MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD

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Lobbying Spend

$419K

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2015–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	5	1
2023	—	7	1
2022	—	7	2
2021	—	8	2
2020	$100,000	9	3
2019	$80,000	6	2
2018	$20,000	4	1
2017	$30,000	5	1
2016	$40,000	4	1
2015	$149,000	7	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD	$419,000	25
MINDSET ADVOCACY, LLC	—	24
WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC	—	10
COGENT STRATEGIES LLC	—	10

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	60
SENATE	56
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)	2
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	66
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	9
Banking	Banking	6

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

S. 1236116th Congress

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: COGENT STRATEGIES LLC

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- S. 1236 - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

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

Matched citations: S. 1236

S. 1236116th Congress

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

2021 · first_quarter · Firm: COGENT STRATEGIES LLC

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- S. 1236 - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

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S. 1236116th Congress

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

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S. 1236, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board reform Act of 2019; MSRB governance issues.

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

Matched citations: S. 1236

S. 1236116th Congress

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: COGENT STRATEGIES LLC

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S.1236 - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

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

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S. 1236116th Congress

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: COGENT STRATEGIES LLC

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S.1236 - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

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

Matched citations: S.1236

S. 1236116th Congress

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

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S. 1236, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board reform Act of 2019; MSRB governance issues.

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

Matched citations: S. 1236

S. 1236116th Congress

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

2020 · second_quarter · Firm: COGENT STRATEGIES LLC

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S.1236 - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

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

Matched citations: S.1236

S. 1236116th Congress

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

2020 · second_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

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S. 1236, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board reform Act of 2019; MSRB governance issues.

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

Matched citations: S. 1236

S. 1236116th Congress

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

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S. 1236, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board reform Act of 2019; MSRB governance issues.

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

Matched citations: S. 1236

S. 1236116th Congress

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD

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Provide technical feedback and information regarding S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Reform Act of 2019, which addresses MSRB governance issues.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1236

S. 1236116th Congress

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

2019 · fourth_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

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S. 1236, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board reform Act of 2019; MSRB governance issues.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1236

S. 1236116th Congress

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

2019 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD

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Provide technical feedback and information regarding S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Reform Act of 2019, which addresses MSRB governance issues.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1236

S. 1236116th Congress

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

2019 · fourth_quarter · Firm: WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC

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S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019; MSRB governance issues.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1236

S. 1236116th Congress

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

2019 · third_quarter · Firm: MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD

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Provide technical feedback and information regarding S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Reform Act of 2019, which addresses MSRB governance issues.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1236

S. 1236116th Congress

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Reform Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD

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Provide technical feedback and information regarding S. 1236, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Reform Act of 2019, which addresses MSRB governance issues.

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

Matched citations: S. 1236

H.R. 10115th Congress

Financial CHOICE Act of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD

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H.R. 10, The Financial CHOICE Act, addressing financial services regulation and overhauling the Dodd-Frank Act. Potential Senate bill by Senator John Kennedy to address MSRB structure.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 10

H.R. 10115th Congress

Financial CHOICE Act of 2017

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD

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H.R. 10, The Financial CHOICE Act, addressing financial services regulation and overhauling the Dodd-Frank Act. Potential Senate bill by Senator John Kennedy to address MSRB structure.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 10

H.R. 10115th Congress

Financial CHOICE Act of 2017

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD

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H.R. 10, The Financial CHOICE Act, addressing financial services regulation and overhauling the Dodd-Frank Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 10

H.R. 10115th Congress

Financial CHOICE Act of 2017

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD

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H.R. 10, The Financial CHOICE Act, addressing financial services regulation and overhauling the Dodd-Frank Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 10

H.R. 10115th Congress

Financial CHOICE Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD

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H.R. 10, The Financial CHOICE Act, addressing financial services regulation and overhauling the Dodd-Frank Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 10

H.R. 10115th Congress

Financial CHOICE Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD

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H.R. 10, The Financial CHOICE Act, addressing financial services regulation and overhauling the Dodd-Frank Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 10

H.R. 10115th Congress

Financial CHOICE Act of 2017

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD

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H.R. 10, The Financial CHOICE Act, addressing financial services regulation and overhauling the Dodd-Frank Act.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 10

H.R. 10115th Congress

Financial CHOICE Act of 2017

2017 · second_quarter · Firm: MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD

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H.R. 10, The Financial CHOICE Act, addressing financial services regulation and overhauling the Dodd-Frank Act. H.R. 1530, Financial Transparency Act, requiring disclosures to MSRBs Electronic Municipal Market Access to be submitted in machine-readable format.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 10

H.R. 1530115th Congress

Financial Transparency Act of 2017

2017 · second_quarter · Firm: MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD

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H.R. 10, The Financial CHOICE Act, addressing financial services regulation and overhauling the Dodd-Frank Act. H.R. 1530, Financial Transparency Act, requiring disclosures to MSRBs Electronic Municipal Market Access to be submitted in machine-readable format.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1530

H.R. 5983114th Congress

Financial CHOICE Act of 2016

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD

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H.R. 6488, Municipal Securities Disclosure Act of 2016. Description: a bill to provide the Securities and Exchange Commission with the authority to prescribe the content, form and timing of state and local government municipal security issuer primary and continuing disclosure of information for investors. H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016. Description: a bill to overhaul the Dodd-Frank Act. The bill includes a provision affecting the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) which would eliminate a requirement that the SEC and FINRA share with the MSRB those fines collected for MSRB rule violations.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5983

Source: Senate LDA

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