BAYER CORPORATION (FKA MONSANTO COMPANY)

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2010–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	4	1
2025	—	5	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	7	1
2015	—	5	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD	—	73

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	60
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	47
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	19
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	8
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	7
Natl Security Council (NSC)	4
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	4
State, Dept of (DOS)	4
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	3
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)	3
Treasury, Dept of	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	37
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	32
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	18
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	13
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	4
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	2
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	2
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 3326114th Congress

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Issues relating to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (H.R. 3326, S. 1890)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3326

S. 1890114th Congress

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Issues relating to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (H.R. 3326, S. 1890)

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

Matched citations: S. 1890

H.R. 3326114th Congress

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015

2016 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (H.R. 3326, S. 1890)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3326

S. 1890114th Congress

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

2016 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (H.R. 3326, S. 1890)

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

Matched citations: S. 1890

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H.R. 3326114th Congress

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015

2016 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (H.R. 3326, S. 1890)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3326

S. 1890114th Congress

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

2016 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (H.R. 3326, S. 1890)

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

Matched citations: S. 1890

H.R. 3326114th Congress

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (H.R. 3326, S. 1890)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3326

S. 1890114th Congress

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (H.R. 3326, S. 1890)

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

Matched citations: S. 1890

H.R. 3326114th Congress

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (H.R. 3326, S. 1890)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3326

S. 1890114th Congress

Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (H.R. 3326, S. 1890)

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

Matched citations: S. 1890

H.R. 1599114th Congress

Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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H.R. 1599, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1599

H.R. 1599114th Congress

Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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H.R. 1599, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1599

H.R. 9114th Congress

Innovation Act

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Issues relating to legislation regarding patent litigation; H.R. 9, the Innovation Act; S. 1137, the Patent Act; S. 632, the Strong Patents Act of 2015

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

Matched citations: H.R. 9

S. 1137114th Congress

PATENT Act

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Issues relating to legislation regarding patent litigation; H.R. 9, the Innovation Act; S. 1137, the Patent Act; S. 632, the Strong Patents Act of 2015

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

Matched citations: S. 1137

S. 632114th Congress

STRONG Patents Act of 2015

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Issues relating to legislation regarding patent litigation; H.R. 9, the Innovation Act; S. 1137, the Patent Act; S. 632, the Strong Patents Act of 2015

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

Matched citations: S. 632

H.R. 9114th Congress

Innovation Act

2015 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Issues relating to legislation regarding patent litigation; H.R. 9; issues relating to biotech approvals in China and Europe

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

Matched citations: H.R. 9

H.R. 2024113th Congress

End Anonymous Patents Act

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to legislation regarding patent litigation; S. 1013, H.R. 2024; H.R. 3309; S. 1720; S. 1612; issues relating to biotech approvals in China

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

Matched citations: H.R. 2024

S. 1013113th Congress

Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Issues relating to legislation regarding patent litigation; S. 1013, H.R. 2024; H.R. 3309; S. 1720; S. 1612; issues relating to biotech approvals in China

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

Matched citations: S. 1013

S. 1612113th Congress

Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Issues relating to legislation regarding patent litigation; S. 1013, H.R. 2024; H.R. 3309; S. 1720; S. 1612; issues relating to biotech approvals in China

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

Matched citations: S. 1612

S. 1720113th Congress

Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to legislation regarding patent litigation; S. 1013, H.R. 2024; H.R. 3309; S. 1720; S. 1612; issues relating to biotech approvals in China

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

Matched citations: S. 1720

H.R. 2024113th Congress

End Anonymous Patents Act

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to legislation regarding patent litigation; S. 1013, H.R. 2024; H.R. 3309; S. 1720; S. 1612; issues relating to biotrade approvals in China

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

Matched citations: H.R. 2024

S. 1013113th Congress

Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to legislation regarding patent litigation; S. 1013, H.R. 2024; H.R. 3309; S. 1720; S. 1612; issues relating to biotrade approvals in China

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

Matched citations: S. 1013

S. 1612113th Congress

Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to legislation regarding patent litigation; S. 1013, H.R. 2024; H.R. 3309; S. 1720; S. 1612; issues relating to biotrade approvals in China

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

Matched citations: S. 1612

S. 1720113th Congress

Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to legislation regarding patent litigation; S. 1013, H.R. 2024; H.R. 3309; S. 1720; S. 1612; issues relating to biotrade approvals in China

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

Matched citations: S. 1720

H.R. 2024113th Congress

End Anonymous Patents Act

2014 · second_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to legislation regarding patent litigation; S. 1013, H.R. 2024; H.R. 3309; S. 1720; S. 1612

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

Matched citations: H.R. 2024

Source: Senate LDA

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