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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2017

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2017	—	3	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	6	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	3	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	1	1
2000	—	1	1
1999	—	4	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
PALMETTO GROUP	—	55

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	50
SENATE	43

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	33
Transportation	Transportation	29
Railroads	Railroads	22
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 612113th Congress

Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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2014 Department of Transportation Appropriations H.R. 612 Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013 S.2777 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014

Client expense: — · Firm income: $70,000

Matched citations: H.R. 612

S. 2777113th Congress

Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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2014 Department of Transportation Appropriations H.R. 612 Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013 S.2777 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014

Client expense: — · Firm income: $70,000

Matched citations: S.2777

H.R. 612113th Congress

Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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2014 Department of Transportation Appropriations H.R. 612 Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013 S.2777 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014

Client expense: — · Firm income: $52,500

Matched citations: H.R. 612

S. 2777113th Congress

Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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2014 Department of Transportation Appropriations H.R. 612 Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013 S.2777 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014

Client expense: — · Firm income: $52,500

Matched citations: S.2777

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H.R. 612113th Congress

Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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2014 Department of Transportation Appropriations H.R. 612 Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $52,500

Matched citations: H.R. 612

H.R. 612113th Congress

Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013

2014 · first_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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2014 Department of Transportation Appropriations H.R. 612 Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $52,500

Matched citations: H.R. 612

H.R. 612113th Congress

Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013

2013 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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2014 Department of Transportation Appropriations H.R. 612 Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $52,500

Matched citations: H.R. 612

H.R. 612113th Congress

Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013

2013 · third_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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2014 Department of Transportation Appropriations H.R. 612 Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $52,500

Matched citations: H.R. 612

H.R. 612113th Congress

Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013

2013 · second_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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2014 Department of Transportation Appropriations H.R. 612 Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $52,500

Matched citations: H.R. 612

H.R. 612113th Congress

Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013

2013 · first_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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2014 Department of Transportation Appropriations H.R. 612 Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $57,500

Matched citations: H.R. 612

H.R. 14112th Congress

MAP-21

2012 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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S. 49 Railroad Anti-Trust Enforcement Act of 2011 H.R. 14 & S.1813, MAP-21, To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: H.R. 14

H.R. 14112th Congress

MAP-21

2012 · third_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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S. 49 Railroad Anti-Trust Enforcement Act of 2011 H.R. 14 & S.1813, MAP-21, To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: H.R. 14

H.R. 14112th Congress

MAP-21

2012 · second_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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S. 49 Railroad Anti-Trust Enforcement Act of 2011 H.R. 14 & S.1813, MAP-21, To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: H.R. 14

H.R. 14112th Congress

MAP-21

2012 · first_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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S. 49 Railroad Anti-Trust Enforcement Act of 2011 H.R. 14 & S.1813, MAP-21, To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: H.R. 14

H.R. 233111th Congress

Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009

2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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H.R. 233 To amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: H.R. 233

S. 1036111th Congress

Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009

2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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S. 2889 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization S. 1036 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish national purposes and goals for Federal surface transportation activities and programs and create a national surface transportation plan.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: S. 1036

S. 2889111th Congress

Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009

2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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S. 2889 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization S. 1036 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish national purposes and goals for Federal surface transportation activities and programs and create a national surface transportation plan.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: S. 2889

H.R. 233111th Congress

Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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H.R. 233 To amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: H.R. 233

S. 1036111th Congress

Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 2889 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization S. 1036 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish national purposes and goals for Federal surface transportation activities and programs and create a national surface transportation plan.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: S. 1036

S. 2889111th Congress

Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 2889 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization S. 1036 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish national purposes and goals for Federal surface transportation activities and programs and create a national surface transportation plan.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: S. 2889

H.R. 233111th Congress

Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 233 To amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: H.R. 233

S. 1036111th Congress

Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 2889 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization S. 1036 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish national purposes and goals for Federal surface transportation activities and programs and create a national surface transportation plan.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: S. 1036

S. 2889111th Congress

Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 2889 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization S. 1036 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish national purposes and goals for Federal surface transportation activities and programs and create a national surface transportation plan.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: S. 2889

H.R. 233111th Congress

Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009

2010 · first_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 233 To amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: H.R. 233

S. 1036111th Congress

Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009

2010 · first_quarter · Firm: PALMETTO GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 2889 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization S. 1036 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish national purposes and goals for Federal surface transportation activities and programs and create a national surface transportation plan.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: S. 1036

Source: Senate LDA

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