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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2006–2008

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE BAPTISTA GROUP	—	8

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	7
SENATE	7

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Banking	Banking	7
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (12)

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

H.R. 698110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: HR 698

S. 1356110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S 1356

H.R. 698110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: HR 698

S. 1356110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: S 1356

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H.R. 698110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: HR 698

S. 1356110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: S 1356

H.R. 698110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: HR 698

S. 1356110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $15,000

Matched citations: S 1356

H.R. 698110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2007 · year_end · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 698

S. 1356110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2007 · year_end · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S. 1356

H.R. 698110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2007 · mid_year · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 698

S. 1356110th Congress

Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

2007 · mid_year · Firm: THE BAPTISTA GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S. 1356

Source: Senate LDA

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