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Lobbying Income

$1.0M

Filings

102

Unique Clients

Active Period

2016–2026

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2026	$30,000	3	1
2025	$80,000	8	2
2024	$80,000	8	2
2023	$80,000	8	2
2022	$80,000	8	2
2021	$80,000	8	2
2020	$110,000	13	3
2019	$80,000	8	2
2018	$110,000	10	3
2017	$200,000	16	4
2016	$90,000	12	4

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
SULLIVAN STRATEGIES OBO ODOT	$420,000	43	2016–2026
PANHANDLE PLAINS HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY, INC.	$370,000	38	2016–2025
TEXAS GUARANTEED STUDENT LOAN CORPORATION	$130,000	8	2016–2018
BRAZOS HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE CORPORATION, INC.	$70,000	8	2016–2017
QYLUR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS INC.	$30,000	5	2020

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	87
SENATE	65

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	87
Education	Education	54
Transportation	Transportation	41
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	15
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	3
Government Issues	Government Issues	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 4508115th Congress

PROSPER Act

2018 · third_quarter · Client: PANHANDLE PLAINS HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4508

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2018 · third_quarter · Client: PANHANDLE PLAINS HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 4508115th Congress

PROSPER Act

2018 · second_quarter · Client: PANHANDLE PLAINS HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4508

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2018 · second_quarter · Client: PANHANDLE PLAINS HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

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H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2018 · first_quarter · Client: PANHANDLE PLAINS HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2018 · first_quarter · Client: PANHANDLE PLAINS HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Client: BRAZOS HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE CORPORATION, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Client: BRAZOS HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE CORPORATION, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Client: PANHANDLE PLAINS HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Client: PANHANDLE PLAINS HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2017 · third_quarter · Client: BRAZOS HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE CORPORATION, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2017 · third_quarter · Client: BRAZOS HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE CORPORATION, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2017 · third_quarter · Client: PANHANDLE PLAINS HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2017 · third_quarter · Client: PANHANDLE PLAINS HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2017 · second_quarter · Client: PANHANDLE PLAINS HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2017 · second_quarter · Client: PANHANDLE PLAINS HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2017 · second_quarter · Client: BRAZOS HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE CORPORATION, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2017 · second_quarter · Client: BRAZOS HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE CORPORATION, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2017 · first_quarter · Client: BRAZOS HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE CORPORATION, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2017 · first_quarter · Client: BRAZOS HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE CORPORATION, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2017 · first_quarter · Client: PANHANDLE PLAINS HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 480115th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2017

2017 · first_quarter · Client: PANHANDLE PLAINS HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 480

H.R. 3822114th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2015

2016 · fourth_quarter · Client: BRAZOS HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE CORPORATION, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3822

H.R. 3822114th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2015

2016 · fourth_quarter · Client: BRAZOS HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE CORPORATION, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3822

H.R. 3822114th Congress

Student Loan Opportunity Act of 2015

2016 · third_quarter · Client: BRAZOS HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE CORPORATION, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3822

Source: Senate LDA

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