COUNCIL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION (CBI)

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2012–2015

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2015	—	2	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	5	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
OLSSON, FRANK, WEEDA, TERMAN & MATZ, PC	—	15

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	13
SENATE	13
State, Dept of (DOS)	13
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	13

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	14
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	1
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1

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