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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

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	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	5	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	5	1
2008	—	4	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	1	1
1999	—	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
NATIONAL GROUP, LLP	—	83
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	4

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	84
SENATE	84
Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)	40
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	2
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Energy, Dept of	1
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	1
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	86
Aerospace	Aerospace	9
Transportation	Transportation	5
Defense	Defense	2
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	2
Education	Education	2
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	1
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	1
Railroads	Railroads	1
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	1
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	1

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