THE CAPITOL GROUP

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Lobbying Income

$2.6M

Filings

Unique Clients

Active Period

2009–2014

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2014	$510,000	8	2
2013	$564,000	8	2
2012	$564,000	11	3
2011	$504,000	10	3
2010	$430,000	6	2
2009	$35,000	3	2

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP)	$2,135,000	22	2009–2014
THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION	$402,000	14	2011–2014
NEW YORK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST	$70,000	10	2009–2012

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	39
SENATE	39

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	22
Agriculture	Agriculture	14
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	10
Health Issues	Health Issues	8
Banking	Banking	7
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	5
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	5
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	4
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	3
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	2
Immigration	Immigration	2

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 4079113th Congress

Songwriter Equity Act of 2014

2014 · fourth_quarter · Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP)

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Performance Rights Issues Intellectual Property Issues and Copyright Legislation H.R. 4079 & S. 2321 The Songwriters Equity Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $105,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4079

S. 2321113th Congress

Songwriter Equity Act of 2014

2014 · fourth_quarter · Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP)

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Performance Rights Issues Intellectual Property Issues and Copyright Legislation H.R. 4079 & S. 2321 The Songwriters Equity Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $105,000

Matched citations: S. 2321

H.R. 1249113th Congress

Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

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H.R. 1249 & S. 1756 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: H.R. 1249

H.R. 2575113th Congress

Save American Workers Act of 2014

2014 · fourth_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

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H.R. 2575 Save American Workers Act of 2013 S. 701 Forty House is Full Time Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: H.R. 2575

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S. 1756113th Congress

Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

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H.R. 1249 & S. 1756 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S. 1756

S. 701113th Congress

Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013

2014 · fourth_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

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H.R. 2575 Save American Workers Act of 2013 S. 701 Forty House is Full Time Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S. 701

H.R. 1249113th Congress

Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

2014 · third_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1249 & S. 1756 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: H.R. 1249

H.R. 2575113th Congress

Save American Workers Act of 2014

2014 · third_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2575 Save American Workers Act of 2013 S. 701 Forty House is Full Time Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: H.R. 2575

S. 1756113th Congress

Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

2014 · third_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1249 & S. 1756 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S. 1756

S. 701113th Congress

Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013

2014 · third_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2575 Save American Workers Act of 2013 S. 701 Forty House is Full Time Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S. 701

H.R. 4079113th Congress

Songwriter Equity Act of 2014

2014 · third_quarter · Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Performance Rights Issues Intellectual Property Issues and Copyright Legislation H.R. 4079 & S. 2321 The Songwriters Equity Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $105,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4079

S. 2321113th Congress

Songwriter Equity Act of 2014

2014 · third_quarter · Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Performance Rights Issues Intellectual Property Issues and Copyright Legislation H.R. 4079 & S. 2321 The Songwriters Equity Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $105,000

Matched citations: S. 2321

H.R. 4079113th Congress

Songwriter Equity Act of 2014

2014 · second_quarter · Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Performance Rights Issues Intellectual Property Issues and Copyright Legislation H.R. 4079 & S. 2321 The Songwriters Equity Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $105,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4079

S. 2321113th Congress

Songwriter Equity Act of 2014

2014 · second_quarter · Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Performance Rights Issues Intellectual Property Issues and Copyright Legislation H.R. 4079 & S. 2321 The Songwriters Equity Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $105,000

Matched citations: S. 2321

H.R. 1249113th Congress

Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

2014 · second_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1249 & S. 1756 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: H.R. 1249

H.R. 2575113th Congress

Save American Workers Act of 2014

2014 · second_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2575 Save American Workers Act of 2013 S. 701 Forty House is Full Time Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: H.R. 2575

S. 1756113th Congress

Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

2014 · second_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1249 & S. 1756 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S. 1756

S. 701113th Congress

Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013

2014 · second_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2575 Save American Workers Act of 2013 S. 701 Forty House is Full Time Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S. 701

H.R. 1249113th Congress

Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

2014 · first_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1249 & S. 1756 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: H.R. 1249

H.R. 2575113th Congress

Save American Workers Act of 2014

2014 · first_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2575 Save American Workers Act of 2013 S. 701 Forty House is Full Time Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: H.R. 2575

S. 1756113th Congress

Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

2014 · first_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1249 & S. 1756 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S. 1756

S. 701113th Congress

Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013

2014 · first_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2575 Save American Workers Act of 2013 S. 701 Forty House is Full Time Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S. 701

H.R. 4079113th Congress

Songwriter Equity Act of 2014

2014 · first_quarter · Client: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Performance Rights Issues Intellectual Property Issues and Copyright Legislation H.R. 4079 The Songwriters Equity Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $105,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4079

H.R. 1249113th Congress

Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

2013 · fourth_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1249 & S. 1756 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1249

H.R. 2575113th Congress

Save American Workers Act of 2014

2013 · fourth_quarter · Client: THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2575 Save American Workers Act of 2013 S. 701 Forty House is Full Time Act of 2013

Client expense: — · Firm income: $36,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2575

Source: Senate LDA

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