ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION

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	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	5	2
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	3	1
2002	—	6	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	1	1
1999	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SMITH GARSON FKA SMITH DAWSON & ANDREWS	—	35
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS INC	—	27
PAVLUCHUK & ASSOCIATES	—	13

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	71
SENATE	71
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	35
Federal Highway Administration (FHA)	14
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)	13
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	4
Treasury, Dept of	4
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	1
Government Accountability Office (GAO)	1
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Transportation	Transportation	72
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	31
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	10
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	8
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	8
Defense	Defense	7
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	5
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	3
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	3