SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSN

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2000–2006

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2006	—	1	1
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	3	1
2003	—	2	2
2002	—	2	2
2001	—	5	3
2000	—	1	1

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

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	8
SENATE	8
Energy, Dept of	6
White House Office	6
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	4
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	4
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	3
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Education, Dept of	1
Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)	1
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)	1
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	1
Small Business Administration (SBA)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	14
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	11
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	9
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	3

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