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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2005–2020

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2020	—	1	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	—	8	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
J.C. WATTS COMPANIES	—	59

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	44
SENATE	44
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	25
White House Office	16

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	42
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	24

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

H.R. 4572113th Congress

STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: J.C. WATTS COMPANIES

Cited source text and reported amounts

STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 (H.R. 4572 & S. 2454)

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4572

S. 2454113th Congress

Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: J.C. WATTS COMPANIES

Cited source text and reported amounts

STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 (H.R. 4572 & S. 2454)

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2454

H.R. 4572113th Congress

STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: J.C. WATTS COMPANIES

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4572

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