RAKUTEN SYMPHONY USA LLC

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Lobbying Spend

$1.4M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2022–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$30,000	3	1
2025	$110,000	4	1
2024	$160,000	4	1
2023	$320,000	4	1
2022	$830,000	5	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
RAKUTEN SYMPHONY USA LLC	$1,450,000	20

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	19
SENATE	19
State, Dept of (DOS)	19
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)	18
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	17
Intl Trade Administration (ITA)	11
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	2
U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA)	2
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	1
Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)	1
Natl Security Council (NSC)	1
Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	20
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	19
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (12)

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

H.R. 4521117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: RAKUTEN SYMPHONY USA LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1260 - USICA (telecom provisions), H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES (telecom provisions). Issues related to international trade and finance (telecom). CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167 - telecom provisions).

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4521

H.R. 4521117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: RAKUTEN SYMPHONY USA LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1260 - USICA (telecom provisions), H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES (telecom provisions), NTIA BEAD Program. CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167 - telecom provisions). Treasury Department Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (telecom projects).

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4521

S. 1260117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: RAKUTEN SYMPHONY USA LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1260 - USICA (telecom provisions), H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES (telecom provisions). Issues related to international trade and finance (telecom). CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167 - telecom provisions).

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1260

S. 1260117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: RAKUTEN SYMPHONY USA LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1260 - USICA (telecom provisions), H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES (telecom provisions), NTIA BEAD Program. CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167 - telecom provisions). Treasury Department Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (telecom projects).

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1260

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H.R. 4521117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: RAKUTEN SYMPHONY USA LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1260 - USICA (telecom provisions), H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES (telecom provisions), NTIA BEAD Program, Defense 5G and Open RAN programs.

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4521

H.R. 4521117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: RAKUTEN SYMPHONY USA LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1260 - USICA (telecom provisions), H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES (telecom provisions). Issues related to international trade and finance (telecom).

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4521

S. 1260117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: RAKUTEN SYMPHONY USA LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1260 - USICA (telecom provisions), H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES (telecom provisions). Issues related to international trade and finance (telecom).

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1260

S. 1260117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: RAKUTEN SYMPHONY USA LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1260 - USICA (telecom provisions), H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES (telecom provisions), NTIA BEAD Program, Defense 5G and Open RAN programs.

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1260

H.R. 4521117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: RAKUTEN SYMPHONY USA LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1260 - USICA (telecom provisions), H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES (telecom provisions), NTIA BEAD Program.

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4521

H.R. 4521117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: RAKUTEN SYMPHONY USA LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1260 - USICA (telecom provisions), H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES (telecom provisions).

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4521

S. 1260117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: RAKUTEN SYMPHONY USA LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1260 - USICA (telecom provisions), H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES (telecom provisions).

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1260

S. 1260117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: RAKUTEN SYMPHONY USA LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1260 - USICA (telecom provisions), H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES (telecom provisions), NTIA BEAD Program.

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1260

Source: Senate LDA

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