CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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Lobbying Spend

$2.6M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2023

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2023	$30,000	5	1
2022	$80,000	7	2
2021	$110,000	7	2
2020	$120,000	6	2
2019	$220,000	4	1
2018	$155,000	4	1
2017	$160,000	4	1
2016	$70,000	4	1
2015	$70,000	4	1
2014	$90,000	4	1
2013	$50,000	4	1
2012	$50,000	4	1
2011	$60,000	4	1
2010	$110,000	4	1
2009	$140,000	4	1
2008	$120,000	5	1
2007	$280,000	4	1
2006	$40,000	2	1
2005	$40,000	2	1
2004	$20,000	1	1
2003	$120,000	2	1
2002	$60,000	1	1
2001	$160,000	3	1
1999	$240,000	3	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA	$2,595,000	85
LXR GROUP	—	5
WISPIRG (WISCONSIN PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP)	—	2

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	79
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	78
White House Office	17
Treasury, Dept of	15
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)	9
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)	9
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	8
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	8
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	7
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)	6
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	6
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)	6
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	4
Federal Reserve System	4
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)	3
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	3
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	2
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	2
Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)	2

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	71
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	66
Insurance	Insurance	35
Banking	Banking	27
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	21
Government Issues	Government Issues	20
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	19
Bankruptcy	Bankruptcy	15
Automotive Industry	Automotive Industry	11
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	11
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	10
Housing	Housing	10
Agriculture	Agriculture	9
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	9
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	9
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	8
Health Issues	Health Issues	8
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	7
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	7
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	6

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 1314117th Congress

STURDY Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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The Sturdy Act (H.R. 1314/S.3242) Safe Sleep for Babies Act (H.R. 3182)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1314

H.R. 3182117th Congress

Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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The Sturdy Act (H.R. 1314/S.3242) Safe Sleep for Babies Act (H.R. 3182)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3182

H.R. 4277117th Congress

Overdraft Protection Act of 2021

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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Overdraft Protection Act (H.R.4277)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4277

H.R. 6107117th Congress

Stop Corporate Capture Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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Stop Corporate Capture Act (H.R. 6107)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6107

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S. 3242117th Congress

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation Settlement Act of 2021

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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The Sturdy Act (H.R. 1314/S.3242) Safe Sleep for Babies Act (H.R. 3182)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.3242

H.R. 1314117th Congress

STURDY Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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Cited source text and reported amounts

The Sturdy Act (H.R. 1314/S.3242) Safe Sleep for Babies Act (H.R. 3182)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1314

H.R. 3182117th Congress

Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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The Sturdy Act (H.R. 1314/S.3242) Safe Sleep for Babies Act (H.R. 3182)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3182

H.R. 4277117th Congress

Overdraft Protection Act of 2021

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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Overdraft Protection Act (H.R.4277)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4277

H.R. 6107117th Congress

Stop Corporate Capture Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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Stop Corporate Capture Act (H.R. 6107)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6107

S. 3242117th Congress

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation Settlement Act of 2021

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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Cited source text and reported amounts

The Sturdy Act (H.R. 1314/S.3242) Safe Sleep for Babies Act (H.R. 3182)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.3242

H.R. 1314117th Congress

STURDY Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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Cited source text and reported amounts

The Sturdy Act (H.R. 1314/S.441/S.3232) Consumer Protection and Recovery Act (H.R. 2668) Accurate Labels Act (H.R. 6022/S.3019) Reese's Law (H.R.5313/S.3278) Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 (S.4145)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1314

H.R. 2668117th Congress

Consumer Protection and Recovery Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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The Sturdy Act (H.R. 1314/S.441/S.3232) Consumer Protection and Recovery Act (H.R. 2668) Accurate Labels Act (H.R. 6022/S.3019) Reese's Law (H.R.5313/S.3278) Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 (S.4145)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 2668

H.R. 4277117th Congress

Overdraft Protection Act of 2021

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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Financial Services General Government Appropriations (H.R.8254/S.4685) Overdraft Protection Act (H.R.4277) Stop Overdraft Protection Act (S.2677)

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

Matched citations: H.R.4277

H.R. 5313117th Congress

Reese's Law

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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The Sturdy Act (H.R. 1314/S.441/S.3232) Consumer Protection and Recovery Act (H.R. 2668) Accurate Labels Act (H.R. 6022/S.3019) Reese's Law (H.R.5313/S.3278) Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 (S.4145)

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

Matched citations: H.R.5313

H.R. 6022117th Congress

Build Better Borders Act of 2021

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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The Sturdy Act (H.R. 1314/S.441/S.3232) Consumer Protection and Recovery Act (H.R. 2668) Accurate Labels Act (H.R. 6022/S.3019) Reese's Law (H.R.5313/S.3278) Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 (S.4145)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 6022

H.R. 6107117th Congress

Stop Corporate Capture Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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Stop Corporate Capture Act (H.R. 6107)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 6107

H.R. 8254117th Congress

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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Financial Services General Government Appropriations (H.R.8254/S.4685) Overdraft Protection Act (H.R.4277) Stop Overdraft Protection Act (S.2677)

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

Matched citations: H.R.8254

S. 2677117th Congress

Stop Overdraft Profiteering Act of 2021

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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Financial Services General Government Appropriations (H.R.8254/S.4685) Overdraft Protection Act (H.R.4277) Stop Overdraft Protection Act (S.2677)

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

Matched citations: S.2677

S. 3019117th Congress

A bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for particular communities.

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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The Sturdy Act (H.R. 1314/S.441/S.3232) Consumer Protection and Recovery Act (H.R. 2668) Accurate Labels Act (H.R. 6022/S.3019) Reese's Law (H.R.5313/S.3278) Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 (S.4145)

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

Matched citations: S.3019

S. 3232117th Congress

STURDY Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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Cited source text and reported amounts

The Sturdy Act (H.R. 1314/S.441/S.3232) Consumer Protection and Recovery Act (H.R. 2668) Accurate Labels Act (H.R. 6022/S.3019) Reese's Law (H.R.5313/S.3278) Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 (S.4145)

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

Matched citations: S.3232

S. 3278117th Congress

Reese’s Law

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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The Sturdy Act (H.R. 1314/S.441/S.3232) Consumer Protection and Recovery Act (H.R. 2668) Accurate Labels Act (H.R. 6022/S.3019) Reese's Law (H.R.5313/S.3278) Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 (S.4145)

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

Matched citations: S.3278

S. 4145117th Congress

Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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The Sturdy Act (H.R. 1314/S.441/S.3232) Consumer Protection and Recovery Act (H.R. 2668) Accurate Labels Act (H.R. 6022/S.3019) Reese's Law (H.R.5313/S.3278) Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 (S.4145)

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

Matched citations: S.4145

S. 441117th Congress

STURDY Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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The Sturdy Act (H.R. 1314/S.441/S.3232) Consumer Protection and Recovery Act (H.R. 2668) Accurate Labels Act (H.R. 6022/S.3019) Reese's Law (H.R.5313/S.3278) Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 (S.4145)

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

Matched citations: S.441

S. 4685117th Congress

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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Financial Services General Government Appropriations (H.R.8254/S.4685) Overdraft Protection Act (H.R.4277) Stop Overdraft Protection Act (S.2677)

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

Matched citations: S.4685

H.R. 1314117th Congress

STURDY Act

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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The Sturdy Act (H.R. 1314/S.441/S.3232) CPSC Commissioner Mary Boyle (PN 1542) Safe Cribs Act (H.R.3182/S.1259) Reese's Law (H.R.5313/S.3278) Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 (S.4145)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1314

Source: Senate LDA

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