Lobbying Spend
—
Filings
22
Firms Hired
1
Active Period
1999–2010
Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings
Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available
Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings
Most frequently reported lobbying issues
Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded
Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S. 1733 A bill to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy - (all sections of full text)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000
Matched citations: S. 1733
To include B20 biodiesel blends as an alternative fuel for corporate average fuel economy purposes.
2009 · third_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
HR 2454 To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy
Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000
Matched citations: HR 2454
To include B20 biodiesel blends as an alternative fuel for corporate average fuel economy purposes.
2009 · second_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
HR 2454 To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy
Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000
Matched citations: HR 2454
Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2007
2009 · first_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
H.R. 1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009; Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. H.R.1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. S. 1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; A bill to create jobs, restore economic growth, and strengthen Americas middle class through measures that modernize the nations infrastructure, enhance Americas energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need, and for other purposes. S. 5 A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes. H.R. 1759 To distribute emission allowances under a domestic cap-and-trade program to facilities in certain domestic energy-intensive industrial sectors and subsectors to prevent an increase in greenhouse gas emissions by manufacturing facilities located in countries without commensurate greenhouse gas regulation, and for other purposes. S. 22 A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000
Matched citations: H.R. 1105
Emission Migration Prevention with Long-term Output Yields Act
2009 · first_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
H.R. 1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009; Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. H.R.1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. S. 1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; A bill to create jobs, restore economic growth, and strengthen Americas middle class through measures that modernize the nations infrastructure, enhance Americas energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need, and for other purposes. S. 5 A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes. H.R. 1759 To distribute emission allowances under a domestic cap-and-trade program to facilities in certain domestic energy-intensive industrial sectors and subsectors to prevent an increase in greenhouse gas emissions by manufacturing facilities located in countries without commensurate greenhouse gas regulation, and for other purposes. S. 22 A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000
Matched citations: H.R. 1759
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
2009 · first_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
H.R. 1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009; Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. H.R.1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. S. 1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; A bill to create jobs, restore economic growth, and strengthen Americas middle class through measures that modernize the nations infrastructure, enhance Americas energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need, and for other purposes. S. 5 A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes. H.R. 1759 To distribute emission allowances under a domestic cap-and-trade program to facilities in certain domestic energy-intensive industrial sectors and subsectors to prevent an increase in greenhouse gas emissions by manufacturing facilities located in countries without commensurate greenhouse gas regulation, and for other purposes. S. 22 A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000
Matched citations: S. 1
Cleaner, Greener, and Smarter Act of 2009
2009 · first_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
H.R. 1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009; Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. H.R.1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. S. 1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; A bill to create jobs, restore economic growth, and strengthen Americas middle class through measures that modernize the nations infrastructure, enhance Americas energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need, and for other purposes. S. 5 A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes. H.R. 1759 To distribute emission allowances under a domestic cap-and-trade program to facilities in certain domestic energy-intensive industrial sectors and subsectors to prevent an increase in greenhouse gas emissions by manufacturing facilities located in countries without commensurate greenhouse gas regulation, and for other purposes. S. 22 A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000
Matched citations: S. 5
Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act
2008 · third_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S. 2191 A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. HR 6049 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 6899 To advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas companies, and facilitating energy efficiencies in the building, housing, and transportation sectors, and for other purposes.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000
Matched citations: HR 6899
Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007
2008 · third_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S. 2191 A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. HR 6049 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 6899 To advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas companies, and facilitating energy efficiencies in the building, housing, and transportation sectors, and for other purposes.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000
Matched citations: S. 2191
Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007
2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S. 2191 A bill to direct the Administrator if the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. S. 3060 A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism, and for other purposes.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000
Matched citations: S. 2191
A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism, and for other purposes.
