TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Lobbying Spend

$196K

Filings

105

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	2	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	$40,000	8	2
2014	$32,000	9	2
2013	$24,473	8	2
2012	—	5	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	5	1
2009	—	5	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	1	1
2006	$0	1	1
2005	$0	2	1
2004	$0	2	1
2003	$0	1	1
2002	$0	1	1
2001	$40,000	3	1
2000	$40,000	2	1
1999	$20,000	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE	$196,473	95
DOWNEY MCGRATH GROUP, INC.	—	10

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	99
SENATE	99
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	54
Energy, Dept of	19
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	17
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	16
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	10
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)	9
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	8
Bureau of Reclamation	4
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	3
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	2
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	2
President of the U.S.	2
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	1
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1
UNDETERMINED	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	87
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	78
Defense	Defense	76
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	71
Insurance	Insurance	70
Government Issues	Government Issues	58
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	54
Agriculture	Agriculture	47
Transportation	Transportation	41
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	16
Health Issues	Health Issues	8
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	8
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	8
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	7
Banking	Banking	7
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	5
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	3
Retirement	Retirement	3
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	2
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 4730114th Congress

Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Matched citations: H.R. 4730

H.R. 1422115th Congress

Private Flood Insurance Market Development Act of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Matched citations: H.R. 1422

S. 563115th Congress

Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Matched citations: S. 563

H.R. 4730114th Congress

Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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H.R. 1422115th Congress

Private Flood Insurance Market Development Act of 2017

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Matched citations: H.R. 1422

S. 563115th Congress

Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Matched citations: S. 563

H.R. 4730114th Congress

Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Matched citations: H.R. 4730

H.R. 1422115th Congress

Private Flood Insurance Market Development Act of 2017

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Matched citations: H.R. 1422

H.R. 2997115th Congress

21st Century AIRR Act

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Matched citations: H.R. 2997

S. 563115th Congress

Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Matched citations: S. 563

H.R. 4730114th Congress

Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4730

H.R. 1422115th Congress

Private Flood Insurance Market Development Act of 2017

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1422

H.R. 2997115th Congress

21st Century AIRR Act

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2997

S. 563115th Congress

Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 563

H.R. 4730114th Congress

Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4730

H.R. 1422115th Congress

Private Flood Insurance Market Development Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1422

H.R. 2997115th Congress

21st Century AIRR Act

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2997

S. 563115th Congress

Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 563

H.R. 4730114th Congress

Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4730

H.R. 1422115th Congress

Private Flood Insurance Market Development Act of 2017

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1422

H.R. 2997115th Congress

21st Century AIRR Act

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2997

S. 563115th Congress

Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 563

H.R. 4730114th Congress

Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act

2017 · second_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4730

H.R. 1422115th Congress

Private Flood Insurance Market Development Act of 2017

2017 · second_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1422

H.R. 2997115th Congress

21st Century AIRR Act

2017 · second_quarter · Firm: TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2997

Source: Senate LDA

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