• H.R.6987; S. 3181; biometrics and airport access control; transportation worker identity credential; border enforcement; immigration reform; law enforcement; US VISIT exit system; international registered traveler H.R.4088; H.R. 5515 H.R.5982
• H.R.6987; S. 3181; biometrics and airport access control; transportation worker identity credential; border enforcement; immigration reform; law enforcement; US VISIT exit system; international registered traveler H.R.4088 H.R.5982
• H.R.6987; S. 3181; border enforcement; immigration reform; law enforcement; US VISIT exit system; international registered traveler H.R.4088, H.R. 5515

Duration: July 1, 2006 to August 31, 2008

General Issues: Homeland Security, Budget/Appropriations, Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines, Immigration

Spending: about $140,000 (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 2006: Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), State - Dept of (DOS), House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP),, Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Customs & Border Protection,, Y Y U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Department of State Executive Office of the President

Related Foreign Entities: Smiths Group Holdings Netherlands B.V. (London NW11 8DS, GBR); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 37%