CAUTHEN FORBES & WILLIAMS

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Lobbying Income

$30.4M

Filings

1,011

Unique Clients

Active Period

2004–2016

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2016	$60,000	3	3
2015	$442,000	23	6
2014	$416,000	29	7
2013	$2,254,000	69	28
2012	$4,590,000	120	31
2011	$4,670,000	124	33
2010	$4,625,000	145	39
2009	$3,620,000	144	43
2008	$3,535,000	151	39
2007	$2,850,000	92	40
2006	$1,500,000	48	28
2005	$860,000	43	23
2004	$940,000	20	10

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA	$2,150,000	27	2004–2013
AMGEN, INC.	$1,830,000	29	2004–2013
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC	$1,435,000	31	2009–2016
HCR MANORCARE	$1,300,000	25	2007–2013
KABA MAS	$1,130,000	27	2005–2013
ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION	$1,110,000	24	2007–2013
COMCAST COMMUNICATIONS	$1,100,000	22	2007–2012
AUBURN UNIVERSITY	$1,090,000	31	2008–2015
GENENTECH	$1,050,000	25	2007–2013
MERCK	$890,000	25	2007–2013
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, INC.	$880,000	17	2009–2013
ALLERGAN USA, INC.	$880,000	16	2009–2013
CTIA - THE WIRELESSS ASSOCIATION	$760,000	15	2010–2013
AMAZON COM	$720,000	32	2007–2014
NRA-INSTITUTE	$700,000	30	2009–2015
ASC ADVOCACY COMMITTEE	$690,000	15	2010–2013
NORTHPORT HEALTH SERVICES	$620,000	24	2007–2013
CITY OF OPELIKA ALABAMA	$594,000	37	2005–2015
CAUTHEN & ASSOCIATES	$540,000	17	2004–2010
FANNIE MAE	$510,000	11	2004–2008
ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION	$508,000	34	2008–2016
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY	$490,000	30	2005–2013
UST PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC.	$450,000	11	2004–2008
PRATTVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE	$410,000	19	2005–2010
HEWLETT PACKARD	$390,000	12	2009–2011

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	739
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	729
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	7
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	7
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	6
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	4
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	3
Education, Dept of	2
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	2
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	2
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)	1

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	374
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	279
Health Issues	Health Issues	231
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	219
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	163
Transportation	Transportation	103
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	94
Education	Education	69
Agriculture	Agriculture	64
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	63
Housing	Housing	50
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	46
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	45
Defense	Defense	43
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	31
Firearms/Guns/Ammunition	Firearms/Guns/Ammunition	30
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	30
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	24
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	19
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	18

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

S. 142114th Congress

Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015

2016 · first_quarter · Client: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to corporate tax reform; issues related to the tobacco tax; issues related to tax cut equalizes dividends and capital gains at 20 percent; issues related to decreasing corporate tax rate; issues related to mandatory pre k and federal exercise tax. Issues related to CHIP Reauthorization; issues related to Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act, S. 142

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 142

H.R. 2029114th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016

2016 · first_quarter · Client: ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Appropriation bills for fiscal year 2017 and appropriation issues; and issues related to funding for law enforcement, cyber security and homeland security; CJS Appropriations H.R. 2578; DHS Appropriations H.R. 3128, S. 1619, consolidated Appropriations Act HR 2029

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR 2029

H.R. 2578114th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016

2016 · first_quarter · Client: ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Appropriation bills for fiscal year 2017 and appropriation issues; and issues related to funding for law enforcement, cyber security and homeland security; CJS Appropriations H.R. 2578; DHS Appropriations H.R. 3128, S. 1619, consolidated Appropriations Act HR 2029

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2578

H.R. 3128114th Congress

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016

2016 · first_quarter · Client: ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Appropriation bills for fiscal year 2017 and appropriation issues; and issues related to funding for law enforcement, cyber security and homeland security; CJS Appropriations H.R. 2578; DHS Appropriations H.R. 3128, S. 1619, consolidated Appropriations Act HR 2029

