THE MOHEGAN TRIBE

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

107

Firms Hired

Active Period

2015–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	5	2
2025	—	8	2
2024	—	11	3
2023	—	12	3
2022	—	12	3
2021	—	12	3
2020	—	13	3
2019	—	9	2
2018	—	8	2
2017	—	8	2
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	5	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING	—	48
BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP	—	41
DENTONS US LLP	—	18

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	92
SENATE	92
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)	47
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	38
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	30
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	23
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	23
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	23
Office of the Vice President of the United States	23
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	7
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	7

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Indian/Native American Affairs	Indian/Native American Affairs	94
Gaming/Gambling/Casino	Gaming/Gambling/Casino	48
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	18
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 8998118th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8998 and S. 4802, Interior-Environment Appropriations; specifically, provisions affecting Native American Tribes.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8998

H.R. 8998118th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8998 and S. 4802, Interior-Environment Appropriations; specifically, provisions affecting Native American Tribes.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8998

S. 4802118th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8998 and S. 4802, Interior-Environment Appropriations; specifically, provisions affecting Native American Tribes.

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

Matched citations: S. 4802

S. 4802118th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8998 and S. 4802, Interior-Environment Appropriations; specifically, provisions affecting Native American Tribes.

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

Matched citations: S. 4802

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H.R. 8998118th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8998 and S. 4802, Interior-Environment Appropriations; specifically, provisions affecting Native American Tribes.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8998

H.R. 8998118th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8998 and S. 4802, Interior-Environment Appropriations; specifically, provisions affecting Native American Tribes.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8998

S. 4802118th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8998 and S. 4802, Interior-Environment Appropriations; specifically, provisions affecting Native American Tribes.

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

Matched citations: S. 4802

S. 4802118th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8998 and S. 4802, Interior-Environment Appropriations; specifically, provisions affecting Native American Tribes.

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

Matched citations: S. 4802

H.R. 2882118th Congress

Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R.2882, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Acts; specifically, all provisions related to funding for Native American Tribes.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2882

H.R. 2882118th Congress

Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R.2882, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Acts; specifically, all provisions related to funding for Native American Tribes.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2882

H.R. 4366118th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R.2882, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Acts; specifically, all provisions related to funding for Native American Tribes.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4366

H.R. 4366118th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R.2882, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Acts; specifically, all provisions related to funding for Native American Tribes.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4366

H.R. 2617117th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2617, 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act; provisions affecting Native American Tribes.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 2617

H.R. 2617117th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2617, 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act; provisions affecting Native American Tribes.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 2617

H.R. 986115th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal Trust Land Issues, Carcieri, HR 986/S.63Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, General Tribal Representation, Internet Gaming, Sports Wagering

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

Matched citations: HR 986

H.R. 986115th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal Trust Land Issues, Carcieri, HR 986/S.63Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, General Tribal Representation, Internet Gaming, Sports Wagering

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

Matched citations: HR 986

H.R. 986115th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal Trust Land Issues, Carcieri, HR 986/S.63Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, General Tribal Representation, Internet Gaming, Sports Wagering

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

Matched citations: HR 986

H.R. 986115th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal Trust Land Issues, Carcieri, HR 986/S.63Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, General Tribal Representation, Internet Gaming, Sports Wagering

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

Matched citations: HR 986

H.R. 986115th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal Trust Land Issues, Carcieri, HR 986/S.63Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, General Tribal Representation, Internet Gaming, Sports Wagering

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

Matched citations: HR 986

H.R. 986115th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal Trust Land Issues, Carcieri, HR 986/S.63Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, General Tribal Representation

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

Matched citations: HR 986

H.R. 986115th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017

2017 · second_quarter · Firm: FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal Trust Land Issues, Carcieri, HR 986/S.63Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, General Tribal Representation

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

Matched citations: HR 986

H.R. 986115th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017

2017 · first_quarter · Firm: FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal Trust Land Issues, Carcieri, HR 986/S.63Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, General Tribal Representation

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

Matched citations: HR 986

H.R. 707114th Congress

Restoration of America's Wire Act

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 707, Internet Gaming, General Gaming

Client expense: — · Firm income: $18,000

Matched citations: HR 707

H.R. 707114th Congress

Restoration of America's Wire Act

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 707, Internet Gaming, General Gaming

Client expense: — · Firm income: $18,000

Matched citations: HR 707

H.R. 707114th Congress

Restoration of America's Wire Act

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 707, Internet Gaming, General Gaming

Client expense: — · Firm income: $18,000

Matched citations: HR 707

Source: Senate LDA

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