• Temporary tariff suspension for: carry-all sleeves of textiles made up of man-made fibers, with small, built-in amplifiers; desk accessory cases of textiles made up of man-made fibers, with small, built-in amplifiers; three-ring binders covered with textiles made up of man-made fibers, and with small, built-in amplifiers; book sleeves of textiles made up of man-made fibers; pencil pouches of textiles consisting of man-made fibers; and three-ring binders wholly or mainly covered with polyester fabric.

Duration: July 22, 2009 to March 9, 2010

General Issues: Miscellaneous Tariff Bills

Spending: about $0 (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: U.S. Senate