UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR THE DIGITAL FUTURE

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2003–2008

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2008	—	3	1
2007	—	4	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	3	1
2003	—	5	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
TECHVISION21, INC.	—	19

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	13
SENATE	13
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	6
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	5
Bureau of Transportation Statistics	5
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	5
Federal Highway Administration (FHA)	5
General Services Administration (GSA)	5
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	5
Air Force, Dept of	4
Bureau of Economic Analysis	4
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)	4
Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)	4
Energy, Dept of	4
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	4
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)	4
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	4
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)	4
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	4
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	4

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	14
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	14
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	14
Education	Education	13
Defense	Defense	5
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1

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