UPSTREAM CONSULTING, INC.

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Lobbying Income

$14.4M

Filings

702

Unique Clients

Active Period

2003–2026

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2026	$185,000	10	5
2025	$340,000	20	5
2024	$340,000	20	5
2023	$565,000	26	7
2022	$674,000	32	9
2021	$780,000	37	10
2020	$980,500	47	12
2019	$866,000	39	10
2018	$1,045,500	37	10
2017	$1,345,500	48	13
2016	$1,183,000	43	11
2015	$1,100,000	41	13
2014	$1,007,000	46	12
2013	$800,000	42	13
2012	$1,320,000	71	21
2011	$1,320,000	60	16
2010	$500,000	33	11
2005	$0	34	11
2004	$0	10	6
2003	$20,000	6	4

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION	$1,917,000	44	2016–2026
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL	$1,275,000	41	2010–2020
MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION (MTC)	$1,115,500	50	2014–2026
CONSERVATION TRUST FUND OF PUERTO RICO	$1,040,000	37	2010–2019
TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.	$1,010,000	38	2013–2022
PRIMUS PHARMACEUTICAL	$775,000	38	2017–2026
MELINTA THERAPEUTICS INC (FKA RIB-X PHARMACEUTICALS INC )	$700,000	18	2013–2017
NATURAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION	$672,500	31	2016–2023
RARE ACCESS ACTION PROJECT	$507,000	33	2018–2026
BLACK HALL AEROSPACE, INC.	$505,000	16	2014–2017
MILLENNIUM: THE TAKEDA ONCOLOGY COMPANY	$420,000	15	2010–2013
AMERICAN ENTERPRISES, LLC	$380,000	14	2012–2015
AVEXIS, INC	$340,500	17	2017–2020
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY	$328,000	15	2019–2022
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY	$270,000	10	2011–2012
LUNDBECK, INC.	$260,000	10	2010–2012
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY	$220,000	12	2010–2013
REVISION MILITARY LTD.	$207,000	18	2011–2015
CORE CONSTRUCTION	$200,000	11	2010–2012
WILSON ELECTRONICS	$200,000	11	2010–2012
SUREFIRE, LLC	$180,000	15	2004–2012
SCANA	$169,000	9	2015–2017
UTAH HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY	$165,000	9	2013–2015
VERIFONE	$150,000	7	2015–2017
GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY	$140,000	14	2005–2012

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	573
SENATE	572
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	38
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	29
White House Office	29
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	7
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	3

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Health Issues	Health Issues	202
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	88
Defense	Defense	66
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	61
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	48
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	46
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	46
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	44
Education	Education	35
Government Issues	Government Issues	34
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	31
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	16
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	15
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	15
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	12
Automotive Industry	Automotive Industry	10
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	10
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	8
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	8
Banking	Banking	6

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 2851115th Congress

SITSA Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

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Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms Supporting the reclassification of hemp out of Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act; Inclusion of hemp reclassification in the Farm Bill

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

Matched citations: HR 2851

H.R. 2851115th Congress

SITSA Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

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Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms Supporting the reclassification of hemp out of Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act; Inclusion of hemp reclassification in the Farm Bill

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

Matched citations: HR 2851

H.R. 2851115th Congress

SITSA Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

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Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms Supporting the reclassification of hemp out of Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act; Inclusion of hemp reclassification in the Farm Bill

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

Matched citations: HR 2851

H.R. 3530115th Congress

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

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Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms Supporting the reclassification of hemp out of Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act; Inclusion of hemp reclassification in the Farm Bill

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

Matched citations: HR 3530

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H.R. 3530115th Congress

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

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Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms Supporting the reclassification of hemp out of Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act; Inclusion of hemp reclassification in the Farm Bill

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

Matched citations: HR 3530

H.R. 3530115th Congress

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

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Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms Supporting the reclassification of hemp out of Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act; Inclusion of hemp reclassification in the Farm Bill

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

Matched citations: HR 3530

S. 19115th Congress

MOBILE NOW Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Client: TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.

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Telecommunications issues in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of FY18; and the FY19 budget framework Mobile Now Act, S. 19 FCC Lifeline Program

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

Matched citations: S. 19

S. 1356113th Congress

Workforce Investment Act of 2013

2018 · fourth_quarter · Client: MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION (MTC)

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Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization S.1356 Criminal Justice Reform

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S.1356

S. 3649115th Congress

First Step Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Client: MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION (MTC)

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S. 3649, First Step Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S. 3649

H.R. 2851115th Congress

SITSA Act

2018 · third_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms Supporting the reclassification of hemp out of Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act; Inclusion of hemp reclassification in the Farm Bill

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

Matched citations: HR 2851

H.R. 2851115th Congress

SITSA Act

2018 · third_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms Supporting the reclassification of hemp out of Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act; Inclusion of hemp reclassification in the Farm Bill

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

Matched citations: HR 2851

H.R. 2851115th Congress

SITSA Act

2018 · third_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms Supporting the reclassification of hemp out of Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act; Inclusion of hemp reclassification in the Farm Bill

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

Matched citations: HR 2851

H.R. 3530115th Congress

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017

2018 · third_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms Supporting the reclassification of hemp out of Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act; Inclusion of hemp reclassification in the Farm Bill

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

Matched citations: HR 3530

H.R. 3530115th Congress

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017

2018 · third_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms Supporting the reclassification of hemp out of Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act; Inclusion of hemp reclassification in the Farm Bill

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

Matched citations: HR 3530

H.R. 3530115th Congress

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017

2018 · third_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms Supporting the reclassification of hemp out of Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act; Inclusion of hemp reclassification in the Farm Bill

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

Matched citations: HR 3530

S. 1356113th Congress

Workforce Investment Act of 2013

2018 · third_quarter · Client: MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION (MTC)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Lobbied on Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization S.1356

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S.1356

S. 19115th Congress

MOBILE NOW Act

2018 · third_quarter · Client: TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Telecommunications issues in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of FY18; and the FY19 budget framework Mobile Now Act, S. 19 FCC Lifeline Program

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

Matched citations: S. 19

H.R. 2851115th Congress

SITSA Act

2018 · second_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms

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

Matched citations: HR 2851

H.R. 2851115th Congress

SITSA Act

2018 · second_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms

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

Matched citations: HR 2851

H.R. 2851115th Congress

SITSA Act

2018 · second_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms

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

Matched citations: HR 2851

H.R. 3530115th Congress

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017

2018 · second_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms

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

Matched citations: HR 3530

H.R. 3530115th Congress

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017

2018 · second_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms

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

Matched citations: HR 3530

H.R. 3530115th Congress

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017

2018 · second_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms

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

Matched citations: HR 3530

H.R. 2851115th Congress

SITSA Act

2018 · second_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,000

Matched citations: HR 2851

H.R. 2851115th Congress

SITSA Act

2018 · second_quarter · Client: AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Controlled Substances Act reforms Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, HR 2851 Industrial Hemp, HR 3530 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act reforms

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,000

Matched citations: HR 2851

Source: Senate LDA

UPSTREAM CONSULTING, INC. — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope