NATL ASSN OF RECORDING MERCHANDISERS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2007

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

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

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

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	10
SENATE	10
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	2
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)	1
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	1
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	1
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1
Intl Trade Administration (ITA)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1
White House Office	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	11
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	7
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	7
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	4
Arts/Entertainment	Arts/Entertainment	4
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	4
Constitution	Constitution	3
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	2
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Postal	Postal	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Banking	Banking	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	1
Utilities	Utilities	1
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	1
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Transportation	Transportation	1

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