SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH, INC.

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Lobbying Spend

$461K

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2004–2018

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2018	—	1	1
2017	—	1	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	$45,500	4	1
2009	$113,750	5	1
2008	$91,000	4	1
2007	$45,500	1	1
2006	$80,000	2	1
2005	$45,000	1	1
2004	$40,000	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH, INC.	$460,750	45

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	41
SENATE	38
State, Dept of (DOS)	13
Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives	1
President of the U.S.	1
White House Office	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	41
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	6
Immigration	Immigration	5
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	2
Defense	Defense	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (14)

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

H.R. 1299115th Congress

Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act

2017 · first_quarter · Firm: SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH, INC.

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Foreign policy with Latin America, military spending, international military training, foreign aid. We seek to build relationships between the U.S. and Latin America based on peace, where military relations are not paramount. We asked supporters to contact members of congress to co-sponsor HR 1299, the Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act, which seeks to suspend military aid to Honduras pending credible investigations into egregious human rights violations by the Honduran government. Our organization actually had very little if any direct contact with elected officials during this quarter.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1299

H.R. 5474114th Congress

Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Foreign policy with Latin America, military spending, international military training, foreign aid. We seek to build relationships between the U.S. and Latin America based on peace, where military relations are not paramount. We asked supporters to contact members of congress to co-sponsor HR 5474, the Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act, which seeks to suspend military aid to Honduras pending credible investigations into egregious human rights violations by the Honduran government, although very little if any contact with elected officials was actually had by our organization.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5474

H.R. 5474114th Congress

Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Foreign policy with Latin America, military spending, international military training, foreign aid. We seek to build relationships between the U.S. and Latin America based on peace, where military relations are not paramount. We asked supporters to contact members of congress to co-sponsor HR 5474, the Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act, which seeks to suspend military aid to Honduras pending credible investigations into egregious human rights violations by the Honduran government, although very little if any contact with elected officials was actually had by our organization.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5474

H.R. 1232114th Congress

Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for H.R. 1232 - the "Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act". We educated our supporters on this bill, which seeks to "amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to make certain limitations on the transfer of personal property to Federal and State agencies, and for other purposes." We sought more co-sponsors for this bill in the House of Representatives, and used it as template for conversations supporters had with their Senate Offices.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1232

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H.R. 1232114th Congress

Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act

2016 · first_quarter · Firm: SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH, INC.

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Support for H.R. 1232 - the "Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act". We educated our supporters on this bill, which seeks to "amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to make certain limitations on the transfer of personal property to Federal and State agencies, and for other purposes." Although little if any contact was actually had with Representatives, we sought more co-sponsors for this bill.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1232

H.R. 1232114th Congress

Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH, INC.

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Support for H.R. 1232 - the "Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act"

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1232

H.R. 1232114th Congress

Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH, INC.

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Support for H.R. 1232 - the "Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act"

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1232

H.R. 1232114th Congress

Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH, INC.

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Support for H.R. 1232 - the "Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act"

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1232

H.R. 1232114th Congress

Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act

2015 · first_quarter · Firm: SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH, INC.

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Support for H.R. 1232 - the "Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act"

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1232

H.R. 1707110th Congress

Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH, INC.

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HR 1707, Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2007, military spending, foreign policy with Latin America, international military training, and foreign aid

Client expense: $22,750 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1707

H.R. 1707110th Congress

Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2007

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 1707, Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2007, military spending, foreign policy with Latin America, international military training, and foreign aid

Client expense: $22,750 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1707

H.R. 1707110th Congress

Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2007

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 1707, Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2007, military spending, foreign policy with Latin America, international military training, and foreign aid

Client expense: $22,750 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1707

H.R. 1707110th Congress

Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Hr 1707, Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2007, military spending, foreign policy with Latin America, international military training, and foreign aid

Client expense: $22,750 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: Hr 1707

H.R. 1707110th Congress

Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2007

2007 · year_end · Firm: SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 1707, Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2007, military spending, foreign policy with Latin America, international military training, and foreign aid

Client expense: $45,500 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1707

Source: Senate LDA

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