Lobbying Spend
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Filings
38
Firms Hired
1
Active Period
2007–2015
Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings
Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available
Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings
Most frequently reported lobbying issues
Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded
PL 113-121 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Sec. 2010) HR 22 DRIVE Act (Subtitle B, Section 32201f 1D) (efforts in support) Discussions related to Surface Transportation reauthorization and proposed provision relating to hours of service requirements for ready-mix concrete trucks
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: HR 22
Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015
2015 · third_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
Discussions involving facilities in congressional districts HR 985 Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: HR 985
Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2013
2014 · second_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
H.R. 2241 Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2013 (all sections of full text) (support)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: H.R. 2241
Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2013
2014 · first_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
H.R. 2241 Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2013 (all sections of full text) (support)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: H.R. 2241
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.
2013 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
H.J. Res 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution for 2014
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: H.J. Res 59
Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2013
2013 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
H.R. 2241 Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2013 (all sections of full text) (support)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: H.R. 2241
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.
2013 · third_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
H.J. Res 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution for 2014
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: H.J. Res 59
Partnership to Build America Act of 2013
2013 · second_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S. 601 Water Resources and Development Act of 2013 (support, all sections of full text). H.R. 2084 The Patnershp to Build America Act (all sections of full text).
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: H.R. 2084
A concurrent resolution expressing support for Children's Dental Health Month and honoring the memory of Deamonte Driver.
2013 · first_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
H.R. 933, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013 (all sections of full text) Implementation of spending sequester under P.L. 112-25 S.Con.Res.8 (all sections of full text).
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: S.Con.Res.8
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
2012 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
H.R. 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240, all sections of full text)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: H.R. 8
Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011
2012 · first_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
H.R.2602, Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011 (all sections of full text) S.615, Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011 (all sections of full text)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: H.R.2602
Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010
2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
H.R. 5663 Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) S. 3671 Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act of 2010 (all sections of full text)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000
Matched citations: H.R. 5663
Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act of 2010
2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
H.R. 5663 Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) S. 3671 Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act of 2010 (all sections of full text)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000
Matched citations: S. 3671
Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010
2010 · third_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
H.R. 5663 Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) S. 3671 Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act of 2010 (all sections of full text)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000
Matched citations: H.R. 5663
Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act of 2010
2010 · third_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
H.R. 5663 Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) S. 3671 Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act of 2010 (all sections of full text)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000
Matched citations: S. 3671
Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S. 1733 A bill to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy - (all sections of full text)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000
Matched citations: S. 1733
To include B20 biodiesel blends as an alternative fuel for corporate average fuel economy purposes.
2009 · third_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
HR 2454 To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: HR 2454
To include B20 biodiesel blends as an alternative fuel for corporate average fuel economy purposes.
2009 · second_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
HR 2454 To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: HR 2454
Emission Migration Prevention with Long-term Output Yields Act
2009 · first_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
F.Y. 10 Appropriations H.R.1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. S. 1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; A bill to create jobs, restore economic growth, and strengthen Americas middle class through measures that modernize the nations infrastructure, enhance Americas energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need, and for other purposes. S. 5 A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes. S. 22 A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. H.R. 1759 To distribute emission allowances under a domestic cap-and-trade program to facilities in certain domestic energy-intensive industrial sectors and subsectors to prevent an increase in greenhouse gas emissions by manufacturing facilities located in countries without commensurate greenhouse gas regulation, and for other purposes.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: H.R. 1759
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
2009 · first_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
F.Y. 10 Appropriations H.R.1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. S. 1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; A bill to create jobs, restore economic growth, and strengthen Americas middle class through measures that modernize the nations infrastructure, enhance Americas energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need, and for other purposes. S. 5 A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes. S. 22 A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. H.R. 1759 To distribute emission allowances under a domestic cap-and-trade program to facilities in certain domestic energy-intensive industrial sectors and subsectors to prevent an increase in greenhouse gas emissions by manufacturing facilities located in countries without commensurate greenhouse gas regulation, and for other purposes.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: S. 1
Cleaner, Greener, and Smarter Act of 2009
2009 · first_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
F.Y. 10 Appropriations H.R.1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. S. 1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; A bill to create jobs, restore economic growth, and strengthen Americas middle class through measures that modernize the nations infrastructure, enhance Americas energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need, and for other purposes. S. 5 A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes. S. 22 A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. H.R. 1759 To distribute emission allowances under a domestic cap-and-trade program to facilities in certain domestic energy-intensive industrial sectors and subsectors to prevent an increase in greenhouse gas emissions by manufacturing facilities located in countries without commensurate greenhouse gas regulation, and for other purposes.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: S. 5
Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act
2008 · third_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S 2191 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. HR 6049 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 6899 To advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas companies, and facilitating energy efficiencies in the building, housing, and transportation sectors, and for other purposes.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: HR 6899
Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007
2008 · third_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S 2191 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. HR 6049 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 6899 To advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas companies, and facilitating energy efficiencies in the building, housing, and transportation sectors, and for other purposes.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: S 2191
Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007
2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S 2191 To direct the Administrator of the Enviornmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. S 3060 To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism, and for other purposes.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: S 2191
A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism, and for other purposes.
2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
S 2191 To direct the Administrator of the Enviornmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. S 3060 To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism, and for other purposes.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000
Matched citations: S 3060
Source: Senate LDA