AMERICAN SUNTANNING ASSOCIATION

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2012–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	4	2
2025	—	9	2
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	5	1
2018	—	6	2
2017	—	10	3
2016	—	8	2
2015	—	8	2
2014	—	6	2
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M&W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)	—	40
THE INGRAM GROUP LLC	—	11
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP	—	13
MCAPITOL MANAGEMENT	—	10
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH	—	8

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	73
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	71
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	15
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	13
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)	12
White House Office	11
Small Business Administration (SBA)	10
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)	9
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	7
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	2
Treasury, Dept of	2

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	59
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	21
Health Issues	Health Issues	13
Small Business	Small Business	8
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 1940119th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

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FDA Rulemaking and advocate for S.1865 - Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025, H.R.1940 - Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

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

Matched citations: H.R.1940

S. 1865119th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

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FDA Rulemaking and advocate for S.1865 - Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025, H.R.1940 - Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

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

Matched citations: S.1865

H.R. 1940119th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

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FDA Rulemaking and advocate for S.1865 - Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025, H.R.1940 - Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

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

Matched citations: H.R.1940

S. 1865119th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

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FDA Rulemaking and advocate for S.1865 - Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025, H.R.1940 - Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

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

Matched citations: S.1865

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H.R. 1940119th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

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FDA Rulemaking and advocate for S.1865 - Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025, H.R.1940 - Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

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

Matched citations: H.R.1940

S. 1865119th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

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FDA Rulemaking and advocate for S.1865 - Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025, H.R.1940 - Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

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

Matched citations: S.1865

S. 1865119th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

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FDA Rulemaking and advocate for S.1865 - Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

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

Matched citations: S.1865

H.R. 1940119th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M&W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

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Advocacy to repeal federal excise tax on indoor tanning, including enactment of H.R. 1940, Tan Tax Repeal Act of 2025

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1940

H.R. 1940119th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

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Advocate for H.R.1940 - Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

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

Matched citations: H.R.1940

H.R. 1940119th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

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Advocate for H.R.1940 - Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

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

Matched citations: H.R.1940

H.R. 1940119th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

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Advocate for H.R.1940 - Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1940

H.R. 1940119th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH

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Advocate for H.R.1940 - Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1940

H.R. 1940119th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M&W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

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Advocacy to repeal federal excise tax on indoor tanning, including enactment of H.R. 1940, Tan Tax Repeal Act of 2025

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1940

H.R. 936118th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M&W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

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Seeking support for HR 936 and S. 1937 to repeal the federal excise tax on indoor tanning

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

Matched citations: HR 936

S. 1937118th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M&W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

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Seeking support for HR 936 and S. 1937 to repeal the federal excise tax on indoor tanning

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

Matched citations: S. 1937

H.R. 936118th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M&W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

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Seeking support for HR 936 and S. 1937 to repeal the federal excise tax on indoor tanning

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

Matched citations: HR 936

S. 1937118th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M&W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Seeking support for HR 936 and S. 1937 to repeal the federal excise tax on indoor tanning

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

Matched citations: S. 1937

H.R. 936118th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2023

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M&W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Seeking support for HR 936 and S. 1937 to repeal the federal excise tax on indoor tanning

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

Matched citations: HR 936

S. 1937118th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2023

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M&W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Seeking support for HR 936 and S. 1937 to repeal the federal excise tax on indoor tanning

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

Matched citations: S. 1937

H.R. 936118th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2023

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M&W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Seeking support for HR 936 and S. 1937 to repeal the federal excise tax on indoor tanning

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

Matched citations: HR 936

S. 1937118th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2023

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M&W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Seeking support for HR 936 and S. 1937 to repeal the federal excise tax on indoor tanning

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

Matched citations: S. 1937

H.R. 936118th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2023

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M&W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Seeking support for HR 936 and S. 1937 to repeal the federal excise tax on indoor tanning

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

Matched citations: HR 936

S. 1937118th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2023

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M&W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Seeking support for HR 936 and S. 1937 to repeal the federal excise tax on indoor tanning

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

Matched citations: S. 1937

H.R. 936118th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2023

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M&W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Seeking support for HR 936 and S. 1937 to repeal the federal excise tax on indoor tanning

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

Matched citations: HR 936

S. 1937118th Congress

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2023

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M&W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Seeking support for HR 936 and S. 1937 to repeal the federal excise tax on indoor tanning

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

Matched citations: S. 1937

Source: Senate LDA

AMERICAN SUNTANNING ASSOCIATION — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope