THE LAURIN BAKER GROUP, LLC

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Lobbying Income

$9.6M

Filings

414

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2026	$300,000	10	4
2025	$590,000	20	5
2024	$600,000	20	5
2023	$600,000	20	5
2022	$520,000	19	5
2021	$400,000	16	4
2020	$430,000	18	5
2019	$390,000	20	5
2018	$430,000	20	5
2017	$450,000	20	5
2016	$390,000	20	5
2015	$340,000	19	5
2014	$290,000	16	4
2013	$340,000	16	4
2012	$340,000	16	4
2011	$430,000	17	4
2010	$320,000	17	4
2009	$270,000	16	4
2008	$330,000	18	4
2007	$320,000	8	4
2006	$290,000	7	4
2005	$280,000	15	7
2004	$110,000	9	6
2003	$240,000	10	6
2002	$180,000	8	5
2001	$140,000	7	4
2000	$100,000	5	4
1999	$160,000	7	3

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE	$2,240,000	90	1999–2026
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS	$2,110,000	89	1999–2025
MASCO CORPORATION	$2,020,000	68	2010–2026
FORGING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION	$1,220,000	55	2003–2018
TOPBUILD CORP.	$900,000	46	2015–2026
KOPPERS, INC.	$450,000	16	2022–2026
CONSUMING INDUSTRIES TRADE ACTION COALITION	$400,000	10	2002–2007
U S INDUSTRIAL USERS COALITION	$110,000	10	2008–2009
SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RAILWAYS	$60,000	2	2000
ROMEO RIM	$40,000	6	2019–2020
KINGHORN & ASSOC	$30,000	11	1999–2005
MAYTAG CORP	$0	2	2005
SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY	$0	9	2001–2005

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	314
SENATE	310
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	64
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	34
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	21
White House Office	16
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	13
Treasury, Dept of	13
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)	10
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	8
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)	8
Energy, Dept of	6
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	5
State, Dept of (DOS)	5
Government Accountability Office (GAO)	3
Small Business Administration (SBA)	3
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	2
General Services Administration (GSA)	2
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	2
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	240
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	155
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	145
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	126
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	66
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	52
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	29
Housing	Housing	21
Defense	Defense	18
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	13
Immigration	Immigration	9
Transportation	Transportation	6
Postal	Postal	5
Automotive Industry	Automotive Industry	5
Government Issues	Government Issues	4
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	4
Railroads	Railroads	4
Education	Education	3
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	3
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	3

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 10416119th Congress

Housing Tariff Exclusion Act

2026 · third_quarter · Client: MASCO CORPORATION

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Meetings with House and Senate staffers on legislation (S.3943/HR 10416 and HR 9977) that would exclude certain housing construction products from current tariffs (House/Senate)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR 10416

H.R. 4626119th Congress

Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act

2026 · third_quarter · Client: MASCO CORPORATION

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Meetings with House and Senate staffers on energy and water efficiency issues affecting Masco plumbing businesses including proposed DOE faucet rule and potential for reform of the Energy Policy Conservation Act (EPCA) (Don't Mess with My Appliances Act, HR4626, S. 5338)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR4626

H.R. 9977119th Congress

Homebuilding Materials Tariff Relief Act

2026 · third_quarter · Client: MASCO CORPORATION

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Meetings with House and Senate staffers on legislation (S.3943/HR 10416 and HR 9977) that would exclude certain housing construction products from current tariffs (House/Senate)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR 9977

S. 3943119th Congress

Housing Tariff Exclusion Act

2026 · third_quarter · Client: MASCO CORPORATION

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Meetings with House and Senate staffers on legislation (S.3943/HR 10416 and HR 9977) that would exclude certain housing construction products from current tariffs (House/Senate)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.3943

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S. 5338119th Congress

Energy Efficiency Reform Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Client: MASCO CORPORATION

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Meetings with House and Senate staffers on energy and water efficiency issues affecting Masco plumbing businesses including proposed DOE faucet rule and potential for reform of the Energy Policy Conservation Act (EPCA) (Don't Mess with My Appliances Act, HR4626, S. 5338)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S. 5338

