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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

195

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	—	5	1
2023	—	5	1
2022	—	5	1
2021	—	8	2
2020	—	8	2
2019	—	8	2
2018	—	8	2
2017	—	8	2
2016	—	8	2
2015	—	8	2
2014	—	8	2
2013	—	8	2
2012	—	8	2
2011	—	8	2
2010	—	9	3
2009	—	13	3
2008	—	15	4
2007	—	6	3
2006	—	7	4
2005	—	9	4
2004	—	6	3
2003	—	3	2
2002	—	5	2
2001	—	3	2
2000	—	4	3
1999	—	5	3

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE ROYER LAW FIRM (FORMERLY ROYER & BROOKS)	—	96
JONES WALKER, LLP	—	55
MILLER HAMILTON SNIDER & ODOM, LLC	—	18
THE WASHINGTON GROUP	—	14
CLARK & WEINSTOCK	—	6
WATERS, RONALD L	—	3
BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP	—	3

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	185
SENATE	184
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	17
Treasury, Dept of	17
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	9
White House Office	3

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Banking	Banking	182
Bankruptcy	Bankruptcy	10
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 5928114th Congress

Expanding Rent-to-Own Protections Act of 2016

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: JONES WALKER, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Rent-to-own legislation; legislative issues/riders in the Appropriations process; H.R. 5928; overtime regulation by the Department of Labor.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5928

H.R. 5928114th Congress

Expanding Rent-to-Own Protections Act of 2016

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: JONES WALKER, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Rent-to-own legislation; legislative issues/riders in the Appropriations process; H.R. 5928.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5928

H.R. 1551113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: JONES WALKER, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551/ S.1208, Proposed Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, all provisions relating to the rent-to-own industry.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1551

S. 1208113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: JONES WALKER, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551/ S.1208, Proposed Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, all provisions relating to the rent-to-own industry.

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

Matched citations: S.1208

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H.R. 1551113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE ROYER LAW FIRM (FORMERLY ROYER & BROOKS)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551 and S. 1208, The Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act -- all provisions as they relate to rental purchase transactions.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1551

S. 1208113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE ROYER LAW FIRM (FORMERLY ROYER & BROOKS)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551 and S. 1208, The Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act -- all provisions as they relate to rental purchase transactions.

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

Matched citations: S. 1208

H.R. 1551113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: JONES WALKER, LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551/ S.1208, Proposed Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, all provisions relating to the rent-to-own industry.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1551

S. 1208113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: JONES WALKER, LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551/ S.1208, Proposed Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, all provisions relating to the rent-to-own industry.

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

Matched citations: S.1208

H.R. 1551113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: THE ROYER LAW FIRM (FORMERLY ROYER & BROOKS)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551 and S. 1208, The Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act -- all provisions as they relate to rental purchase transactions.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1551

S. 1208113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: THE ROYER LAW FIRM (FORMERLY ROYER & BROOKS)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551 and S. 1208, The Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act -- all provisions as they relate to rental purchase transactions.

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

Matched citations: S. 1208

H.R. 1551113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: JONES WALKER, LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551/ S.1208, Proposed Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, all provisions relating to the rent-to-own industry.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1551

S. 1208113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: JONES WALKER, LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551/ S.1208, Proposed Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, all provisions relating to the rent-to-own industry.

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

Matched citations: S.1208

H.R. 1551113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: THE ROYER LAW FIRM (FORMERLY ROYER & BROOKS)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551 and S. 1208, The Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act -- all provisions as they relate to rental purchase transactions.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1551

S. 1208113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: THE ROYER LAW FIRM (FORMERLY ROYER & BROOKS)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551 and S. 1208, The Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act -- all provisions as they relate to rental purchase transactions.

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

Matched citations: S. 1208

H.R. 1551113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2014 · first_quarter · Firm: JONES WALKER, LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551/ S.1208, Proposed Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, all provisions relating to the rent-to-own industry.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1551

S. 1208113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2014 · first_quarter · Firm: JONES WALKER, LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551/ S.1208, Proposed Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, all provisions relating to the rent-to-own industry.

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

Matched citations: S.1208

H.R. 1551113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2014 · first_quarter · Firm: THE ROYER LAW FIRM (FORMERLY ROYER & BROOKS)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551 and S. 1208, The Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act -- all provisions as they relate to rental purchase transactions.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1551

S. 1208113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2014 · first_quarter · Firm: THE ROYER LAW FIRM (FORMERLY ROYER & BROOKS)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551 and S. 1208, The Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act -- all provisions as they relate to rental purchase transactions.

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

Matched citations: S. 1208

H.R. 1551113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2013 · fourth_quarter · Firm: JONES WALKER, LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551/ S.1208, Proposed Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, all provisions relating to the rent-to-own industry.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1551

S. 1208113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2013 · fourth_quarter · Firm: JONES WALKER, LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551/ S.1208, Proposed Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, all provisions relating to the rent-to-own industry.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S.1208

H.R. 1551113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2013 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE ROYER LAW FIRM (FORMERLY ROYER & BROOKS)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551 and S. 1208, The Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act -- all provisions as they relate to rental purchase transactions.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1551

S. 1208113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2013 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE ROYER LAW FIRM (FORMERLY ROYER & BROOKS)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551 and S. 1208, The Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act -- all provisions as they relate to rental purchase transactions.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S. 1208

H.R. 1551113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2013 · third_quarter · Firm: JONES WALKER, LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551/ S.1208, Proposed Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, all provisions relating to the rent-to-own industry.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1551

S. 1208113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2013 · third_quarter · Firm: JONES WALKER, LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551/ S.1208, Proposed Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, all provisions relating to the rent-to-own industry.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S.1208

H.R. 1551113th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2013 · third_quarter · Firm: THE ROYER LAW FIRM (FORMERLY ROYER & BROOKS)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1551 and S. 1208, The Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act -- all provisions as they relate to rental purchase transactions.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1551

Source: Senate LDA