Legislative
Issue Code |
Legislative Issue Name |
Percentage of Registrants
Lobbying on Issue ( April 11, 2008) |
Percentage of Registrants
Lobbying on Issue ( Aug. 24, 2009) |
Percentage Change in Number of Orgs. Lobbying on Issue |
Percentage Change in Percentage by Issue |
| ACC |
Accounting |
2.61% |
2.30% |
0% |
-11.54% |
| ADV |
Advertising |
1.45% |
1.39% |
9.09% |
-3.50% |
| AER |
Aerospace |
3.39% |
3.06% |
1.94% |
-9.83% |
| AGR |
Agriculture |
12.68% |
11.85% |
5.70% |
-6.50% |
| ALC |
Alcohol & Drug Abuse |
2.23% |
1.70% |
-13.73% |
-23.68% |
| ANI |
Animals |
2.30% |
1.80% |
-11.43% |
-21.65% |
| APP |
Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles |
1.95% |
1.51% |
-12.36% |
-22.48% |
| ART |
Arts/Entertainment |
2.98% |
2.60% |
-1.47% |
-12.84% |
| AUT |
Automotive Industry |
3.22% |
3.37% |
18.37% |
4.70% |
| AVI |
Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines |
8.17% |
7.03% |
-2.68% |
-13.92% |
| BAN |
Banking |
8.54% |
8.10% |
7.18% |
-5.19% |
| BNK |
Bankruptcy |
2.76% |
2.58% |
5.56% |
-6.63% |
| BEV |
Beverage Industry |
1.66% |
1.38% |
-6.58% |
-17.36% |
| BUD |
Budget/Appropriations |
34.20% |
30.56% |
1.02% |
-10.64% |
| CHM |
Chemicals/Chemical Industry |
2.91% |
2.60% |
0.75% |
-10.88% |
| CIV |
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties |
4.34% |
3.22% |
-16.16% |
-25.84% |
| CAW |
Clean Air and Water (Quality) |
9.92% |
9.03% |
2.87% |
-9.01% |
| CDT |
Commodities |
0.79% |
1.07% |
52.78% |
35.14% |
| COM |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio-TV |
8.15% |
7.38% |
2.42% |
-9.40% |
| CPI |
Computer Industry |
5.76% |
4.65% |
-8.75% |
-19.28% |
| CSP |
Consumer Issues/Safety Protection |
8.52% |
7.65% |
1.54% |
-10.18% |
| CON |
Constitution |
2.45% |
1.57% |
-27.68% |
-36.03% |
| CPT |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark |
8.80% |
8.33% |
6.97% |
-5.38% |
| DEF |
Defense |
19.79% |
16.85% |
-3.76% |
-14.87% |
| DOC |
District of Columbia |
0.99% |
1.74% |
100.00% |
76.91% |
| DIS |
Disaster Planning/Emergencies |
5.71% |
3.82% |
-24.52% |
-33.23% |
| ECN |
Economics/Economic Development |
8.25% |
7.11% |
-2.65% |
-13.89% |
| EDU |
Education |
17.87% |
15.51% |
-1.84% |
-13.17% |
| ENG |
Energy/Nuclear |
19.22% |
19.50% |
14.69% |
1.45% |
| ENV |
Environmental/Superfund |
18.35% |
16.52% |
1.79% |
-9.96% |
| FAM |
Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption |
3.37% |
2.60% |
-12.99% |
-23.03% |
| FIR |
Firearms/Guns/Ammunition |
1.16% |
0.87% |
-15.09% |
-24.90% |
| FIN |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities |
10.64% |
9.94% |
5.56% |
-6.63% |
| FOO |
Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, Etc.) |
5.32% |
5.02% |
6.58% |
-5.72% |
| FOR |
Foreign Relations |
8.52% |
6.39% |
-15.17% |
-24.96% |
| FUE |
Fuel/Gas/Oil |
6.55% |
5.58% |
-3.68% |
-14.80% |
