FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN & MERCHANDISING

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Lobbying Spend

$4.0M

Filings

64

Firms Hired

1

Active Period

1999–2020

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2020	$125,000	2	1
2019	$250,000	4	1
2018	$250,000	4	1
2017	$250,000	4	1
2016	$250,000	4	1
2015	$250,000	4	1
2014	$250,000	4	1
2013	$250,000	4	1
2012	$250,000	4	1
2011	$250,000	4	1
2010	$250,000	4	1
2009	$250,000	4	1
2008	$250,000	4	1
2007	$170,000	2	1
2006	$170,000	2	1
2004	$50,000	1	1
2003	$100,000	2	1
2002	$50,000	1	1
2001	$50,000	1	1
2000	$100,000	2	1
1999	$150,000	3	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN & MERCHANDISING	$3,965,000	64

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	49
SENATE	30
Education, Dept of	21
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	2
Treasury, Dept of	2
White House Office	2
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)	1
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	1
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Education	Education	59

Bills Explicitly Cited (6)

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

H.R. 2117112th Congress

Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act

2012 · first_quarter · Firm: THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN & MERCHANDISING

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H.R. 2117 Negotiated Rulemaking- Observer

Client expense: $85,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2117

H.R. 2117112th Congress

Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act

2011 · second_quarter · Firm: THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN & MERCHANDISING

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1) HR 2117 5) FERPA 2) Program Integrity Regs. 6) Veterans 3) Perkins 7) Executive Order 4) College Admissions

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

Matched citations: HR 2117

H.R. 5715110th Congress

Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN & MERCHANDISING

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Student loan credit crisis, HR 7072, HR 5715, HR6889 Courtesy meeting

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

Matched citations: HR 5715

H.R. 6889110th Congress

To extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student loans for an additional year, and for other purposes.

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN & MERCHANDISING

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Student loan credit crisis, HR 7072, HR 5715, HR6889 Courtesy meeting

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

Matched citations: HR6889

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H.R. 7072110th Congress

To make technical corrections in the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008.

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN & MERCHANDISING

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Student loan credit crisis, HR 7072, HR 5715, HR6889 Courtesy meeting

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

Matched citations: HR 7072

H.R. 3043108th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of crops destroyed by casualty.

2007 · year_end · Firm: THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN & MERCHANDISING

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Title IV campus based funding H.R. 3043

Client expense: $85,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3043

Source: Senate LDA

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