• Educate the Hill regarding the issue. Seek language for an appropriations bill or in report language that will require the agency to provide the necessary data to the stakeholders. Raise awareness on a general basis, through the publishing of articles etc. re: the data issue.

Duration: August 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection

Spending: about $30,000 (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 2022: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Affiliated organizations: Juvenile Products Manufacturing Association; American Home Furnishings Alliance