MILLER HAMILTON SNIDER & ODOM, LLC

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Lobbying Income

$4.0M

Filings

155

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2008

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2008	$320,000	21	7
2007	$520,000	20	8
2006	$860,000	21	10
2005	$440,000	15	9
2004	$380,000	15	8
2003	$240,000	11	7
2002	$320,000	12	8
2001	$260,000	15	9
2000	$400,000	9	7
1999	$210,000	16	9

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
RENT-A-CENTER	$790,000	18	1999–2008
FANNIE MAE	$780,000	14	1999–2006
CITY OF MOBILE	$710,000	21	1999–2008
ASSOCIATION OF CATASTROPHE ADJUSTERS	$500,000	9	2006–2008
AMSOUTH BANK	$400,000	10	2000–2006
WAL-MART STORES, INC.	$240,000	6	2005–2007
COLONIAL BANCGROUP INC	$210,000	17	1999–2008
AMERICAN NAMES ASSN	$140,000	9	1999–2004
COMMITTEE FOR SOUND LENDING	$80,000	5	2006–2007
TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION	$50,000	5	2007–2008
UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE	$20,000	18	1999–2008
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK	$20,000	1	1999
PROVIDIAN FINANCIAL CORP	$10,000	1	1999
NATL ASSN OF REALTORS	$0	8	2001–2005
SOVEREIGN INVESTMENT COUNCIL	—	4	2008
SUPERIOR BANK	$0	6	1999–2002
SOVEREIGN BANK	—	3	2005–2006

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	122
SENATE	120
Treasury, Dept of	2
Education, Dept of	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Banking	Banking	67
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	21
Education	Education	16
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	16
Bankruptcy	Bankruptcy	11
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	9
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	7
Travel/Tourism	Travel/Tourism	4
Transportation	Transportation	4
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (11)

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

S. 3182110th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

2008 · third_quarter · Client: UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; 2009; Title II; provisions related to juvenile justice program funding.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3182

S. 3182110th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

2008 · third_quarter · Client: UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title II; provisions related to juvenile justice program funding.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3182

H.R. 1767110th Congress

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2008 · third_quarter · Client: RENT-A-CENTER

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1012 and H.R. 1767, Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, all provisions relating to the rent-to-own industry.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1767

S. 1012110th Congress

Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act of 2007

2008 · third_quarter · Client: RENT-A-CENTER

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 1012 and H.R. 1767, Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, all provisions relating to the rent-to-own industry.

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

Matched citations: S. 1012

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S. 3182110th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

2008 · third_quarter · Client: CITY OF MOBILE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I; provisions related to sea grant program and maritime museum funding; and S. 3261, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I; provisions related to transportation, community and system preservation program and pedestrian bridge and parking/waterfront redevelopment funding.

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

Matched citations: S. 3182

S. 3182110th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

2008 · third_quarter · Client: CITY OF MOBILE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I; provisions related to sea grant program and maritime museum funding; and S. 3261, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I; provisions related to transportation, community and system preservation program and pedestrian bridge and parking/waterfront redevelopment funding.

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

Matched citations: S. 3182

S. 3261110th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

2008 · third_quarter · Client: CITY OF MOBILE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I; provisions related to sea grant program and maritime museum funding; and S. 3261, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I; provisions related to transportation, community and system preservation program and pedestrian bridge and parking/waterfront redevelopment funding.

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

Matched citations: S. 3261

S. 3261110th Congress

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

2008 · third_quarter · Client: CITY OF MOBILE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I; provisions related to sea grant program and maritime museum funding; and S. 3261, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; Title I; provisions related to transportation, community and system preservation program and pedestrian bridge and parking/waterfront redevelopment funding.

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

Matched citations: S. 3261

S. 2947109th Congress

A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Fast Yellow 2 Stage Liquid Feed.

2006 · year_end · Client: RENT-A-CENTER

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues involving H.R. 1071 and S. 2947, relating to the rent-to-own industry, and those same bills when reintroduced to Congress

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S. 2947

S. 2947109th Congress

A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Fast Yellow 2 Stage Liquid Feed.

2006 · mid_year · Client: RENT-A-CENTER

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues involving H.R. 1071 and S.2947, relating to the rent-to-own industry, and those same bills when reintroduced to Congress

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S.2947

S. 2947109th Congress

A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Fast Yellow 2 Stage Liquid Feed.

2005 · year_end · Client: RENT-A-CENTER

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues involving H.R. 1071 and S. 2947, relating to the rent-to-own industry, and those same bills when reintroduced to Congress

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S. 2947

Source: Senate LDA

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