AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

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This entity appears on both sides of lobbying disclosures. The firm tab shows registrant-reported income; the client tab shows client-reported lobbying spend. Contract awards are separate and are not included here.

Lobbying Spend

$10K

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2012

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2012	$10,000	5	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	6	1
2009	—	6	1
2008	—	6	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	1	1
2005	$0	2	1
2004	$0	2	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	1	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY	$10,000	42

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	37
SENATE	37
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	32
Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)	21
Natl Science Foundation (NSF)	21
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	17
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	12
Energy, Dept of	8
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	2
President of the U.S.	2
Vice President of the U.S.	2
Air Force, Dept of	1
Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)	1
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	1
Navy, Dept of	1
Office of the Vice President of the United States	1
White House Office	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	40
Education	Education	3
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	1
Aerospace	Aerospace	1
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (9)

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

H.R. 4664107th Congress

National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002

2002 · year_end · Firm: AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

NSF authorization act of 2002: H.R. 4664 VA-HUD-IA appropriations, House and Senate: H.R. 5605, S. 2797 and affiliated reports and subsequent Omnibus appropriations bill for FY 2003: H.J.Res. 2 of the 108th Congress.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4664

S. 2797108th Congress

Textbook Affordability Act of 2004

2002 · year_end · Firm: AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

NSF authorization act of 2002: H.R. 4664 VA-HUD-IA appropriations, House and Senate: H.R. 5605, S. 2797 and affiliated reports and subsequent Omnibus appropriations bill for FY 2003: H.J.Res. 2 of the 108th Congress.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2797

H.R. 1107th Congress

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

2001 · mid_year · Firm: AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Education Standards, e.g. HR 1 and affiliated bills in both Senate and House.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1

H.R. 4271106th Congress

National Science Education Act

2000 · year_end · Firm: AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 2624, HR 4271 National Science Education Act S. 2623, HR 4272 National Science Education Ehancement Act S. 2622, HR 4373 National Science Education Incentive Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 4271

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H.R. 4272106th Congress

National Science Education Enhancement Act

2000 · year_end · Firm: AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 2624, HR 4271 National Science Education Act S. 2623, HR 4272 National Science Education Ehancement Act S. 2622, HR 4373 National Science Education Incentive Act

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Matched citations: HR 4272

H.R. 4373106th Congress

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to limit disclosure of consumer reports on an employee which are obtained in connection with allegations of illegal conduct.

2000 · year_end · Firm: AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 2624, HR 4271 National Science Education Act S. 2623, HR 4272 National Science Education Ehancement Act S. 2622, HR 4373 National Science Education Incentive Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 4373

S. 2622106th Congress

National Science Education Incentive Act of 2000

2000 · year_end · Firm: AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

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S. 2624, HR 4271 National Science Education Act S. 2623, HR 4272 National Science Education Ehancement Act S. 2622, HR 4373 National Science Education Incentive Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2622

S. 2623106th Congress

National Science Education Enhancement Act

2000 · year_end · Firm: AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 2624, HR 4271 National Science Education Act S. 2623, HR 4272 National Science Education Ehancement Act S. 2622, HR 4373 National Science Education Incentive Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2623

S. 2624106th Congress

National Science Education Act

2000 · year_end · Firm: AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 2624, HR 4271 National Science Education Act S. 2623, HR 4272 National Science Education Ehancement Act S. 2622, HR 4373 National Science Education Incentive Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2624

Source: Senate LDA

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