Lobbying Spend
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Filings
17
Firms Hired
1
Active Period
2021–2024
Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings
Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available
Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings
Most frequently reported lobbying issues
Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded
Stopping Cultural Marxism at the FTC Act
2024 · third_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges S. 2033 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46) Oversight of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission H.R. 7737 (One Agency Act) S. 4308 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 8773 (FY2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill) provisions related to the Federal Trade Commission
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: H.R. 3692
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges S. 2033 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46) Oversight of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission H.R. 7737 (One Agency Act) S. 4308 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 8773 (FY2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill) provisions related to the Federal Trade Commission
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: H.R. 7737
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025
2024 · third_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges S. 2033 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46) Oversight of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission H.R. 7737 (One Agency Act) S. 4308 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 8773 (FY2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill) provisions related to the Federal Trade Commission
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: H.R. 8773
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2023
2024 · third_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges S. 2033 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46) Oversight of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission H.R. 7737 (One Agency Act) S. 4308 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 8773 (FY2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill) provisions related to the Federal Trade Commission
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: S. 1094
American Innovation and Choice Online Act
2024 · third_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges S. 2033 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46) Oversight of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission H.R. 7737 (One Agency Act) S. 4308 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 8773 (FY2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill) provisions related to the Federal Trade Commission
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: S. 2033
Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2024
2024 · third_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges S. 2033 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46) Oversight of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission H.R. 7737 (One Agency Act) S. 4308 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 8773 (FY2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill) provisions related to the Federal Trade Commission
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: S. 4308
Stopping Cultural Marxism at the FTC Act
2024 · second_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges S. 2033 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46) Oversight of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission H.R. 7737 (One Agency Act) S. 4308 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 8773 (FY2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill) provisions related to the Federal Trade Commission
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: H.R. 3692
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges S. 2033 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46) Oversight of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission H.R. 7737 (One Agency Act) S. 4308 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 8773 (FY2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill) provisions related to the Federal Trade Commission
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: H.R. 7737
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025
2024 · second_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges S. 2033 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46) Oversight of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission H.R. 7737 (One Agency Act) S. 4308 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 8773 (FY2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill) provisions related to the Federal Trade Commission
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: H.R. 8773
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2023
2024 · second_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges S. 2033 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46) Oversight of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission H.R. 7737 (One Agency Act) S. 4308 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 8773 (FY2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill) provisions related to the Federal Trade Commission
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: S. 1094
American Innovation and Choice Online Act
2024 · second_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges S. 2033 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46) Oversight of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission H.R. 7737 (One Agency Act) S. 4308 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 8773 (FY2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill) provisions related to the Federal Trade Commission
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: S. 2033
Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2024
2024 · second_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges S. 2033 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46) Oversight of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission H.R. 7737 (One Agency Act) S. 4308 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 8773 (FY2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill) provisions related to the Federal Trade Commission
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: S. 4308
Stopping Cultural Marxism at the FTC Act
2024 · first_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46) Oversight of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission H.R. 7737 (One Agency Act)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: H.R. 3692
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46) Oversight of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission H.R. 7737 (One Agency Act)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: H.R. 7737
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2023
2024 · first_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46) Oversight of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission H.R. 7737 (One Agency Act)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: S. 1094
Stopping Cultural Marxism at the FTC Act
2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46) Oversight of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: H.R. 3692
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2023
2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46) Oversight of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: S. 1094
Stopping Cultural Marxism at the FTC Act
2023 · third_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: H.R. 3692
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2023
2023 · third_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak for Federal Trade Commissioners Draft Merger Guidelines for Public Comment (FTC-2023-0043-0001) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (RIN No. 3084-AB46)
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: S. 1094
Stopping Cultural Marxism at the FTC Act
2023 · second_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees for Federal Trade Commissioners
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: H.R. 3692
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2023
2023 · second_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees for Federal Trade Commissioners
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: S. 1094
Stopping Cultural Marxism at the FTC Act
2023 · second_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees for Federal Trade Commissioners
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: H.R. 3692
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2023
2023 · second_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Consumer welfare standard Federal Trade Commission regulatory excesses, including Hart-Scott-Rodino merger reviews, merger challenges American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 1094 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) Open App Markets Act H.R. 3692 (Fair and Balanced FTC Act) Nominees for Federal Trade Commissioners
Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500
Matched citations: S. 1094
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard S. 225 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 3460/S. 1787 (State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act) H.R. 3816/S. 2992 (American Choice and Innovation Online Act) H.R. 3825 (Ending Platform Monopolies Act) H.R. 3826/S. 3197 (Platform Competition and Opportunity Act) H.R. 3843/S. 2039 (Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act) S. 228 (TEAM Act) H.R. 3849 (ACCESS Act) H.R. 5639 (Foreign Merger Subsidy Disclosure Act) S. 4258/H.R. 7839 (Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act) S. 2992 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 673 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) S. 2710 (Open App Markets Act) House Judiciary Comm. Final Report on Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets FTC motion to rescind the 2015 Statement of Enforcement Principles Regarding Unfair Methods of Competition (UMC) Under Section 5 of the FTC Act Executive Order 14036 (Promoting Competition in the American Economy) FTC Rescission of 1995 Policy Statement on Prior Approval and Prior Notice Provisions in Merger Cases FTCs counting votes cast by a former commissioner Nominations to Federal Trade Commission positions FTC-Justice Dept. Request for Information on proposed Merger Enforcement Guidelines (FTC-2022-0003) H.R. 2617 (legislative vehicle for the Consolidated Appropriations Act FY 2023 with Senate amendment #6552) antitrust-related policy riders
Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000
Matched citations: H.R. 2617
State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2022
2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: JAMES EDWARDS
Antitrust Consumer welfare standard S. 225 (Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act) H.R. 3460/S. 1787 (State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act) H.R. 3816/S. 2992 (American Choice and Innovation Online Act) H.R. 3825 (Ending Platform Monopolies Act) H.R. 3826/S. 3197 (Platform Competition and Opportunity Act) H.R. 3843/S. 2039 (Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act) S. 228 (TEAM Act) H.R. 3849 (ACCESS Act) H.R. 5639 (Foreign Merger Subsidy Disclosure Act) S. 4258/H.R. 7839 (Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act) S. 2992 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act) S. 673 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act) S. 2710 (Open App Markets Act) House Judiciary Comm. Final Report on Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets FTC motion to rescind the 2015 Statement of Enforcement Principles Regarding Unfair Methods of Competition (UMC) Under Section 5 of the FTC Act Executive Order 14036 (Promoting Competition in the American Economy) FTC Rescission of 1995 Policy Statement on Prior Approval and Prior Notice Provisions in Merger Cases FTCs counting votes cast by a former commissioner Nominations to Federal Trade Commission positions FTC-Justice Dept. Request for Information on proposed Merger Enforcement Guidelines (FTC-2022-0003) H.R. 2617 (legislative vehicle for the Consolidated Appropriations Act FY 2023 with Senate amendment #6552) antitrust-related policy riders
Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000
Matched citations: H.R. 3460
Source: Senate LDA