THE TIPTON GROUP, INC.

Lobbying Income

$1.3M

Filings

133

Unique Clients

Active Period

2004–2013

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2013	$30,000	1	1
2012	$330,000	8	2
2011	$275,000	9	3
2010	$116,000	24	6
2009	$122,000	25	6
2008	$140,000	26	7
2007	$120,000	17	8
2006	$20,000	7	7
2005	$100,000	13	7
2004	$20,000	3	2

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
CHEESE IMPORTERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC (CIAA)	$693,000	26	2007–2013
INTERNATIONAL SLEEP PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION	$290,000	7	2011–2012
JLS FOODS INTERNATIONAL	$230,000	21	2004–2011
PEPSICO	$40,000	18	2005–2010
CONFEDERATION OF ROQUEFORT	$20,000	5	2004–2007
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.	—	17	2005–2010
BRAVO! FOODS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION	—	5	2005–2008
STARBUCKS CORPORATION	—	17	2005–2010
UNILEVER UNITED STATES	—	17	2005–2010

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	46
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	39
SENATE	37
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	28
U.S. Customs & Border Protection	10
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)	9
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	7
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	4
White House Office	3
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	54
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	16
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	9
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	7

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

H.R. 3674111th Congress

Milk Import Tariff Equity Act

2009 · third_quarter · Client: JLS FOODS INTERNATIONAL

Cited source text and reported amounts

S-1542 and HR 3674 MPC Tariff Legislation

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR 3674

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