Northern Beef Industries, Inc.

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2002–2005

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	2	2
2002	—	4	2

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BRACEWELL LLP	—	3
PREIS & ROY, APLC	—	7

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	6
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	6
SENATE	6
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	6
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	7
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	1
Insurance	Insurance	1
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	1
Transportation	Transportation	1

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