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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2017–2024

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2024	—	1	1
2023	—	7	2
2022	—	8	2
2021	—	9	2
2020	—	9	2
2019	—	14	3
2018	—	13	3
2017	—	10	2

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
RICHARD F. HOHLT	—	31
THE OB-C GROUP, LLC	—	14
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP	—	26

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	46
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	43

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Banking	Banking	36
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	29
Housing	Housing	16
Bankruptcy	Bankruptcy	16
Education	Education	15
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	14
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	14

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 1043116th Congress

Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019

2019 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R.1043

H.R. 1043116th Congress

Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019

2019 · third_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R.1043

H.R. 1043116th Congress

Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R.1043

H.R. 1043116th Congress

Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R.1043

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H.R. 1043116th Congress

Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019

2019 · first_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R.1043

S. 2155115th Congress

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S. 2155

H.R. 1656115th Congress

Higher Education Loan Payments for Students and Parents Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1656

H.R. 795115th Congress

Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R. 795

S. 795115th Congress

Workforce Advance Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S 795

S. 2155115th Congress

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S. 2155

H.R. 1656115th Congress

Higher Education Loan Payments for Students and Parents Act

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1656

H.R. 795115th Congress

Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R. 795

S. 795115th Congress

Workforce Advance Act

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S 795

S. 2155115th Congress

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S. 2155

H.R. 1656115th Congress

Higher Education Loan Payments for Students and Parents Act

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1656

H.R. 795115th Congress

Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R. 795

S. 795115th Congress

Workforce Advance Act

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S 795

S. 2155115th Congress

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: S. 2155

H.R. 1656115th Congress

Higher Education Loan Payments for Students and Parents Act

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1656

H.R. 795115th Congress

Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R. 795

S. 795115th Congress

Workforce Advance Act

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S 795

S. 2155115th Congress

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2155

H.R. 1656115th Congress

Higher Education Loan Payments for Students and Parents Act

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1656

H.R. 795115th Congress

Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: H.R. 795

S. 795115th Congress

Workforce Advance Act

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE OB-C GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S 795

Source: Senate LDA

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