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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2006–2011

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	5	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.	—	21

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	19
Energy, Dept of	17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	17
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	14
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	6
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	5
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	2
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)	1
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	20
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	20
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	10
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	10
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	9

Bills Explicitly Cited (24)

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

S. 1462111th Congress

American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues regarding Bioenergy generally. S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, Biofuels and Biopower related issues.

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

Matched citations: S.1462

S. 1462111th Congress

American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues regarding Bioenergy generally. S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, Biofuels and Biopower related issues.

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

Matched citations: S.1462

S. 1462111th Congress

American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues regarding Bioenergy generally. S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, Biofuels and Biopower related issues.

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

Matched citations: S.1462

S. 1462111th Congress

American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues regarding Bioenergy generally. S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, Biofuels and Biopower related issues.

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

Matched citations: S.1462

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S. 1462111th Congress

American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

2010 · first_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues regarding Bioenergy generally. S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, Biofuels and Biopower related issues.

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

Matched citations: S.1462

S. 1462111th Congress

American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

2010 · first_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues regarding Bioenergy generally. S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, Biofuels and Biopower related issues.

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

Matched citations: S.1462

H.R. 1908110th Congress

Patent Reform Act of 2007

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

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H.R.1908/S.1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007, Intellectual property related issues.

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

Matched citations: H.R.1908

S. 1145110th Congress

Patent Reform Act of 2007

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1908/S.1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007, Intellectual property related issues.

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

Matched citations: S.1145

S. 1412110th Congress

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2007

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

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H.R.2419/S.1412, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007, Issues regarding biofuels. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-140), Issues regarding biofuels.

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

Matched citations: S.1412

S. 3280110th Congress

American Affordable Fuels Act of 2008

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-140), Issues regarding biofuels. S.3280, American Affordable Fuels Act of 2008, Issues regarding biofuels. H.R.6049, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, Issues regarding biofuels.

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

Matched citations: S.3280

H.R. 1908110th Congress

Patent Reform Act of 2007

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1908/S.1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007, Intellectual property related issues.

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

Matched citations: H.R.1908

S. 1145110th Congress

Patent Reform Act of 2007

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1908/S.1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007, Intellectual property related issues.

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

Matched citations: S.1145

S. 1412110th Congress

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2007

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.2419/S.1412, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007, Issues regarding biofuels. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-140), Issues regarding biofuels.

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

Matched citations: S.1412

S. 3280110th Congress

American Affordable Fuels Act of 2008

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-140), Issues regarding biofuels. S.3280, American Affordable Fuels Act of 2008, Issues regarding biofuels. H.R.6049, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, Issues regarding biofuels.

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

Matched citations: S.3280

H.R. 1908110th Congress

Patent Reform Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1908/S.1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007, Intellectual property related issues.

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

Matched citations: H.R.1908

S. 1145110th Congress

Patent Reform Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1908/S.1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007, Intellectual property related issues.

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

Matched citations: S.1145

S. 1412110th Congress

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.2419/S.1412, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007, Issues regarding biofuels. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-140), Issues regarding biofuels.

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

Matched citations: S.1412

H.R. 1908110th Congress

Patent Reform Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1908/S.1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007, Intellectual property related issues.

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

Matched citations: H.R.1908

S. 1145110th Congress

Patent Reform Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1908/S.1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007, Intellectual property related issues.

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

Matched citations: S.1145

S. 1412110th Congress

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.2419/S.1412, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007, Issues regarding biofuels. H.R.6, CLEAN Energy Act of 2007, Issues regarding biofuels.

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

Matched citations: S.1412

S. 1412110th Congress

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2007

2007 · year_end · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.2419/S.1412, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007, Issues regarding biofuels. H.R.6, CLEAN Energy Act of 2007, Issues regarding biofuels.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S.1412

S. 1751110th Congress

Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2008

2007 · year_end · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.2641/S.1751, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2008, Issues regarding biofuels. H.R.2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2008, Issues regarding biofuels.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S.1751

S. 1412110th Congress

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2007

2007 · mid_year · Firm: CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.

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