• There was no legislation or rule making involved. Sought congressional help to verify that small business promises made by NOAA in their new Pro-Tech award process would have procedures in place to ensure a fair process for all.

Duration: January 11, 2016 to March 31, 2016

General Issues: Small Business, Science/Technology

Spending: about $15,000 (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 2016: House of Representatives