ITG BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY FONTEM US, INC.)

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Lobbying Spend

$6.3M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2016–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$900,000	3	1
2025	$1,060,000	4	1
2024	$880,000	4	1
2023	$940,000	4	1
2022	$810,000	4	1
2021	$800,000	4	1
2020	$760,000	4	1
2019	$110,000	2	1
2016	—	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
ITG BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY FONTEM US, INC.)	$6,260,000	31

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	27
SENATE	21
White House Office	3
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	2
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Tobacco	Tobacco	30
Health Issues	Health Issues	3
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	2
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	2
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	2
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	2
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	2
Torts	Torts	1
Advertising	Advertising	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (14)

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

S. 1071119th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ITG BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY FONTEM US, INC.)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1071--National Defense Authorization Act--House Section 1702 General-- Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTA) Process, Illicit trade

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1071

H.R. 3838119th Congress

Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: ITG BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY FONTEM US, INC.)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 3838--FY26 National Defense Authorization Act--House Sec. 1702--Combating illicit tobacco products. H.R. 4121--FY26 Agriculture Appropriations--House Sec. 733--Enforcement activities related to e-cigarettes, vapes, and other electronic nicotine delivery systems General Education--Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) Process, Illicit trade, low-nicotine proposed rule

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3838

H.R. 4121119th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: ITG BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY FONTEM US, INC.)

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H.R. 3838--FY26 National Defense Authorization Act--House Sec. 1702--Combating illicit tobacco products. H.R. 4121--FY26 Agriculture Appropriations--House Sec. 733--Enforcement activities related to e-cigarettes, vapes, and other electronic nicotine delivery systems General Education--Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) Process, Illicit trade, low-nicotine proposed rule

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4121

H.R. 9027118th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: ITG BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY FONTEM US, INC.)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 9425--TobaccoUserFeeModernizationAct of 2024-General Education; Tobacco User Fees; non-tobacco derived nicotine; FDA proposed menthol ban H.R.9027 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025--General Education; Tobacco User Fees; non-tobacco derived nicotine; FDA proposed menthol ban

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

Matched citations: H.R.9027

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H.R. 9425118th Congress

Tobacco User Fee Modernization Act of 2024

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: ITG BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY FONTEM US, INC.)

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H.R. 9425--TobaccoUserFeeModernizationAct of 2024-General Education; Tobacco User Fees; non-tobacco derived nicotine; FDA proposed menthol ban H.R.9027 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025--General Education; Tobacco User Fees; non-tobacco derived nicotine; FDA proposed menthol ban

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

Matched citations: H.R. 9425

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ITG BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY FONTEM US, INC.)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 5376--Build Back Better Act--Tobacco Federal Excise Tax (FET) increase General education--menthol cigarette, flavored cigar ban

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5376

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2021 · third_quarter · Firm: ITG BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY FONTEM US, INC.)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 5376--Build Back Better Act--Tobacco Federal Excise Tax (FET) increase

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5376

H.R. 2786117th Congress

Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: ITG BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY FONTEM US, INC.)

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HR 3407/S411--Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act--MOMMA's Act --Tobacco Federal Excise Tax (FET) increase S1314/HR2786--Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021--Tobacco Federal Excise Tax (FET) increase menthol cigarette, flavored cigar ban

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR2786

H.R. 3407117th Congress

MOMMA’s Act

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: ITG BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY FONTEM US, INC.)

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HR 3407/S411--Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act--MOMMA's Act --Tobacco Federal Excise Tax (FET) increase S1314/HR2786--Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021--Tobacco Federal Excise Tax (FET) increase menthol cigarette, flavored cigar ban

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3407

S. 1314117th Congress

Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: ITG BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY FONTEM US, INC.)

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HR 3407/S411--Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act--MOMMA's Act --Tobacco Federal Excise Tax (FET) increase S1314/HR2786--Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021--Tobacco Federal Excise Tax (FET) increase menthol cigarette, flavored cigar ban

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S1314

S. 411117th Congress

MOMMA’s Act

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: ITG BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY FONTEM US, INC.)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 3407/S411--Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act--MOMMA's Act --Tobacco Federal Excise Tax (FET) increase S1314/HR2786--Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021--Tobacco Federal Excise Tax (FET) increase menthol cigarette, flavored cigar ban

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S411

H.R. 133116th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ITG BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY FONTEM US, INC.)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1253--Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act--Prohibition of shipment of e-cigarettes by US Postal Service H.R. 133--Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021--Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act, page 5136

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 133

S. 1253116th Congress

Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ITG BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY FONTEM US, INC.)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1253--Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act--Prohibition of shipment of e-cigarettes by US Postal Service H.R. 133--Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021--Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act, page 5136

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1253

H.R. 2339116th Congress

Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: ITG BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY FONTEM US, INC.)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Electronic Vaping Products H.R. 2339, Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2339

Source: Senate LDA

ITG BRANDS, LLC (FORMERLY FONTEM US, INC.) — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope