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SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION

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This entity appears on both sides of lobbying disclosures. The firm tab shows registrant-reported income; the client tab shows client-reported lobbying spend. Contract awards are separate and are not included here.

Lobbying Spend

$18.5M

Filings

219

Firms Hired

Active Period

2002–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$1,580,000	16	5
2025	$3,355,000	24	5
2024	$1,265,000	16	4
2023	$2,455,000	22	5
2022	$1,000,000	20	5
2021	$920,000	19	5
2020	$865,000	16	4
2019	$905,000	16	4
2018	$885,000	16	4
2017	$860,000	9	3
2016	$950,000	4	1
2015	$540,000	4	1
2014	$460,000	4	1
2013	$340,000	4	1
2012	$310,000	4	1
2011	$370,000	4	1
2010	$290,000	4	1
2009	$330,000	4	1
2008	$270,000	4	1
2007	$70,000	1	1
2006	$150,000	2	1
2005	$70,000	1	1
2004	$120,000	2	1
2003	$60,000	1	1
2002	$40,000	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION	$18,460,000	95
BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP	—	39
WEBSTER, CHAMBERLAIN & BEAN, LLP	—	37
FREEMYER & ASSOCIATES P.C.	—	20
AVOQ, LLC	—	15
CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC	—	7
TELEGRAPH AVENUE ADVISORS	—	6

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	208
SENATE	205
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	132
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)	96
Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)	94
U.S. Forest Service	80
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	48
Small Business Administration (SBA)	34
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	32
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	24
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	21
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	19
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	17
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	14
Energy, Dept of	10
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)	7
Navy, Dept of	4
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	4
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	3
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	3

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Automotive Industry	Automotive Industry	195
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	123
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	97
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	92
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	79
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	69
Small Business	Small Business	62
Health Issues	Health Issues	60
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	41
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	26
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	18
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	16
Defense	Defense	4
Torts	Torts	3
Trucking/Shipping	Trucking/Shipping	3
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

HJRES 151119th Congress

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION