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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2021–2025

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	6	1
2022	—	6	1
2021	—	4	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON	—	24

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	19
SENATE	19
Energy, Dept of	17
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	10
White House Office	10
Treasury, Dept of	7
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	3

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	20
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	19
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	7
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	3
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	3

Bills Explicitly Cited (6)

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

H.R. 8997118th Congress

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

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Energy Storage Provisions in HR 8997 (FY 2025 Energy, Water & Related Agencies Appropriations Bill) Implementation of IIJA Grant Programs

Client expense: — · Firm income: $150,000

Matched citations: HR 8997

H.R. 8997118th Congress

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

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Energy Storage Provisions in HR 8997 (FY 2025 Energy, Water & Related Agencies Appropriations Bill) Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Program Implementation

Client expense: — · Firm income: $150,000

Matched citations: HR 8997

H.R. 2811118th Congress

Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

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Energy Storage Tax Credits and Programs Grants for energy storage projects H.R. 3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 H.R. 2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 Renewable Energy and Storage Provisions

Client expense: — · Firm income: $75,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2811

H.R. 3746118th Congress

Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

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Energy Storage Tax Credits and Programs Grants for energy storage projects H.R. 3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 H.R. 2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 Renewable Energy and Storage Provisions

Client expense: — · Firm income: $75,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3746

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H.R. 1118th Congress

Lower Energy Costs Act

2023 · first_quarter · Firm: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

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Energy Storage Tax Credits and Programs Grants for energy storage projects H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R.1

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON

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H.R. 5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 - Provisions Affecting Energy Storage and Battery Manufacturing Energy Storage Tax Credits Energy Storage and Battery Grant Manufacturing Programs

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

Source: Senate LDA

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