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DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

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Lobbying Spend

$580K

Filings

114

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	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	$10,000	4	1
2015	$30,000	4	1
2014	$40,000	5	1
2013	$50,000	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	5	1
2009	$50,000	7	1
2008	$40,000	4	1
2007	$40,000	3	1
2006	$40,000	2	1
2005	$40,000	3	2
2004	$60,000	6	2
2003	$40,000	4	2
2002	$40,000	4	2
2001	$40,000	3	2
2000	$40,000	4	2
1999	$20,000	5	2

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO	$580,000	100
GILDEA, MICHAEL W	—	14

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	100
SENATE	100
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	30
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	29
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	24
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	22
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)	19
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	18
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	17
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	11
State, Dept of (DOS)	11
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	8
White House Office	8
Natl Endowment for the Arts	7
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	7
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)	7
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)	6
Government Accountability Office (GAO)	5
Library of Congress (LOC)	5
Natl Security Council (NSC)	5

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Immigration	Immigration	90
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	59
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	49
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	48
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	46
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	43
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	40
Arts/Entertainment	Arts/Entertainment	35
Government Issues	Government Issues	28
Health Issues	Health Issues	19
Unemployment	Unemployment	8
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	6
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	5
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	4
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	4
Education	Education	4
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	3
Small Business	Small Business	3
Media (information/publishing)	Media (information/publishing)	2
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	2

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 1106119th Congress

Scientific Integrity Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for H.R. 1106/S. 4545, the Scientific Integrity Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1106

H.R. 2550119th Congress

Protect America's Workforce Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for H.R. 2550, Protect America's Workforce Act; Support for H.R. 492, Saving the Civil Service Act; opposition to weakening of current civil service protections, including opposition to proposed changes to RIF appeals process and proposed NDA for federal employees; opposition to proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2550

H.R. 2794119th Congress

NO FAKES Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for NEA, NEH, and CPB funding. Support for S. 1367/H.R. 2794, No FAKES Act. Support for S. 2455, TRAIN Act. Support for S. 3813, CLEAR Act. Support for S. 4915, AI Labeling Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2794

H.R. 492119th Congress

Saving the Civil Service Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for H.R. 2550, Protect America's Workforce Act; Support for H.R. 492, Saving the Civil Service Act; opposition to weakening of current civil service protections, including opposition to proposed changes to RIF appeals process and proposed NDA for federal employees; opposition to proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 492

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H.R. 721119th Congress

Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for the Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (S.1121 and H.R. 721)

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 721

S. 1121119th Congress

Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for the Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (S.1121 and H.R. 721)

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1121

S. 1367119th Congress

NO FAKES Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for NEA, NEH, and CPB funding. Support for S. 1367/H.R. 2794, No FAKES Act. Support for S. 2455, TRAIN Act. Support for S. 3813, CLEAR Act. Support for S. 4915, AI Labeling Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1367

S. 2455119th Congress

TRAIN Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for NEA, NEH, and CPB funding. Support for S. 1367/H.R. 2794, No FAKES Act. Support for S. 2455, TRAIN Act. Support for S. 3813, CLEAR Act. Support for S. 4915, AI Labeling Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2455

S. 3813119th Congress

CLEAR Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for NEA, NEH, and CPB funding. Support for S. 1367/H.R. 2794, No FAKES Act. Support for S. 2455, TRAIN Act. Support for S. 3813, CLEAR Act. Support for S. 4915, AI Labeling Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3813

S. 4545119th Congress

Scientific Integrity Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for H.R. 1106/S. 4545, the Scientific Integrity Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4545

S. 4915119th Congress

AI Labeling Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for NEA, NEH, and CPB funding. Support for S. 1367/H.R. 2794, No FAKES Act. Support for S. 2455, TRAIN Act. Support for S. 3813, CLEAR Act. Support for S. 4915, AI Labeling Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4915

H.R. 1106119th Congress

Scientific Integrity Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for H.R. 1106/S. 4545, the Scientific Integrity Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1106

H.R. 2550119th Congress

Protect America's Workforce Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for H.R. 2550, Protect America's Workforce Act; Support for H.R. 492, Saving the Civil Service Act; opposition to weakening of current civil service protections, including opposition to proposed changes to RIF appeals process and proposed NDA for federal employees; opposition to proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2550

H.R. 2794119th Congress

NO FAKES Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for NEA, NEH, and CPB funding. Support for S. 1367/H.R. 2794, No FAKES Act. Support for S. 2455, TRAIN Act. Support for S. 3813, CLEAR Act. Support for S. 4915, AI Labeling Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2794

H.R. 492119th Congress

Saving the Civil Service Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for H.R. 2550, Protect America's Workforce Act; Support for H.R. 492, Saving the Civil Service Act; opposition to weakening of current civil service protections, including opposition to proposed changes to RIF appeals process and proposed NDA for federal employees; opposition to proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 492

H.R. 721119th Congress

Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for the Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (S.1121 and H.R. 721)

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 721

S. 1121119th Congress

Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for the Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (S.1121 and H.R. 721)

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1121

S. 1367119th Congress

NO FAKES Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for NEA, NEH, and CPB funding. Support for S. 1367/H.R. 2794, No FAKES Act. Support for S. 2455, TRAIN Act. Support for S. 3813, CLEAR Act. Support for S. 4915, AI Labeling Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1367

S. 2455119th Congress

TRAIN Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for NEA, NEH, and CPB funding. Support for S. 1367/H.R. 2794, No FAKES Act. Support for S. 2455, TRAIN Act. Support for S. 3813, CLEAR Act. Support for S. 4915, AI Labeling Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2455

S. 3813119th Congress

CLEAR Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for NEA, NEH, and CPB funding. Support for S. 1367/H.R. 2794, No FAKES Act. Support for S. 2455, TRAIN Act. Support for S. 3813, CLEAR Act. Support for S. 4915, AI Labeling Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3813

S. 4545119th Congress

Scientific Integrity Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for H.R. 1106/S. 4545, the Scientific Integrity Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4545

S. 4915119th Congress

AI Labeling Act of 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for NEA, NEH, and CPB funding. Support for S. 1367/H.R. 2794, No FAKES Act. Support for S. 2455, TRAIN Act. Support for S. 3813, CLEAR Act. Support for S. 4915, AI Labeling Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4915

H.R. 2550119th Congress

Protect America's Workforce Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for H.R. 2550, Protect America's Workforce Act; Support for H.R. 492, Saving the Civil Service Act; opposition to weakening of current civil service protections, including opposition to proposed changes to RIF appeals process

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2550

H.R. 2794119th Congress

NO FAKES Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for NEA, NEH, and CPB funding. Support for S. 1367/H.R. 2794, No FAKES Act. Support for S. 3813, the CLEAR Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2794

H.R. 492119th Congress

Saving the Civil Service Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for H.R. 2550, Protect America's Workforce Act; Support for H.R. 492, Saving the Civil Service Act; opposition to weakening of current civil service protections, including opposition to proposed changes to RIF appeals process

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 492

Source: Senate LDA