MERCANTILE CAPITAL CORPORATION

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2012–2022

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	8	2

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, LLC	—	4
BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP	—	44

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	5
SENATE	5
Small Business Administration (SBA)	3

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Small Business	Small Business	7
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	5
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	1
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1
Banking	Banking	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (2)

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

H.R. 2950112th Congress

Small Business Administration 504 Loan Refinancing Extension Act of 2011

2012 · second_quarter · Firm: BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

SBA capital access programs, including 504c and 7a programs; S.493: SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, all provisions relating to commercial loans and refinancing regulations; H.R. 2950: Small Business Administration 504 Loan Refinancing Extension Act of 2011; S.2364 - A bill to extend the availability of low-interest refinancing under the local development business loan program of the Small Business Administration.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2950