Lobbying Relationship

Client

National Ecological Observatory Network, Inc

Large-scale ecological observing systems network More records

Lobbying firm

OLDAKER GROUP, LLC

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  • Issues relating to National Science Foundation (NSF) funding; funding for environmental and biological sciences; funding for NEON project within NSF budget.
  • Appropriations for NSF for environmental and biological sciences (FY 2013 Commerce/Justice/Science appropriations bill).

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General Issues: Science/Technology, Budget/Appropriations, Environmental/Superfund

Spending: about $370,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2010: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Bills mentioned

S.3636: Gift Card Consumer Protection Act of 2012

Sponsor: Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

S.3636: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011

Sponsor: Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Meg Thompson Prof. Staff, House Committee on Appropriations Prof. Staff, House Approps., Sen. Approps.
Joel Widder Detail to Senate VA/HUD Subcom. on Approps. Detail to Senate VA/HUD Subcommittee on Appropriations
Frank Cushing Staff Director House Approps Com., Prof Staff Senate Staff Dir., House Approps. Com., Prof. Staff Sen.
Margaret Thompson Prof. Staff, House Approps., Sen. Approps. Prof. Staff, House Committee on Appropriations
Philip Bye n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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