AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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Lobbying Spend

$967K

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2009–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$30,000	3	1
2025	$60,000	6	1
2024	$50,000	6	1
2023	$60,000	6	1
2022	$40,000	4	1
2021	$50,000	5	1
2020	$40,000	4	1
2019	$40,000	4	1
2018	$50,000	5	1
2017	$40,000	4	1
2016	$40,000	5	1
2015	$40,108	4	1
2014	$57,276	5	1
2013	$40,000	5	1
2012	$40,000	4	1
2011	$40,000	4	1
2010	$100,000	4	1
2009	$150,000	5	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC	$967,384	83

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	77
SENATE	72
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	6
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	3
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	3
Education, Dept of	2
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	2
Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)	2
White House Office	2
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	1
Library of Congress (LOC)	1
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	69
Health Issues	Health Issues	13
Education	Education	13
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	10
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	9
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	8
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	7
Transportation	Transportation	7
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	4
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	4
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	2
Unemployment	Unemployment	2
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	2
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Minting/Money/Gold Standard	Minting/Money/Gold Standard	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 3749113th Congress

Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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HR 3749- Medicare Demonstration Project of Low Vision Devices Act

Client expense: $10,124 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3749

H.R. 4040113th Congress

Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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HR 4040- Alice Gogswell and Ann Sullivan Macy Act

Client expense: $10,124 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 4040

H.R. 4087112th Congress

Prescription Drug Labeling Promotion Act of 2012

2012 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 4087; S. 3187 Accessible Prescription Drug Labeling

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4087

H.R. 4087112th Congress

Prescription Drug Labeling Promotion Act of 2012

2012 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 4087 Prescription Drug Labeling Promotion Act of 2012

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4087

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H.R. 734111th Congress

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 734, S. 841, the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 734

S. 841111th Congress

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010

2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 734, S. 841, the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 841

H.R. 3101111th Congress

Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 3101, the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 S. 3304, Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3101

H.R. 5381111th Congress

Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R.5381, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 S. 3302, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5381

S. 3302111th Congress

Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R.5381, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 S. 3302, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3302

S. 3304111th Congress

Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 3101, the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 S. 3304, Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3304

H.R. 3101111th Congress

Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 3101 and related telecommunications issues

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3101

H.R. 734111th Congress

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 734, Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 734

H.R. 3101111th Congress

Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

2010 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 3101, the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3101

H.R. 734111th Congress

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

2010 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 734, the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 734

H.R. 3590110th Congress

American Middle Class Tax (AMT) Relief Act of 2007

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R.3590 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.3590

H.R. 734111th Congress

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 734 and S. 841 Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 734

S. 841111th Congress

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 734 and S. 841 Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 841

H.R. 3101111th Congress

Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 3101 Twenty-first Century Communications and Video

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3101

H.R. 571111th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles.

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 571 To amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 571

H.R. 3101111th Congress

Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 3101 Twenty-first Century Communications and Video

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3101

H.R. 571111th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles.

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 571 To amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 571

H.R. 3101111th Congress

Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 3101, Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 H.R. 734 and S. 841, Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 Blindness specific Medicare reimbursement language that has not yet been included in any healthcare reform legislation. Sec. 508 compliance of the Rehabilitation Act at the Department of Veterans Affairs through the assistance of Senate VA committee

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3101

H.R. 3101111th Congress

Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 3101, Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 H.R. 734 and S. 841, Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 Blindness specific Medicare reimbursement language that has not yet been included in any healthcare reform legislation. Sec. 508 compliance of the Rehabilitation Act at the Department of Veterans Affairs through the assistance of Senate VA committee

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3101

H.R. 3101111th Congress

Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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H.R. 3101, Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 H.R. 734 and S. 841, Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 Blindness specific Medicare reimbursement language that has not yet been included in any healthcare reform legislation. Sec. 508 compliance of the Rehabilitation Act at the Department of Veterans Affairs through the assistance of Senate VA committee

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3101

H.R. 3101111th Congress

Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 3101, Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 H.R. 734 and S. 841, Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 Blindness specific Medicare reimbursement language that has not yet been included in any healthcare reform legislation. Sec. 508 compliance of the Rehabilitation Act at the Department of Veterans Affairs through the assistance of Senate VA committee

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3101

Source: Senate LDA

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope