AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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Lobbying Spend

$895K

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2010

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2010	$159,000	3	1
2009	$202,800	4	1
2008	$174,900	4	1
2007	$87,000	2	1
2006	$43,000	1	1
2005	$105,561	3	1
2004	$41,428	1	1
2003	$41,428	3	1
2002	$40,000	3	1
2001	$0	3	1
2000	—	1	1
1999	—	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC	$895,117	30

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	28
SENATE	28
White House Office	2

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Government Issues	Government Issues	29

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 4173110th Congress

Overseas Voting Education and Reform, Safeguarding Every American's Vote Act

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 4213 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 Confirmation Elena Kagan, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States HR 847 , James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010

Client expense: $53,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 4173

H.R. 4173110th Congress

Overseas Voting Education and Reform, Safeguarding Every American's Vote Act

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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S 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 5618 Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act HR 5486 Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010

Client expense: $53,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 4173

H.R. 5486111th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, and for other purposes.

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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S 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 5618 Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act HR 5486 Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010

Client expense: $53,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5486

H.R. 5618111th Congress

Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2010

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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S 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 HR 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 5618 Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act HR 5486 Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010

Client expense: $53,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5618

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S. 160111th Congress

District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009

2010 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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S. 160 As Amended; District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 H.R. 1 as Amended; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2 as Amended; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 S. 181; Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

Client expense: $53,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 160

S. 181111th Congress

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

2010 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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S. 160 As Amended; District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 H.R. 1 as Amended; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2 as Amended; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 S. 181; Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

Client expense: $53,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 181

H.R. 2647110th Congress

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Juvenile Services Improvement Act of 2007

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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HR 2647. Fiscal 2010 Defense Authorization HR 3962. Health Care Overhaul HR 2847. Jobs Funding and Year-End Extensions HR 3590. Health Care Overhaul.

Client expense: $53,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2647

H.R. 2847110th Congress

Green Jobs Act of 2007

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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HR 2647. Fiscal 2010 Defense Authorization HR 3962. Health Care Overhaul HR 2847. Jobs Funding and Year-End Extensions HR 3590. Health Care Overhaul.

Client expense: $53,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2847

H.R. 3590110th Congress

American Middle Class Tax (AMT) Relief Act of 2007

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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HR 2647. Fiscal 2010 Defense Authorization HR 3962. Health Care Overhaul HR 2847. Jobs Funding and Year-End Extensions HR 3590. Health Care Overhaul.

Client expense: $53,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3590

H.R. 3962110th Congress

Superfund Polluter Pays Act

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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HR 2647. Fiscal 2010 Defense Authorization HR 3962. Health Care Overhaul HR 2847. Jobs Funding and Year-End Extensions HR 3590. Health Care Overhaul.

Client expense: $53,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3962

H.R. 3293111th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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Nomination of Thomas E. Perez S. 1390 National Defense authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 HR 3288 Making appropriations for the departments of Transportation HUD, and related agencies for FY 2010 HR 3293 Making appropriations, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and agencies FY 2010

Client expense: $53,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3293

H.R. 2346110th Congress

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a process for determining whether a geographic area is sufficiently served by the national cemeteries located in that geographic area.

2009 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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S. Con. Res. 13 Congressional Budget Resolution H.R. 2346 Supplemental Appropriations Act 2009 S. 1390 National Defense authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 H.R. 1913 Local Law Endorcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act

Client expense: $53,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2346

H.R. 1913111th Congress

Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009

2009 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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S. Con. Res. 13 Congressional Budget Resolution H.R. 2346 Supplemental Appropriations Act 2009 S. 1390 National Defense authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 H.R. 1913 Local Law Endorcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act

Client expense: $53,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1913

S. 160111th Congress

District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009

2009 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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S. 181 Lilly ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009; Confirmation Eric h. Holder, Jr. to be Attorney General; HR. 1 American Recovery and Rinvestment Act of 2009; S.160 District of Columbia House voting rights Act of 2009; HR. 2 childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009

Client expense: $43,800 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.160

S. 181111th Congress

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

2009 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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S. 181 Lilly ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009; Confirmation Eric h. Holder, Jr. to be Attorney General; HR. 1 American Recovery and Rinvestment Act of 2009; S.160 District of Columbia House voting rights Act of 2009; HR. 2 childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009

Client expense: $43,800 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 181

H.R. 5140108th Congress

Ammonium Nitrate Security Act

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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HR 3524. HOPE VI Housing Reauthorization - Prevailing wages HR 3963. Childrens's Health Insurance (SCHIP) HR 5351. Energy Tax HR 5140. Economic Stimulus; S. 2248. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Revisions

Client expense: $43,800 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5140

H.R. 3524110th Congress

HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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HR 3524. HOPE VI Housing Reauthorization - Prevailing wages HR 3963. Childrens's Health Insurance (SCHIP) HR 5351. Energy Tax HR 5140. Economic Stimulus; S. 2248. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Revisions

Client expense: $43,800 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3524

H.R. 3963110th Congress

Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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HR 3524. HOPE VI Housing Reauthorization - Prevailing wages HR 3963. Childrens's Health Insurance (SCHIP) HR 5351. Energy Tax HR 5140. Economic Stimulus; S. 2248. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Revisions

Client expense: $43,800 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3963

H.R. 5351110th Congress

Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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HR 3524. HOPE VI Housing Reauthorization - Prevailing wages HR 3963. Childrens's Health Insurance (SCHIP) HR 5351. Energy Tax HR 5140. Economic Stimulus; S. 2248. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Revisions

Client expense: $43,800 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5351

H.R. 1424108th Congress

American Samoa Possession Tax Credit Act of 2003

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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S 3001 fiscal 2009 Defense Authorization HR 7005 Automobile Industry Loan HR 6867 Unemployment Benefits Extension HR 1424 Mortgage-Backed Securities Buyout

Client expense: $43,500 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1424

H.R. 6867110th Congress

Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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S 3001 fiscal 2009 Defense Authorization HR 7005 Automobile Industry Loan HR 6867 Unemployment Benefits Extension HR 1424 Mortgage-Backed Securities Buyout

Client expense: $43,500 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 6867

H.R. 7005110th Congress

Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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S 3001 fiscal 2009 Defense Authorization HR 7005 Automobile Industry Loan HR 6867 Unemployment Benefits Extension HR 1424 Mortgage-Backed Securities Buyout

Client expense: $43,500 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 7005

H.R. 1338108th Congress

To amend the Federal Power Act to provide for Federal and State coordination of permitting for electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes.

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION INC

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