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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2007–2025

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2025	—	3	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	5	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	6	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	3	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP	—	77

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	72
SENATE	67
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)	23
Treasury, Dept of	15
White House Office	9
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
Federal Reserve System	1
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	1
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	1
Office of the Vice President of the United States	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	62
Banking	Banking	12

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 2225119th Congress

Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving business development companies (BDCs) HR2225 - Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

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

Matched citations: HR2225

H.R. 2225119th Congress

Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving business development companies (BDCs) HR2225 - Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

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

Matched citations: HR2225

H.R. 2225119th Congress

Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving business development companies (BDCs) HR2225 - Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

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

Matched citations: HR2225

H.R. 5598117th Congress

Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving business development companies (BDCs) HR5598 - Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

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

Matched citations: HR5598

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H.R. 5598117th Congress

Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving business development companies (BDCs) HR5598 - Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

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

Matched citations: HR5598

H.R. 5598117th Congress

Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving business development companies (BDCs) HR5598 - Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

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

Matched citations: HR5598

H.R. 5598117th Congress

Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving business development companies (BDCs) HR5598 - Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

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

Matched citations: HR5598

H.R. 5598117th Congress

Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving business development companies (BDCs) HR5598 - Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

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

Matched citations: HR5598

H.R. 5598117th Congress

Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving business development companies (BDCs) HR5598 - Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

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

Matched citations: HR5598

H.R. 5598117th Congress

Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving business development companies (BDCs) HR5598 - Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

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

Matched citations: HR5598

H.R. 5598117th Congress

Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

2023 · first_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving business development companies (BDCs) HR5598 - Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

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

Matched citations: HR5598

H.R. 5598117th Congress

Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving business development companies (BDCs) H.R.5598 Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act "

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

Matched citations: H.R.5598

H.R. 748116th Congress

CARES Act

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving business development companies (BDCs) HR 748 CARES Act - issues related to COVID-19 relief

Client expense: — · Firm income: $290,000

Matched citations: HR 748

H.R. 1625115th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving reform of business development companies (BDCs) H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act S. 2324, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1625

H.R. 4267115th Congress

Small Business Credit Availability Act

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving reform of business development companies (BDCs) H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act S. 2324, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4267

S. 2324115th Congress

Small Business Credit Availability Act

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving reform of business development companies (BDCs) H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act S. 2324, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: S. 2324

H.R. 1625115th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving reform of business development companies (BDCs) H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act S. 2324, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1625

H.R. 4267115th Congress

Small Business Credit Availability Act

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving reform of business development companies (BDCs) H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act S. 2324, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4267

S. 2324115th Congress

Small Business Credit Availability Act

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving reform of business development companies (BDCs) H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act S. 2324, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: S. 2324

H.R. 4267115th Congress

Small Business Credit Availability Act

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving reform of business development companies (BDCs) H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4267

H.R. 3868114th Congress

Small Business Credit Availability Act

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving reform of business development companies (BDCs) H.R.3868-Small Business Credit Availability Act and related issues

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R.3868

H.R. 3868114th Congress

Small Business Credit Availability Act

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving reform of business development companies (BDCs) H.R.3868-Small Business Credit Availability Act and related issues

Client expense: — · Firm income: $110,000

Matched citations: H.R.3868

H.R. 3868114th Congress

Small Business Credit Availability Act

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving reform of business development companies (BDCs) H.R.3868-Small Business Credit Availability Act and related issues SEC proposed rule 18f-4

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R.3868

H.R. 3868114th Congress

Small Business Credit Availability Act

2016 · first_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving reform of business development companies (BDCs) H.R.3868-Small Business Credit Availability Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $110,000

Matched citations: H.R.3868

H.R. 3868114th Congress

Small Business Credit Availability Act

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

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Issues involving reform of business development companies H.R.3868-Small Business Credit Availability Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R.3868

Source: Senate LDA