SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY COALITION

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2009

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2009	—	3	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	3	1
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	3	1
1999	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MORRISON GROUP, INC.	—	19
NEECE CATOR & ASSOC	—	2

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	20
SENATE	20
Small Business Administration (SBA)	14
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	5
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	5
Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)	2
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)	2
Natl Science Foundation (NSF)	2
UNDETERMINED	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	16
Small Business	Small Business	6
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	1
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	1
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1

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