• Tracking federal appropirations specifically FY2011 THUD approps bill, FY2011 Homeland Security Approps bill and FY 2011 CJS Appropriations bill. HR 3175 - to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Miami-Dade County certain federally owned land in Florida for for other purposes - To allow land from USDA to be used for a fire station important to the client

Duration: September 15, 2009 to October 8, 2010

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $40,000 (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, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)