68 filings from 1 registrant · 2008–2026 · latest filed May 18, 2026
Reported on its behalf
$220K
every LD-2 on file
Its own filed spend
$212K
lobbying for itself
Fees to outside firms
$8K
across every firm on file
Spend over time
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.
Money reported as spent on lobbying rather than as a fee paid to an outside firm. See the full list.
What they lobby on
Issue areas declared on the filings, ranked by how many filings name each one.
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
CIV
60 filings
$215K on those filings
Education
EDU
41 filings
$61K on those filings
Health Issues
HCR
Bills named in the filings
The 15 most-cited of 31 bill references, extracted from the activity descriptions.
H.Res. 290114th CongressCalling for the global repeal of blasphemy laws.6 filingsthrough 2016
H.Res. 396114th CongressCalling on the Government of Bangladesh to protect the human rights of all its citizens, particularly vulnerable minorities, strengthen democratic institutions and rule of law, and prevent the growth of extremist groups.5 filingsthrough 2016
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: secular-coalition-for-america.
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.
32 filings
$46K on those filings
Constitution
CON
31 filings
$112K on those filings
Religion
REL
30 filings
$112K on those filings
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
TAX
28 filings
$63K on those filings
Science/Technology
SCI
27 filings
$40K on those filings
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
FAM
27 filings
$40K on those filings
Budget/Appropriations
BUD
23 filings
$40K on those filings
Government Issues
GOV
20 filings
Defense
DEF
12 filings
$81K on those filings
Foreign Relations
FOR
11 filings
$40K 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
Do No Harm Act
3 filingsthrough 2022
S. 2730117th CongressComprehensive Mental Health in Schools Pilot Program Act of 20213 filingsthrough 2022
H.R. 3222115th CongressDo No Harm Act3 filingsthrough 2018
S. 1044113th CongressWorld War II Memorial Prayer Act of 20133 filingsthrough 2014
H.R. 5320115th CongressResponsible DOD Leasing Act of 20182 filingsthrough 2018
S. 2525115th CongressFirst Amendment Defense Act2 filingsthrough 2018
H.Res. 117114th CongressRecognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States.2 filingsthrough 2015
S. 1968113th CongressScholarships for Kids Act2 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 2023.2 filingsthrough 2013
H.R. 819110th CongressPrevention First Act2 filingsthrough 2008
H.Res. 888110th CongressAffirming the rich spiritual and religious history of our Nation's founding and subsequent history and expressing support for designation of the first week in May as "American Religious History Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith.2 filingsthrough 2008
H.R. 1447115th CongressFair and Equal Housing Act of 20171 filingthrough 2018
H.R. 2640115th CongressEvery Child Deserves a Family Act1 filingthrough 2018
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.
Casey BrinckSecular Coalition for AmericaCovered position: Director of Policy & Govt Affairs9 filingsthrough 2021
Larry Thomas DeckerSecular Coalition for AmericaCovered position: Special Assistant, U.S. Treasury, President Bill Clinton7 filingsthrough 2018
Diana Jones CastilloSecular Coalition for AmericaCovered position: Legislative Manager7 filingsthrough 2016
Sean FairclothSecular Coalition for America7 filingsthrough 2011
Edwina RogersSecular Coalition for America6 filingsthrough 2013
Lori Lipman BrownSecular Coalition for America6 filingsthrough 2009
Mark DannSecular Coalition for AmericaCovered position: Director of Governmental Affairs5 filingsthrough 2019
Chris LombardiSecular Coalition for America5 filingsthrough 2013
Amanda KniefSecular Coalition for America5 filingsthrough 2012
Ron MillarSecular Coalition for America1 filingthrough 2009
Covered positions · 7 of 14 lobbyists named on these filings disclosed a prior government post. The text is reproduced exactly as filed.
