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1. Clients: The publicly traded company, privately owned company, interest group, NGO, or state or local government that employs or retains a lobbyist or lobbying firm.
2. Registrants (Lobbying Firms): Either the name of the lobbying firm hired by the client, or the name of the client if the client employs in-house lobbyists.
3. Lobbyists: The names and past government work experience of the individual lobbyists working on a lobbying contract. 3. General Issues: The general issues for which clients lobby on (ex: ENV – Environment, TOB – Tobacco, FAM – Family Issues/Abortion).
4. Specific Issues: A long text description of the exact bills and specific issues for which clients lobby on.
5. Bills Lobbied On: The exact congressional bills and public/private laws lobbied on, parsed from lobbying report specific issues (ex: H.R. 2347, S. 1117, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act).
6. Agencies Lobbied: The names of one or more of 250+ government agencies lobbied on in the contract (ex: White House, FDA, DOD).
7. Foreign Entities: The names and origin countries of entities affiliated with the client (ex: BNP Paribas: France).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Data Action (CNET) lobbying for?
Summary of lobbying data:
– Data Action hired Capitol Management Initiatives and The Sheridan Group as lobbying firms.
– They lobbied on general issues related to Economics/Economic Development and Foreign Relations.
– Their specific issues included the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the Millennium Challenge Corporation, FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS, GLOBAL AIDS INITIATIVE, MILLENIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT, Education and advocacy in support of U.S. foreign assistance programs, and 150 BUDGET; APPROPRIATIONS FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH PROGRAMS.
– They lobbied government agencies such as U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Department of State (DOS), White House Office, House of Representatives, Senate, and Department of Defense (DOD).
One could infer that Data Action is lobbying on these issues as part of their corporate social responsibility efforts. The company seems to be focusing on foreign assistance programs, particularly those related to combating HIV/AIDS and promoting economic development in underdeveloped countries. It is possible that they are doing this to enhance their reputation as a socially responsible company, while also promoting their business interests in these regions. By lobbying government agencies, they may be seeking to influence policy decisions that could benefit their business operations in these countries.
