Altria Group, Inc.

Lobbying Spend

—

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2001–2006

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2006	—	1	1
2005	—	3	2
2004	—	2	2
2003	—	3	2
2002	—	3	2
2001	—	5	2

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SWIDLER BERLIN LLP	—	9
PODESTA GROUP, INC.	—	8

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	11

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Tobacco	Tobacco	17
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	12
Torts	Torts	2
Agriculture	Agriculture	1

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

S. 908109th Congress

Commonsense Consumption Act of 2005

2006 · year_end · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act of 2005 - all provisions. S908 - Commonsense Consumption Act - all provisions Sugar Reform

Client expense: — · Firm income: $180,000

Matched citations: S908