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3128

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S. 1619114th Congress

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016

2016 · first_quarter · Client: ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Appropriation bills for fiscal year 2017 and appropriation issues; and issues related to funding for law enforcement, cyber security and homeland security; CJS Appropriations H.R. 2578; DHS Appropriations H.R. 3128, S. 1619, consolidated Appropriations Act HR 2029

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: S. 1619

S. 2363114th Congress

State Refugee Security Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: NRA-INSTITUTE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to 2nd Amendment rights, regulation and gun control, and tax and appropriations related to same; issues related to corporate tax reform. Issues related to the Bipartisan Sportsman's Act, S. 2363.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 2363

S. 2363114th Congress

State Refugee Security Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: NRA-INSTITUTE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to 2nd Amendment rights, regulation and gun control, and tax and appropriations related to same; issues related to corporate tax reform. Issues related to the Bipartisan Sportsman's Act, S. 2363.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 2363

S. 142114th Congress

Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to corporate tax reform; issues related to the tobacco tax; issues related to tax cut equalizes dividends and capital gains at 20 percent; issues related to decreasing corporate tax rate; issues related to mandatory pre k and federal exercise tax. Issues related to CHIP Reauthorization; issues related to Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act, S. 142

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 142

H.R. 2578114th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Appropriation bills for fiscal year 2016 and appropiation issues; and issues related to funding for law enforcement, cybersecurity and homeland security; CJS Appropriations H.R. 2578; DHS Appropriations H.R. 3128, S. 1619.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2578

H.R. 3128114th Congress

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Appropriation bills for fiscal year 2016 and appropiation issues; and issues related to funding for law enforcement, cybersecurity and homeland security; CJS Appropriations H.R. 2578; DHS Appropriations H.R. 3128, S. 1619.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3128

S. 1619114th Congress

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Appropriation bills for fiscal year 2016 and appropiation issues; and issues related to funding for law enforcement, cybersecurity and homeland security; CJS Appropriations H.R. 2578; DHS Appropriations H.R. 3128, S. 1619.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,000

Matched citations: S. 1619

S. 142114th Congress

Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015

2015 · third_quarter · Client: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to corporate tax reform; issues related to the tobacco tax; issues related to tax cut equalizes dividends and capital gains at 20 percent; issues related to the taxation of roll your own machines; issues related to decreasing corporate tax rate; issues related to mandatory pre k and federal exercise tax. Issues related to CHIP Reauthorization; issues related to S. 142.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 142

S. 2363114th Congress

State Refugee Security Act of 2015

2015 · third_quarter · Client: NRA-INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to 2nd Amendment rights, regulation and gun control, and tax and appropriations related to same; issues related to corporate tax reform. Issues related to the Bipartisan Sportsman's Act, S. 2363.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 2363

H.R. 2578114th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · third_quarter · Client: ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Appropriation bills for fiscal year 2016 and appropiation issues; and issues related to funding for law enforcement, cybersecurity and homeland security; CJS Appropriations H.R. 2578; DHS Appropriations H.R. 3128, S. 1619.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2578

H.R. 3128114th Congress

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · third_quarter · Client: ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Appropriation bills for fiscal year 2016 and appropiation issues; and issues related to funding for law enforcement, cybersecurity and homeland security; CJS Appropriations H.R. 2578; DHS Appropriations H.R. 3128, S. 1619.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3128

S. 1619114th Congress

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · third_quarter · Client: ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Appropriation bills for fiscal year 2016 and appropiation issues; and issues related to funding for law enforcement, cybersecurity and homeland security; CJS Appropriations H.R. 2578; DHS Appropriations H.R. 3128, S. 1619.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,000

Matched citations: S. 1619

S. 2363114th Congress

State Refugee Security Act of 2015

2015 · second_quarter · Client: NRA-INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to 2nd Amendment rights, regulation and gun control, and tax and appropriations related to same; issues related to corporate tax reform. Issues related to the Bipartisan Sportsman's Act, S. 2363.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 2363

