UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2001–2024

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2024	—	2	1
2023	—	5	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	5	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	5	1
2018	—	5	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	6	1
2014	—	7	1
2013	—	2	1
2012	—	7	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	3	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS	—	89

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	83
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	72
Navy, Dept of	11
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	5
Energy, Dept of	5
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	5
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	5
Army, Dept of (Other)	4
Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency	2
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	2
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Defense	Defense	83
Agriculture	Agriculture	70
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	67
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	52
Transportation	Transportation	51
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	39
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	36
Health Issues	Health Issues	28
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	24
Education	Education	14
Housing	Housing	13
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	11
Utilities	Utilities	2
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	2
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	1
Veterans	Veterans	1
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	1
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 8236117th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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H.R. 8236 Funding for university research on advanced materials and processes

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8236

H.R. 8239117th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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H.R. 8239 Funding for university agriculture research

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8239

H.R. 8255117th Congress

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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H.R. 8255 Offshore wind energy research, additive manufacturing sensor R&D

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8255

H.R. 8255117th Congress

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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H.R. 8255, H.R. 8256 Aquaculture research

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8255

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H.R. 8256117th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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H.R. 8255, H.R. 8256 Aquaculture research

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8256

H.R. 8257117th Congress

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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H.R. 8257 Border security R&D

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8257

H.R. 8262117th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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H.R. 8262 Water quality

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8262

H.R. 8236117th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8236 Funding for university research on advanced materials and processes

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8236

H.R. 8239117th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8239 Funding for university agriculture research

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8239

H.R. 8255117th Congress

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8255 Offshore wind energy research, additive manufacturing sensor R&D

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8255

H.R. 8255117th Congress

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8255, H.R. 8256 Aquaculture research

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8255

H.R. 8256117th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8255, H.R. 8256 Aquaculture research

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8256

H.R. 8257117th Congress

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8257 Border security R&D

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8257

H.R. 8262117th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8262 Water quality

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8262

H.R. 8236117th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8236 Funding for university research on advanced materials and processes

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8236

H.R. 8239117th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8239 Funding for university agriculture research

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8239

H.R. 8255117th Congress

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8255, H.R. 8256 Aquaculture research

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8255

H.R. 8255117th Congress

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8255 Offshore wind energy research, additive manufacturing sensor R&D

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8255

H.R. 8256117th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8255, H.R. 8256 Aquaculture research

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8256

H.R. 8257117th Congress

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8257 Border security R&D

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8257

H.R. 8262117th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8262 Water quality

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8262

H.R. 4356117th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 4356, S.2599 Funding for university agriculture research

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

Matched citations: H.R. 4356

H.R. 4356117th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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H.R. 4356, S.2399, H.R. 4549, S.2605 Aquaculture research

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

Matched citations: H.R. 4356

H.R. 4372117th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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H.R. 4372 Forestry research, and water quality

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

Matched citations: H.R. 4372

H.R. 4431117th Congress

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS

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H.R. 4431 Border security R&D

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

Matched citations: H.R. 4431

Source: Senate LDA

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope