THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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Lobbying Spend

$640K

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2018–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$40,000	2	1
2025	$80,000	4	1
2024	$80,000	4	1
2023	$80,000	4	1
2022	$80,000	4	1
2021	$80,000	4	1
2020	$80,000	4	1
2019	$80,000	4	1
2018	$40,000	4	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY	$640,000	34

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	31
SENATE	30
Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB)	24
Treasury, Dept of	14
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	12
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	11
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	7
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	4
Office of the Vice President of the United States	4
White House Office	4
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	3
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	3

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	34
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	33
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	22
Postal	Postal	15
Beverage Industry	Beverage Industry	9
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	8
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	7
Health Issues	Health Issues	3
Small Business	Small Business	1
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	1
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	1
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	1
Trucking/Shipping	Trucking/Shipping	1
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 3287117th Congress

United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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H.R. 3287 - United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act - USPS shipping of beverage alcohol

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3287

H.R. 3287117th Congress

United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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H.R. 3287 - United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act - USPS shipping of beverage alcohol

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3287

H.R. 3287117th Congress

United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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H.R. 3287 - United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act - USPS shipping of beverage alcohol

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3287

H.R. 3287117th Congress

United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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H.R. 3287 - United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act - USPS shipping of beverage alcohol

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3287

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H.R. 3287117th Congress

United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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H.R. 3287 - United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act - USPS shipping of beverage alcohol

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3287

H.R. 3287117th Congress

United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act

2021 · third_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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H.R. 3287 - United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act - USPS shipping of beverage alcohol

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3287

H.R. 3287117th Congress

United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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H.R. 3287 - United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act - USPS shipping of beverage alcohol

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3287

H.R. 748116th Congress

CARES Act

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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Provisions exempting ethanol produced for hand sanitizer from excise tax in H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act Postponing payment of excise tax on alcohol during National Emergency Postponing payment of taxes, duties and fees on alcohol imports during National Emergency

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

Matched citations: H.R. 748

H.R. 1175116th Congress

Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019

2019 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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S.362/H.R.1175 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act

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

Matched citations: H.R.1175

S. 362116th Congress

Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019

2019 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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S.362/H.R.1175 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act

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

Matched citations: S.362

H.R. 1175116th Congress

Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019

2019 · third_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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S.362/H.R.1175 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act

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

Matched citations: H.R.1175

S. 362116th Congress

Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019

2019 · third_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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S.362/H.R.1175 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act

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

Matched citations: S.362

H.R. 1175116th Congress

Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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S.362/H.R.1175 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act

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

Matched citations: H.R.1175

S. 362116th Congress

Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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S.362/H.R.1175 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act

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

Matched citations: S.362

H.R. 1175116th Congress

Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019

2019 · first_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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S.362/H.R.1175 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act

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

Matched citations: H.R.1175

S. 362116th Congress

Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019

2019 · first_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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S.362/H.R.1175 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act

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

Matched citations: S.362

H.R. 6147115th Congress

Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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H.R. 6258 FY2019 appropriations for Financial Services and General Government H.R.6147 FY2019 appropriations for Agriculture, Financial Services and General Government (FGG), Interior, and Transportation/HUD

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

Matched citations: H.R.6147

H.R. 6258115th Congress

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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H.R. 6258 FY2019 appropriations for Financial Services and General Government H.R.6147 FY2019 appropriations for Agriculture, Financial Services and General Government (FGG), Interior, and Transportation/HUD

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

Matched citations: H.R. 6258

H.R. 6760115th Congress

Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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H.R.747 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 S.236 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 H.R.6760 Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018

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

Matched citations: H.R.6760

H.R. 747115th Congress

Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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H.R.747 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 S.236 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 H.R.6760 Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018

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

Matched citations: H.R.747

S. 236115th Congress

Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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H.R.747 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 S.236 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 H.R.6760 Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018

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

Matched citations: S.236

H.R. 6147115th Congress

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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H.R. 6258 FY2019 appropriations for Financial Services and General Government H.R.6147 FY2019 appropriations for Agriculture, Financial Services and General Government (FGG), Interior, and Transportation/HUD

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

Matched citations: H.R.6147

H.R. 6258115th Congress

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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H.R. 6258 FY2019 appropriations for Financial Services and General Government H.R.6147 FY2019 appropriations for Agriculture, Financial Services and General Government (FGG), Interior, and Transportation/HUD

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

Matched citations: H.R. 6258

H.R. 6760115th Congress

Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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H.R.747 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 S.236 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 H.R.6760 Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018

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

Matched citations: H.R.6760

H.R. 747115th Congress

Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: THE PRESIDENTS' FORUM OF THE DISTILLED SPIRITS INDUSTRY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.747 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 S.236 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 H.R.6760 Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018

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

Matched citations: H.R.747

Source: Senate LDA

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