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MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

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Lobbying Spend

$9.7M

Filings

134

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$901,381	6	1
2025	$1,140,114	9	1
2024	$226,768	5	1
2023	$160,000	4	1
2022	$220,000	4	1
2021	$361,718	6	1
2020	$562,122	7	1
2019	$611,525	8	1
2018	$476,999	7	1
2017	$557,081	8	1
2016	$567,049	9	1
2015	$434,988	7	1
2014	$276,568	8	1
2013	$435,631	8	1
2012	$450,574	8	1
2011	$366,000	6	1
2010	$263,000	4	1
2009	$280,000	5	1
2008	$269,000	4	1
2007	$220,000	2	1
2006	$280,000	2	1
2005	$140,000	1	1
2003	$240,000	2	1
2000	$120,470	2	1
1999	$149,249	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)	$9,710,237	134

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	134
SENATE	134
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	118
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	83
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	48
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	32
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	31
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	29
White House Office	29
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)	15
Treasury, Dept of	15
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	12
Energy, Dept of	9
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	3
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)	2
Social Security Administration (SSA)	2
UNDETERMINED	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	134
Immigration	Immigration	132
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	132
Agriculture	Agriculture	129
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	118
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	76
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	48
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	40

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

HJRES 124113th Congress

Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Establishing the budget and appropriations for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015. [H.R. 4800] Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2015 [H.J.Res.124]

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.J.Res.124

H.R. 1120113th Congress

Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; Secret Ballot Protection Act; Representation Fairness Restoration Act; The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; Employee Privacy Protection Act [H.R.1120][H.R.4320][H.R.4321]

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1120

H.R. 1462113th Congress

RFS Reform Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends; A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes; RFS Reform Act of 2013 [H.R.875][H.R.1462] To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel, and for other purposes. [S.1807]

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1462

H.R. 1772113th Congress

Legal Workforce Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; Legal Workforce Act; Ag Act [S.744][H.R.1772][H.R.1773]

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1772

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H.R. 1773113th Congress

Agricultural Guestworker Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; Legal Workforce Act; Ag Act [S.744][H.R.1772][H.R.1773]

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1773

H.R. 4320113th Congress

Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; Secret Ballot Protection Act; Representation Fairness Restoration Act; The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; Employee Privacy Protection Act [H.R.1120][H.R.4320][H.R.4321]

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4320

H.R. 4321113th Congress

Employee Privacy Protection Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; Secret Ballot Protection Act; Representation Fairness Restoration Act; The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; Employee Privacy Protection Act [H.R.1120][H.R.4320][H.R.4321]

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4321

H.R. 4966113th Congress

Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2014

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act [H.R.4966]

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4966

H.R. 5078113th Congress

Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 [H.R.5078]

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5078

H.R. 875113th Congress

To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes.

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends; A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes; RFS Reform Act of 2013 [H.R.875][H.R.1462] To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel, and for other purposes. [S.1807]

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.875

S. 744111th Congress

Affordable Tutoring of Our Children Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; Legal Workforce Act; Ag Act [S.744][H.R.1772][H.R.1773]

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.744

S. 1807113th Congress

Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends; A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes; RFS Reform Act of 2013 [H.R.875][H.R.1462] To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel, and for other purposes. [S.1807]

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1807

HJRES 124113th Congress

Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Establishing the budget and appropriations for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015. [H.R.4800] Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2015. [H.J.Res.124]

Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.J.Res.124

H.R. 1120113th Congress

Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; Secret Ballot Protection Act; Representation Fairness Restoration Act; The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; Employee Privacy Protection Act [H.R.1120][H.R.2346][H.R.2347][H.R.4320][H.R.4321]

Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1120

H.R. 1462113th Congress

RFS Reform Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends; A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes; RFS Reform Act of 2013 [H.R.875][S.344][H.R.1462]To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel, and for other purposes. [S.1807]

Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1462

H.R. 1772113th Congress

Legal Workforce Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; Legal Workforce Act; Ag Act [S.744][H.R.1772][H.R.1773]

Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1772

H.R. 1773113th Congress

Agricultural Guestworker Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; Legal Workforce Act; Ag Act [S.744][H.R.1772][H.R.1773]

Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1773

H.R. 2346113th Congress

Secret Ballot Protection Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; Secret Ballot Protection Act; Representation Fairness Restoration Act; The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; Employee Privacy Protection Act [H.R.1120][H.R.2346][H.R.2347][H.R.4320][H.R.4321]

Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2346

H.R. 2347113th Congress

Representation Fairness Restoration Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; Secret Ballot Protection Act; Representation Fairness Restoration Act; The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; Employee Privacy Protection Act [H.R.1120][H.R.2346][H.R.2347][H.R.4320][H.R.4321]

Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2347

H.R. 4320113th Congress

Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; Secret Ballot Protection Act; Representation Fairness Restoration Act; The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; Employee Privacy Protection Act [H.R.1120][H.R.2346][H.R.2347][H.R.4320][H.R.4321]

Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4320

H.R. 4321113th Congress

Employee Privacy Protection Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; Secret Ballot Protection Act; Representation Fairness Restoration Act; The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; Employee Privacy Protection Act [H.R.1120][H.R.2346][H.R.2347][H.R.4320][H.R.4321]

Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4321

H.R. 4966113th Congress

Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2014

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act [H.R.4966]

Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4966

H.R. 5078113th Congress

Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 [H.R.5078]

Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5078

H.R. 875113th Congress

To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes.

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends; A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes; RFS Reform Act of 2013 [H.R.875][S.344][H.R.1462]To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel, and for other purposes. [S.1807]

Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.875

S. 744111th Congress

Affordable Tutoring of Our Children Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; Legal Workforce Act; Ag Act [S.744][H.R.1772][H.R.1773]

Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.744

Source: Senate LDA