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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2019–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	5	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC	—	32

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	31
SENATE	31

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Railroads	Railroads	32
Transportation	Transportation	8
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 2853119th Congress

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: HR 2853

S. 1404119th Congress

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S.1404

H.R. 2853119th Congress

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: HR 2853

S. 1404119th Congress

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S.1404

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H.R. 2853119th Congress

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: HR 2853

S. 1404119th Congress

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S.1404

H.R. 2853119th Congress

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: HR 2853

S. 1404119th Congress

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S.1404

H.R. 2853119th Congress

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: HR 2853

S. 1404119th Congress

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S.1404

H.R. 2853119th Congress

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: HR 2853

S. 1404119th Congress

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S.1404

H.R. 1674118th Congress

Railway Safety Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: HR 1674

S. 576118th Congress

Railway Safety Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S.576

H.R. 1674118th Congress

Railway Safety Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: HR 1674

S. 576118th Congress

Railway Safety Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S.576

H.R. 1674118th Congress

Railway Safety Act of 2023

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: HR 1674

S. 576118th Congress

Railway Safety Act of 2023

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S.576

H.R. 1674118th Congress

Railway Safety Act of 2023

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: HR 1674

S. 576118th Congress

Railway Safety Act of 2023

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S.576

H.R. 1674118th Congress

Railway Safety Act of 2023

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: HR 1674

S. 576118th Congress

Railway Safety Act of 2023

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S.576

H.R. 1674118th Congress

Railway Safety Act of 2023

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: HR 1674

S. 576118th Congress

Railway Safety Act of 2023

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: S.576

H.R. 1674118th Congress

Railway Safety Act of 2023

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: THE CACTUS GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

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

Matched citations: HR 1674

Source: Senate LDA

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