STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2004–2016

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	6	1
2008	—	5	1
2007	—	3	1
2006	—	5	2
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
CARMAN COMMUNICATIONS	—	46
DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC	—	4

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	14
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	12
Energy, Dept of	10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	10
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	8
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	6
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	4
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	3
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	3
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	3
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	3
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	2
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)	1
UNDETERMINED	1
White House Office	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	15
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	13
Agriculture	Agriculture	9
Health Issues	Health Issues	6
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	5
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	4
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	4
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	4
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	3
Transportation	Transportation	2
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	2
Defense	Defense	2
Indian/Native American Affairs	Indian/Native American Affairs	2
Welfare	Welfare	2
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	1
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	1
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	1

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

H.R. 22114th Congress

FAST Act

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: CARMAN COMMUNICATIONS

Cited source text and reported amounts

Monitored progress of transportation / highway legislation H.R. 22

Client expense: — · Firm income: $16,500

Matched citations: H.R. 22

H.R. 3590110th Congress

American Middle Class Tax (AMT) Relief Act of 2007

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CARMAN COMMUNICATIONS

Cited source text and reported amounts

Medicaid expansion issues (HR 3962 / HR 3590)

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

Matched citations: HR 3590

H.R. 3962110th Congress

Superfund Polluter Pays Act

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CARMAN COMMUNICATIONS

Cited source text and reported amounts

Medicaid expansion issues (HR 3962 / HR 3590)

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

Matched citations: HR 3962

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