AMERICAN GAS ASSN

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2009

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2009	—	1	1
2008	—	1	1
2007	—	4	2
2006	—	4	1
2005	—	4	2
2004	—	7	3
2003	—	4	3
2002	—	10	4
2001	—	11	6
2000	—	10	6
1999	—	9	4

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

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	30
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	28
Energy, Dept of	27
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	3
General Services Administration (GSA)	2
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	21
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	13
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	9
Defense	Defense	8
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	6
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	5
Utilities	Utilities	4
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	1
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	1
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	1

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