RTI INTERNATIONAL

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This entity appears on both sides of lobbying disclosures. The firm tab shows registrant-reported income; the client tab shows client-reported lobbying spend. Contract awards are separate and are not included here.

Lobbying Spend

$7.6M

Filings

210

Firms Hired

Active Period

2001–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$320,000	9	3
2025	$480,000	16	3
2024	$480,000	12	3
2023	$480,000	12	3
2022	$480,000	16	4
2021	$400,000	12	3
2020	$160,000	12	3
2019	$200,000	14	3
2018	$156,000	8	2
2017	$250,000	8	2
2016	$250,000	8	2
2015	$190,000	8	2
2014	$305,000	9	2
2013	$360,000	10	2
2012	$390,000	8	2
2011	$255,000	12	3
2010	$255,000	11	2
2009	$345,000	5	1
2008	$380,000	6	1
2007	$380,000	2	1
2006	$210,883	1	1
2005	$382,792	1	1
2004	$160,904	1	1
2003	$236,302	2	1
2002	$46,868	3	1
2001	$40,000	4	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
RTI INTERNATIONAL	$7,593,749	95
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.	—	73
CHECKMATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	—	9
MANNING FULTON & SKINNER, P.A.	—	13
MWMURRAY CONSULTING LLC	—	16
HOWARD CONSULTING GROUP, INC.	—	4

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	170
SENATE	167
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	15
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	12
Energy, Dept of	6
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	6
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	5
White House Office	5
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)	3
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	2
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	2
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	2
Administration for Children & Families (ACF)	1
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	1
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	148
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	136
Health Issues	Health Issues	105
Agriculture	Agriculture	56
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	52
Defense	Defense	43
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	36
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	36
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	24
Education	Education	23
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	12
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	12
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	11
Aerospace	Aerospace	11
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	5
Government Issues	Government Issues	4
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	3
Veterans	Veterans	2
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	2
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	2

Source: Senate LDA

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