2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S. 2191 A bill to direct the Administrator if the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. S. 3060 A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism, and for other purposes.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000
Matched citations: S. 3060
Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007
2008 · first_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S 2191 America's Climate Security Act of 2007. Support of sector energy efficiency provisions of climate change General monitoring of Clean Air legislation in both Houre & Senate chambers S 1766 Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007. Monitoring Legislation.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000
Matched citations: S 1766
Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007
2008 · first_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S 2191 America's Climate Security Act of 2007. Support of sector energy efficiency provisions of climate change General monitoring of Clean Air legislation in both Houre & Senate chambers S 1766 Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007. Monitoring Legislation.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000
Matched citations: S 2191
To suspend temporarily the duty on Procion Yellow H-EXL.
2007 · year_end · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S. 1321 Energy Savings Act of 2007 S. 1419 Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 S. 1751 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2008 S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act of 2007 HR 6 Clean Energy Act of 2007 HR 2556 Energy Savings Act of 2007 HR 2642 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000
Matched citations: HR 2642
To suspend temporarily the duty on Procion Crimson H-EXL.
2007 · year_end · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S. 280 Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 S. 309 Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act S. 1177 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector S. 1696 Department of the Interior, Enviornment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S. 1766 A bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of energy, and for other purposes HR 1961 Global Climate Change Security Oversight Act HR 2643 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000
Matched citations: HR 2643
Clean and Green Renewable Energy Tax Credit Act of 2007
2007 · year_end · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S. 298 REFRESH Act HR 1596 Clean and Green Renewable Energy Tax Credit Act of 2007 HR 2761 Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007
Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000
Matched citations: HR 1596
Global Climate Change Security Oversight Act
2007 · year_end · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S. 280 Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 S. 309 Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act S. 1177 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector S. 1696 Department of the Interior, Enviornment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S. 1766 A bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of energy, and for other purposes HR 1961 Global Climate Change Security Oversight Act HR 2643 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000
Matched citations: HR 1961
S. 1321 Energy Savings Act of 2007 S. 1419 Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 S. 1751 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2008 S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act of 2007 HR 6 Clean Energy Act of 2007 HR 2556 Energy Savings Act of 2007 HR 2642 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000
Matched citations: HR 2556
Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
2007 · year_end · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S. 298 REFRESH Act HR 1596 Clean and Green Renewable Energy Tax Credit Act of 2007 HR 2761 Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007
Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000
Matched citations: HR 2761
Clean Air Planning Act of 2007
2007 · year_end · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S. 280 Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 S. 309 Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act S. 1177 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector S. 1696 Department of the Interior, Enviornment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S. 1766 A bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of energy, and for other purposes HR 1961 Global Climate Change Security Oversight Act HR 2643 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000
Matched citations: S. 1177
S. 1321 Energy Savings Act of 2007 S. 1419 Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 S. 1751 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2008 S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act of 2007 HR 6 Clean Energy Act of 2007 HR 2556 Energy Savings Act of 2007 HR 2642 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000
Matched citations: S. 1321
Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007
2007 · year_end · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S. 1321 Energy Savings Act of 2007 S. 1419 Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 S. 1751 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2008 S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act of 2007 HR 6 Clean Energy Act of 2007 HR 2556 Energy Savings Act of 2007 HR 2642 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000
Matched citations: S. 1419
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
2007 · year_end · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S. 280 Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 S. 309 Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act S. 1177 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector S. 1696 Department of the Interior, Enviornment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S. 1766 A bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of energy, and for other purposes HR 1961 Global Climate Change Security Oversight Act HR 2643 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000
Matched citations: S. 1696
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2008
2007 · year_end · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S. 1321 Energy Savings Act of 2007 S. 1419 Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 S. 1751 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2008 S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act of 2007 HR 6 Clean Energy Act of 2007 HR 2556 Energy Savings Act of 2007 HR 2642 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000
Matched citations: S. 1751
Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007
2007 · year_end · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S. 280 Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 S. 309 Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act S. 1177 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector S. 1696 Department of the Interior, Enviornment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S. 1766 A bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of energy, and for other purposes HR 1961 Global Climate Change Security Oversight Act HR 2643 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000
Matched citations: S. 1766
Source: Senate LDA