CLS STRATEGIES (FORMERLY CHLOPAK, LEONARD, SCHECHTER AND ASSOCIATES, INC.)

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Lobbying Income

$11.2M

Filings

301

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2026	$400,000	3	1
2025	$660,000	4	1
2024	$1,080,000	9	2
2023	$330,000	8	2
2022	$350,000	12	3
2021	$230,000	12	3
2020	$225,000	11	3
2019	$130,000	8	2
2018	—	4	1
2017	$46,250	7	2
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	6	2
2012	—	8	2
2011	—	9	2
2010	$1,115,000	26	6
2009	$1,410,000	25	6
2008	$2,180,000	44	10
2007	$700,000	19	8
2006	$610,000	22	8
2005	$380,000	11	7
2004	$400,000	8	5
2003	$400,000	6	3
2002	$220,000	7	4
2001	$20,000	8	3
2000	$220,000	7	2
1999	$80,000	5	2

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
GENWORTH FINANCIAL	$2,790,000	31	1999–2010
DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.	$2,525,000	26	2020–2026
AMERICANS FOR SECURE RETIREMENT	$2,115,000	23	2004–2010
OFFICE OF CHAMPAGNE USA	$900,000	83	2001–2023
COMPLETE GENOMICS, INC.	$600,000	5	2024
PERSONAL WATERCRAFT INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION	$410,000	16	2006–2010
COALITION FOR PATENT FAIRNESS	$390,000	6	2008
DLA PIPER LLP (US) (FOR AL JAZEERA MEDIA NETWORK)	$280,000	16	2019–2022
WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER/HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES	$180,000	5	2000
LEBOEUF LAMB GREENE AND MACRAE LLP	$160,000	10	2005–2008
AGUSTAWESTLAND	$140,000	3	2004–2005
PERU LNG	$120,000	8	2006–2008
WINSTON & STRAWN (ARAB BANK)	$120,000	2	2005
CENTER FOR WINE ORIGINS	$120,000	27	2005–2013
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF COMPOUNDING PHARMACISTS (IACP)	$100,000	9	2006–2008
LANXESS CORPORATION	$90,000	4	2010
TRANSPORTADORA DE GAS DEL PERU (TGP)	$80,000	6	2002–2004
AMERICANS AGAINST DOUBLE TAXATION	$46,250	3	2017
PROTEIN TECHNOLOGIES INTL	$20,000	2	1999
SHERRY COUNCIL OF AMERICA	—	11	2008–2010
SITHE ENERGIES	$0	5	2001–2002

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	170
SENATE	164
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	40
Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB)	31
Treasury, Dept of	29
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	14
White House Office	13
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	12
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	11
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	11
Natl Park Service (NPS)	11
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	9
Administration on Aging	8
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)	8
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	6
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	5
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	3
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)	2
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	2
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	2

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Beverage Industry	Beverage Industry	78
Defense	Defense	33
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	29
Housing	Housing	27
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	26
Retirement	Retirement	24
Health Issues	Health Issues	18
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	16
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	14
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	13
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	11
Banking	Banking	11
Media (information/publishing)	Media (information/publishing)	10
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	9
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	9
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	8
Insurance	Insurance	8
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	7
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	6
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	6

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 7085118th Congress

BIOSECURE Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: COMPLETE GENOMICS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

BIOSECURE Act (HR 7085) and other issues related to gene sequencing equipment and clarifying inaccurate information about the company's ownership and business to ensure company is not misplaced in legislation (for example Complete Genomics is owned by MGI Tech not BGI, and does not operate a data services company, and has no access to customer genetic data).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $160,000

Matched citations: HR 7085

H.R. 7085118th Congress

BIOSECURE Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: COMPLETE GENOMICS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

BIOSECURE Act (HR 7085) and other issues related to gene sequencing equipment and clarifying inaccurate information about the company's ownership and business to ensure company is not misplaced in legislation (for example Complete Genomics is owned by MGI Tech not BGI, and does not operate a data services company, and has no access to customer genetic data).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $160,000

Matched citations: HR 7085

H.R. 7085118th Congress

BIOSECURE Act

2024 · third_quarter · Client: COMPLETE GENOMICS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

BIOSECURE Act (HR 7085) and other issues related to gene sequencing equipment and clarifying inaccurate information about the company's ownership and business to ensure company is not misplaced in legislation (for example Complete Genomics is owned by MGI Tech not BGI, and does not operate a data services company, and has no access to customer genetic data).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $160,000

Matched citations: HR 7085

H.R. 7085118th Congress

BIOSECURE Act

2024 · third_quarter · Client: COMPLETE GENOMICS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

BIOSECURE Act (HR 7085) and other issues related to gene sequencing equipment and clarifying inaccurate information about the company's ownership and business to ensure company is not misplaced in legislation (for example Complete Genomics is owned by MGI Tech not BGI, and does not operate a data services company, and has no access to customer genetic data).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $160,000

