BT AMERICAS INC

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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

$3.0M

Filings

145

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2025	—	5	2
2024	—	8	2
2023	$200,000	9	2
2022	$224,000	8	2
2021	$200,000	8	2
2020	$190,000	8	2
2019	$160,000	8	2
2018	$240,000	8	2
2017	$320,000	8	2
2016	$332,966	8	2
2015	$235,955	4	1
2014	$246,167	4	1
2013	$106,228	4	1
2012	$148,675	5	1
2011	$109,400	5	1
2010	$100,000	5	1
2009	$55,000	5	2
2008	$95,000	9	2
2007	—	5	2
2006	—	4	2
2005	$0	4	2
2004	$0	5	2
2003	$0	2	1
2001	$0	2	1
2000	$0	2	1
1999	—	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BT AMERICAS INC	$2,963,391	95
J.A.HILL GROUP, LLC	—	37
KRISTEN VERDERAME	—	5
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP	—	8

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	99
SENATE	89
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	72
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	26
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	19
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	17
State, Dept of (DOS)	13
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)	6
Treasury, Dept of	3
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	2
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	2
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	1
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	1
Natl Security Agency (NSA)	1
UNDETERMINED	1
White House Office	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	111
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	41

Bills Explicitly Cited (10)

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

H.R. 4311115th Congress

Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: BT AMERICAS INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R.4311

S. 2098115th Congress

Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: BT AMERICAS INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S.2098

H.R. 4311115th Congress

Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: BT AMERICAS INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R.4311

S. 2098115th Congress

Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: BT AMERICAS INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S.2098

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H.R. 4311115th Congress

Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: BT AMERICAS INC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R.4311

S. 2098115th Congress

Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: BT AMERICAS INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S.2098

H.R. 4311115th Congress

Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: BT AMERICAS INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R.4311

S. 2098115th Congress

Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: BT AMERICAS INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S.2098

H.R. 556108th Congress

To suspend temporarily the duty on certain manufacturing equipment.

2007 · mid_year · Firm: COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR556

S. 1610110th Congress

Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007

2007 · mid_year · Firm: COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S1610

Source: Senate LDA

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