• Inclusion of tax incentives for the home furnishings and bulding inductry in the Economic Stimulus Package

Duration: January 7, 2009 to August 31, 2010

General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Environmental/Superfund

Spending: about $185,000 (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 2009: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

Affiliated organizations: American Home Furnishings Alliance; Carpet and Rug Institute; International Housewares Association; International Sleep Products Assoc.; Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Assoc; Nat'l Electrical Manufacturers Assoc; National Home Furnishings Assoc.; National Paint and Coatings Assoc.; Resiliant Floor Covering Institute; World Floor Covering Association; The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc; Polyurethane Foam Association; Hardwood Federation