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COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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Lobbying Spend

$634K

Filings

166

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	$5,315	4	1
2023	—	5	1
2022	—	8	2
2021	$16,000	8	2
2020	$27,582	8	2
2019	$20,431	8	2
2018	$6,685	9	2
2017	$22,000	8	2
2016	$6,359	8	2
2015	$47,706	9	2
2014	—	8	2
2013	$40,616	8	2
2012	$17,763	9	2
2011	$39,859	8	2
2010	$50,608	9	2
2009	$25,519	8	2
2008	$36,306	8	2
2007	$60,726	3	2
2006	$30,624	4	2
2005	$20,000	2	2
2004	$20,000	2	2
2003	$20,000	3	2
2002	—	1	1
2001	$20,000	3	2
2000	$60,000	5	2
1999	$40,000	3	2

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS	$634,099	92
MRS. JULIE BETH WRIGHT HALBERT	—	74

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Education, Dept of	162
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	148
SENATE	148
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	23
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	3
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Education	Education	155
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	88

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 9260119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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H.R. 9260 - FY2027 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencied Appropriations Act

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Matched citations: H.R. 9260

S. 3010119th Congress

21st Century Dyslexia Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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S. 4689 -- READ Act S. 3010 -- 21st Century Dyslexia Act S. 5038 -- Special Education Administration Protection Act S. 5046 -- No Title (To prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes)

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3010

S. 4689119th Congress

READ Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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S. 4689 -- READ Act S. 3010 -- 21st Century Dyslexia Act S. 5038 -- Special Education Administration Protection Act S. 5046 -- No Title (To prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes)

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4689

S. 5038119th Congress

Special Education Administration Protection Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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S. 4689 -- READ Act S. 3010 -- 21st Century Dyslexia Act S. 5038 -- Special Education Administration Protection Act S. 5046 -- No Title (To prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes)

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 5038

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S. 5046119th Congress

A bill to prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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S. 4689 -- READ Act S. 3010 -- 21st Century Dyslexia Act S. 5038 -- Special Education Administration Protection Act S. 5046 -- No Title (To prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes)

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 5046

H.R. 9260119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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H.R. 9260 - FY2027 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act S.2 - Secure America Act

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Matched citations: H.R. 9260

S. 1748119th Congress

Kids Online Safety Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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S.1748 - Kids Online Safety Act

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Matched citations: S.1748

S. 2119th Congress

Secure America Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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H.R. 9260 - FY2027 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act S.2 - Secure America Act

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Matched citations: S.2

H.R. 4213119th Congress

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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H.R. 5304 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act S. 2587 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act H.R. 7148 - FY2026 Consolidated Defense, LHHSED, Nat. Sec.-State, THUD, FSGG Appropriations Act H.R. 4213 - FY2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4213

H.R. 5304119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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H.R. 5304 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act S. 2587 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act H.R. 7148 - FY2026 Consolidated Defense, LHHSED, Nat. Sec.-State, THUD, FSGG Appropriations Act H.R. 4213 - FY2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5304

H.R. 7148119th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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H.R. 5304 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act S. 2587 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act H.R. 7148 - FY2026 Consolidated Defense, LHHSED, Nat. Sec.-State, THUD, FSGG Appropriations Act H.R. 4213 - FY2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 7148

S. 2587119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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H.R. 5304 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act S. 2587 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act H.R. 7148 - FY2026 Consolidated Defense, LHHSED, Nat. Sec.-State, THUD, FSGG Appropriations Act H.R. 4213 - FY2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2587

H.R. 5304119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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H.R. 5304 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act S. 2587 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act H.R. 5371 - FY2026 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act

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Matched citations: H.R. 5304

H.R. 5371119th Congress

Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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H.R. 5304 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act S. 2587 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act H.R. 5371 - FY2026 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5371

S. 2587119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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H.R. 5304 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act S. 2587 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act H.R. 5371 - FY2026 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2587

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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H.R. 1 - One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 5304 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act S. 2587 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act H.R. 5371 - FY2026 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 5304119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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H.R. 1 - One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 5304 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act S. 2587 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act H.R. 5371 - FY2026 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5304

H.R. 5371119th Congress

Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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H.R. 1 - One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 5304 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act S. 2587 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act H.R. 5371 - FY2026 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5371

S. 2587119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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H.R. 1 - One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 5304 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act S. 2587 - FY2026 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations Act H.R. 5371 - FY2026 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2587

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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H.R. 1 - One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act

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Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 833119th Congress

Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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H.R. 833 - Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025 S. 292 - Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

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Matched citations: H.R. 833

S. 292119th Congress

Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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H.R. 833 - Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025 S. 292 - Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

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Matched citations: S. 292

HCONRES 14119th Congress

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS

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