VALENTE & ASSOCIATES

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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 Income

$20.8M

Filings

707

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2017

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2017	$30,000	2	2
2016	$1,890,000	68	16
2015	$1,970,000	69	19
2014	$1,720,000	52	13
2013	$1,470,000	51	14
2012	$1,450,000	54	14
2011	$1,420,000	57	15
2010	$1,105,000	42	11
2009	$1,470,000	55	16
2008	$2,480,000	67	13
2007	$1,300,200	37	18
2006	$1,504,500	32	16
2005	$952,000	28	16
2004	$621,000	15	10
2003	$520,000	15	8
2002	$420,000	17	12
2001	$320,000	30	13
2000	$120,000	10	5
1999	$56,000	6	3

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
PILKINGTON NORTH AMERICA INC	$2,945,000	51	2001–2016
HOLLISTER INC	$2,772,500	44	2005–2017
NORTH AMERICAN COAL	$2,682,500	54	2001–2016
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, INC.	$1,800,000	31	2009–2016
AMERICAN-SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION	$1,576,000	46	2004–2017
HEWITT ASSOCIATES LCC	$810,500	26	2004–2011
DETROIT INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE COMPANY, LLC	$720,000	18	2011–2015
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS	$620,000	18	2011–2015
GOAL FINANCIAL	$590,000	12	2001–2007
AZURE DYNAMICS CORPORATION	$580,000	21	2008–2011
CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS (F K A TRI-STATE HOSPITAL SUPPLY CORPORATION)	$470,000	16	2007–2011
NEW LEADERS FOR NEW SCHOOLS	$345,500	15	2005–2009
HAAS TCM	$330,000	13	2006–2009
VISION SERVICES PLAN	$325,000	7	2005–2007
AMAYA SERVICES LIMITED	$320,000	8	2015–2016
SCHOLASTIC INC	$315,700	13	2006–2009
MBDA INC.	$310,000	15	2012–2015
DOW CHEMICAL	$280,000	16	2013–2016
BERWIND PROPERTY GROUP (FKA: BERWIND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES)	$270,000	6	2005–2007
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS	$230,000	6	2005–2007
LTV CORP	$220,000	5	1999–2002
MUSICFIRST COALITION/SOUNDEXCHANGE	$210,000	8	2015–2016
SAV-MOR FRANCHISING, INC.	$210,000	14	2014–2016
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT	$210,000	8	2015–2016
AT&T SERVICES, INC.	$200,000	6	2015–2016

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	527
SENATE	493
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)	114
Education, Dept of	78
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	58
Energy, Dept of	43
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	35
General Services Administration (GSA)	32
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	29
Treasury, Dept of	28
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	23
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	17
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	15
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	7
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	6
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	6
Corporation for Natl & Community Service	5
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	5
Peace Corps	5
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)	2

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Health Issues	Health Issues	183
Education	Education	112
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	104
Government Issues	Government Issues	97
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	88
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	71
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	53
Insurance	Insurance	35
Transportation	Transportation	32
Defense	Defense	24
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	23
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	18
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	18
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	17
Housing	Housing	17
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	17
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	16
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	15
Automotive Industry	Automotive Industry	14
Gaming/Gambling/Casino	Gaming/Gambling/Casino	12

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 708114th Congress

BOTS Act

2016 · fourth_quarter · Client: LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to regulation of ticket sales. Performance Rights Act. Copyright. H.R. 708, The BOTS Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 708

H.R. 708114th Congress

BOTS Act

2016 · fourth_quarter · Client: LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to regulation of ticket sales. Performance Rights Act. Copyright. H.R. 708, The BOTS Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 708

H.R. 708114th Congress

BOTS Act

2016 · fourth_quarter · Client: LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to regulation of ticket sales. Performance Rights Act. Copyright. H.R. 708, The BOTS Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 708

HCONRES 17114th Congress

Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2016 · fourth_quarter · Client: MUSICFIRST COALITION/SOUNDEXCHANGE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.Con. Res 17; Copyrights, H.R 1733

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.Con. Res 17

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H.R. 1733114th Congress

Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015

2016 · fourth_quarter · Client: MUSICFIRST COALITION/SOUNDEXCHANGE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.Con. Res 17; Copyrights, H.R 1733

