• HR 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Bill seeking approval of Sec. 9012 of House passed Farm Bill creating biofuels internship program under Department of Agriculture. FY2009 Agriculture and Development Appropriations Bill seeking funding to implement Sec. 9012 of HR 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Bill.
• FY 2009 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill seeking continuation funding for internships for students with disabilities, administered by Office of Disability Employment Policy.

Duration: November 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008

General Issues: Agriculture, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Education

Spending: about $10,000 (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 2007: House of Representatives, Senate, Y Y