H.R. 4626119th Congress

Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act

2026 · second_quarter · Client: MASCO CORPORATION

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Meetings with House and Senate staffers on energy and water efficiency issues affecting Masco plumbing businesses including proposed DOE faucet rule and potential for reform of the Energy Policy Conservation Act (EPCA) (Don't Mess with My Appliances Act, HR4626)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR4626

H.R. 4626119th Congress

Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act

2026 · first_quarter · Client: MASCO CORPORATION

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Meetings with House and Senate staffers on energy and water efficiency issues affecting Masco plumbing businesses including proposed DOE faucet rule and potential for reform of the Energy Policy Conservation Act (EPCA) (Don't Mess with My Appliances Act, HR4626)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR4626

H.R. 3838119th Congress

Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

2026 · first_quarter · Client: KOPPERS, INC.

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Meetings with House and Senate staffers on the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2296/HR 3838) regarding report language calling for a feasibility report on the use of composite utility poles to ensure the final report includes equitable treatment for wood utility poles. Meetings with House and Senate offices regarding general manufacturing issues.

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

Matched citations: HR 3838

S. 2296119th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

2026 · first_quarter · Client: KOPPERS, INC.

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Meetings with House and Senate staffers on the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2296/HR 3838) regarding report language calling for a feasibility report on the use of composite utility poles to ensure the final report includes equitable treatment for wood utility poles. Meetings with House and Senate offices regarding general manufacturing issues.

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

Matched citations: S. 2296

H.R. 3838119th Congress

Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Client: KOPPERS, INC.

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Meetings with House and Senate staffers on the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2296/HR 3838) regarding report language calling for a feasibility report on the use of composite utility poles to ensure the final report includes equitable treatment for wood utility poles.

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

Matched citations: HR 3838

S. 2296119th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Client: KOPPERS, INC.

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Meetings with House and Senate staffers on the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2296/HR 3838) regarding report language calling for a feasibility report on the use of composite utility poles to ensure the final report includes equitable treatment for wood utility poles.

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

Matched citations: S. 2296

H.R. 4626119th Congress

Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Client: MASCO CORPORATION

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Meetings with House and Senate staffers on energy and water efficiency issues affecting Masco plumbing businesses including proposed DOE faucet rule and potential for reform of the Energy Policy Conservation Act (EPCA) (Don't Mess with My Appliances Act, HR4626)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR4626

H.R. 3838119th Congress

Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Client: KOPPERS, INC.

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Meetings with House and Senate staffers on the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2296/HR 3838) regarding report language calling for a feasibility report on the use of composite utility poles to ensure the final report includes equitable treatment for wood utility poles.

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

Matched citations: HR 3838

S. 2296119th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Client: KOPPERS, INC.

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Meetings with House and Senate staffers on the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2296/HR 3838) regarding report language calling for a feasibility report on the use of composite utility poles to ensure the final report includes equitable treatment for wood utility poles.

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

Matched citations: S. 2296

H.R. 1301119th Congress

Death Tax Repeal Act

2025 · second_quarter · Client: INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE

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Meetings with House and Senate offices regarding support for extending the 199a deduction (HR703/S213); support for full expensing/bonus depreciation (HR 574/S 187); support for fixing the R&D tax credit (HR 1990); fixing the limits on business interest decuductions (HR 1347/S559); support for repealing the estate tax (HR 1301/S 587). Overall support for extending the 2017 TCJA tax provisions before they expire in 2025. Support for final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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

Matched citations: HR 1301

H.R. 1347119th Congress

AIMM Act

2025 · second_quarter · Client: INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE

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Meetings with House and Senate offices regarding support for extending the 199a deduction (HR703/S213); support for full expensing/bonus depreciation (HR 574/S 187); support for fixing the R&D tax credit (HR 1990); fixing the limits on business interest decuductions (HR 1347/S559); support for repealing the estate tax (HR 1301/S 587). Overall support for extending the 2017 TCJA tax provisions before they expire in 2025. Support for final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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

Matched citations: HR 1347

H.R. 1990119th Congress

American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Client: INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE

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Meetings with House and Senate offices regarding support for extending the 199a deduction (HR703/S213); support for full expensing/bonus depreciation (HR 574/S 187); support for fixing the R&D tax credit (HR 1990); fixing the limits on business interest decuductions (HR 1347/S559); support for repealing the estate tax (HR 1301/S 587). Overall support for extending the 2017 TCJA tax provisions before they expire in 2025. Support for final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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

