SOCIETY OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY, THE (INC)

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2009

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2009	—	3	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	4	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	3	1
1999	—	1	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
VALIS & KEELEN, LLC	—	6
ROGERS ASSOC	—	4
CHRISTOPHER BROWN	—	3
POLICY DIRECTIONS INC.	—	1

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	8
SENATE	8
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	7
Health Issues	Health Issues	5
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	5
Transportation	Transportation	3
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	3
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	2
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	2
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	2
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	2
Torts	Torts	1
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (3)

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

H.R. 3161108th Congress

To ratify the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a do-not-call registry.

2007 · year_end · Firm: VALIS & KEELEN, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.3161; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Adminstration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008; portion relating to food contact notification program S.1859; Agriculture, Rural Devlopment, Food & Drug Administration & Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008; portion relating to food contact notification program

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

Matched citations: H.R.3161

S. 1859110th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

2007 · year_end · Firm: VALIS & KEELEN, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.3161; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Adminstration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008; portion relating to food contact notification program S.1859; Agriculture, Rural Devlopment, Food & Drug Administration & Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008; portion relating to food contact notification program

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

Matched citations: S.1859

H.R. 3161108th Congress

To ratify the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a do-not-call registry.

2007 · mid_year · Firm: VALIS & KEELEN, LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.3161; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Adminstration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008; portion relating to food contact notification program

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

Matched citations: H.R.3161

Source: Senate LDA

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