AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS & GYNECOLOGISTS

Lobbying Spend

$5.4M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2009

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2009	$790,000	4	1
2008	$768,000	4	1
2007	$770,000	3	1
2006	$755,337	2	1
2005	$581,961	1	1
2004	$581,961	1	1
2003	$400,000	1	1
2002	$200,000	1	1
2001	$120,000	1	1
2000	$220,000	1	1
1999	$220,000	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS & GYNECOLOGISTS	$5,407,259	20

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	10
SENATE	10
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	7
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	5
White House Office	4
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	2
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	2
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	10
Insurance	Insurance	10
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	10
Health Issues	Health Issues	9
Torts	Torts	9
Indian/Native American Affairs	Indian/Native American Affairs	9
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	8
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	7
Defense	Defense	5
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	5
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	3
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	3
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	2
Tobacco	Tobacco	2
Veterans	Veterans	2
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1

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