Dow Corning Corporation

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Lobbying Spend

$7.2M

Filings

109

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2016

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2016	$30,000	7	3
2015	$430,000	13	3
2014	$230,000	8	2
2013	$320,000	12	4
2012	$1,010,000	10	3
2011	$980,000	8	2
2010	$760,000	8	2
2009	$1,050,000	8	2
2008	$524,467	7	2
2007	$270,934	2	1
2006	$242,048	2	1
2005	$391,727	5	1
2004	$215,105	4	1
2003	$195,308	3	1
2002	$211,000	4	1
2001	$192,464	3	1
2000	$144,000	4	1
1999	$50,000	1	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
Dow Corning Corporation	$7,247,053	62
APCO WORLDWIDE LLC	—	19
ML STRATEGIES, LLC	—	15
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD	—	9
STEPTOE LLP	—	4

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	88
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	85
Energy, Dept of	30
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	20
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	20
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	16
White House Office	16
State, Dept of (DOS)	9
Natl Security Council (NSC)	7
Air Force, Dept of	5
Army, Dept of (Other)	4
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	3
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)	2
Vice President of the U.S.	2
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	67
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	51
Defense	Defense	26
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	23
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	23
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	13
Government Issues	Government Issues	12
Bankruptcy	Bankruptcy	10
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	8
Aerospace	Aerospace	8
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	8
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	3
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	3
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	3
Agriculture	Agriculture	2
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	2
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	1
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	1
Retirement	Retirement	1
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

S. 2410111th Congress

A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on 1,3-Benzenedicarboxamide, N, N'-bis-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)-.

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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S.2410, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, provisions related to solar panels.

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

Matched citations: S.2410

S. 696113th Congress

Safe Chemicals Act of 2013

2013 · third_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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S. 696: Safe Chemicals Act of 2013; provisions related to chemical assessment framework for existing chemicals, prioritization screening, safety assessments and determinations.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 696

S. 3793111th Congress

Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010

2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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S. 3793, "Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010", regarding all provisions

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3793

H.R. 890111th Congress

American Renewable Energy Act

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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- HR 890, "American Renewable Energy Act", regarding all provisions - Advanced Energy Manufacturers Investment Tax Credit - Legislation regarding renewables - Issues related to solar and distributed energy

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 890

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H.R. 890111th Congress

American Renewable Energy Act

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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- HR 890, "American Renewable Energy Act", regarding all provisions - Advanced Energy Manufacturers Investment Tax Credit - Legislation regarding renewables - Issues related to solar and distributed energy

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 890

H.R. 890111th Congress

American Renewable Energy Act

2009 · second_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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- HR 890, "American Renewable Energy Act", regarding all provisions - Advanced Energy Manufacturers Investment Tax Credit - Legislation regarding renewables - Issues related to solar and distributed energy - HR 1, "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009", regarding provisions relating to renewable energy.

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 890

H.R. 890111th Congress

American Renewable Energy Act

2009 · first_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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HR 890, American Renewable Energy Act; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Advanced Energy Manufacturers Investment Tax Credit; Renewables legislation; issues related to solar and distributed energy.

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 890

H.R. 2638108th Congress

Small Business Expensing Permanency Act of 2003

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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H.R. 5658, S. 3001, H.R. 2638 - House and Seante Defense Authorization and Appropriatons - Funding for electronic materials

Client expense: $123,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2638

H.R. 6382110th Congress

Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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H.R. 6382, Pension Legislation

Client expense: $123,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6382

S. 1145110th Congress

Patent Reform Act of 2007

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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S. 1145, Patent Reform Act

Client expense: $123,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1145

H.R. 1424108th Congress

American Samoa Possession Tax Credit Act of 2003

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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HR 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act

Client expense: $158,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1424

H.R. 2638108th Congress

Small Business Expensing Permanency Act of 2003

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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HR 5658, S. 3001, HR 2638 - House and Senate Defense Authorization and Appropriations. Funding for electronic materials development.

Client expense: $158,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2638

S. 3268109th Congress

A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Butanedioic acid, dimethyl ester, polymer with 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6,-tetramethyl-1-piperidineethanol.

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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S. 3268, The Stop The Excess Speculation Act

Client expense: $158,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3268

S. 772110th Congress

Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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S. 772, Rail Antitrust legislation

Client expense: $158,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 772

H.R. 2419108th Congress

Native American Sacred Lands Act

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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H.R. 2419, The Farm Bill, the CFTC sections

Client expense: $89,750 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2419

H.R. 1908110th Congress

Patent Reform Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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S. 1145 and H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act

Client expense: $89,750 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1908

H.R. 5351110th Congress

Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax of 2008; solar provisions

Client expense: $89,750 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5351

S. 1145110th Congress

Patent Reform Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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S. 1145 and H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act

Client expense: $89,750 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1145

H.R. 3221108th Congress

To amend the War Powers Resolution to require the President to include post-conflict strategy in the report required under the Resolution, and for other purposes.

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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H.R. 3221, The Clean Energy Tax Stimulus amendment to the Housing legislation S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007 S. 2958, American Energy Production Act; Domenici amendment to open the OCS

Client expense: $89,540 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3221

S. 2191110th Congress

Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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H.R. 3221, The Clean Energy Tax Stimulus amendment to the Housing legislation S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007 S. 2958, American Energy Production Act; Domenici amendment to open the OCS

Client expense: $89,540 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2191

S. 2958110th Congress

American Energy Production Act of 2008

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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H.R. 3221, The Clean Energy Tax Stimulus amendment to the Housing legislation S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007 S. 2958, American Energy Production Act; Domenici amendment to open the OCS

Client expense: $89,540 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2958

H.R. 2419108th Congress

Native American Sacred Lands Act

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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H.R. 2419, the Farm bill, the CFTC sections

Client expense: $64,177 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2419

H.R. 1908110th Congress

Patent Reform Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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S. 1145 and H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act

Client expense: $64,177 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1908

H.R. 5351110th Congress

Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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H.R. 5351, Renewable Eenrgy and Energy Conservation Tax of 2008 - solar provisions

Client expense: $64,177 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5351

S. 1145110th Congress

Patent Reform Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: Dow Corning Corporation

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S. 1145 and H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act

Client expense: $64,177 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1145

Source: Senate LDA

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