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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2006–2017

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	5	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	6	1
2012	—	5	1
2011	—	5	2
2010	—	9	2
2009	—	7	2
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
PODESTA GROUP, INC.	—	49
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.	—	8

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	55
SENATE	55
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	5
Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)	2
Energy, Dept of	2
Treasury, Dept of	2
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	2
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	1
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	42
Health Issues	Health Issues	22
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	21
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	17
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	13
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	13
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	8
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	8
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	7
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	6
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	6
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	6
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	6
Defense	Defense	4
Veterans	Veterans	3
Agriculture	Agriculture	3
Immigration	Immigration	3
Transportation	Transportation	3
Education	Education	2
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	2

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 2810115th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.2810/S. 1519 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R.2810

S. 1519115th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.2810/S. 1519 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 1519

H.R. 2810115th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.2810/S. 1519 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R.2810

S. 1519115th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.2810/S. 1519 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: S. 1519

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H.R. 2814115th Congress

Corporate Responsibility and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017

2017 · second_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Corporate tax reform. H.R.2814 - Corporate Responsibility and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R.2814

H.R. 2775114th Congress

Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Corporate tax reform and tax extenders. H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2775

H.R. 2775114th Congress

Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Corporate tax reform and tax extenders. H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2775

S. 754114th Congress

To improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes.

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: S. 754

H.R. 2775114th Congress

Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Corporate tax reform and tax extenders. H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2775

S. 754114th Congress

To improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes.

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: S. 754

H.R. 2775114th Congress

Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Corporate tax reform and tax extenders. H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2775

S. 2609114th Congress

An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods, and for other purposes.

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 2609

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: S. 2609

S. 754114th Congress

To improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes.

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: S. 754

H.R. 2775114th Congress

Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015

2016 · first_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Corporate tax reform and tax extenders. H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2775

S. 754114th Congress

To improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes.

2016 · first_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: S. 754

H.R. 1735114th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

TRICARE prescription drug policy. H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1735

H.R. 2775114th Congress

Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Corporate tax reform and tax extenders. H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2775

S. 754114th Congress

To improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes.

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: S. 754

H.R. 1735114th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

TRICARE prescription drug policy. H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1735

H.R. 2775114th Congress

Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Corporate tax reform and tax extenders. H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2775

H.R. 1314114th Congress

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Trade promotion authority (H.R. 1314, H.R. 2146).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1314

H.R. 1735114th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

TRICARE prescription drug policy. H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1735

H.R. 2146114th Congress

Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Trade promotion authority (H.R. 1314, H.R. 2146).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2146

H.R. 684113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Corporate tax reform and tax extenders. H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $110,000

Matched citations: H.R. 684

S. 336113th Congress

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Corporate tax reform and tax extenders. H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $110,000

Matched citations: S. 336

Source: Senate LDA

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