Every filing period on record, as reported. One column per filed period — a period with no column is a period with no filing, not a zero.
Basis · Amendments and terminations supersede the original report for the same registrant, client and period, so a revised quarter is counted once at its latest filed value. Registration-only filings carry no activity money and are excluded from these totals.
Who lobbies for them
Every outside firm that has filed on this client's behalf, by fees reported.
Issue areas declared on the filings, ranked by how many filings name each one.
Environment/Superfund
ENV
76 filings
$8.7M on those filings
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
TAX
76 filings
$7.2M on those filings
Energy/Nuclear
ENG
Bills named in the filings
The 15 most-cited of 92 bill references, extracted from the activity descriptions.
H.Con.Res. 17118th CongressExpressing the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should not impose any restrictions on the export of crude oil or other petroleum products.8 filingsthrough 2024
H.R. 1115118th CongressPromoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act8 filingsthrough 2024
Troy LyonsAmerican Exploration & Production Council Associate Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency (2017-2019); Legislative Assistant, US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (2009-2011); US Small Business Administration (2007-2009); Legislative Corespondent, US Senator George Allen (2005-2007)
The filings
The 20 most recent of 112 filings. Every figure above is built from these records.
This record groups every filed spelling of the client's name into one entity, so "MERCK & CO., INC." and "MERCK & CO INC" read as the same company. The grouping is the client's normalized name — organizations that file under genuinely different names appear separately. Handle: american-exploration-production-council.
Reading this · LD-2 reports a hired firm's fee and a registrant's reported expenses on separate lines and never both on one filing, so the two lists above are different quantities and are ranked separately rather than against each other. Firm names link to their own record as the firms chapter lands.
39 filings
$5.5M on those filings
Fuel/Gas/Oil
FUE
35 filings
$4.2M on those filings
Natural Resources
NAT
20 filings
$2.7M on those filings
Clean Air and Water (quality)
CAW
19 filings
$930K on those filings
Budget/Appropriations
BUD
8 filings
$520K on those filings
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
TAR
6 filings
$560K on those filings
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
FIN
5 filings
$990K on those filings
Trade (domestic/foreign)
TRD
4 filings
$668K on those filings
Homeland Security
HOM
2 filings
$60K on those filings
Transportation
TRA
1 filing
$500K on those filings
Note · A filing names one to several issue areas and reports a single dollar figure for the period, so the same money appears beside every issue that filing declares. The dollar column is therefore spend on filings that named this issue — it is not a split of the total, and these figures sum above it. Filing counts do not double-count.
118th Congress
Protecting American Energy Production Act
8 filingsthrough 2024
H.R. 1141118th CongressNatural Gas Tax Repeal Act8 filingsthrough 2024
H.R. 1335118th CongressTAPP American Resources Act8 filingsthrough 2024
H.R. 5376118th CongressShare the Savings with Seniors Act8 filingsthrough 2024
H.Con.Res. 25113th CongressEstablishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.8 filingsthrough 2014
H.R. 1113th CongressTax Reform Act of 20148 filingsthrough 2014
S. 19113th CongressA bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements.8 filingsthrough 2014
S. 322113th CongressReady to Learn Act8 filingsthrough 2014
S. 332113th CongressClimate Protection Act of 20138 filingsthrough 2014
S.Con.Res. 8113th CongressAn original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.8 filingsthrough 2014
H.R. 1253118th CongressEnergy Security Cooperation with Allied Partners in Europe Act of 20237 filingsthrough 2024
How these are found · Bill references are extracted from the free-text activity description each filing writes, then matched to the Congress in session that filing year. A reference we can't match to a bill on file is still shown, unlinked — we cite what the filing said rather than guess at what it meant. Naming a bill is not a position on it: LD-2 records that a client lobbied on the bill, never which side.
