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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2023–2025

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

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

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC	—	10

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	9
SENATE	9

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Government Issues	Government Issues	10
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (12)

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

H.R. 8773118th Congress

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Funding of Election Assistance Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants in the House and Senate Financial Services General Government Appropriations bills H.R.8773, S.4928

Client expense: — · Firm income: $45,000

Matched citations: H.R.8773

S. 4928118th Congress

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Funding of Election Assistance Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants in the House and Senate Financial Services General Government Appropriations bills H.R.8773, S.4928

Client expense: — · Firm income: $45,000

Matched citations: S.4928

H.R. 8773118th Congress

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Funding of Election Assistance Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants in the House and Senate Financial Services General Government Appropriations bills H.R.8773, S.4928

Client expense: — · Firm income: $45,000

Matched citations: H.R.8773

S. 4928118th Congress

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Funding of Election Assistance Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants in the House and Senate Financial Services General Government Appropriations bills H.R.8773, S.4928

Client expense: — · Firm income: $45,000

Matched citations: S.4928

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H.R. 8773118th Congress

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Funding of Election Assistance Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants in the House and Senate Financial Services General Government Appropriations bills H.R.8773

Client expense: — · Firm income: $45,000

Matched citations: H.R.8773

H.R. 2882118th Congress

Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Funding of Election Assistance Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants in the House and Senate Financial Services General Government Appropriations bills H.R.4664 S.2309; and H.R. 2882 Further Consolidated Appropriations of 2024.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $42,500

Matched citations: H.R. 2882

H.R. 4664118th Congress

Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Funding of Election Assistance Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants in the House and Senate Financial Services General Government Appropriations bills H.R.4664 S.2309; and H.R. 2882 Further Consolidated Appropriations of 2024.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $42,500

Matched citations: H.R.4664

S. 2309118th Congress

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Funding of Election Assistance Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants in the House and Senate Financial Services General Government Appropriations bills H.R.4664 S.2309; and H.R. 2882 Further Consolidated Appropriations of 2024.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $42,500

Matched citations: S.2309

H.R. 4664118th Congress

Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Funding of Election Assistance Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants in the House and Senate Financial Services General Government Appropriations bills H.R.4664 S.2309; Election Security Funding in potential Emergency Supplemental bill for Vermont and Hawaii.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $37,500

Matched citations: H.R.4664

S. 2309118th Congress

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Funding of Election Assistance Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants in the House and Senate Financial Services General Government Appropriations bills H.R.4664 S.2309; Election Security Funding in potential Emergency Supplemental bill for Vermont and Hawaii.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $37,500

Matched citations: S.2309

S. 2309118th Congress

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Funding of Election Assistance Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants in the House and Senate Financial Services General Government Appropriations bills S2309

Client expense: — · Firm income: $37,500

Matched citations: S2309

S. 2309118th Congress

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Funding of Election Assistance Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants in the Financial Services General Government Appropriations bills S2309, (No house bill number available)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $37,500

Matched citations: S2309

Source: Senate LDA

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