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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2009

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2009	—	2	1
2008	—	5	1
2007	—	3	1
2006	—	1	1
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	1	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES	—	22

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	20
SENATE	20
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	10
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	9
Treasury, Dept of	6
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	5
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	1
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	1
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	20
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	19
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	18
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	11
Transportation	Transportation	9
Agriculture	Agriculture	8
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	4
Defense	Defense	3
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	3
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	1
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

S. 2191111th Congress

A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain rayon staple fibers.

2009 · second_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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Climate Change S. 2191 Beaverhead-Deerlodge Conservation, Restoration and Stewardship Act of 2007

Client expense: — · Firm income: $18,162

Matched citations: S. 2191

S. 2191111th Congress

A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain rayon staple fibers.

2009 · first_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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Climate Change S.2191 Beaverhead-Deerlodge Conservation, Restoration and Stewardship Act of 2007

Client expense: — · Firm income: $18,450

Matched citations: S.2191

S. 2191110th Congress

Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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Climate Change S. 2191 Beaverhead-Deerlodge Conservation, Restoration and Stewardship Act of 2007

Client expense: — · Firm income: $24,762

Matched citations: S. 2191

S. 2191110th Congress

Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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Climate Change S.2191 Beaverhead-Deerlodge Conservation, Restoration and Stewardship Act of 2007

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,691

Matched citations: S.2191

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H.R. 1195108th Congress

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration program under the Medicare Program to examine the clinical and cost effectiveness of providing medical adult day care center services to Medicare beneficiaries.

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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H.R. 1195 - SAFETEA-LU Commercial Trucking Weight Increase H.R. 2263 S.1388

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,154

Matched citations: H.R. 1195

H.R. 2419108th Congress

Native American Sacred Lands Act

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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Farm Bill H.R. 2419 S.2302

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,154

Matched citations: H.R. 2419

H.R. 3221108th Congress

To amend the War Powers Resolution to require the President to include post-conflict strategy in the report required under the Resolution, and for other purposes.

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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H.R. 6; H.R. 3221; H.R. 4773 S.987; S.962; S.1419; S.1771

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,154

Matched citations: H.R. 3221

H.R. 2263110th Congress

Commercial Truck Highway Safety Demonstration Program Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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H.R. 1195 - SAFETEA-LU Commercial Trucking Weight Increase H.R. 2263 S.1388

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,154

Matched citations: H.R. 2263

H.R. 2693110th Congress

Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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AMT H.R. 2776 Clean Renewable Energy and Conservation Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 3994 and H.R. 2693

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,154

Matched citations: H.R. 2693

H.R. 2776110th Congress

Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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AMT H.R. 2776 Clean Renewable Energy and Conservation Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 3994 and H.R. 2693

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,154

Matched citations: H.R. 2776

H.R. 3994110th Congress

Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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AMT H.R. 2776 Clean Renewable Energy and Conservation Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 3994 and H.R. 2693

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,154

Matched citations: H.R. 3994

H.R. 4773110th Congress

Renewable and Hydroelectric Energy for Alaska's Tomorrow Act (the Renewable HEAT Act)

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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H.R. 6; H.R. 3221; H.R. 4773 S.987; S.962; S.1419; S.1771

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,154

Matched citations: H.R. 4773

S. 1388110th Congress

Commercial Truck Highway Safety Demonstration Program Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1195 - SAFETEA-LU Commercial Trucking Weight Increase H.R. 2263 S.1388

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,154

Matched citations: S.1388

S. 1419110th Congress

Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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H.R. 6; H.R. 3221; H.R. 4773 S.987; S.962; S.1419; S.1771

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,154

Matched citations: S.1419

S. 1771110th Congress

Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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H.R. 6; H.R. 3221; H.R. 4773 S.987; S.962; S.1419; S.1771

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,154

Matched citations: S.1771

S. 2191110th Congress

Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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Climate Change S.2191 Beaverhead-Deerlodge Conservation, Restoration and Stewardship Act of 2007

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,154

Matched citations: S.2191

S. 2302110th Congress

Food and Energy Security Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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Farm Bill H.R. 2419 S.2302

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,154

Matched citations: S.2302

S. 962110th Congress

Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Storage Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 6; H.R. 3221; H.R. 4773 S.987; S.962; S.1419; S.1771

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,154

Matched citations: S.962

S. 987110th Congress

Biofuels for Energy Security and Transportation Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 6; H.R. 3221; H.R. 4773 S.987; S.962; S.1419; S.1771

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,154

Matched citations: S.987

H.R. 1195108th Congress

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1195- SAFETEA-LU Commercial Trucking Weight Increase H.R. 2263 S.1388

Client expense: — · Firm income: $18,745

Matched citations: H.R. 1195

H.R. 2419108th Congress

Native American Sacred Lands Act

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Farm Bill H.R. 2419 S.2302

Client expense: — · Firm income: $18,745

Matched citations: H.R. 2419

H.R. 3221108th Congress

To amend the War Powers Resolution to require the President to include post-conflict strategy in the report required under the Resolution, and for other purposes.

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: THE COLLING GROUP, LLC T/A COLLING SWIFT & HYNES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts