THE AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2009–2010

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2010	—	10	3
2009	—	5	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE ADVOCACY GROUP	—	7
POLICY MATTERS, LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS TKB CONSULTING, LLC)	—	4
MITCH BUTLER	—	4

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	12
SENATE	12
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	6
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	6
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)	6

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	8
Travel/Tourism	Travel/Tourism	7

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