STRATEGICS CONSULTING ON BEHALF OF CENTRALINA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2021–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	5	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SMITS SPEIDELL CONSULTING	—	24

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	23
SENATE	22
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	15
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	11
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	8

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	24
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	18
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	17
Housing	Housing	9
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	7
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	3
Health Issues	Health Issues	2
Transportation	Transportation	2

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

S. 2026119th Congress

Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: SMITS SPEIDELL CONSULTING

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for regional priorities and Centralina's 2026 Federal Advocacy Agenda.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $9,000

Matched citations: s 2026

S. 2026119th Congress

Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: SMITS SPEIDELL CONSULTING

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for regional priorities and Centralina's 2026 Federal Advocacy Agenda.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $8,500

Matched citations: s 2026

S. 2026119th Congress

Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: SMITS SPEIDELL CONSULTING

Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for regional priorities and Centralina's 2026 Federal Advocacy Agenda.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $8,500

Matched citations: s 2026

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