NATL FOREIGN TRADE COUNCIL

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2006

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2006	—	1	1
2005	—	2	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	2	2
2000	—	6	4
1999	—	3	3

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

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	9
SENATE	6
Treasury, Dept of	4
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2
State, Dept of (DOS)	2
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	1
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	1
Natl Security Council (NSC)	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	7
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	4
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	2
Defense	Defense	1
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Torts	Torts	1

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