Matched citations: HR 7085

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H.R. 7085118th Congress

BIOSECURE Act

2024 · second_quarter · Client: COMPLETE GENOMICS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

BIOSECURE Act (HR 7085) and other issues related to gene sequencing equipment and clarifying inaccurate information about the company's ownership and business to ensure company is not misplaced in legislation (for example Complete Genomics is owned by MGI Tech not BGI, and does not operate a data services company, and has no access to customer genetic data).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $180,000

Matched citations: HR 7085

H.R. 7085118th Congress

BIOSECURE Act

2024 · second_quarter · Client: COMPLETE GENOMICS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

BIOSECURE Act (HR 7085) and other issues related to gene sequencing equipment and clarifying inaccurate information about the company's ownership and business to ensure company is not misplaced in legislation (for example Complete Genomics is owned by MGI Tech not BGI, and does not operate a data services company, and has no access to customer genetic data).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $180,000

Matched citations: HR 7085

H.R. 7085118th Congress

BIOSECURE Act

2024 · first_quarter · Client: COMPLETE GENOMICS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

BIOSECURE Act (HR 7085) and other issues related to gene sequencing equipment and clarifying inaccurate information about the company's ownership and business to ensure company is not misplaced in legislation (for example Complete Genomics is owned by MGI Tech not BGI, and does not operate a data services company, and has no access to customer genetic data).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $100,000

Matched citations: HR 7085

H.R. 7085118th Congress

BIOSECURE Act

2024 · first_quarter · Client: COMPLETE GENOMICS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

BIOSECURE Act (HR 7085) and other issues related to gene sequencing equipment and clarifying inaccurate information about the company's ownership and business to ensure company is not misplaced in legislation (for example Complete Genomics is owned by MGI Tech not BGI, and does not operate a data services company, and has no access to customer genetic data).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $100,000

Matched citations: HR 7085

H.R. 5125117th Congress

Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act

2022 · first_quarter · Client: DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Issues and policies pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems including S 2502 and HR 5125 Americans Security Drone Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: HR 5125

H.R. 5125117th Congress

Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act

2022 · first_quarter · Client: DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues and policies pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems including S2502 HR5125 Americans Security Drone Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: HR5125

H.R. 5125117th Congress

Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act

2022 · first_quarter · Client: DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues and policies pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems including S 2502 and HR 5125, Americans Security Drone Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: HR 5125

S. 2502117th Congress

Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act

2022 · first_quarter · Client: DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues and policies pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems including S 2502 and HR 5125 Americans Security Drone Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: S 2502

S. 2502117th Congress

Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act

2022 · first_quarter · Client: DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues and policies pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems including S2502 HR5125 Americans Security Drone Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: S2502

S. 2502117th Congress

Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act

2022 · first_quarter · Client: DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues and policies pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems including S 2502 and HR 5125, Americans Security Drone Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: S 2502

H.R. 5125117th Congress

Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Client: DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues and policies pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems including S 2502 and HR 5125 Americans Security Drone Act.

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

Matched citations: HR 5125

H.R. 5125117th Congress

Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Client: DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues and policies pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems including S2502 HR5125 Americans Security Drone Act.

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

Matched citations: HR5125

H.R. 5125117th Congress

Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Client: DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues and policies pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems including S 2502 and HR 5125, Americans Security Drone Act.

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

Matched citations: HR 5125

S. 2502117th Congress

Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Client: DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues and policies pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems including S 2502 and HR 5125 Americans Security Drone Act.

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

Matched citations: S 2502

S. 2502117th Congress

Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Client: DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues and policies pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems including S2502 HR5125 Americans Security Drone Act.

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

Matched citations: S2502

S. 2502117th Congress

Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Client: DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues and policies pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems including S 2502 and HR 5125, Americans Security Drone Act.

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

Matched citations: S 2502

H.R. 5125117th Congress

Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act

2021 · third_quarter · Client: DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues and policies pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems including S 2502 and HR 5125, Americans Security Drone Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: HR 5125

H.R. 5125117th Congress

Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act

2021 · third_quarter · Client: DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues and policies pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems including S2502 HR5125 Americans Security Drone Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: HR5125

H.R. 5125117th Congress

Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act

2021 · third_quarter · Client: DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues and policies pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems including S 2502 and HR 5125 Americans Security Drone Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: HR 5125

S. 2502117th Congress

Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act

2021 · third_quarter · Client: DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues and policies pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems including S 2502 and HR 5125, Americans Security Drone Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S 2502

S. 2502117th Congress

Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act

2021 · third_quarter · Client: DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues and policies pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems including S2502 HR5125 Americans Security Drone Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S2502

Source: Senate LDA

CLS STRATEGIES (FORMERLY CHLOPAK, LEONARD, SCHECHTER AND ASSOCIATES, INC.) — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope