ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2007–2008

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2008	—	1	1
2007	—	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
RICK SWARTZ & ASSOCIATES	—	2

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
No government targets were reported in these filings.

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	2

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

H.R. 2419108th Congress

Native American Sacred Lands Act

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: RICK SWARTZ & ASSOCIATES

Cited source text and reported amounts

Reform of Farm Bill: HR2419, S2302. Title I - Producer Income Protection, Title II - Conservation, Title IV - Nutrition

Client expense: — · Firm income: $5,000

Matched citations: HR2419

S. 2302110th Congress

Food and Energy Security Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: RICK SWARTZ & ASSOCIATES

Cited source text and reported amounts

Reform of Farm Bill: HR2419, S2302. Title I - Producer Income Protection, Title II - Conservation, Title IV - Nutrition

Client expense: — · Firm income: $5,000

Matched citations: S2302

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