THE US-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2022–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	1	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	5	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD	—	18

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	16
SENATE	16
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	4
Treasury, Dept of	4
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	4
White House Office	2

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	17
Government Issues	Government Issues	2

Bills Explicitly Cited (6)

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

H.R. 4521117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

America COMPETES Act (HR4521) / USICA (S1260), Section 301 tariff exclusion process, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act (S1854), outbound investment reviews, and general issues related to export controls and market access.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR4521

H.R. 4521117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

America COMPETES Act (HR4521) / USICA (S1260), Section 301 tariff exclusion process, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act (S1854), outbound investment reviews, and general issues related to export controls and market access.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR4521

S. 1260117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

America COMPETES Act (HR4521) / USICA (S1260), Section 301 tariff exclusion process, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act (S1854), outbound investment reviews, and general issues related to export controls and market access.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S1260

S. 1260117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

America COMPETES Act (HR4521) / USICA (S1260), Section 301 tariff exclusion process, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act (S1854), outbound investment reviews, and general issues related to export controls and market access.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S1260

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S. 1854117th Congress

National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2021

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

America COMPETES Act (HR4521) / USICA (S1260), Section 301 tariff exclusion process, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act (S1854), outbound investment reviews, and general issues related to export controls and market access.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S1854

S. 1854117th Congress

National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2021

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

America COMPETES Act (HR4521) / USICA (S1260), Section 301 tariff exclusion process, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act (S1854), outbound investment reviews, and general issues related to export controls and market access.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S1854

Source: Senate LDA

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