INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT ACTION, INC.

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2024–2025

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2025	—	1	1
2024	—	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC	—	3

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	2
SENATE	2

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Government Issues	Government Issues	3
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (2)

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: $121,500

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: $121,500

Matched citations: S.4928

Source: Senate LDA

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