AMERICAN DISTILLING INSTITUTE

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2012

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2012	—	4	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE VALDEZ SHILLING AGENCY	—	4

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
No government targets were reported in these filings.

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	2
Small Business	Small Business	1

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

H.R. 777112th Congress

Small Distillery Excise Tax Act of 2011

2012 · third_quarter · Firm: THE VALDEZ SHILLING AGENCY

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 777, The Small Distillery Excise Tax Act, creating a federal excise tax credit for small producers of distilled spirits.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 777

H.R. 777112th Congress

Small Distillery Excise Tax Act of 2011

2012 · second_quarter · Firm: THE VALDEZ SHILLING AGENCY

Cited source text and reported amounts

Federal excise taxes on distilled spirits, specifically HR 777.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 777

H.R. 777112th Congress

Small Distillery Excise Tax Act of 2011

2012 · second_quarter · Firm: THE VALDEZ SHILLING AGENCY

Cited source text and reported amounts

Federal excise taxes on distilled spirits, specifically HR 777.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 777

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