S. 142114th Congress

Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015

2015 · second_quarter · Client: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to corporate tax reform; issues related to the tobacco tax; issues related to tax cut equalizes dividends and capital gains at 20 percent; issues related to the taxation of roll your own machines; issues related to decreasing corporate tax rate; issues related to mandatory pre k and federal exercise tax. Issues related to CHIP Reauthorization; issues related to S. 142.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 142

H.R. 2217114th Congress

Caring Start Act of 2015

2015 · second_quarter · Client: ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Appropriation bills for fiscal year 2014 and appropiation issues; S. 1329 - An original bill making appropriations for Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes, issues related to funding for law enforcement, cybersecurity and homeland security; H.R. 2217 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014, issues related to funding for law enforcement, cybersecurity and homeland security; issues related to H.R. 4660 FY2015 CJS Appropriations Bill, H.R. 4903 FY2015 DHS Appropriations BIll, H.R. 83

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2217

H.R. 4660114th Congress

Jobs for Veterans Act of 2016

2015 · second_quarter · Client: ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Appropriation bills for fiscal year 2014 and appropiation issues; S. 1329 - An original bill making appropriations for Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes, issues related to funding for law enforcement, cybersecurity and homeland security; H.R. 2217 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014, issues related to funding for law enforcement, cybersecurity and homeland security; issues related to H.R. 4660 FY2015 CJS Appropriations Bill, H.R. 4903 FY2015 DHS Appropriations BIll, H.R. 83

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4660

H.R. 4903114th Congress

To prohibit the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

2015 · second_quarter · Client: ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Appropriation bills for fiscal year 2014 and appropiation issues; S. 1329 - An original bill making appropriations for Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes, issues related to funding for law enforcement, cybersecurity and homeland security; H.R. 2217 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014, issues related to funding for law enforcement, cybersecurity and homeland security; issues related to H.R. 4660 FY2015 CJS Appropriations Bill, H.R. 4903 FY2015 DHS Appropriations BIll, H.R. 83

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4903

H.R. 83114th Congress

CAMPER Act

2015 · second_quarter · Client: ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Appropriation bills for fiscal year 2014 and appropiation issues; S. 1329 - An original bill making appropriations for Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes, issues related to funding for law enforcement, cybersecurity and homeland security; H.R. 2217 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014, issues related to funding for law enforcement, cybersecurity and homeland security; issues related to H.R. 4660 FY2015 CJS Appropriations Bill, H.R. 4903 FY2015 DHS Appropriations BIll, H.R. 83

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,000

Matched citations: H.R. 83

S. 1329114th Congress

A bill to remove the use restrictions on certain land transferred to Rockingham County, Virginia, and for other purposes.

2015 · second_quarter · Client: ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Appropriation bills for fiscal year 2014 and appropiation issues; S. 1329 - An original bill making appropriations for Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes, issues related to funding for law enforcement, cybersecurity and homeland security; H.R. 2217 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014, issues related to funding for law enforcement, cybersecurity and homeland security; issues related to H.R. 4660 FY2015 CJS Appropriations Bill, H.R. 4903 FY2015 DHS Appropriations BIll, H.R. 83

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,000

Matched citations: S. 1329

S. 2363114th Congress

State Refugee Security Act of 2015

2015 · first_quarter · Client: NRA-INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to 2nd Amendment rights, regulation and gun control, and tax and appropriations related to same; issues related to corporate tax reform. Issues related to the Bipartisan Sportsman's Act, S. 2363.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 2363

S. 142114th Congress

Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015

2015 · first_quarter · Client: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to corporate tax reform; issues related to the tobacco tax; issues related to tax cut equalizes dividends and capital gains at 20 percent; issues related to the taxation of roll your own machines; issues related to decreasing corporate tax rate; issues related to mandatory pre k and federal exercise tax. Issues related to CHIP Reauthorization; issues related to S. 142.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 142

Source: Senate LDA

CAUTHEN FORBES & WILLIAMS — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope