TRANSMISSION ACCESS POLICY STUDY GROUP ("TAPS")

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

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	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	7	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	1	1
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	2	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
SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP	—	94

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)	92
Energy, Dept of	91
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	91
SENATE	91
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	36
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	36
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	22
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)	13

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	93

Bills Explicitly Cited (17)

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

H.R. 5026111th Congress

Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act

2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Electric industry issues including reliability/cyber security and transmission issues, including H.R. 2454, S. 1462, H.R. 5026, S. 3480, and S. 3538, National Cyber Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5026

S. 1462111th Congress

American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Electric industry issues including reliability/cyber security and transmission issues, including H.R. 2454, S. 1462, H.R. 5026, S. 3480, and S. 3538, National Cyber Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1462

S. 3480111th Congress

Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010

2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Electric industry issues including reliability/cyber security and transmission issues, including H.R. 2454, S. 1462, H.R. 5026, S. 3480, and S. 3538, National Cyber Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3480

S. 3538111th Congress

National Cyber Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010

2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Electric industry issues including reliability/cyber security and transmission issues, including H.R. 2454, S. 1462, H.R. 5026, S. 3480, and S. 3538, National Cyber Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3538

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H.R. 5026111th Congress

Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Electric industry issues including reliability/cyber security and transmission issues, including H.R. 2454, S. 1462, H.R. 5026, S. 3480, and S. __, National Cyber Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R. 5026

S. 1462111th Congress

American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Electric industry issues including reliability/cyber security and transmission issues, including H.R. 2454, S. 1462, H.R. 5026, S. 3480, and S. __, National Cyber Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S. 1462

S. 3480111th Congress

Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Electric industry issues including reliability/cyber security and transmission issues, including H.R. 2454, S. 1462, H.R. 5026, S. 3480, and S. __, National Cyber Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S. 3480

H.R. 5026111th Congress

Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Electric industry issues including reliability/cyber security and transmission issues, including H.R. 2454, S. 1462, H.R. 5026, S. 3480, and S. __, National Cyber Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 5026

S. 1462111th Congress

American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Electric industry issues including reliability/cyber security and transmission issues, including H.R. 2454, S. 1462, H.R. 5026, S. 3480, and S. __, National Cyber Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: S. 1462

S. 3480111th Congress

Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Electric industry issues including reliability/cyber security and transmission issues, including H.R. 2454, S. 1462, H.R. 5026, S. 3480, and S. __, National Cyber Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: S. 3480

H.R. 2454110th Congress

To include B20 biodiesel blends as an alternative fuel for corporate average fuel economy purposes.

2010 · first_quarter · Firm: SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Electric industry issues including reliability/cyber security and transmission issues, including H.R. 2454, S. 1462, and H.R. ___, Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2454

S. 1462111th Congress

American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

2010 · first_quarter · Firm: SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Electric industry issues including reliability/cyber security and transmission issues, including H.R. 2454, S. 1462, and H.R. ___, Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 1462

H.R. 2454110th Congress

To include B20 biodiesel blends as an alternative fuel for corporate average fuel economy purposes.

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Electric industry restructuring and transmission issues, including H.R. 2454 and S.1462.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2454

S. 1462111th Congress

American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Electric industry restructuring and transmission issues, including H.R. 2454 and S.1462.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S.1462

H.R. 2454110th Congress

To include B20 biodiesel blends as an alternative fuel for corporate average fuel economy purposes.

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Electric industry restructuring and transmission issues, including H.R. 2454 and S.1462.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2454

S. 1462111th Congress

American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Electric industry restructuring and transmission issues, including H.R. 2454 and S.1462.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: S.1462

H.R. 2454110th Congress

To include B20 biodiesel blends as an alternative fuel for corporate average fuel economy purposes.

2009 · second_quarter · Firm: SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Electric industry restructuring and transmission issues, including H.R. 2454 and the Senate American Clean Energy Leadership Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 2454

Source: Senate LDA

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