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.
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.
What they lobby on
Issue areas declared on the filings, ranked by how many filings name each one.
Energy/Nuclear
ENG
21 filings
$1.6M on those filings
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
TAX
21 filings
$1.5M on those filings
Environment/Superfund
ENV
Bills named in the filings
The 15 most-cited of 17 bill references, extracted from the activity descriptions.
H.R. 1335117th CongressFREEZER Trucks Act of 20217 filingsthrough 2022
S. 432117th CongressFREEZER Trucks Act of 20217 filingsthrough 2022
Amy SwongerInvariant LLCCovered position: Asst for Leg Aff, Pres. Trump 2020-2021; Dep Asst for Leg Aff, Pres. Trump 2017-2020; Whip Liaison, Sen. Trent Lott 2007-2008; Dep Asst for Leg Aff, VP Cheney 2004-2006; Fl Asst, Sen. Mitch McConnell 2003-2004; Leg. Asst, Sen. Trent Lott 2001-200219 filingsthrough 2026
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: carrier-corporation.
19 filings
$1.5M on those filings
Manufacturing
MAN
16 filings
$1.2M on those filings
Trade (domestic/foreign)
TRD
10 filings
$740K on those filings
Housing
HOU
3 filings
$140K on those filings
Transportation
TRA
1 filing
$90K 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.
117th Congress
INSULATE Buildings Act of 2021
6 filingsthrough 2022
S. 2370117th CongressZero-Emission Homes Act of 20216 filingsthrough 2022
H.R. 7024118th CongressTax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 20243 filingsthrough 2024
H.R. 5376117th CongressAn act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.3 filingsthrough 2022
H.R. 848117th CongressGREEN Act of 20213 filingsthrough 2021
S. 1059117th CongressAmerican Innovation and Manufacturing Act3 filingsthrough 2022
S. 1260117th CongressUnited States Innovation and Competition Act of 20213 filingsthrough 2022
H.R. 4612118th CongressFRIDGE Act of 20232 filingsthrough 2023
S. 2570118th CongressFRIDGE Act of 20232 filingsthrough 2023
H.R. 4521117th CongressStrategic Competition Act of 20212 filingsthrough 2022
S. 1298117th CongressClean Energy for America Act2 filingsthrough 2021
H.R. 1119th CongressAn act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.1 filingthrough 2025
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: Sr Advisor, Committee on Oversight and Reform (20-23); Sr Policy Advisor, Joint Economic Committee (18-20); Leg Asst, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (16-18); Leg Correspondent, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (15-16); Staff Asst, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (14-15)
12 filingsthrough 2026
Drew GriffinInvariant LLCCovered position: Chief of Staff, Rep. Robert Latta (2019-2022); Comms Dir, Rep. Robert Latta (2016-2019); Press Sec, Rep. Erik Paulsen (2014-2016); Press Sec, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (2013-2014); Staff Asst, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (2011-2013)10 filingsthrough 2024
Max FrankelInvariant LLCCovered position: Leg. Dir, Rep. Mike Quigley (2021) Sr Policy Advisor, Rep. Mike Quigley (2019-2021) Sr Legislative Assistant, Rep. Mike Quigley (2018-2019) Legislative Assistant, Rep. Mike Quigley (2016-2018)6 filingsthrough 2023
Benjamin KleinInvariant LLCCovered position: Legislative Director, Senator Byron Dorgan (2007-2010);
Legislative Assistant, Senator Byron Dorgan (2005-2007)6 filingsthrough 2021
Quincy EnochInvariant LLC6 filingsthrough 2021
Mary Elizabeth StantonInvariant LLCCovered position: Leg. Asst, Sen. Kohl (2006-2007); Policy Adv, Sen. Aging Comm. (2004-2006); Leg. Asst, Rep. Weiner (2004); Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Kohl (2003-2004); Staff Asst, Sen. Kohl (2002-2003); Intern, Rep. Gephardt (2001); Intern, Rep. Dingell (2000)5 filingsthrough 2021
James ObrienInvariant LLCCovered position: Pro. Staff Member, Ways and Means Committee (22-23); Rep Kevin Brady: Leg. Dir. (21-22); Sr. Leg. Asst (19-21); Sen Mitch McConnell: Leg. Correspondent (18-19); Staff Asst (17-18); Intern (16)4 filingsthrough 2025
Matthew FeryInvariant LLCCovered position: Chief of Staff, Rep. Brian Higgins (2017-2024); Health Insurance Specialist, CMS (2016-2017); Legislative Counsel, Rep. Brian Higgins (2006-2013)3 filingsthrough 2026
Douglas DziakInvariant LLCCovered position: Commissioner, CPSC (24-25); Chf Couns, CPSC Commr Peter Feldman (21-24); Staff Dir/Gen Couns, Sen Budget Cmte (20-21); Leg Dir, Sen Mike Enzi 18-20; Leg Dir and Chf Couns, Sen George Voinovich (09-11); Gen Couns, Sen Homeland Security Cmte (06-09)3 filingsthrough 2026
Lucas James LovekinInvariant LLCCovered position: Intern, Sen. Pat Toomey (2021)2 filingsthrough 2026
Kristopher DenzelInvariant LLCCovered position: COS, Rep. Brad Knott (2025-2026); Leg Director, Rep. George Holding (2014-2017); Sr Leg Assistant, Rep. George Holding (2013-2014); Leg Assistant, Rep. Bob Dold (2011-2013); Leg Correspondent, Rep. Bob Dold (2011)2 filingsthrough 2026
Nicole VenableInvariant LLCCovered position: Leg. Asst/Fellow, Rep. Lee Hamilton (1992-1993); Leg. Asst, Sen. Chuck Robb (1993-1996); Congressional Affairs Liaison, USTR (1996-1998); Sr Policy Adv, Rep. William J. Jefferson (1998-02); Chief of Staff, Rep. William J. Jefferson (2004-2005)2 filingsthrough 2022
Kathryn WiseInvariant LLCCovered position: Leg. Dir, Rep. Vern Buchanan (2014-2015); Leg. Dir, Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (2013-2014); Sr. Legislative Asst, Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (2011-2013); Legislative Correspondent/Asst, Rep. Mary Fallin (2010-2011); Staff Asst, Rep. Mary Fallin (2009-2010)2 filingsthrough 2021
Covered positions · 15 of 17 lobbyists named on these filings disclosed a prior government post. The text is reproduced exactly as filed.
