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Lobbying Income

$30.4M

Filings

1,214

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2026	$990,000	31	11
2025	$1,260,000	40	10
2024	$990,000	31	9
2023	$960,000	36	9
2022	$710,000	30	8
2021	$565,000	20	7
2020	$600,000	18	5
2019	$280,000	14	5
2018	$530,000	21	6
2017	$1,145,000	40	11
2016	$1,420,000	66	16
2015	$1,070,000	69	18
2014	$930,000	68	17
2013	$910,000	57	15
2012	$1,010,000	60	17
2011	$1,190,000	66	19
2010	$1,370,000	70	19
2009	$1,430,000	71	19
2008	$1,610,000	79	20
2007	$1,440,000	47	23
2006	$1,320,000	38	22
2005	$1,120,000	44	26
2004	$880,000	29	15
2003	$1,260,000	27	19
2002	$1,540,000	37	24
2001	$1,580,000	48	26
2000	$1,220,000	25	14
1999	$1,040,000	32	15

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
MCWANE, INC	$2,430,000	28	2020–2026
QINETIQ NORTH AMERICA	$2,170,000	45	1999–2015
SOUTHERN COMPANY	$1,640,000	41	1999–2016
HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION	$1,540,000	49	2004–2018
KABA MAS	$1,400,000	42	1999–2013
ALABAMA POWER COMPANY	$1,340,000	52	1999–2016
ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.	$1,080,000	37	2005–2015
JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE	$1,040,000	51	2005–2019
MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP	$950,000	21	2016–2020
FIRSTENERGY CORP	$920,000	8	1999–2005
INFLIGHT PASSENGER COMMUNICATIONS COALITION	$880,000	20	2008–2012
ALFALIT INTERNATIONAL	$880,000	44	2007–2017
O'NEAL INDUSTRIES	$810,000	18	2022–2026
ALABAMA SPACE SCIENCE EXHIBITS COMMISSION	$780,000	7	1999–2002
SCATR	$570,000	16	2023–2026
BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$560,000	20	2005–2011
WESTROCK (FORMERLY ROCKTENN)	$540,000	16	2013–2016
INFORMAL COALITION	$520,000	4	1999–2002
THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA	$490,000	19	2010–2014
HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL	$460,000	9	2024–2026
VAXIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$420,000	25	2001–2011
JEFFERSON COUNTY (AL)	$410,000	32	2014–2026
O&S HOLDINGS LLC	$400,000	8	2003–2007
EAST TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.	$390,000	21	2021–2026
NORTHEAST TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.	$390,000	21	2021–2026

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	935
SENATE	931
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	185
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	130
State, Dept of (DOS)	105
Army, Dept of (Other)	95
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	84
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	68
Energy, Dept of	54
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	51
White House Office	51
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	50
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	47
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	45
Navy, Dept of	33
Air Force, Dept of	32
Treasury, Dept of	29
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	28
Appalachian Regional Commission	26
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	26

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	304
Defense	Defense	192
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	117
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	94
Transportation	Transportation	87
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	86
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	83
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	72
Government Issues	Government Issues	67
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	66
Utilities	Utilities	65
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	63
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	54
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	51
Education	Education	49
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	45
Health Issues	Health Issues	41
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	29
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	29
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	28

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 5376118th Congress

Share the Savings with Seniors Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: O'NEAL INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Domestic manufacturing, trade, H.R. 5376, Appropriations, S.805

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

H.R. 5376118th Congress

Share the Savings with Seniors Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: O'NEAL INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Domestic manufacturing, trade, H.R. 5376, Appropriations

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

H.R. 5376118th Congress

Share the Savings with Seniors Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: O'NEAL INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Domestic manufacturing, trade, H.R. 5376, Appropriations

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

H.R. 5376118th Congress

Share the Savings with Seniors Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: O'NEAL INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Domestic manufacturing, trade, H.R. 5376, Appropriations

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

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S. 805118th Congress

Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: O'NEAL INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Domestic manufacturing, trade, H.R. 5376, Appropriations, S.805

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

Matched citations: S.805

H.R. 5376118th Congress

Share the Savings with Seniors Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: EAST TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Infrastructure legislation, budget reconciliation, appropriations, H.R. 5376

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

H.R. 5376118th Congress

Share the Savings with Seniors Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: NORTHEAST TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Infrastructure legislation, budget reconciliation, appropriations, H. R. 5376

