• FY16 Appropriations for DOJ (untested sexual assault kits backlog, Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Training and Technical Assistance Program, police in-car and body worn cameras, and reduction of youth crime and violence); HUD (Community Development Block Grant, Choice Neighborhoods, and housing and community revitalization); DOT (USDOT TIGER grant program)
• reauthorization of surface transportation programs

Duration: January 15, 2014 to February 15, 2016

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Transportation, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines, Trucking/Shipping, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Urban Development/Municipalities

Spending: about $93,500 (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 2014: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Natl Institute of Justice, White House Office, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Office of Justice Program, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)