INTL BIOMETRIC INDUSTRY ASSN

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2005

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	3	2
2002	—	1	1
2001	—	4	2
2000	—	3	2
1999	—	3	2

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
FRENCH & COMPANY	—	8
GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT	—	8

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	15
SENATE	14
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	12
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	8
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	7
Federal Election Commission (FEC)	5
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	5
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	4
Treasury, Dept of	4
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	3
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)	3
Federal Reserve System	3
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	3
Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA)	3
Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)	3
State, Dept of (DOS)	3
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)	3
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)	2
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)	2
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	15
Transportation	Transportation	13
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	9
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	9
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	9
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	8
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	7
Government Issues	Government Issues	5
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	5
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	4
Immigration	Immigration	2
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	2

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