th Congress

Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: RIDGE POLICY GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Discussions regarding technology commercialization H.R.2763, Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R.2763

H.R. 2763115th Congress

Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017

2017 · second_quarter · Firm: RIDGE POLICY GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Discussions regarding technology commercialization H.R.2763, Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R.2763

Source: Senate LDA

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