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Lobbying Spend

$60K

Filings

117

Firms Hired

Active Period

2001–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	7	2
2025	—	8	2
2024	—	8	2
2023	—	8	2
2022	—	8	2
2021	$60,000	9	3
2020	—	8	3
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	5	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	5	1
2014	—	1	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	7	2
2007	—	5	2
2006	—	4	2
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD	$60,000	26
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	35
HUTTON STRATEGIES	—	25
MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.	—	23
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP	—	8

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	108
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	106
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	21

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	107
Health Issues	Health Issues	59
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	25
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	13
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	10

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 4282119th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: HUTTON STRATEGIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

monitor Energy & Commerce issues generally, including consumer protection, FTC enforcement of the Contact Lens Rule, Appropriations process, & legislation impacting the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act, including HR 4282.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $75,000

Matched citations: HR 4282

H.R. 4282119th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: HUTTON STRATEGIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

monitor Energy & Commerce issues generally, including consumer protection, FTC enforcement of the Contact Lens Rule, & legislation impacting the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act, including HR 4282.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $75,000

Matched citations: HR 4282

H.R. 4282119th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: HUTTON STRATEGIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

monitor Energy & Commerce issues generally, including consumer protection, FTC enforcement of the Contact Lens Rule, & legislation impacting the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act, including HR 4282.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $75,000

Matched citations: HR 4282

H.R. 4282119th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: HUTTON STRATEGIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

monitor Energy & Commerce issues generally, including consumer protection, FTC enforcement of the Contact Lens Rule, & legislation impacting the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act, including HR 4282.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $75,000

Matched citations: HR 4282

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H.R. 4282119th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: HUTTON STRATEGIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

monitor Energy & Commerce issues generally, including consumer protection, FTC enforcement of the Contact Lens Rule, & legislation impacting the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act, including HR 4282.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $75,000

Matched citations: HR 4282

H.R. 4282119th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: HUTTON STRATEGIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

monitor Energy & Commerce issues generally, including consumer protection, FTC enforcement of the Contact Lens Rule, & legislation impacting the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act, including HR 4282.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $75,000

Matched citations: HR 4282

H.R. 2748118th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: HUTTON STRATEGIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

monitor implementation of the FTC Contact Lens Rule & legislation, including HR 2748, & report language related to the rule.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: HR 2748

H.R. 2748118th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: HUTTON STRATEGIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

monitor implementation of the FTC Contact Lens Rule & legislation, including HR 2748, & report language related to the rule.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: HR 2748

H.R. 2748118th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: HUTTON STRATEGIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

monitor implementation of the FTC Contact Lens Rule & legislation, including HR 2748, & report language related to the rule.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: HR 2748

H.R. 2748118th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: HUTTON STRATEGIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

monitor implementation of the FTC Contact Lens Rule & legislation, including HR 2748, & report language related to the rule.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: HR 2748

H.R. 2748118th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: HUTTON STRATEGIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

monitor implementation of the FTC Contact Lens Rule & legislation, including HR 2748, & report language related to the rule.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: HR 2748

H.R. 2748118th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: HUTTON STRATEGIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

monitor implementation of the FTC Contact Lens Rule & legislation, including HR 2748, & report language related to the rule.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: HR 2748

H.R. 2748118th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: HUTTON STRATEGIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

monitor implementation of the FTC Contact Lens Rule & legislation, including HR 2748, & report language related to the rule.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: HR 2748

H.R. 3975116th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: HUTTON STRATEGIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

monitored implementation of FTC contact lens rule & legislation related to the rule -- including S. 4613 and HR 3975

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: HR 3975

S. 4613116th Congress

Contact Lens Rule Modernization Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: HUTTON STRATEGIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

monitored implementation of FTC contact lens rule & legislation related to the rule -- including S. 4613 and HR 3975

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 4613

H.R. 3975116th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the sale of contact lenses to consumers and prescriptions for contact lenses. H.R. 3975 - Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act. Issues related to COVID-19 response. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $70,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3975

H.R. 6800116th Congress

The Heroes Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the sale of contact lenses to consumers and prescriptions for contact lenses. H.R. 3975 - Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act. Issues related to COVID-19 response. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $70,000

Matched citations: H.R. 6800

H.R. 748116th Congress

CARES Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the sale of contact lenses to consumers and prescriptions for contact lenses. H.R. 3975 - Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act. Issues related to COVID-19 response. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $70,000

Matched citations: H.R. 748

H.R. 3975116th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: HUTTON STRATEGIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

monitoring implementation of FTC contact lens rule & legislation related to the rule -- including S. 4613 and H.R. 3975

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3975

S. 4613116th Congress

Contact Lens Rule Modernization Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: HUTTON STRATEGIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

monitoring implementation of FTC contact lens rule & legislation related to the rule -- including S. 4613 and H.R. 3975

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4613

H.R. 3975116th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the sale of contact lenses to consumers and prescriptions for contact lenses. H.R. 3975 - Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act. Issues related to COVID-19 response. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $70,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3975

H.R. 6800116th Congress

The Heroes Act

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the sale of contact lenses to consumers and prescriptions for contact lenses. H.R. 3975 - Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act. Issues related to COVID-19 response. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $70,000

Matched citations: H.R. 6800

H.R. 748116th Congress

CARES Act

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the sale of contact lenses to consumers and prescriptions for contact lenses. H.R. 3975 - Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act. Issues related to COVID-19 response. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $70,000

Matched citations: H.R. 748

H.R. 3975116th Congress

Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act

2020 · second_quarter · Firm: MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the sale of contact lenses to consumers and prescriptions for contact lenses. H.R. 3975 - Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act. Issues related to COVID-19 response. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $70,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3975

H.R. 6800116th Congress

The Heroes Act

2020 · second_quarter · Firm: MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the sale of contact lenses to consumers and prescriptions for contact lenses. H.R. 3975 - Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act. Issues related to COVID-19 response. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $70,000

Matched citations: H.R. 6800

Source: Senate LDA

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