INNOVATION REFORM GROUP

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2001–2014

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2014	—	2	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE ACCORD GROUP	—	39

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	39
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	1
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)	1
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)	1
Energy, Dept of	1
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1
SENATE	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	33
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	20
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	19
Agriculture	Agriculture	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	1
Travel/Tourism	Travel/Tourism	1
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	1
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	1
Utilities	Utilities	1
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	1
Insurance	Insurance	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	1
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	1
Defense	Defense	1
Media (information/publishing)	Media (information/publishing)	1
Education	Education	1

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