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Lobbying Income

$1.3M

Filings

110

Unique Clients

Active Period

2021–2026

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2026	$263,450	17	4
2025	$646,550	51	7
2024	$178,400	23	5
2023	$96,500	13	4
2022	$80,000	4	1
2021	$10,000	2	1

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
STREET GRACE	$511,000	28	2023–2026
HOPE FOR JUSTICE	$198,500	15	2021–2024
3STRANDS GLOBAL FOUNDATION	$196,150	22	2024–2026
CHRISTIAN CAMP AND CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION	$157,500	20	2023–2026
NATIONAL MILITARY FAMILY ASSOCIATION	$97,500	7	2025–2026
SHARED HOPE INTERNATIONAL	$41,250	5	2025
THISTLE FARMS	$39,000	7	2023–2024
ALTUS SOLUTIONS, INC.	$20,000	4	2025
A21	$14,000	2	2025

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	101
SENATE	100
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	8
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
White House Office	1

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	49
Education	Education	41
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	31
Religion	Religion	20
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	15
Defense	Defense	7
Small Business	Small Business	6
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	5
Travel/Tourism	Travel/Tourism	4
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	4
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (16)

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

H.R. 6552117th Congress

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

2022 · fourth_quarter · Client: HOPE FOR JUSTICE

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HR 6552 - Frederick Douglass Reauthorization Act Senate versions of the TVPA reauthorization Human trafficking prevention and protection issues

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: HR 6552

H.R. 6552117th Congress

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

2022 · fourth_quarter · Client: HOPE FOR JUSTICE

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HR 6552 - Frederick Douglass TVPRA S.3949 - Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 Hotel standards for survivors of trafficking.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: HR 6552

S. 3949117th Congress

Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

2022 · fourth_quarter · Client: HOPE FOR JUSTICE

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HR 6552 - Frederick Douglass TVPRA S.3949 - Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 Hotel standards for survivors of trafficking.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S.3949

H.R. 6552117th Congress

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

2022 · third_quarter · Client: HOPE FOR JUSTICE

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HR 6552 - Frederick Douglass Reauthorization Act Senate versions of the TVPA reauthorization Human trafficking prevention and protection issues

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: HR 6552

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H.R. 6552117th Congress

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

2022 · third_quarter · Client: HOPE FOR JUSTICE

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HR 6552 - Frederick Douglass TVPRA S.3949 - Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 Hotel standards for survivors of trafficking.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: HR 6552

S. 3949117th Congress

Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

2022 · third_quarter · Client: HOPE FOR JUSTICE

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HR 6552 - Frederick Douglass TVPRA S.3949 - Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 Hotel standards for survivors of trafficking.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S.3949

H.R. 6552117th Congress

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

2022 · second_quarter · Client: HOPE FOR JUSTICE

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HR 6552 - Frederick Douglass Reauthorization Act Senate versions of the TVPA reauthorization Human trafficking prevention and protection issues

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: HR 6552

H.R. 6552117th Congress

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

2022 · second_quarter · Client: HOPE FOR JUSTICE

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HR 6552 - Frederick Douglass TVPRA S.3946 - Abolish Human Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022 S.3949 - Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 Hotel standards for survivors of trafficking.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: HR 6552

S. 3946117th Congress

Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022

2022 · second_quarter · Client: HOPE FOR JUSTICE

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HR 6552 - Frederick Douglass TVPRA S.3946 - Abolish Human Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022 S.3949 - Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 Hotel standards for survivors of trafficking.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S.3946

S. 3949117th Congress

Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

2022 · second_quarter · Client: HOPE FOR JUSTICE

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HR 6552 - Frederick Douglass TVPRA S.3946 - Abolish Human Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022 S.3949 - Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 Hotel standards for survivors of trafficking.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S.3949

H.R. 6552117th Congress

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

2022 · first_quarter · Client: HOPE FOR JUSTICE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 6552 - Frederick Douglass Reauthorization Act Senate versions of the TVPA reauthorization Human trafficking prevention and protection issues

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: HR 6552

H.R. 6552117th Congress

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

2022 · first_quarter · Client: HOPE FOR JUSTICE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 6552 - Frederick Douglass TVPRA S.3946 - Abolish Human Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022 S.3949 - Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 Hotel standards for survivors of trafficking.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: HR 6552

S. 3946117th Congress

Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022

2022 · first_quarter · Client: HOPE FOR JUSTICE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 6552 - Frederick Douglass TVPRA S.3946 - Abolish Human Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022 S.3949 - Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 Hotel standards for survivors of trafficking.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S.3946

S. 3949117th Congress

Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

2022 · first_quarter · Client: HOPE FOR JUSTICE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 6552 - Frederick Douglass TVPRA S.3946 - Abolish Human Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022 S.3949 - Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 Hotel standards for survivors of trafficking.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S.3949

H.R. 5150117th Congress

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2021

2021 · fourth_quarter · Client: HOPE FOR JUSTICE

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