Legislative
Issue Code |
Legislative Issue Name |
Percentage of Registrants
Lobbying on Issue (2008) |
Percentage of Registrants
Lobbying on Issue (2009) |
Percentage of Registrants
Lobbying on Issue (2010) |
Percentage of Registrants
Lobbying on Issue (2011) |
Percentage of Registrants
Lobbying on Issue (2012) |
| ACC |
Accounting |
2.61% |
2.30% |
0.65% |
0.82% |
1.00% |
| ADV |
Advertising |
1.45% |
1.39% |
1.08% |
1.29% |
1.00% |
| AER |
Aerospace |
3.39% |
3.06% |
1.41% |
1.96% |
1.72% |
| AGR |
Agriculture |
12.68% |
11.85% |
8.51% |
10.31% |
11.58% |
| ALC |
Alcohol & Drug Abuse |
2.23% |
1.7% |
0.74% |
0.86% |
0.88% |
| ANI |
Animals |
2.3% |
1.8% |
1.41% |
1.80% |
1.90% |
| APP |
Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles |
1.95% |
1.51% |
0.37% |
0.39% |
0.33% |
| ART |
Arts/Entertainment |
2.98% |
2.60% |
0.92% |
1.19% |
1.17% |
| AUT |
Automotive Industry |
3.22% |
3.37% |
2.19% |
2.43% |
2.29% |
| AVI |
Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines |
8.17% |
7.03% |
4.27% |
5.67% |
5.13% |
| BAN |
Banking |
8.54% |
8.10% |
5.93% |
7.79% |
7.30% |
| BNK |
Bankruptcy |
2.76% |
2.58% |
1.06% |
1.10% |
0.82% |
| BEV |
Beverage Industry |
1.66% |
1.38% |
0.90% |
1.08% |
0.96% |
| BUD |
Budget/Appropriations |
34.20% |
30.56% |
23.77% |
30.87% |
28.04% |
| CHM |
Chemicals/Chemical Industry |
2.91% |
2.60% |
2.21% |
2.74% |
2.52% |
| CIV |
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties |
4.34% |
3.22% |
1.74% |
1.90% |
2.09% |
| CAW |
Clean Air and Water (Quality) |
9.92% |
9.03% |
6.65% |
7.45% |
6.98% |
| CDT |
Commodities |
0.79% |
1.07% |
0.88% |
1.25% |
1.08% |
| COM |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio-TV |
8.15% |
7.38% |
3.93% |
5.36% |
4.46% |
| CPI |
Computer Industry |
5.76% |
4.65% |
1.86% |
2.70% |
2.72% |
| CSP |
Consumer Issues/Safety Protection |
8.52% |
7.65% |
5.07% |
6.50% |
6.10% |
| CON |
Constitution |
2.45% |
1.57% |
0.88% |
1.15% |
0.80% |
| CPT |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark |
8.80% |
8.33% |
6.98% |
10.17% |
7.30% |
| DEF |
Defense |
19.79% |
16.85% |
12.11% |
14.85% |
14.50% |
| DOC |
District of Columbia |
0.99% |
1.74% |
0.18% |
0.23% |
0.25% |
| DIS |
Disaster Planning/Emergencies |
5.71% |
3.82% |
2.03% |
3.03% |
2.99% |
| ECN |
Economics/Economic Development |
8.25% |
7.11% |
3.62% |
5.01% |
4.75% |
| EDU |
Education |
17.87% |
15.51% |
11.50% |
14.62% |
13.54% |
| ENG |
Energy/Nuclear |
19.22% |
19.50% |
17.37% |
20.41% |
18.53% |
| ENV |
Environmental/Superfund |
18.35% |
16.52% |
12.42% |
14.42% |
13.50% |
| FAM |
Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption |
3.37% |
2.60% |
1.23% |
1.51% |
1.51% |
| FIR |
Firearms/Guns/Ammunition |
1.16% |
0.87% |
0.43% |
0.74% |
0.82% |
| FIN |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities |
10.64% |
9.94% |
10.14% |
11.86% |
10.78% |
| FOO |
Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, Etc.) |
5.32% |
5.02% |
4.70% |
4.89% |
4.38% |
| FOR |
Foreign Relations |
8.52% |
6.39% |
4.68% |
6.18% |
6.10% |
| FUE |
Fuel/Gas/Oil |
6.55% |
5.58% |
2.5% |
