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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2012–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	4	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	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	3	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
PENN AVENUE PARTNERS	—	58

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	56
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	52
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	4
White House Office	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	58
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (4)

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

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: PENN AVENUE PARTNERS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Financial Services Issues. Cross Border Remittance Issues. H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R.1

H.R. 1625115th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: PENN AVENUE PARTNERS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Financial services issues. Cross border pipeline issues. H.R.1625: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018; Public Law No: 115-141.

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

Matched citations: H.R.1625

H.R. 1115th Congress

An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PENN AVENUE PARTNERS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Corporate Tax Reform. H.R.1: An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. S.1: An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.

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

Matched citations: H.R.1

S. 1115th Congress

An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PENN AVENUE PARTNERS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Corporate Tax Reform. H.R.1: An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. S.1: An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.

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

Matched citations: S.1

Source: Senate LDA

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