ROMAN BUHLER AND ASSOCIATES

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Lobbying Income

$640K

Filings

Unique Clients

Active Period

2003–2011

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2011	—	8	2
2010	—	8	2
2009	$30,000	9	3
2008	$110,000	16	3
2007	$80,000	8	2
2006	$80,000	7	3
2005	$40,000	5	3
2004	$260,000	5	2
2003	$40,000	2	2

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
ACCUPOLL INC	$220,000	6	2003–2005
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE	$190,000	12	2007–2009
ABERNATHY CONSULTANTS CATHY	$160,000	5	2003–2006
EBITA CAPITAL	$30,000	15	2008–2011
SENTINEL ENERGY	$20,000	3	2006
UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS NETWORK	$20,000	4	2006–2007
OXYBAND CORP	$0	2	2005
LISKA SOLUTIONS	—	21	2008–2011

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	30
SENATE	26
State, Dept of (DOS)	5
Government Printing Office (GPO)	4
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	1

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	20
Retirement	Retirement	11
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	11
Government Issues	Government Issues	10
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	5
Health Issues	Health Issues	4
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	3
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	3
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	2
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	2
Defense	Defense	1
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (4)

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

H.R. 3185110th Congress

401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Client: INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Financial Services issues of interest to the Mutual Fund industry including H.R. 3185 with regard to 401k fee disclosure including pricing for bundled services and provisons regarding index funds.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3185

H.R. 3185110th Congress

401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Client: INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Retirement issues of interest to the Mutual Fund industry including H.R. 3185 with regard to 401k fee disclosure including pricing for bundled services and provisons regarding index funds.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3185

H.R. 3185110th Congress

401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Client: INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Financial Services issues of interest to the Mutual Fund industry including H.R. 3185 with regard to 401k fee disclosure including pricing for bundled services and provisons regarding index funds.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3185

H.R. 3185110th Congress

401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Client: INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Retirement-related issues of interest to the Mutual Fund industry including H.R. 3185 with regard to 401k fee disclosure including pricing for bundled services and provisons regarding index funds.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3185

Source: Senate LDA

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