FOCUS: HOPE

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	—	6	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE ESTELL GROUP LLC	—	11

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Education, Dept of	8
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	8
SENATE	8
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	5
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	4
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	4
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	3
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	10
Education	Education	10
Defense	Defense	10
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	10
Agriculture	Agriculture	9
Housing	Housing	1

FOCUS: HOPE — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope