SOUTHERN COMPANY

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2016

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	3	1
2012	—	2	1
2011	—	5	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	5	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	1	1
1999	—	3	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BALCH & BINGHAM LLP	—	41

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	35
SENATE	35
Energy, Dept of	12
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)	6
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Utilities	Utilities	36
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	2

Bills Explicitly Cited (1)

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

S. 2795114th Congress

Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BALCH & BINGHAM LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Legislative proposals concerning federal program for management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel, and the licensing and development of new nuclear power plants; nuclear energy programs and regulations; S. 2795 (Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act); federal energy and environmental policy.

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

Matched citations: S. 2795

Source: Senate LDA

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