AMERICAN PYROTECHNICS ASSOCIATION

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Lobbying Spend

$33K

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2000–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	5	1
2022	—	3	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	3	1
2015	—	2	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	8	2
2012	$14,165	8	2
2011	—	8	2
2010	$19,100	8	2
2009	—	8	2
2008	—	10	2
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2000	—	1	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AMERICAN PYROTECHNICS ASSOCIATION	$33,265	26
K&L GATES LLP	—	49
PUBLIC STRATEGIES, INC.	—	4

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	49
SENATE	26
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	12
Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	9
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	4
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	3
White House Office	3
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	1
Intl Trade Administration (ITA)	1
Small Business Administration (SBA)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Transportation	Transportation	18
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	14
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	12
Small Business	Small Business	7
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	6
Government Issues	Government Issues	5
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	5
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	4
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	2
Trucking/Shipping	Trucking/Shipping	2
Banking	Banking	1
Firearms/Guns/Ammunition	Firearms/Guns/Ammunition	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (20)

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

H.R. 7481116th Congress

RESTART Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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Issues related to COVID aid provisions for small businesses and funding for the Paycheck Program and RESTART Act (S. 3814/H.R. 7481).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 7481

H.R. 7481116th Congress

RESTART Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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Issues related to COVID aid provisions for small businesses and funding for the Paycheck Program and RESTART Act (S. 3814/H.R. 7481).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 7481

S. 3814116th Congress

RESTART Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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Issues related to COVID aid provisions for small businesses and funding for the Paycheck Program and RESTART Act (S. 3814/H.R. 7481).

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

Matched citations: S. 3814

S. 3814116th Congress

RESTART Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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Issues related to COVID aid provisions for small businesses and funding for the Paycheck Program and RESTART Act (S. 3814/H.R. 7481).

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

Matched citations: S. 3814

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H.R. 7481116th Congress

RESTART Act

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to COVID aid provisions for small businesses and funding for the Paycheck Program and RESTART Act (S. 3814/H.R. 7481).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 7481

H.R. 7481116th Congress

RESTART Act

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to COVID aid provisions for small businesses and funding for the Paycheck Program and RESTART Act (S. 3814/H.R. 7481).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 7481

S. 3814116th Congress

RESTART Act

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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Issues related to COVID aid provisions for small businesses and funding for the Paycheck Program and RESTART Act (S. 3814/H.R. 7481).

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

Matched citations: S. 3814

S. 3814116th Congress

RESTART Act

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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Issues related to COVID aid provisions for small businesses and funding for the Paycheck Program and RESTART Act (S. 3814/H.R. 7481).

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

Matched citations: S. 3814

H.R. 2708113th Congress

United States Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes: provisions related to fireworks.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2708

H.R. 2708113th Congress

United States Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes: provisions related to fireworks.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2708

H.R. 2708113th Congress

United States Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013

2014 · first_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes: provisions related to fireworks.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2708

H.R. 2708113th Congress

United States Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013

2013 · fourth_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes: provisions related to fireworks.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2708

H.R. 2708113th Congress

United States Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013

2013 · third_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes: provisions related to fireworks.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2708

H.R. 6727112th Congress

United States Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013

2012 · fourth_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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H.R. 6727, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes: provisions related to fireworks.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6727

H.R. 7112th Congress

American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012

2012 · first_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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Executive agency action: safe packaging, regulatory approvals and funding/user fees related to the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and transport of chemicals used in fireworks and the fireworks themselves. H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012: provisions related to motor carrier safety permits.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 7

H.R. 4016111th Congress

Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009

2010 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN PYROTECHNICS ASSOCIATION

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HMTA Reauthorization, HR 4016; Explosives Approvals

Client expense: $6,800 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 4016

S. 150110th Congress

Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act of 2008

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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S 24, Perchlorate Monitoring and Right-to-Know Act of 2008; S 150, Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act of 2007: all provisions.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: S 150

S. 24110th Congress

Perchlorate Monitoring and Right-to-Know Act of 2008

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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S 24, Perchlorate Monitoring and Right-to-Know Act of 2008; S 150, Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act of 2007: all provisions.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: S 24

S. 150110th Congress

Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act of 2008

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: K&L GATES LLP

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