DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

125

Firms Hired

Active Period

2008–2025

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2025	—	8	3
2024	—	12	3
2023	—	13	3
2022	—	12	3
2021	—	14	3
2020	—	8	2
2019	—	8	2
2018	—	9	2
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	—	4	1
2008	—	5	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
DLA PIPER LLP (US)	—	72
VENABLE LLP	—	34
FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC	—	19

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	119
SENATE	116
Treasury, Dept of	19
Education, Dept of	5
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	3
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	2
White House Office	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	91
Banking	Banking	34
Education	Education	22
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	17
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	7
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	5
Accounting	Accounting	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

S. 4674117th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2022

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC

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Issues related to the Dodd-Frank Act. Issues related to loan underwriting, including but not limited to price setting/rate caps. Issues related to the student lending market. Issues related to data privacy and data security. S.4674 (Credit Card Competition Act of 2022).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S.4674

H.R. 3881118th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

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Legislative and regulatory issues affecting the financial services industry. Issues related to Capital One/Discover merger, banking, payments, lending and payments innovation. H.R. 3881/S. 1838, Credit Card Competition Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3881

S. 1838118th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

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Legislative and regulatory issues affecting the financial services industry. Issues related to Capital One/Discover merger, banking, payments, lending and payments innovation. H.R. 3881/S. 1838, Credit Card Competition Act.

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

Matched citations: S. 1838

S. 4674117th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2022

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC

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Issues related to the Dodd-Frank Act. Issues related to loan underwriting, including but not limited to price setting/rate caps. Issues related to the student lending market. Issues related to data privacy and data security. S.4674 (Credit Card Competition Act of 2022).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S.4674

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S. 4674117th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2022

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC

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Issues related to the Dodd-Frank Act. Issues related to loan underwriting, including but not limited to price setting/rate caps. Issues related to the student lending market. Issues related to data privacy and data security. S.4674 (Credit Card Competition Act of 2022).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S.4674

S. 4674117th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2022

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC

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Issues related to the Dodd-Frank Act. Issues related to loan underwriting, including but not limited to price setting/rate caps. Issues related to the student lending market. Issues related to data privacy and data security. S.4674 (Credit Card Competition Act of 2022).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S.4674

S. 4674117th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2022

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC

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Issues related to the Dodd-Frank Act. Issues related to loan underwriting, including but not limited to price setting/rate caps. Issues related to the student lending market. Issues related to data privacy and data security. S.4674 (Credit Card Competition Act of 2022).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S.4674

S. 4674117th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2022

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the Dodd-Frank Act. Issues related to loan underwriting, including but not limited to price setting/rate caps. Issues related to the student lending market. Issues related to data privacy and data security. S.4674 (Credit Card Competition Act of 2022).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S.4674

H.R. 1165118th Congress

Data Privacy Act of 2023

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Federal privacy legislation and other data privacy issues; federal liability protection legislation; HR 1165 Data Privacy Act of 2023

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: HR 1165

S. 1838118th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2023

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Legislative and regulatory issues affecting the banking industry, including: Issues related to rate caps and interchange fees; Issues related to private student lending; Issues related to consumer data privacy; Issues related to Merchant Category Codes; Issues related to bank charters; RECOUP Act of 2023 (S. 2190); Credit Card Competition Act (S.1838)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S.1838

S. 2190118th Congress

RECOUP Act of 2023

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Legislative and regulatory issues affecting the banking industry, including: Issues related to rate caps and interchange fees; Issues related to private student lending; Issues related to consumer data privacy; Issues related to Merchant Category Codes; Issues related to bank charters; RECOUP Act of 2023 (S. 2190); Credit Card Competition Act (S.1838)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 2190

H.R. 4365118th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

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Legislative and regulatory issues affecting the financial services industry and issues relating to student lending policy. H.R. 4365, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2024, cybersecurity provisions.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 4365

H.R. 4365118th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

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Legislative and regulatory issues affecting the financial services industry and issues relating to student lending policy. H.R. 4365, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2024, cybersecurity provisions.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4365

H.R. 1165118th Congress

Data Privacy Act of 2023

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Federal privacy legislation and other data privacy issues; federal liability protection legislation; HR 1165 Data Privacy Act of 2023

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: HR 1165

S. 1838118th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2023

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Legislative and regulatory issues affecting the banking industry, including: Issues related to rate caps and interchange fees; Issues related to private student lending; Issues related to consumer data privacy; Issues related to Merchant Category Codes; Issues related to bank charters; RECOUP Act of 2023 (S. 2190); Credit Card Competition Act (S.1838)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S.1838

S. 2190118th Congress

RECOUP Act of 2023

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Legislative and regulatory issues affecting the banking industry, including: Issues related to rate caps and interchange fees; Issues related to private student lending; Issues related to consumer data privacy; Issues related to Merchant Category Codes; Issues related to bank charters; RECOUP Act of 2023 (S. 2190); Credit Card Competition Act (S.1838)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 2190

S. 4674117th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2022

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the Dodd-Frank Act. Issues related to loan underwriting, including but not limited to price setting/rate caps. Issues related to the student lending market. Issues related to data privacy and data security. S.4674 (Credit Card Competition Act of 2022).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S.4674

S. 4674117th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2022

2023 · first_quarter · Firm: FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the Dodd-Frank Act. Issues related to loan underwriting, including but not limited to price setting/rate caps. Issues related to the student lending market. Issues related to data privacy and data security. S.4674 (Credit Card Competition Act of 2022).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S.4674

H.R. 1165118th Congress

Data Privacy Act of 2023

2023 · first_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Federal privacy legislation and other data privacy issues; federal liability protection legislation; HR 1165 Data Privacy Act of 2023

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: HR 1165

H.R. 7900117th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

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Legislative and regulatory issues affecting the financial services industry and issues relating to student lending policy. H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2023, cybersecurity provisions.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 7900

S. 4674117th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2022

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the Dodd-Frank Act. Issues related to loan underwriting, including but not limited to price setting/rate caps. Issues related to the student lending market. Issues related to data privacy and data security. S.4674 (Credit Card Competition Act of 2022).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S.4674

S. 4674117th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2022

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the Dodd-Frank Act. Issues related to loan underwriting, including but not limited to price setting/rate caps. Issues related to the student lending market. Issues related to data privacy and data security. S.4674 (Credit Card Competition Act of 2022).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S.4674

H.R. 2471117th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

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Legislative and regulatory issues affecting the financial services industry and issues relating to student lending policy. H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2022, provisions related to student lending. H.R. 4345, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, FY2022, provisions related to student lending. H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2022, provisions related to student lending.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2471

H.R. 4345117th Congress

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022.

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

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Legislative and regulatory issues affecting the financial services industry and issues relating to student lending policy. H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2022, provisions related to student lending. H.R. 4345, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, FY2022, provisions related to student lending. H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2022, provisions related to student lending.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4345

H.R. 4350117th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: DLA PIPER LLP (US)

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Legislative and regulatory issues affecting the financial services industry and issues relating to student lending policy. H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2022, provisions related to student lending. H.R. 4345, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, FY2022, provisions related to student lending. H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2022, provisions related to student lending.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4350

Source: Senate LDA

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