CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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Lobbying Spend

$1.1M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2019

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2019	—	3	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	5	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	$12,087	4	1
2012	$8,182	4	1
2011	$23,691	4	1
2010	$48,244	4	1
2009	$52,494	11	3
2008	$42,024	11	3
2007	$80,000	5	2
2006	$69,000	4	1
2005	$80,000	3	1
2004	$80,000	1	1
2003	$80,000	1	1
2002	$80,000	1	1
2001	$80,000	1	1
2000	$162,000	2	1
1999	$160,000	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND	$1,057,722	66
HISPANIC STRATEGY GROUP	—	8
LITTMAN ASSOCIATES	—	5
CAUTHEN FORBES & WILLIAMS	—	3

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	72
SENATE	72
Education, Dept of	12
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	8
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	5
White House Office	5
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	4
Treasury, Dept of	4
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	3
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	2
Federal Election Commission (FEC)	1
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	1
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Health Issues	Health Issues	56
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	55
Education	Education	50
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	46
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	27
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	19
Welfare	Welfare	15
Firearms/Guns/Ammunition	Firearms/Guns/Ammunition	14
Housing	Housing	14
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	14
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	13
Agriculture	Agriculture	11
Immigration	Immigration	10
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	8
Government Issues	Government Issues	6
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	4
Unemployment	Unemployment	3
Indian/Native American Affairs	Indian/Native American Affairs	3
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 156116th Congress

Anti-Swatting Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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S. 136/H.R. 556, The ELEVATE Act S. 1138, The Working Families Tax Relief Act S. 690/H.R. 156, The American Family Act

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Matched citations: H.R. 156

H.R. 556116th Congress

ELEVATE Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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S. 136/H.R. 556, The ELEVATE Act S. 150/H.R. 582, The Raise the Wage Act of 2019

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Matched citations: H.R. 556

H.R. 556116th Congress

ELEVATE Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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S. 136/H.R. 556, The ELEVATE Act S. 1138, The Working Families Tax Relief Act S. 690/H.R. 156, The American Family Act

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Matched citations: H.R. 556

H.R. 5793116th Congress

Border Visibility and Security Act

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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S. 3231 Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act of 2018 H.R. 5793 Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Act

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Matched citations: H.R. 5793

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H.R. 582116th Congress

Raise the Wage Act

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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S. 136/H.R. 556, The ELEVATE Act S. 150/H.R. 582, The Raise the Wage Act of 2019

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Matched citations: H.R. 582

H.R. 8116th Congress

Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 S. 42, Background Check Expansion Act H.R., Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019

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Matched citations: H.R. 8

S. 3231115th Congress

Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act of 2018

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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S. 3231 Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act of 2018 H.R. 5793 Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Act

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Matched citations: S. 3231

S. 1138116th Congress

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the earned income and child tax credits, and for other purposes.

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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S. 136/H.R. 556, The ELEVATE Act S. 1138, The Working Families Tax Relief Act S. 690/H.R. 156, The American Family Act

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Matched citations: S. 1138

S. 136116th Congress

ELEVATE Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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S. 136/H.R. 556, The ELEVATE Act S. 150/H.R. 582, The Raise the Wage Act of 2019

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Matched citations: S. 136

S. 136116th Congress

ELEVATE Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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S. 136/H.R. 556, The ELEVATE Act S. 1138, The Working Families Tax Relief Act S. 690/H.R. 156, The American Family Act

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Matched citations: S. 136

S. 150116th Congress

Raise the Wage Act

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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S. 136/H.R. 556, The ELEVATE Act S. 150/H.R. 582, The Raise the Wage Act of 2019

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Matched citations: S. 150

S. 42116th Congress

Background Check Expansion Act

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 S. 42, Background Check Expansion Act H.R., Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019

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Matched citations: S. 42

S. 585116th Congress

SAME Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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S. 585, States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act of 2019

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Matched citations: S. 585

S. 690116th Congress

American Family Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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S. 136/H.R. 556, The ELEVATE Act S. 1138, The Working Families Tax Relief Act S. 690/H.R. 156, The American Family Act

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Matched citations: S. 690

H.R. 1011116th Congress

Protecting Sensitive Locations Act

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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Human Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act (HR 3451) Help Separated Families Act (HR 3452) Protecting Sensitive Locations Act of 2019 (HR 1011)

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Matched citations: HR 1011

H.R. 2075116th Congress

School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2020

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2019 (S 1013/HR 2075) Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act (HR 2822) VACCINES Act (HR 2862)

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Matched citations: HR 2075

H.R. 2702116th Congress

Family First Transition and Support Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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Family First Transition and Support Act of 2019 (HR 2702)

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Matched citations: HR 2702

H.R. 2818116th Congress

Summer Meals Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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Summer Meals Act (S 1908/HR 2818) Stop Child Summer Hunger Act (S 1941/ HR 3378) No Shame at School Act (S 1907/HR 3366)

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Matched citations: HR 2818

H.R. 2822116th Congress

Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2019 (S 1013/HR 2075) Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act (HR 2822) VACCINES Act (HR 2862)

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Matched citations: HR 2822

H.R. 2862116th Congress

VACCINES Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2019 (S 1013/HR 2075) Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act (HR 2822) VACCINES Act (HR 2862)

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Matched citations: HR 2862

H.R. 3366116th Congress

No Shame at School Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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Summer Meals Act (S 1908/HR 2818) Stop Child Summer Hunger Act (S 1941/ HR 3378) No Shame at School Act (S 1907/HR 3366)

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Matched citations: HR 3366

H.R. 3378116th Congress

Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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Summer Meals Act (S 1908/HR 2818) Stop Child Summer Hunger Act (S 1941/ HR 3378) No Shame at School Act (S 1907/HR 3366)

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Matched citations: HR 3378

H.R. 3451116th Congress

HELP Separated Children Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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Human Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act (HR 3451) Help Separated Families Act (HR 3452) Protecting Sensitive Locations Act of 2019 (HR 1011)

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Matched citations: HR 3451

H.R. 3452116th Congress

Help Separated Families Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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Human Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act (HR 3451) Help Separated Families Act (HR 3452) Protecting Sensitive Locations Act of 2019 (HR 1011)

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3452

S. 1013116th Congress

School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND

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School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2019 (S 1013/HR 2075) Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act (HR 2822) VACCINES Act (HR 2862)

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 1013

Source: Senate LDA

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