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Lobbying Income

$23.3M

Filings

690

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2014

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2014	$1,860,000	80	20
2013	$1,750,000	79	20
2012	$1,690,000	66	18
2011	$1,490,000	71	19
2010	$2,510,000	85	24
2009	$3,580,000	87	25
2008	$3,130,000	77	24
2007	$4,360,000	64	29
2006	$2,580,000	59	26
2005	$0	1	1
2004	$0	2	1
2003	$0	2	1
2002	$0	1	1
2001	$0	3	2
2000	$80,000	6	4
1999	$300,000	7	3

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY	$2,970,000	35	2006–2014
SHURE INCORPORATED	$2,360,000	34	2006–2014
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC (FORMERLY ALTRIA CORPORATE SERVICES INC )	$2,040,000	34	2006–2014
ASBESTOS STUDY GROUP	$2,020,000	10	2006–2009
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION	$1,760,000	21	2006–2011
ARTICHOKE JOE'S	$1,470,000	32	2006–2014
MICROSOFT CORPORATION	$1,290,000	15	2006–2010
VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.	$1,000,000	27	2006–2014
AEREO, INC.	$880,000	12	2012–2014
PFIZER, INC.	$640,000	5	2009–2010
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP	$560,000	6	2011–2012
GOOGLE	$550,000	16	2011–2014
NETCHOICE	$540,000	8	2013–2014
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION	$510,000	19	2006–2011
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	$470,000	11	2012–2014
ALLIED SECURITY LLC	$430,000	33	2006–2014
FLEET BOSTON FINANCIAL CORP	$380,000	7	1999–2001
NEUSTAR, INC.	$340,000	16	2009–2014
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC.	$310,000	25	2009–2014
ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY LP	$250,000	4	2010
YM BIOSCIENCES USA INC	$200,000	5	2006–2007
GOLDMAN SACHS & COMPANY	$170,000	6	2007–2008
AIRBUS GROUP HQ INC FORMERLY KNOWN AS AIRBUS AMERICAS INC	$160,000	7	2013–2014
CANOLA COUNCIL OF CANADA	$160,000	8	2010–2011
NATIONAL BIODIESEL BOARD	$160,000	12	2012–2014

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	355
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	312
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	93
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	29
Energy, Dept of	19
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)	18
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	12
Small Business Administration (SBA)	8
State, Dept of (DOS)	7
Treasury, Dept of	7
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	5
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	5
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	5
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	4
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	4
Federal Reserve System	2
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
General Services Administration (GSA)	1
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	1
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	1

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	140
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	92
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	42
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	42
Tobacco	Tobacco	34
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	32
Gaming/Gambling/Casino	Gaming/Gambling/Casino	29
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	27
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	26
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	20
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	19
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	18
Government Issues	Government Issues	18
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	18
Health Issues	Health Issues	16
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	13
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	10
Sports/Athletics	Sports/Athletics	9
Torts	Torts	9
Indian/Native American Affairs	Indian/Native American Affairs	8

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 2911113th Congress

Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Client: SHURE INCORPORATED

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Wireless microphone issues related to the FCC's spectrum incentive auction, including H.R. 2911, the Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2911

H.R. 3086113th Congress

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxation issues, including the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431) and the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3086

H.R. 684113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxation issues, including the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431) and the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 684

S. 1431113th Congress

Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxation issues, including the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431) and the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: S. 1431

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S. 336113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxation issues, including the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431) and the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: S. 336

H.R. 3086113th Congress

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act

2014 · third_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxation issues, including the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431) and the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3086

H.R. 684113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · third_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxation issues, including the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431) and the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 684

S. 1431113th Congress

Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act

2014 · third_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxation issues, including the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431) and the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: S. 1431

S. 336113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · third_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxation issues, including the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431) and the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: S. 336

H.R. 2911113th Congress

Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013

2014 · third_quarter · Client: SHURE INCORPORATED

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Wireless microphone issues related to the FCC's spectrum incentive auction, including H.R. 2911, the Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2911

H.R. 2911113th Congress

Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013

2014 · second_quarter · Client: SHURE INCORPORATED

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Wireless microphone issues related to the FCC's spectrum incentive auction, including H.R. 2911, the Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 2911

H.R. 3086113th Congress

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act

2014 · second_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxation issues, including the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431) and the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3086

H.R. 684113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · second_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxation issues, including the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431) and the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 684

S. 1431113th Congress

Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act

2014 · second_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxation issues, including the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431) and the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: S. 1431

S. 336113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · second_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxation issues, including the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431) and the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: S. 336

H.R. 3086113th Congress

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act

2014 · first_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxation issues, including the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684) and the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3086

H.R. 684113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · first_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxation issues, including the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684) and the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 684

S. 1431113th Congress

Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act

2014 · first_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxation issues, including the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684) and the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: S. 1431

S. 336113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · first_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxation issues, including the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684) and the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: S. 336

H.R. 2911113th Congress

Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013

2014 · first_quarter · Client: SHURE INCORPORATED

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Wireless microphone issues related to the FCC's spectrum incentive auction, including H.R. 2911, the Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 2911

H.R. 2911113th Congress

Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013

2013 · fourth_quarter · Client: SHURE INCORPORATED

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Wireless microphone issues, including H.R. 2911, the Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 2911

H.R. 3086113th Congress

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act

2013 · fourth_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxaxtion issues, including the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684) and the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3086

H.R. 684113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2013 · fourth_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxaxtion issues, including the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684) and the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 684

S. 1431113th Congress

Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act

2013 · fourth_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxaxtion issues, including the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684) and the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: S. 1431

S. 336113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2013 · fourth_quarter · Client: NETCHOICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet taxaxtion issues, including the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 336/743, H.R. 684) and the Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086 and S. 1431).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: S. 336

Source: Senate LDA

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