Matched citations: HR 1990

H.R. 574119th Congress

ALIGN Act

2025 · second_quarter · Client: INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE

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Meetings with House and Senate offices regarding support for extending the 199a deduction (HR703/S213); support for full expensing/bonus depreciation (HR 574/S 187); support for fixing the R&D tax credit (HR 1990); fixing the limits on business interest decuductions (HR 1347/S559); support for repealing the estate tax (HR 1301/S 587). Overall support for extending the 2017 TCJA tax provisions before they expire in 2025. Support for final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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

Matched citations: HR 574

H.R. 703119th Congress

Main Street Tax Certainty Act

2025 · second_quarter · Client: INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE

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Meetings with House and Senate offices regarding support for extending the 199a deduction (HR703/S213); support for full expensing/bonus depreciation (HR 574/S 187); support for fixing the R&D tax credit (HR 1990); fixing the limits on business interest decuductions (HR 1347/S559); support for repealing the estate tax (HR 1301/S 587). Overall support for extending the 2017 TCJA tax provisions before they expire in 2025. Support for final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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

Matched citations: HR703

S. 187119th Congress

ALIGN Act

2025 · second_quarter · Client: INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE

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Meetings with House and Senate offices regarding support for extending the 199a deduction (HR703/S213); support for full expensing/bonus depreciation (HR 574/S 187); support for fixing the R&D tax credit (HR 1990); fixing the limits on business interest decuductions (HR 1347/S559); support for repealing the estate tax (HR 1301/S 587). Overall support for extending the 2017 TCJA tax provisions before they expire in 2025. Support for final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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

Matched citations: S 187

S. 213119th Congress

Main Street Tax Certainty Act

2025 · second_quarter · Client: INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE

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Meetings with House and Senate offices regarding support for extending the 199a deduction (HR703/S213); support for full expensing/bonus depreciation (HR 574/S 187); support for fixing the R&D tax credit (HR 1990); fixing the limits on business interest decuductions (HR 1347/S559); support for repealing the estate tax (HR 1301/S 587). Overall support for extending the 2017 TCJA tax provisions before they expire in 2025. Support for final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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

Matched citations: S213

S. 559119th Congress

AIMM Act

2025 · second_quarter · Client: INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE

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Meetings with House and Senate offices regarding support for extending the 199a deduction (HR703/S213); support for full expensing/bonus depreciation (HR 574/S 187); support for fixing the R&D tax credit (HR 1990); fixing the limits on business interest decuductions (HR 1347/S559); support for repealing the estate tax (HR 1301/S 587). Overall support for extending the 2017 TCJA tax provisions before they expire in 2025. Support for final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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

Matched citations: S559

S. 587119th Congress

Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Client: INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE

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Meetings with House and Senate offices regarding support for extending the 199a deduction (HR703/S213); support for full expensing/bonus depreciation (HR 574/S 187); support for fixing the R&D tax credit (HR 1990); fixing the limits on business interest decuductions (HR 1347/S559); support for repealing the estate tax (HR 1301/S 587). Overall support for extending the 2017 TCJA tax provisions before they expire in 2025. Support for final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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

Matched citations: S 587

H.R. 1301119th Congress

Death Tax Repeal Act

2025 · first_quarter · Client: INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE

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Meetings with House and Senate offices regarding support for extending the 199a deduction (HR703/S213); support for full expensing/bonus depreciation (HR 574/S 187); support for fixing the R&D tax credit (HR 1990); fixing the limits on business interest decuductions (HR 1347/S559); support for repealing the estate tax (HR 1301/S 587). Overall support for extending the 2017 TCJA tax provisions before they expire in 2025.

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

Matched citations: HR 1301

H.R. 1347119th Congress

AIMM Act

2025 · first_quarter · Client: INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE

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Meetings with House and Senate offices regarding support for extending the 199a deduction (HR703/S213); support for full expensing/bonus depreciation (HR 574/S 187); support for fixing the R&D tax credit (HR 1990); fixing the limits on business interest decuductions (HR 1347/S559); support for repealing the estate tax (HR 1301/S 587). Overall support for extending the 2017 TCJA tax provisions before they expire in 2025.

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

Matched citations: HR 1347

Source: Senate LDA

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