• HR 5435 DTV Border Fix Act to allow broadcasters within 50 miles of the US Mexico border to continue broadcasting their analogue signal for 5 years beyond the DTV transition date of February 17, 2009. XM Sirius Merger to ensure that there is a significant set aside for minority programming. Arbitron People Meters to ensure that the Hispanic community is being accurately sampled and that the sample size is adequate and that Arbitron is using culturally appropriate recruiters in the Hispanic community.

Duration: June 8, 2008 to February 26, 2009

General Issues: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Telecommunications

Spending: about $70,000 (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 2008: House of Representatives, Senate