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R 1733

H.R. 707114th Congress

Restoration of America's Wire Act

2016 · third_quarter · Client: AMAYA SERVICES LIMITED

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Licensing of Internet gaming/poker. Opposition to H.R. 707

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 707

H.R. 708114th Congress

BOTS Act

2016 · third_quarter · Client: LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to regulation of ticket sales. Performance Rights Act. Copyright. H.R. 708, The BOTS Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 708

H.R. 708114th Congress

BOTS Act

2016 · third_quarter · Client: LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to regulation of ticket sales. Performance Rights Act. Copyright. H.R. 708, The BOTS Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 708

H.R. 708114th Congress

BOTS Act

2016 · third_quarter · Client: LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to regulation of ticket sales. Performance Rights Act. Copyright. H.R. 708, The BOTS Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 708

HCONRES 17114th Congress

Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2016 · third_quarter · Client: MUSICFIRST COALITION/SOUNDEXCHANGE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.Con. Res 17; Copyrights, H.R 1733

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.Con. Res 17

H.R. 1733114th Congress

Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015

2016 · third_quarter · Client: MUSICFIRST COALITION/SOUNDEXCHANGE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.Con. Res 17; Copyrights, H.R 1733

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R 1733

H.R. 708114th Congress

BOTS Act

2016 · second_quarter · Client: LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to regulation of ticket sales. Performance Rights Act. Copyright. H.R. 708, The BOTS Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 708

H.R. 708114th Congress

BOTS Act

2016 · second_quarter · Client: LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to regulation of ticket sales. Performance Rights Act. Copyright. H.R. 708, The BOTS Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 708

H.R. 708114th Congress

BOTS Act

2016 · second_quarter · Client: LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to regulation of ticket sales. Performance Rights Act. Copyright. H.R. 708, The BOTS Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 708

H.R. 707114th Congress

Restoration of America's Wire Act

2016 · second_quarter · Client: AMAYA SERVICES LIMITED

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Licensing of Internet gaming/poker. Opposition to H.R. 707

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 707

HCONRES 17114th Congress

Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2016 · second_quarter · Client: MUSICFIRST COALITION/SOUNDEXCHANGE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.Con. Res 17; Copyrights, H.R 1733

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.Con. Res 17

H.R. 1733114th Congress

Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015

2016 · second_quarter · Client: MUSICFIRST COALITION/SOUNDEXCHANGE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.Con. Res 17; Copyrights, H.R 1733

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R 1733

H.R. 707114th Congress

Restoration of America's Wire Act

2016 · first_quarter · Client: POKER PLAYERS ALLIANCE (PPA)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Opposition to H.R. 707

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 707

H.R. 707114th Congress

Restoration of America's Wire Act

2016 · first_quarter · Client: POKER PLAYERS ALLIANCE (PPA)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Opposition to H.R. 707

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 707

H.R. 707114th Congress

Restoration of America's Wire Act

2016 · first_quarter · Client: AMAYA SERVICES LIMITED

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Licensing of Internet gaming/poker. Opposition to H.R. 707

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 707

H.R. 708114th Congress

BOTS Act

2016 · first_quarter · Client: LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to regulation of ticket sales. Performance Rights Act. Copyright. H.R. 708, The BOTS Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 708

H.R. 708114th Congress

BOTS Act

2016 · first_quarter · Client: LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to regulation of ticket sales. Performance Rights Act. Copyright. H.R. 708, The BOTS Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 708

H.R. 708114th Congress

BOTS Act

2016 · first_quarter · Client: LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to regulation of ticket sales. Performance Rights Act. Copyright. H.R. 708, The BOTS Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 708

HCONRES 17114th Congress

Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

2016 · first_quarter · Client: MUSICFIRST COALITION/SOUNDEXCHANGE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.Con. Res 17; Copyrights, H.R 1733

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.Con. Res 17

H.R. 1733114th Congress

Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015

2016 · first_quarter · Client: MUSICFIRST COALITION/SOUNDEXCHANGE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.Con. Res 17; Copyrights, H.R 1733

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R 1733

Source: Senate LDA

VALENTE & ASSOCIATES — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope