ARKANSAS GROCERS AND RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2024–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	2	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	5	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
NATURAL STATE CONSULTING AND STRATEGIES	—	11

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	4
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	3

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Banking	Banking	4
Agriculture	Agriculture	1
Beverage Industry	Beverage Industry	1
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	1
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	1
Tobacco	Tobacco	1
Welfare	Welfare	1

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

S. 1838118th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2023

Cited source text and reported amounts

AGRMA lobbied in favor of the Credit Card Competition Act S. 1838 of the 118th Cognress

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