4.05% |
3.40% |
| GAM |
Gaming/Gambling/Casino |
3.09% |
2.73% |
1.84% |
2.03% |
2.05% |
| GOV |
Government Issues |
16.49% |
12.26% |
6.81% |
9.68% |
9.49% |
| HCR |
Health Issues |
29.69% |
26.57% |
22.91% |
26.88% |
25.34% |
| HOM |
Homeland Security |
14.87% |
13.07% |
7.55% |
10.23% |
10.17% |
| HOU |
Housing |
7.84% |
7.36% |
3.93% |
5.11% |
4.83% |
| IMM |
Immigration |
8.74% |
7.40% |
5.09% |
6.36% |
6.79% |
| IND |
Indian/Native American Affairs |
4.51% |
3.97% |
2.70% |
3.29% |
3.05% |
| INS |
Insurance |
7.88% |
7.11% |
4.07% |
4.99% |
4.83% |
| INT |
Intelligence and Surveillance |
0.2% |
0.68% |
0.67% |
1.10% |
1.31% |
| LBR |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace |
13.38% |
11.80% |
10.37% |
12.54% |
11.49% |
| LAW |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice |
8.50% |
7.03% |
4.73% |
5.93% |
5.63% |
| MAN |
Manufacturing |
6.13% |
5.33% |
2.54% |
3.38% |
3.50% |
| MAR |
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries |
5.85% |
4.94% |
3.17% |
3.95% |
3.56% |
| MIA |
Media (Information/Publishing) |
2.32% |
1.78% |
0.63% |
0.82% |
0.80% |
| MED |
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs |
9.98% |
8.85% |
3.27% |
4.03% |
4.27% |
| MMM |
Medicare/Medicaid |
15.44% |
14.47% |
9.86% |
12.58% |
12.11% |
| MON |
Minting/Money/Gold Standard |
0.53% |
0.43% |
0.20% |
0.29% |
0.37% |
| NAT |
Natural Resources |
8.76% |
8.06% |
5.58% |
7.12% |
7.45% |
| PHA |
Pharmacy |
6.13% |
5.71% |
2.45% |
3.72% |
3.89% |
| POS |
Postal |
2.63% |
1.92% |
1.00% |
2.43% |
2.90% |
| RRR |
Railroads |
3.55% |
3.49% |
2.17% |
2.62% |
2.17% |
| RES |
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation |
6.15% |
5.07% |
2.19% |
2.66% |
2.84% |
| REL |
Religion |
1.03% |
0.68% |
0.22% |
0.41% |
0.41% |
| RET |
Retirement |
6.02% |
4.84% |
3.38% |
3.99% |
4.52% |
| ROD |
Roads/Highways |
4.49% |
4.05% |
1.84% |
2.15% |
2.07% |
| SCI |
Science/Technology |
12.35% |
10.56% |
5.34% |
6.63% |
6.40% |
| SMB |
Small Business |
5.98% |
4.59% |
3.15% |
4.44% |
3.93% |
| SPO |
Sports/Athletics |
1.01% |
0.91% |
0.57% |
0.70% |
0.65% |
| TAX |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code |
27.02% |
24.58% |
22.13% |
26.92% |
28.39% |
| TEC |
Telecommunications |
11.89% |
9.74% |
6.22% |
8.47% |
8.04% |
| TOB |
Tobacco |
3.07% |
2.67% |
1.35% |
1.47% |
1.57% |
| TOR |
Torts |
5.34% |
4.16% |
1.96% |
2.13% |
1.66% |
| TRD |
Trade (Foreign and Domestic) |
18.39% |
14.82% |
9.74% |
13.5% |
12.85% |
| TRA |
Transportation |
19.12% |
16.5% |
12.93% |
17.53% |
18.35% |
| TOU |
Travel/Tourism |
2.56% |
2.03% |
0.98% |
1.33% |
1.39% |
| TRU |
Trucking/Shipping |
2.61% |
1.99% |
1.08% |
1.43% |
1.41% |
| URB |
Urban Development/Municipalities |
4.03% |
3.62% |
1.86% |
1.86% |
1.64% |
| UNM |
Unemployment |
0.83% |
0.62% |
0.61% |
0.74% |
0.68% |
| UTI |
Utilities |
5.41% |
5.04% |
2.41% |
2.76% |
2.68% |
| VET |
Veterans |
4.60% |
4.4% |
3.25% |
4.50% |
4.91% |
| WAS |
Waste (Hazardous/Solid/Interstate/Nuclear) |
3.88% |
3.22% |
1.25% |
1.49% |
1.49% |
| WEL |
Welfare |
2.65% |
1.70% |
0.70% |
1.00% |
0.98% |