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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

158

Firms Hired

Active Period

2000–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	5	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	6	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	8	3
2015	—	13	3
2014	—	14	3
2013	—	12	3
2012	—	8	2
2011	—	8	2
2010	—	8	2
2009	—	8	2
2008	—	8	2
2007	—	4	2
2006	—	4	2
2005	—	4	2
2004	—	4	2
2003	—	4	2
2002	—	5	2
2001	—	1	1
2000	—	3	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
RM2 CONSULTANTS, INC.	—	91
HURT, NORTON & ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	52
ATLANTIC STRATEGIES GROUP LLC	—	15

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	102
SENATE	101
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	48
Air Force, Dept of	36
Army, Dept of (Other)	1
Small Business Administration (SBA)	1
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Defense	Defense	133
Small Business	Small Business	13
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	3
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	1
Transportation	Transportation	1
Agriculture	Agriculture	1
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (5)

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

H.R. 2647110th Congress

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Juvenile Services Improvement Act of 2007

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: RM2 CONSULTANTS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S 1390 - FY10 National Defense Authorization Act; HR 2647 - FY10 National Defense Authorization Act; HR 3326 - FY10 Department of Defense Appropriations in the following issue area: RDTE (Air Force)

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2647

H.R. 3326110th Congress

Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2007

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: RM2 CONSULTANTS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S 1390 - FY10 National Defense Authorization Act; HR 2647 - FY10 National Defense Authorization Act; HR 3326 - FY10 Department of Defense Appropriations in the following issue area: RDTE (Air Force)

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3326

H.R. 2647110th Congress

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Juvenile Services Improvement Act of 2007

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: RM2 CONSULTANTS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S 1390 - FY10 National Defense Authorization Act; HR 2647 - FY10 National Defense Authorization Act; HR 3326 - FY10 Department of Defense Appropriations in the following issue area: RDTE (Air Force)

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

Matched citations: HR 2647

H.R. 3326110th Congress

Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2007

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: RM2 CONSULTANTS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S 1390 - FY10 National Defense Authorization Act; HR 2647 - FY10 National Defense Authorization Act; HR 3326 - FY10 Department of Defense Appropriations in the following issue area: RDTE (Air Force)

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

Matched citations: HR 3326

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H.R. 2647110th Congress

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Juvenile Services Improvement Act of 2007

2009 · second_quarter · Firm: RM2 CONSULTANTS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S 1390 - FY10 National Defense Authorization Act; HR 2647 - FY10 National Defense Authorization Act; and, FY10 Dept. of Defense Appropriations in the following issue area: RDTE (Air Force)

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

Matched citations: HR 2647

Source: Senate LDA

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