DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

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Lobbying Spend

$2.4M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2007–2015

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2015	$120,000	3	1
2014	$390,000	4	1
2013	$420,000	4	1
2012	$400,000	4	1
2011	$560,000	4	1
2010	$320,000	4	1
2009	$165,000	2	1
2008	—	1	1
2007	—	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION	$2,375,000	25
TROUTMAN STATEGIES	—	3

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	24
SENATE	17
White House Office	13
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	11
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	10
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)	7
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	7
Federal Reserve System	5
Treasury, Dept of	4
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)	1
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Health Issues	Health Issues	25
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	25
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	24
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	23
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	23
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	23
Education	Education	23
Banking	Banking	23
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	22
Transportation	Transportation	13
Travel/Tourism	Travel/Tourism	12

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 684113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S. 743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equality Act of 2011. Renewal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 684

S. 336113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S. 743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equality Act of 2011. Renewal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 336

H.R. 684113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S. 743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equality Act of 2011. Renewal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 684

S. 336113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S. 743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equality Act of 2011. Renewal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit.

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

Matched citations: S. 336

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H.R. 684113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2015 · first_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011. Renewal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 684

S. 336113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2015 · first_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011. Renewal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 336

H.R. 684113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011. Renewal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 684

S. 336113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011. Renewal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 336

H.R. 684113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011. Renewal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 684

S. 336113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011. Renewal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 336

H.R. 684113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011. Renewal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 684

S. 336113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011. Renewal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 336

H.R. 684113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · first_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011. Renewal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit

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

Matched citations: H.R. 684

S. 336113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · first_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011. Renewal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit

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

Matched citations: S. 336

H.R. 3179112th Congress

Marketplace Equity Act of 2011

2013 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 (HR 3179). Renewal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3179

H.R. 684113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2013 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 (HR 3179). Renewal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 684

S. 336113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2013 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 (HR 3179). Renewal of Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 336

H.R. 3179112th Congress

Marketplace Equity Act of 2011

2013 · third_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 (HR 3179).

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3179

H.R. 684113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2013 · third_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 (HR 3179).

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 684

S. 336113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2013 · third_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 (HR 3179).

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 336

H.R. 3179112th Congress

Marketplace Equity Act of 2011

2013 · second_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R.684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 (HR 3179).

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3179

H.R. 684113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2013 · second_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R.684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 (HR 3179).

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.684

S. 336113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2013 · second_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743, S. 336, H.R.684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 (HR 3179).

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 336

H.R. 3179112th Congress

Marketplace Equity Act of 2011

2013 · first_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S. 743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 (HR3179).

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR3179

H.R. 684113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2013 · first_quarter · Firm: DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S. 743, S. 336, H.R. 684), all provisions. Marketplace Equity Act of 2011 (HR3179).

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 684

Source: Senate LDA

DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope