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Lobbying Income

$4.6M

Filings

189

Unique Clients

7

Active Period

2017–2026

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2026	$390,000	15	5
2025	$580,000	20	5
2024	$690,000	23	6
2023	$720,000	31	7
2022	$520,000	21	5
2021	$440,000	20	5
2020	$420,000	19	5
2019	$400,000	16	4
2018	$390,000	16	4
2017	$90,000	8	4

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC (F/K/A PILOT FLYING J)	$2,140,000	38	2017–2026
COALITION FOR RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS (F/K/A PLAYMAKER O/B/OF COAL RENEW NAT GAS)	$1,020,000	37	2017–2026
NATIONAL FARMERS UNION	$720,000	37	2017–2026
NATIONAL ENERGY & FUELS INSTITUTE	$400,000	26	2020–2026
RIVER BIRCH, LLC	$210,000	8	2023–2024
LOW CARBON FUELS COALITION	$150,000	16	2023–2026
PLAYMAKER STRATEGIES, ON BEHALF OF OWENSBORO GRAIN	—	27	2017–2023

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	182
SENATE	182
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	103
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	90
White House Office	90
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	34
Energy, Dept of	30

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	165
Agriculture	Agriculture	137
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	39
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	19
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	9
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (6)

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

H.R. 5994115th Congress

ESCAPE Act

2017 · fourth_quarter · Client: PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC (F/K/A PILOT FLYING J)

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HR. 5994, Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Extension Act, Biodiesel Blenders Tax Credit

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: HR. 5994

H.R. 3264115th Congress

Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel, and Alternative Fuels Extension Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Client: PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC (F/K/A PILOT FLYING J)

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Support Renewable Fuels Standard Support H.R. 3264, Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel and Alternative Fuels Extension Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3264

H.R. 3264115th Congress

Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel, and Alternative Fuels Extension Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Client: PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC (F/K/A PILOT FLYING J)

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Support Renewable Fuels Standard Support H.R. 3264, Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel and Alternative Fuels Extension Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3264

H.R. 3264115th Congress

Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel, and Alternative Fuels Extension Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Client: PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC (F/K/A PILOT FLYING J)

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Support Renewable Fuels Standard Support H.R. 3264, Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel and Alternative Fuels Extension Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3264

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H.R. 3264115th Congress

Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel, and Alternative Fuels Extension Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Client: PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC (F/K/A PILOT FLYING J)

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Support Renewable Fuels Standard Support H.R. 3264, Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel and Alternative Fuels Extension Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3264

H.R. 3264115th Congress

Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel, and Alternative Fuels Extension Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Client: PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC (F/K/A PILOT FLYING J)

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Support Renewable Fuels Standard Support H.R. 3264, Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel and Alternative Fuels Extension Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3264

Source: Senate LDA

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