INTL FRANCHISE 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	—	2	1
2002	—	4	2
2001	—	9	5
2000	—	11	4
1999	—	6	3

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

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	27
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	2
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	1
Government Accountability Office (GAO)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Small Business	Small Business	26
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	7
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	4
Defense	Defense	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1

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