STERLING CHEMICALS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2002

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	1	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BRACEWELL LLP	—	6

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	6
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	6
SENATE	6
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	1
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	1
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	5
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	5
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	5
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	5
Arts/Entertainment	Arts/Entertainment	1
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	1
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	1
Insurance	Insurance	1
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Banking	Banking	1

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