BITUMINOUS COAL OPERATORS ASSN

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2005

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2005	—	1	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	5	4

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
OLDAKER & HARRIS	—	4
LAW OFFICES OF BERNARD WUNDER (FKA WUNDER & LILLEY)	—	1
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC	—	1
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP	—	2

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	4
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	3
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	4
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1
Retirement	Retirement	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1

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