Covered position:
20 filingsthrough 2024
Brook SimmonsTerritory & Commonwealth, LLCCovered position: Deputy Press Secretary, US Senator Don Nickles14 filingsthrough 2015
Tara BillingsleyJim Massie & Partners, LLCCovered position: Special Assistant to the President and Senate Legislative Affairs Liaison13 filingsthrough 2024
Dean RosenMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Health Pol Dir (Senate Maj Ldr Frist); Staff Dir (Senate Pub. Health SC); Maj Health Pol Csl (House Ways/Means C, Health SC); Health Pol Coord & Csl (Senate Labor/HR C); Csl & Prof Staff (Senate Labor/HR C, Disab Pol SC); Case Wkr (Rep. Boschwitz)11 filingsthrough 2022
David R ThomasMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: CoS (Rep. Lofgren); Dir of Congressional Relations (FTC); Dep Dir for Legis Affairs (Office of VP Gore); Staff Asst (Sen. Metzenbaum)11 filingsthrough 2022
Elise Finley PickeringMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Exec Dir (House Repub Pol C); CoS (Rep. Shadegg); LA (Rep. Dannemeyer); LD (Rep. Bartlett)11 filingsthrough 2022
Bruce MehlmanMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Asst Sec of Commerce for Tech Pol; General Csl & Pol Dir (House Repub Conf)11 filingsthrough 2022
Sage EastmanMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Strategy Dir, Dep Staff Dir (Maj), Sr Adv (House Ways/Means C); Comm Dir (Rep. Camp)11 filingsthrough 2022
Lauren AronsonMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Dir (Office of Legis, CMS); Prof Staff Mem, (House Ways/Means C); Pol Dir (White House); Pol Dir (HHS Office of Health Reform-detailed to White House); Pol Adv (Rep. Emanuel); Health LA (Rep. McCarthy)11 filingsthrough 2022
Michael RobinsonMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Mem Svcs & Coalitions Dir (House Approp C); Pol Adv/Dep CoS (House Maj Ldr DeLay); LD (Rep. Rogers); Sr LA (Rep. Regula); Sr LA (Rep. Franks); LA (Rep. Rogers); Special Proj Asst (House Trans/Infra C); Staff Asst (Rep. Shuster)11 filingsthrough 2022
Constantine HingsonMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: CoS (Sen. Coats); Csl/LD (Sen. Gregg); General Csl (Sen. Dole)11 filingsthrough 2022
Helen TolarMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: CoS (Sen. Boozman); Staff Dir/Chief Csl - House VA C (Rep. Miller); Prof Staff/Csl - Senate VA C (Sen. Craig); Csl/LD (Rep. Miller); LA (Rep. Miller); Scheduler (Rep. Miller); Law Clerk (House Trans/Infra C)11 filingsthrough 2022
Nichole DistefanoMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: LD, Sr Csl, Csl (Sen. McCaskill); Assoc Admin, Dep Assoc Admin, Sr Adv (Office of Cong & Intergvt Relations, EPA)11 filingsthrough 2022
Paul ThornellMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Dep Dir of Legis Affairs (Office of VP Gore); Assoc Dir-Senate Dem Steering C (Sen. Daschle)11 filingsthrough 2022
Anne Elliott BradburyAmerican Exploration & Production CouncilCovered position: House Floor Director (2010-2016); Deputy Floor Director (2005-2010); Legislative Director, Congressman Charles Boustany (2005); Congressional Affairs, US Small Business Administration (2003)11 filingsthrough 2022
Parker KasmerAmerican Exploration & Production Council9 filingsthrough 2026
Matt BravoS-3 GroupCovered position: Director of Floor Operations for Maj. Whip Steve Scalise; Prof Staff, E&C; Floor Asst to Maj. Leader Eric Cantor8 filingsthrough 2026
Kevin CaseyS-3 GroupCovered position: Senior Pol Dir, Dem Caucus; Counselor, Leg. Dir, Leg. Asst, Rep. Joseph Crowley; Staff Asst, Leg. Correspondent, Rep. Bob Weygand8 filingsthrough 2026
Jose CeballosS-3 GroupCovered position: Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Special Assistant to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Confidential Assistant, Office of the Secretary, Business Liaison, Dept of Commerce8 filingsthrough 2026
Chanda BetourneyS-3 GroupCovered position: Dep. Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Appropriations Cmt; Chief Counsel Civil Law and Oversight, Sen. Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmt; Leg Asst. and Projects Dir., Leg. Corresp., Senator Leahy8 filingsthrough 2026
Mckenzie BriceMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Sr Health Pol Adv (Sen. Hassan); Pol Adv, LA, Leg.Aide/LC Manager, LC (Sen. Reid); LC (Sen. Webb)8 filingsthrough 2022
Steve HaroMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: CoS (Sen. Feinstein); Asst Sec of Commerce for Leg & Intergovt Affairs; CoS (Sen. Heinrich); CoS (Rep. Heinrich); Sr Adv (Rep. Becerra); Dir of Legis & Comm (Rep. Becerra); Press Sec (Rep. Becerra)8 filingsthrough 2022
Martin DelgadoS-3 GroupCovered position: Staff Dir, House Ag Approps, MilCon/VA Approps; Prof Staff, House Ag Approps, Senate Interior Approps; Budget Analysis, USDA APHIS7 filingsthrough 2026
Kristi RemingtonS-3 GroupCovered position: Deputy Assistant Attorney General, US Department of Justice; Senior Counsel, House Government Reform Committee7 filingsthrough 2026
Samuel CloudAmerican Exploration & Production CouncilCovered position: Senior Legislative Assistant, U.S. House of Representatives; Legislative Director, U.S. House of Representatives; Legislative Assistant,U.S. House of Representatives; Intern, U.S. House of Representatives7 filingsthrough 2026
Alexander PerkinsMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Counsel, (Senator Ron Wyden), Trade Counsel (Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade)7 filingsthrough 2022
Rosemary GutierrezMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: DEP COS, LEG DIR, Senator Cantwell; Prof staff, US Small Business Comm; Foreign Affairs Leg. Asst., Sen. Harkin7 filingsthrough 2022
Stephen M. CoteMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Staff Dir/Shrd Emp(House Fin Srvs/McHenry), Staff Dir, Dpt. Staff Dir, Sr. Pro Staff, Asst to L. Diaz Balart (House Rules), Pol Coord Maj (House Homeland), Assoc Dir, Dpty Assoc. Dir (OMB), CoS-DC, LD, LA (L Diaz Balart), LA, Staff Asst (Sen C. Mack)7 filingsthrough 2022
Covered positions · 34 of 37 lobbyists named on these filings disclosed a prior government post. The text is reproduced exactly as filed.
