INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope

INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

View full entity profile (contributions, contracts, SEC) →

This entity appears on both sides of lobbying disclosures. The firm tab shows registrant-reported income; the client tab shows client-reported lobbying spend. Contract awards are separate and are not included here.

Lobbying Spend

$5.1M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2008–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$110,000	3	1
2025	$140,000	4	1
2024	$110,000	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	$125,000	4	1
2019	$550,000	6	1
2018	$450,000	4	1
2017	$660,000	6	1
2016	$600,000	4	1
2015	$510,000	4	1
2014	$395,000	4	1
2013	$132,500	9	2
2012	$740,000	9	2
2011	$80,000	4	1
2010	$100,000	4	1
2009	$95,000	4	1
2008	$280,000	6	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES	$5,077,500	81
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH	—	10

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	82
SENATE	82
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	29
Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	26
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	16
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives	12
U.S. Customs & Border Protection	9
White House Office	9
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	8
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	8
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	7
Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA)	7
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	7
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	4
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	3
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	3
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)	3
U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board	3
Army, Dept of (Other)	2
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Transportation	Transportation	85
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	75
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	60
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	42
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	34
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	23
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	19
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	13
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	13
Trucking/Shipping	Trucking/Shipping	12
Government Issues	Government Issues	12
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	10
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	10
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	8
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	7
Defense	Defense	5
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	5
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	3

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 2457119th Congress

Mining Schools Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2457

H.R. 2457119th Congress

Mining Schools Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Workforce development generally, ATF background checks, H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, MSHA regulatory modernization work.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2457

H.R. 3898119th Congress

PERMIT Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3898

H.R. 3898119th Congress

PERMIT Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Transporting explosives using electric vehicles, Hazmat transportation, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, H.R.8870, BUILD America 250 Act, Surface transportation reauthorization, H.R. 9497/S. 4949, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3898

Show 21 more cited filings

H.R. 4776119th Congress

SPEED Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4776

H.R. 8800119th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8800/S. 4784, National Defense Authorization Act

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8800

H.R. 8845119th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.8845, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2027, funding related to ATF and IMESAFR. Funding for research on high explosives.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.8845

H.R. 8870119th Congress

BUILD America 250 Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Transporting explosives using electric vehicles, Hazmat transportation, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, H.R.8870, BUILD America 250 Act, Surface transportation reauthorization, H.R. 9497/S. 4949, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.8870

H.R. 9497119th Congress

Water Resources Development Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Transporting explosives using electric vehicles, Hazmat transportation, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, H.R.8870, BUILD America 250 Act, Surface transportation reauthorization, H.R. 9497/S. 4949, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 9497

S. 1130119th Congress

Mining Schools Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Workforce development generally, ATF background checks, H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, MSHA regulatory modernization work.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1130

S. 1130119th Congress

Mining Schools Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1130

S. 4784119th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 8800/S. 4784, National Defense Authorization Act

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4784

S. 4949119th Congress

Water Resources Development Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Transporting explosives using electric vehicles, Hazmat transportation, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, H.R.8870, BUILD America 250 Act, Surface transportation reauthorization, H.R. 9497/S. 4949, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4949

H.R. 2457119th Congress

Mining Schools Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Workforce development generally, ATF background checks, H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, MSHA regulatory modernization work.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 2457

H.R. 2457119th Congress

Mining Schools Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 2457

H.R. 3898119th Congress

PERMIT Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Transporting explosives using electric vehicles, Hazmat transportation, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, H.R.8870 - BUILD America 250 Act, Surface transportation reauthorization, H.R. 9497/S. 4949, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3898

H.R. 3898119th Congress

PERMIT Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3898

H.R. 4776119th Congress

SPEED Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 4776

H.R. 8845119th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.8845, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2027, funding related to ATF and IMESAFR. Funding for research on high explosives.

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

Matched citations: H.R.8845

H.R. 8870119th Congress

BUILD America 250 Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Transporting explosives using electric vehicles, Hazmat transportation, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, H.R.8870 - BUILD America 250 Act, Surface transportation reauthorization, H.R. 9497/S. 4949, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026

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

Matched citations: H.R.8870

H.R. 9497119th Congress

Water Resources Development Act of 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Transporting explosives using electric vehicles, Hazmat transportation, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, H.R.8870 - BUILD America 250 Act, Surface transportation reauthorization, H.R. 9497/S. 4949, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026

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

Matched citations: H.R. 9497

S. 1130119th Congress

Mining Schools Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Workforce development generally, ATF background checks, H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, MSHA regulatory modernization work.

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

Matched citations: S. 1130

S. 1130119th Congress

Mining Schools Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act.

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

Matched citations: S. 1130

S. 4949119th Congress

Water Resources Development Act of 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Transporting explosives using electric vehicles, Hazmat transportation, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, H.R.8870 - BUILD America 250 Act, Surface transportation reauthorization, H.R. 9497/S. 4949, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026

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

Matched citations: S. 4949

H.R. 2457119th Congress

Mining Schools Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Workforce development generally, ATF background checks, H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, MSHA regulatory modernization work.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 2457

Source: Senate LDA