VALENT USA

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2002–2020

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2020	—	3	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	3	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SMITH GARSON FKA SMITH DAWSON & ANDREWS	—	63

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	24
SENATE	20
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2
Intl Trade Administration (ITA)	2
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)	1
UNDETERMINED	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	23
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	8
Agriculture	Agriculture	6

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

H.R. 4923114th Congress

American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 4923, MTB Reform Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 4923

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