SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2002–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	4	1
2014	—	2	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	6	2
2010	—	8	2
2009	—	8	2
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	3	1
2006	—	2	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	3	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MS. VIRGINIA BOYLAN	—	23
GARDNER CARTON & DOUGLAS	—	8
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP	—	16
GIIZHIK LAW PLLC	—	7

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	40
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	39
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)	17
Natl Indian Gaming Commission	10
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	9
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	3
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Indian/Native American Affairs	Indian/Native American Affairs	44
Agriculture	Agriculture	7
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Gaming/Gambling/Casino	Gaming/Gambling/Casino	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

S. 4976119th Congress

Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal self-governance; gaming; Native Children's Commission Implementation Act (S.4976)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: S.4976

H.R. 1723119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Farm Bill; Tribal Self-Governance; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: H.R.1723

H.R. 1723119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal self-governance; gaming; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301); Native Children's Commission Implementation Act (S.4976)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: H.R.1723

S. 1301119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Farm Bill; Tribal Self-Governance; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: S.1301

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S. 1301119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal self-governance; gaming; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301); Native Children's Commission Implementation Act (S.4976)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: S.1301

S. 4976119th Congress

Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal self-governance; gaming; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301); Native Children's Commission Implementation Act (S.4976)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: S.4976

H.R. 1723119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Farm Bill; Tribal Self-Governance; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: H.R.1723

H.R. 1723119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal self-governance; gaming; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: H.R.1723

S. 1301119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Farm Bill; Tribal Self-Governance; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: S.1301

S. 1301119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal self-governance; gaming; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: S.1301

H.R. 1723119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal self-governance; gaming; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301).

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

Matched citations: H.R.1723

H.R. 1723119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Farm Bill; Tribal Self-Governance; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301)

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

Matched citations: H.R.1723

S. 1301119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Farm Bill; Tribal Self-Governance; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301)

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

Matched citations: S.1301

S. 1301119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal self-governance; gaming; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301).

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

Matched citations: S.1301

H.R. 1723119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal self-governance; gaming; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301).

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

Matched citations: H.R.1723

S. 1301119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal self-governance; gaming; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301).

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

Matched citations: S.1301

H.R. 1723119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal self-governance; gaming; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301); tax and revenue allocation policy.

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

Matched citations: H.R.1723

S. 1301119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal self-governance; gaming; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R.1723/S.1301); tax and revenue allocation policy.

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

Matched citations: S.1301

H.R. 1723119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R. 1723/S. 1301). Farm Bill and expansion of self-determination contracting and self-governance compact to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Fee To Trust. Funding Freeze And Personnel Cuts. Nominations and Confirmations.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1723

H.R. 1723119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R. 1723/S. 1301). Farm Bill and expansion of self-determination contracting and self-governance compact to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Fee To Trust. Funding Freeze And Personnel Cuts. Nominations and Confirmations.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1723

S. 1301119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R. 1723/S. 1301). Farm Bill and expansion of self-determination contracting and self-governance compact to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Fee To Trust. Funding Freeze And Personnel Cuts. Nominations and Confirmations.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1301

S. 1301119th Congress

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: GIIZHIK LAW PLLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act (H.R. 1723/S. 1301). Farm Bill and expansion of self-determination contracting and self-governance compact to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Fee To Trust. Funding Freeze And Personnel Cuts. Nominations and Confirmations.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1301

H.R. 16110th Congress

Chesapeake Bay Restoration Enhancement Act of 2007

2007 · mid_year · Firm: FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Fee-to-Trust; H.R. 16, to clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the NLRA S. 2078, Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 2005 H.R. 4983, to amend Section 20 of IGRA to restrict off-reservation gaming

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 16

H.R. 4983110th Congress

To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic fiber tow.

2007 · mid_year · Firm: FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Fee-to-Trust; H.R. 16, to clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the NLRA S. 2078, Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 2005 H.R. 4983, to amend Section 20 of IGRA to restrict off-reservation gaming

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4983

S. 2078109th Congress

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 2006

2007 · mid_year · Firm: FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Fee-to-Trust; H.R. 16, to clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the NLRA S. 2078, Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 2005 H.R. 4983, to amend Section 20 of IGRA to restrict off-reservation gaming

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2078

Source: Senate LDA

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