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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2006–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	5	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	5	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	5	1
2012	—	6	1
2011	—	6	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	5	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	3	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE FERGUSON GROUP	—	88

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	86
SENATE	86
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	36
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	34
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	27
Treasury, Dept of	27
Federal Railroad Administration	5
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	78
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	74
Transportation	Transportation	52
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	44
Government Issues	Government Issues	24
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	19
Housing	Housing	12
Agriculture	Agriculture	10
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	4
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	4
Small Business	Small Business	2
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 4227118th Congress

ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023 (H.R. 4227/S. 1642) and the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 (H.R.6929/H.Res. 1119/S. 3565).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 4227

H.R. 6929118th Congress

Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023 (H.R. 4227/S. 1642) and the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 (H.R.6929/H.Res. 1119/S. 3565).

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

Matched citations: H.R.6929

H.R. 1582119th Congress

Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act (H.R. 1582/S. 1177).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1582

H.R. 6644119th Congress

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act (H.R. 8789/S. 4737), and advocate for priorities in H.R. 6644, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 6644

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H.R. 8789119th Congress

Volunteer First Responder Housing Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act (H.R. 8789/S. 4737), and advocate for priorities in H.R. 6644, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8789

HRES 1119118th Congress

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6929) to appropriate funds for the Affordable Connectivity Program of the Federal Communications Commission.

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023 (H.R. 4227/S. 1642) and the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 (H.R.6929/H.Res. 1119/S. 3565).

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

Matched citations: H.Res. 1119

S. 1642118th Congress

ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023 (H.R. 4227/S. 1642) and the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 (H.R.6929/H.Res. 1119/S. 3565).

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

Matched citations: S. 1642

S. 3565118th Congress

Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023 (H.R. 4227/S. 1642) and the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 (H.R.6929/H.Res. 1119/S. 3565).

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

Matched citations: S. 3565

S. 1177119th Congress

Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act (H.R. 1582/S. 1177).

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

Matched citations: S. 1177

S. 4737119th Congress

Volunteer First Responder Housing Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act (H.R. 8789/S. 4737), and advocate for priorities in H.R. 6644, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

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

Matched citations: S. 4737

H.R. 4227118th Congress

ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023 (H.R. 4227/S. 1642) and the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 (H.R.6929/H.Res. 1119/S. 3565).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4227

H.R. 6929118th Congress

Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023 (H.R. 4227/S. 1642) and the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 (H.R.6929/H.Res. 1119/S. 3565).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R.6929

H.R. 1582119th Congress

Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act (H.R. 1582/S. 1177).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1582

H.R. 6644119th Congress

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act (H.R. 8789/S. 4737), and advocate for priorities in H.R. 6644, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 6644

H.R. 8789119th Congress

Volunteer First Responder Housing Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act (H.R. 8789/S. 4737), and advocate for priorities in H.R. 6644, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 8789

HRES 1119118th Congress

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6929) to appropriate funds for the Affordable Connectivity Program of the Federal Communications Commission.

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023 (H.R. 4227/S. 1642) and the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 (H.R.6929/H.Res. 1119/S. 3565).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.Res. 1119

S. 1642118th Congress

ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023 (H.R. 4227/S. 1642) and the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 (H.R.6929/H.Res. 1119/S. 3565).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: S. 1642

S. 3565118th Congress

Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023 (H.R. 4227/S. 1642) and the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 (H.R.6929/H.Res. 1119/S. 3565).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: S. 3565

S. 1177119th Congress

Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act (H.R. 1582/S. 1177).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: S. 1177

S. 4737119th Congress

Volunteer First Responder Housing Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act (H.R. 8789/S. 4737), and advocate for priorities in H.R. 6644, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: S. 4737

H.R. 3002118th Congress

Rebuilding Rural Roads Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support of the Rebuilding Rural Roads Act (H.R. 3002) and Protecting Infrastructure Investments for Rural America Act (H.R. 5437) and theBuilding Safer Streets Act (S. 3526); and communicate opposition to the SHIP It Act (H.R. 471).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3002

H.R. 3032118th Congress

Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2023

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act (H.R. 3032/S. 3020)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3032

H.R. 4227118th Congress

ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2023 (H.R. 4227/S. 1642) and the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 (H.R.6929/H.Res. 1119/S. 3565).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 4227

H.R. 471118th Congress

SHIP IT Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support of the Rebuilding Rural Roads Act (H.R. 3002) and Protecting Infrastructure Investments for Rural America Act (H.R. 5437) and theBuilding Safer Streets Act (S. 3526); and communicate opposition to the SHIP It Act (H.R. 471).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 471

H.R. 4787118th Congress

Volunteer First Responder Housing Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE FERGUSON GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act (H.R. 4787/S. 1988).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 4787

Source: Senate LDA

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