• 201 trade case on solar cells and modules
• The section 201 solar trade case on cells and modules.

Duration: October 1, 2017 to April 1, 2018

General Issues: Manufacturing, Trade (Domestic & Foreign)

Spending: about $117,450 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2017: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Energy - Dept of, Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Natl Security Council (NSC), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office, Labor - Dept of (DOL)

Related Foreign Entities: LONGi Green Energy Technology (Xian, CHN); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%; LONGi Solar Technology Co., Ltd (Xi'an, CHN); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%