ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES

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Lobbying Spend

$493K

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2000–2009

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2009	$43,000	3	1
2008	$100,000	4	1
2007	$50,000	3	1
2006	$80,000	2	1
2005	$40,000	1	1
2004	$40,000	1	1
2002	$80,000	2	1
2001	$20,000	1	1
2000	$40,000	1	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES	$493,000	18

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Government Printing Office (GPO)	13
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	12
SENATE	12
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)	11
Library of Congress (LOC)	11
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)	11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	10
Natl Science Foundation (NSF)	8
Education, Dept of	7
Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA)	7
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	7
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	6
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	6
U.S. Copyright Office	5
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	4
Energy, Dept of	3
Smithsonian Institution	3
Natl Endowment for the Arts	2
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	1
Natl Foundation on the Arts & Humanities	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	16
Government Issues	Government Issues	16

Bills Explicitly Cited (10)

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

H.R. 3281110th Congress

Community Broadband Act of 2007

2007 · year_end · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES

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Orphan Works Act HR 1201 Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2005 HR 3281 Community Broadband Act of 2007 Open and Public Access Legislation The Open Government Act; RESTORE Act PRO IP Act; Copyright Act and DMCA; Cyberinfrastructure and Preservation; FISA; Protect America Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3281

H.R. 3281110th Congress

Community Broadband Act of 2007

2007 · year_end · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES

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Orphan Works Act HR 1201 Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2005 HR 3281 Community Broadband Act of 2007 Open and Public Access Legislation The Open Government Act; RESTORE Act PRO IP Act; Copyright Act and DMCA; Cyberinfrastructure and Preservation; FISA; Protect America Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3281

H.R. 3281110th Congress

Community Broadband Act of 2007

2007 · mid_year · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES

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HR 5439 Orphan Works Act and Copyright Modernization Act HR 1201 Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2005 HR 3281 Community Broadband Act of 2007 Open and Public Access Legislation The America Competes Act The Open Government Act

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

Matched citations: HR 3281

H.R. 5439110th Congress

Civil Service Reform Commission Act of 2008

2007 · mid_year · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES

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HR 5439 Orphan Works Act and Copyright Modernization Act HR 1201 Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2005 HR 3281 Community Broadband Act of 2007 Open and Public Access Legislation The America Competes Act The Open Government Act

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

Matched citations: HR 5439

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H.R. 5439107th Congress

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 West Washington Street in Bowling Green, Ohio, as the "Delbert L. Latta Post Office Building".

2006 · year_end · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES

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National Science Foundation S. 2917 - Internet Freedom Act S. 2686 - Communications, Consumer's Choice and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006 HR. 5252 - Communications,Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2005 S. 2695 - Federal Research Public Access Act HR. 5439 - Orphan Works Act and Copyright Modernization Act

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

Matched citations: HR. 5439

S. 2686109th Congress

Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006

2006 · year_end · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES

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National Science Foundation S. 2917 - Internet Freedom Act S. 2686 - Communications, Consumer's Choice and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006 HR. 5252 - Communications,Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2005 S. 2695 - Federal Research Public Access Act HR. 5439 - Orphan Works Act and Copyright Modernization Act

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

Matched citations: S. 2686

S. 2695109th Congress

Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006

2006 · year_end · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES

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National Science Foundation S. 2917 - Internet Freedom Act S. 2686 - Communications, Consumer's Choice and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006 HR. 5252 - Communications,Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2005 S. 2695 - Federal Research Public Access Act HR. 5439 - Orphan Works Act and Copyright Modernization Act

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

Matched citations: S. 2695

S. 2917109th Congress

Internet Freedom Preservation Act

2006 · year_end · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES

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National Science Foundation S. 2917 - Internet Freedom Act S. 2686 - Communications, Consumer's Choice and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006 HR. 5252 - Communications,Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2005 S. 2695 - Federal Research Public Access Act HR. 5439 - Orphan Works Act and Copyright Modernization Act

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

Matched citations: S. 2917

S. 2686109th Congress

Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006

2006 · mid_year · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

National Science Foundation S. 2917 - Internet Freedom Act S. 2686 - Communications, Consumer's Choice and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006 HR 5252 - Communications, Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2005

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

Matched citations: S. 2686

S. 2917109th Congress

Internet Freedom Preservation Act

2006 · mid_year · Firm: ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

National Science Foundation S. 2917 - Internet Freedom Act S. 2686 - Communications, Consumer's Choice and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006 HR 5252 - Communications, Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2005

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

Matched citations: S. 2917

Source: Senate LDA

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