BKSH & ASSOCIATES

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Lobbying Income

$63.4M

Filings

1,727

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2009

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2009	$7,615,000	248	68
2008	$8,575,000	257	68
2007	$8,880,000	146	68
2006	$6,740,000	163	84
2005	$6,165,000	183	97
2004	$3,650,000	129	77
2003	$5,025,000	154	82
2002	$6,276,000	140	74
2001	$4,365,000	123	65
2000	$3,760,000	104	61
1999	$2,300,000	80	50

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
AT&T	$2,665,000	23	2000–2009
TRAVEL BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE	$2,440,000	20	1999–2008
PUERTO RICO FEDERAL AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION	$2,220,000	16	2002–2008
SANTA CLARA COUNTY	$1,960,000	24	1999–2009
CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY/EARTH UNIVERSITY	$1,750,000	21	1999–2009
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (FORMERLY OCCIDENTAL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION)	$1,540,000	16	1999–2008
PUERTO RICO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY	$1,540,000	14	2002–2008
NATIONAL RENAL ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION	$1,300,000	17	2004–2009
UST PUBLIC AFFAIRS	$1,180,000	18	1999–2008
ACCENTURE	$1,140,000	28	1999–2009
GTECH	$1,100,000	23	1999–2009
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION	$1,080,000	22	1999–2009
UNITED STATES TRAVEL ASSOCIATION	$1,020,000	15	2005–2009
THALES INC	$995,000	17	1999–2008
SAFETY-KLEEN	$975,000	22	2000–2009
Cook Children's Health Care System	$960,000	23	1999–2009
SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AGENCY	$930,000	16	1999–2006
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION	$860,000	23	1999–2009
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS	$840,000	20	1999–2009
CHENEGA CORPORATION	$820,000	12	2006–2009
DIGENE	$815,000	12	2001–2007
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION	$800,000	21	2002–2009
JP MORGAN	$776,000	17	2000–2009
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION	$750,000	14	2003–2009
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE	$740,000	19	1999–2009

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	1,245
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	1,237
State, Dept of (DOS)	156
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	143
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	121
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	115
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	100
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	90
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	74
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	73
Treasury, Dept of	73
Natl Security Council (NSC)	64
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	55
Energy, Dept of	45
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	43
Education, Dept of	30
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)	28
White House Office	25
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)	24
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	21

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	540
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	357
Health Issues	Health Issues	259
Transportation	Transportation	228
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	208
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	162
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	139
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	136
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	132
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	125
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	121
Defense	Defense	117
Travel/Tourism	Travel/Tourism	75
Government Issues	Government Issues	72
Immigration	Immigration	66
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	65
Education	Education	57
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	52
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	43
Aerospace	Aerospace	42

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 115111th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax exempt qualified small issue bonds to finance agricultural processing property.

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: EISENMANN AG

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S.306 and H.R.115

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

Matched citations: H.R.115

H.R. 115111th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax exempt qualified small issue bonds to finance agricultural processing property.

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: EISENMANN AG

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S.306 and H.R.115

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

Matched citations: H.R.115

H.R. 115111th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax exempt qualified small issue bonds to finance agricultural processing property.

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: EISENMANN AG

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S.306 and H.R.115

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

Matched citations: H.R.115

S. 306111th Congress

Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: EISENMANN AG

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S.306 and H.R.115

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

Matched citations: S.306

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S. 306111th Congress

Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: EISENMANN AG

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S.306 and H.R.115

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

Matched citations: S.306

S. 306111th Congress

Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: EISENMANN AG

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S.306 and H.R.115

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

Matched citations: S.306

H.R. 1158111th Congress

Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: EISENMANN AG

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S.306 and H.R.1158

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Matched citations: H.R.1158

H.R. 1158111th Congress

Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: EISENMANN AG

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S.306 and H.R.1158

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Matched citations: H.R.1158

H.R. 1158111th Congress

Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: EISENMANN AG

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S.306 and H.R.1158

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1158

S. 306111th Congress

Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: EISENMANN AG

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S.306 and H.R.1158

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Matched citations: S.306

S. 306111th Congress

Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: EISENMANN AG

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S.306 and H.R.1158

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Matched citations: S.306

S. 306111th Congress

Biogas Production Incentive Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: EISENMANN AG

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S.306 and H.R.1158

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Matched citations: S.306

H.R. 1265111th Congress

Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: WPP GROUP USA, INC

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H.R.1265 and S.506, Tax Haven Legislation

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

Matched citations: H.R.1265

S. 506111th Congress

Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: WPP GROUP USA, INC

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H.R.1265 and S.506, Tax Haven Legislation

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

Matched citations: S.506

H.R. 2454110th Congress

To include B20 biodiesel blends as an alternative fuel for corporate average fuel economy purposes.

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: VSEP ACTION FUND

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H.R.2454, American Clean Energy Security Act; S.774, National Energy Security Act; and S.539, Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R.2454

S. 539111th Congress

Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: VSEP ACTION FUND

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H.R.2454, American Clean Energy Security Act; S.774, National Energy Security Act; and S.539, Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act.

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

Matched citations: S.539

S. 774111th Congress

NESA of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: VSEP ACTION FUND

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H.R.2454, American Clean Energy Security Act; S.774, National Energy Security Act; and S.539, Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act.

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

Matched citations: S.774

H.R. 2454110th Congress

To include B20 biodiesel blends as an alternative fuel for corporate average fuel economy purposes.

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: VECTREN CORPORATION

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H.R.2454, Climate change. S.1462 and S.1574

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

Matched citations: H.R.2454

H.R. 2454110th Congress

To include B20 biodiesel blends as an alternative fuel for corporate average fuel economy purposes.

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: VECTREN CORPORATION

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H.R.2454, Climate change.

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

Matched citations: H.R.2454

S. 1462111th Congress

American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: VECTREN CORPORATION

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H.R.2454, Climate change. S.1462 and S.1574

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

Matched citations: S.1462

S. 1574111th Congress

Clean Energy for Homes and Buildings Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: VECTREN CORPORATION

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H.R.2454, Climate change. S.1462 and S.1574

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

Matched citations: S.1574

H.R. 1035111th Congress

Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: UNITED STATES TRAVEL ASSOCIATION

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H.R.2935, H.R.1035 and S.1023, The Travel Promotion Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R.1035

H.R. 2812111th Congress

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Improvement Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: UNITED STATES TRAVEL ASSOCIATION

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H.R.2812, Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and VISA/Passport Regulations.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R.2812

H.R. 2935111th Congress

Travel Promotion Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: UNITED STATES TRAVEL ASSOCIATION

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H.R.2935, H.R.1035 and S.1023, The Travel Promotion Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R.2935

H.R. 384111th Congress

TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: UNITED STATES TRAVEL ASSOCIATION

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H.R.384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R.384

Source: Senate LDA

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