LEGAL MOMENTUM

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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

$1.5M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2016

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2016	—	1	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	$5,907	5	1
2011	$32,439	5	1
2010	$30,000	4	1
2009	$50,000	6	1
2007	$280,000	5	1
2006	$120,000	1	1
2005	$310,000	4	2
2004	$200,000	3	2
2003	$300,000	3	1
1999	$160,000	1	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
LEGAL MOMENTUM	$1,488,346	47
THE RABEN GROUP	—	3

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	45
SENATE	45
White House Office	29
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	24
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	22
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	16
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	15
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	12
Education, Dept of	11
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)	6
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	5
Office on Violence Against Women	3
U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)	3
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)	2
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)	2
Federal Election Commission (FEC)	2
Government Accountability Office (GAO)	2
Legal Services Corporation	2
Small Business Administration (SBA)	2
Social Security Administration (SSA)	2

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	47
Welfare	Welfare	30
Immigration	Immigration	28
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	28
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	19
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	18
Education	Education	16
Housing	Housing	11
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	9
Unemployment	Unemployment	8
Health Issues	Health Issues	6
Insurance	Insurance	5
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	3
Small Business	Small Business	2
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Firearms/Guns/Ammunition	Firearms/Guns/Ammunition	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (1)

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

H.R. 1029111th Congress

Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2009

2009 · first_quarter · Firm: LEGAL MOMENTUM

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Trafficking Victim Protection Act and implementation of G4 Visas; International Marriage Broker Regulation Act; Mexican Consul Passports; Violence Against Women Act Unit at DHS; Violence Against Women Act regulations; T Visas for trafficking victims and U Visas for immigrant crime victims; HR 1029 (humanitarian exception to alien smuggling).

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

Matched citations: HR 1029

Source: Senate LDA

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