NL INDUSTRIES

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2012

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2012	—	1	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	1	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	1	1
1999	—	4	2

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP	—	5
OTTOSEN & ASSOCIATES	—	26

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	4
SENATE	4
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	3
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Energy, Dept of	1
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	1
U.S. Postal Service (USPS)	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1
White House Office	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	7
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Transportation	Transportation	1
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	1
Tobacco	Tobacco	1
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	1
Postal	Postal	1
Welfare	Welfare	1
Education	Education	1

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