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H. R. 5376

H.R. 2667118th Congress

Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: MCWANE, INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Customs enforcement; trade enforcement AD/CVD; domestic procurement preference policies applicable to taxpayer-finance infrastructure spending, including BuyAmerica; Federal Infrastructure legislation; HR2667/S805 Fighting Trade Cheats Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: HR2667

H.R. 2667118th Congress

Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: MCWANE, INC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Domestic procurement preference policies applicable to taxpayer-finance infrastructure spending, including BuyAmerica; Federal Infrastructure legislation; trade enforcement; HR2667/S805 Fighting Trade Cheats Act; domestic manufacturing; PFAs.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: HR2667

S. 805118th Congress

Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: MCWANE, INC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Customs enforcement; trade enforcement AD/CVD; domestic procurement preference policies applicable to taxpayer-finance infrastructure spending, including BuyAmerica; Federal Infrastructure legislation; HR2667/S805 Fighting Trade Cheats Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: S805

S. 805118th Congress

Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: MCWANE, INC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Domestic procurement preference policies applicable to taxpayer-finance infrastructure spending, including BuyAmerica; Federal Infrastructure legislation; trade enforcement; HR2667/S805 Fighting Trade Cheats Act; domestic manufacturing; PFAs.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: S805

H.R. 5376118th Congress

Share the Savings with Seniors Act

2024 · third_quarter · Client: O'NEAL INDUSTRIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Domestic manufacturing, trade, H.R. 5376, Appropriations

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

H.R. 5376118th Congress

Share the Savings with Seniors Act

2024 · third_quarter · Client: O'NEAL INDUSTRIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Domestic manufacturing, trade, H.R. 5376, Appropriations

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

H.R. 5376118th Congress

Share the Savings with Seniors Act

2024 · third_quarter · Client: O'NEAL INDUSTRIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Domestic manufacturing, trade, H.R. 5376, Appropriations

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

H.R. 5376118th Congress

Share the Savings with Seniors Act

2024 · third_quarter · Client: O'NEAL INDUSTRIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Domestic manufacturing, trade, H.R. 5376, Appropriations, S.805

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

S. 805118th Congress

Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Client: O'NEAL INDUSTRIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Domestic manufacturing, trade, H.R. 5376, Appropriations, S.805

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

Matched citations: S.805

H.R. 5376118th Congress

Share the Savings with Seniors Act

2024 · third_quarter · Client: EAST TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Infrastructure legislation, budget reconciliation, appropriations, H.R. 5376

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

H.R. 5376118th Congress

Share the Savings with Seniors Act

2024 · third_quarter · Client: NORTHEAST TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Infrastructure legislation, budget reconciliation, appropriations, H. R. 5376

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H. R. 5376

H.R. 2667118th Congress

Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Client: MCWANE, INC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Customs enforcement; trade enforcement AD/CVD; domestic procurement preference policies applicable to taxpayer-finance infrastructure spending, including BuyAmerica; Federal Infrastructure legislation; HR2667/S805 Fighting Trade Cheats Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: HR2667

H.R. 2667118th Congress

Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Client: MCWANE, INC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Domestic procurement preference policies applicable to taxpayer-finance infrastructure spending, including BuyAmerica; Federal Infrastructure legislation; trade enforcement; HR2667/S805 Fighting Trade Cheats Act; domestic manufacturing; PFAs.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: HR2667

S. 805118th Congress

Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Client: MCWANE, INC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Customs enforcement; trade enforcement AD/CVD; domestic procurement preference policies applicable to taxpayer-finance infrastructure spending, including BuyAmerica; Federal Infrastructure legislation; HR2667/S805 Fighting Trade Cheats Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: S805

S. 805118th Congress

Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Client: MCWANE, INC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Domestic procurement preference policies applicable to taxpayer-finance infrastructure spending, including BuyAmerica; Federal Infrastructure legislation; trade enforcement; HR2667/S805 Fighting Trade Cheats Act; domestic manufacturing; PFAs.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: S805

H.R. 5376118th Congress

Share the Savings with Seniors Act

2024 · second_quarter · Client: O'NEAL INDUSTRIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Domestic manufacturing, trade, H.R. 5376, Appropriations, S.805

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

H.R. 5376118th Congress

Share the Savings with Seniors Act

2024 · second_quarter · Client: O'NEAL INDUSTRIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Domestic manufacturing, trade, H.R. 5376, Appropriations

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

H.R. 5376118th Congress

Share the Savings with Seniors Act

2024 · second_quarter · Client: O'NEAL INDUSTRIES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Domestic manufacturing, trade, H.R. 5376, Appropriations

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

Source: Senate LDA

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