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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2016–2018

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2018	—	1	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	3	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
PATTEN & ASSOCIATES, LLC	—	8

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	5
SENATE	5
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	4
White House Office	4

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	4
Small Business	Small Business	2
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	1
Accounting	Accounting	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (8)

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

H.R. 1115th Congress

An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PATTEN & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 201 H.R. 1 Section 2704 (IRS Code)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $9,912

Matched citations: H.R. 1

S. 201115th Congress

Protection of Military Airfields from Wind Turbine Encroachment Act

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PATTEN & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 201 H.R. 1 Section 2704 (IRS Code)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $9,912

Matched citations: S. 201

H.R. 1115th Congress

An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: PATTEN & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 201 H.R. 1 Section 2704 (IRS Code)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $16,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

S. 201115th Congress

Protection of Military Airfields from Wind Turbine Encroachment Act

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: PATTEN & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 201 H.R. 1 Section 2704 (IRS Code)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $16,000

Matched citations: S. 201

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H.R. 1115th Congress

An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.

2017 · first_quarter · Firm: PATTEN & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 201 & H.R. 1 Section 2704 Internal Revenue Code

Client expense: — · Firm income: $26,200

Matched citations: H.R. 1

S. 201115th Congress

Protection of Military Airfields from Wind Turbine Encroachment Act

2017 · first_quarter · Firm: PATTEN & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 201 & H.R. 1 Section 2704 Internal Revenue Code

Client expense: — · Firm income: $26,200

Matched citations: S. 201

H.R. 1113th Congress

Tax Reform Act of 2014

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PATTEN & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1 and S.201 Section 2704 (IRC)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,000

Matched citations: H.R.1

S. 201114th Congress

Child Custody Protection Act of 2015

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PATTEN & ASSOCIATES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1 and S.201 Section 2704 (IRC)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $25,000

Matched citations: S.201

Source: Senate LDA

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