SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2011–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	8	2
2017	—	6	2
2016	—	5	1
2015	—	6	2
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD	—	18
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP	—	44
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	6
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP	—	2

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	55
SENATE	54
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	35
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	29
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	27
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	25
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	14
Intl Trade Administration (ITA)	13
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	13
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	9
Education, Dept of	5
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	4
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)	2
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	2
State, Dept of (DOS)	2
White House Office	2
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	47
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	16
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	15
Education	Education	7
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	4
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	2
Immigration	Immigration	1
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	1
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1
Banking	Banking	1
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	1
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1

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

H.R. 4953115th Congress

AIRWAVES Act

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support H.R. 4953, the Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum (AIRWAVES) Act (entire bill).

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4953

H.R. 527113th Congress

Helium Stewardship Act of 2013

2013 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Cited source text and reported amounts

Helium Stewardship Act (H.R. 527)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $850,000

Matched citations: H.R. 527

H.R. 527113th Congress

Helium Stewardship Act of 2013

2013 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Cited source text and reported amounts

Helium Stewardship Act (H.R. 527)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $810,000

Matched citations: H.R. 527

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