TAZEWELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2019–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	5	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	5	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MERCHANT MCINTYRE & ASSOCIATES, LLC	—	33

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	31
SENATE	31
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	16
Economic Development Administration	16
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	14

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Transportation	Transportation	26
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	25
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	16

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

H.R. 9170119th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

Cited source text and reported amounts

FY27 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 9170) - EDI earmark

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