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SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS & AFFILIATES

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Lobbying Spend

$3.8M

Filings

105

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$100,000	6	2
2025	—	9	2
2024	$20,000	4	1
2023	$40,000	4	1
2022	$30,000	4	1
2021	$110,000	4	1
2020	$190,000	5	1
2019	$140,000	4	1
2018	$236,393	4	1
2017	$275,878	6	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	$131,000	4	1
2013	$193,000	4	1
2012	$173,000	4	1
2011	$280,000	4	1
2010	$322,000	4	1
2009	$330,000	4	1
2008	$304,206	6	1
2007	$240,000	3	1
2006	$160,000	2	1
2005	$80,000	1	1
2004	$100,000	1	1
2003	$120,000	1	1
2000	$180,000	2	1
1999	—	7	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS & AFFILIATES	$3,755,477	97
ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC	—	8

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	96
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	93
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	89
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)	57
Small Business Administration (SBA)	57
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	54
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	47
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	46
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	36
U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board	24
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	9
State, Dept of (DOS)	7
White House Office	6
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	3
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	2
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	2
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	2
Natl Security Council (NSC)	2
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	2
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)	2

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	86
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	80
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	80
Small Business	Small Business	65
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	58
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	52
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	33
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	32
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	23
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	22
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	17
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	14
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	11
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	9
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	8
Transportation	Transportation	4
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	2
Health Issues	Health Issues	2
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 4754119th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4754, S. 2431). Issues related to the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21). Issues related to Environmental Protection Agency funding in Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R. 9171).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4754

H.R. 9171119th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4754, S. 2431). Issues related to the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21). Issues related to Environmental Protection Agency funding in Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R. 9171).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9171

S. 2431119th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4754, S. 2431). Issues related to the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21). Issues related to Environmental Protection Agency funding in Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R. 9171).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 2431

H.R. 4754119th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4754, S. 2431). Issues related to the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21). Issues related to Environmental Protection Agency funding in Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R. 9171).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4754

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H.R. 9171119th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4754, S. 2431). Issues related to the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21). Issues related to Environmental Protection Agency funding in Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R. 9171).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9171

S. 2431119th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4754, S. 2431). Issues related to the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21). Issues related to Environmental Protection Agency funding in Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R. 9171).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 2431

H.R. 4754119th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4754, S. 2431). Issues related to the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21). Issues related to Environmental Protection Agency funding for FY2027.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4754

S. 2431119th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4754, S. 2431). Issues related to the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21). Issues related to Environmental Protection Agency funding for FY2027.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 2431

H.R. 4754119th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4754, S. 2431). Issues related to the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4754

S. 2431119th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4754, S. 2431). Issues related to the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 2431

H.R. 4754119th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4754, S. 2431). Issues related to the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4754

S. 2431119th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4754, S. 2431). Issues related to the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 2431

S. 808114th Congress

Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS & AFFILIATES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Activities in support of S. 808, The Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $52,000

Matched citations: S. 808

H.R. 880114th Congress

American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS & AFFILIATES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Activities in support of H.R. 880 The American Research & Competitiveness Act of 2015 and S. 537, the Competitiveness and Opportunity by Modernizing and Permanently Extending the Tax Credit for Experimentation (COMPETE) Act of 2015.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 880

S. 537114th Congress

COMPETE Act of 2015

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS & AFFILIATES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Activities in support of H.R. 880 The American Research & Competitiveness Act of 2015 and S. 537, the Competitiveness and Opportunity by Modernizing and Permanently Extending the Tax Credit for Experimentation (COMPETE) Act of 2015.

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

Matched citations: S. 537

S. 697114th Congress

Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS & AFFILIATES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Activities in support of S. 697, the Frank R. Lautenberg for Chemical Safety in the 21st Century Act, and the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015.

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

Matched citations: S. 697

S. 808114th Congress

Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS & AFFILIATES

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Activities in support of S. 808, The Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015.

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

Matched citations: S. 808

S. 697114th Congress

Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act

2015 · first_quarter · Firm: SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS & AFFILIATES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Activities in support of S. 697, the Frank R. Lautenberg for Chemical Safety in the 21st Century Act, and the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $51,000

Matched citations: S. 697

H.R. 4007113th Congress

Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS & AFFILIATES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Activity in support of H.R. 4007, the Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014, to reauthorize the Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Standards (CFATS).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $47,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4007

S. 1009113th Congress

Chemical Safety Improvement Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS & AFFILIATES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Activity in support of the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, S.1009, and Chemicals in Commerce Act, supporting improvements to TSCA; activities related to protection of confidential business information.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $47,000

Matched citations: S.1009

H.R. 4007113th Congress

Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS & AFFILIATES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Activity in support of H.R. 4007, the Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014, to reauthorize the Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Act (CFATS); activity related to the role of EPA, OSHA, and DHS in regulating chemical safety.

Client expense: $41,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4007

H.R. 4007113th Congress

Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS & AFFILIATES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Activity in support of H.R. 4007, the Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014, to reauthorize the Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Act (CFATS); activity related to the role of EPA, OSHA, and DHS in regulating chemical safety.

Client expense: $46,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4007

H.R. 4024113th Congress

Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS & AFFILIATES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Activities to express concerns with H.R. 4024, the Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014, and S. 1961, the Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014; activities to evaluate a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate Waters of the U.S. and new emission standards for greenhouse gases from coal-fired plants.

Client expense: $46,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4024

S. 1009113th Congress

Chemical Safety Improvement Act

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS & AFFILIATES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Chemical Safety Improvement Act, S.1009, and Chemicals in Commerce Act, supporting changes to TSCA; activities related to protection of confidential business information.

Client expense: $46,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1009

S. 1961113th Congress

Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS & AFFILIATES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Activities to express concerns with H.R. 4024, the Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014, and S. 1961, the Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014; activities to evaluate a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate Waters of the U.S. and new emission standards for greenhouse gases from coal-fired plants.

Client expense: $46,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1961

Source: Senate LDA