| GAM |
Gaming/Gambling/Casino |
3.09% |
2.73% |
0% |
-11.54% |
| GOV |
Government Issues |
16.49% |
12.26% |
-15.94% |
-25.64% |
| HCR |
Health Issues |
29.69% |
26.57% |
1.18% |
-10.50% |
| HOM |
Homeland Security |
14.87% |
13.07% |
-0.59% |
-12.06% |
| HOU |
Housing |
7.84% |
7.36% |
6.15% |
-6.11% |
| IMM |
Immigration |
8.74% |
7.40% |
-4.26% |
-15.31% |
| IND |
Indian/Native American Affairs |
4.51% |
3.97% |
-0.49% |
-11.97% |
| INS |
Insurance |
7.88% |
7.11% |
1.94% |
-9.82% |
| INT |
Intelligence and Surveillance |
0.20% |
0.68% |
288.89% |
244.00% |
| LBR |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace |
13.38% |
11.80% |
-0.33% |
-11.83% |
| LAW |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice |
8.50% |
7.03% |
-6.44% |
-17.24% |
| MAN |
Manufacturing |
6.13% |
5.33% |
-1.79% |
-13.12% |
| MAR |
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries |
5.85% |
4.94% |
-4.49% |
-15.52% |
| MIA |
Media (Information/Publishing) |
2.32% |
1.78% |
-13.21% |
-23.23% |
| MED |
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs |
9.98% |
8.85% |
0.22% |
-11.35% |
| MMM |
Medicare/Medicaid |
15.44% |
14.47% |
5.96% |
-6.27% |
| MON |
Minting/Money/Gold Standard |
0.53% |
0.43% |
-8.33% |
-18.92% |
| NAT |
Natural Resources |
8.76% |
8.06% |
4.00% |
-8.01% |
| PHA |
Pharmacy |
6.13% |
5.71% |
5.36% |
-6.80% |
| POS |
Postal |
2.63% |
1.92% |
-17.50% |
-27.02% |
| RRR |
Railroads |
3.55% |
3.49% |
11.11% |
-1.72% |
| RES |
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation |
6.15% |
5.07% |
-6.76% |
-17.52% |
| REL |
Religion |
1.03% |
0.68% |
-25.53% |
-34.13% |
| RET |
Retirement |
6.02% |
4.84% |
-9.09% |
-19.59% |
| ROD |
Roads/Highways |
4.49% |
4.05% |
1.95% |
-9.82% |
| SCI |
Science/Technology |
12.35% |
10.56% |
-3.37% |
-14.52% |
| SMB |
Small Business |
5.98% |
4.59% |
-13.19% |
-23.21% |
| SPO |
Sports/Athletics |
1.01% |
0.91% |
2.17% |
-9.62% |
| TAX |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code |
27.02% |
24.58% |
2.84% |
-9.03% |
| TEC |
Telecommunications |
11.89% |
9.74% |
-7.37% |
-18.06% |
| TOB |
Tobacco |
3.07% |
2.67% |
-1.43% |
-12.81% |
| TOR |
Torts |
5.34% |
4.16% |
-11.89% |
-22.06% |
| TRD |
Trade (Foreign and Domestic) |
18.39% |
14.82% |
-8.93% |
-19.44% |
| TRA |
Transportation |
19.12% |
16.50% |
-2.41% |
-13.67% |
| TOU |
Travel/Tourism |
2.56% |
2.03% |
-10.26% |
-20.62% |
| TRU |
Trucking/Shipping |
2.61% |
1.99% |
-13.45% |
-23.44% |
| URB |
Urban Development/Municipalities |
4.03% |
3.62% |
1.63% |
-10.10% |
| UNM |
Unemployment |
0.83% |
0.62% |
-15.79% |
-25.51% |
| UTI |
Utilities |
5.41% |
5.04% |
5.26% |
-6.89% |
| VET |
Veterans |
4.60% |
4.40% |
8.10% |
-4.38% |
| WAS |
Waste (Hazardous/Solid/Interstate/Nuclear) |
3.88% |
3.22% |
-6.21% |
-17.04% |
| WEL |
Welfare |
2.65% |
1.70% |
-27.27% |
-35.67% |