Interest Groups

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IndustriesContributions 06/04/08 - 06/03/10Bill Positions during 111th
Agribusiness
Agricultural Services/Products
Agricultural services & related industries$1,786,3613
Agricultural chemicals (fertilizers & pesticides)$1,415,0526
Farm machinery & equipment$876,6761
Farm organizations & cooperatives$801,66222
Veterinarians$751,2168
Florists & Nursery Services$491,74713
Animal feed & health products$453,8567
Grain traders & terminals$276,600
Farm bureaus$016
Crop Production & Basic Processing
Crop production & basic processing$4,039,8773
Sugar cane & sugar beets$3,591,950
Vegetables, fruits and tree nut$1,106,0298
Other commodities (incl rice, peanuts, honey)$710,3528
Cotton$544,6549
Wheat, corn, soybeans and cash grain$512,77014
Farmers, crop unspecified$03
Dairy
Milk & dairy producers$3,040,17516
Food Processing & Sales
Food and kindred products manufacturing$2,223,58924
Food stores$2,155,34414
Meat processing & products$749,0025
Food wholesalers$396,9566
Food & Beverage Products and Services$346,5213
Forestry & Forest Products
Forestry & Forest Products$1,922,7235
Paper & pulp mills and paper manufacturing$758,7622
Livestock
Livestock$2,334,63719
Horse breeders$203,6974
Feedlots & related livestock services$155,860
Sheep and Wool Producers$13,3001
Misc Agriculture
Agriculture$253,3004
Poultry & Eggs
Poultry & eggs$853,9775
Tobacco
Tobacco & Tobacco products$2,028,7508
Communic/Electronics
Computers/Internet
Computer software$5,862,89511
Online computer services$2,918,5166
Data processing & computer services$2,692,0413
Computers, components & accessories$2,651,4465
Computer manufacture & services$1,340,55214
Electronics Mfg & Services
Electronics manufacturing & services$2,012,5899
Misc Communications/Electronics
Communications & Electronics$213,57210
Printing & Publishing
Book, newspaper & periodical publishing$6,270,07714
Commercial printing & typesetting$690,98416
Greeting card publishing$332,966
Printing, publishing & allied industries$72,750
Telecom Services & Equipment
Cellular systems and equipment$1,897,2085
Telecommunications$1,178,27210
Telephone & communications equipment$760,7752
Satellite communications$258,3681
Other Communications Services$101,327
Telephone Utilities
Telephone utilities$6,826,4803
Long-distance telephone & telegraph service$76,4831
TV/Movies/Music
Cable & satellite TV production & distribution$5,749,5452
Motion Picture production & distribution$3,432,051
Commercial TV & radio stations$2,462,8579
Entertainment Industry/Broadcast & Motion Pictures$2,241,1924
Recorded Music & music production$1,730,6571
TV production & distribution$1,112,631
Live theater & other entertainment productions$466,2474
Bands, orchestras & other live music production$197,820
Movie Theaters$93,647
Construction
Building Materials & Equipment
Stone, clay, glass & concrete products$3,092,90716
Construction equipment$816,06515
Lumber and wood products$434,9612
Other construction-related products$289,4641
Building materials$172,2008
Plumbing & pipe products$169,5502
Electrical Supply$58,363
Construction Services
Engineering, architecture & construction mgmt svcs$5,035,7169
Engineers - type unknown$2,536,2968
Architectural services$2,321,1379
Surveying$167,0825
General Contractors
Construction, unclassified$6,159,2144
Public works, industrial & commercial construction$3,818,91216
Builders associations$548,89936
Construction & Public Works$69,903
Dredging Contractors$44,050
Home Builders
Residential construction$3,687,40029
Mobile home construction$134,5981
Special Trade Contractors
Special trade contractors$1,420,99219
Electrical contractors$1,391,51418
Plumbing, heating & air conditioning$835,5343
Landscaping & Excavation Svcs$465,2151
Defense
Defense Aerospace
Defense aerospace contractors$7,738,5672
Defense Electronics
Defense electronic contractors$5,687,338
Misc Defense
Defense shipbuilders$1,565,190
Defense-related services$1,478,0692
Ground-based & other weapons systems$526,926
Defense Research & Development$434,592
Defense$131,0006
Homeland Security contractors$102,822
Education
Education
Schools & colleges$18,548,32714
Medical schools$839,3257
Education$812,40118
Law schools$765,6695
Technical, business and vocational schools & svcs$602,2162
Energy/Nat Resource
Electric Utilities
Electric Power utilities$5,725,42116
Gas & Electric Utilities$5,621,4224
Rural electric cooperatives$1,577,1024
Independent power generation & cogeneration$575,1702
Nuclear energy$544,3004
Nuclear plant construction, equipment & svcs$487,567
Environmental Svcs/Equipment
Environmental services, equipment & consulting$890,3514
Fisheries & Wildlife
Hunting & wildlife$293,06912
Fishing$286,4483
Fisheries & wildlife$11,9835
Mining
Coal mining$1,576,8381
Mining$777,80023
Metal mining & processing$688,050
Mining services & equipment$173,200
Non-metallic mining$39,0002
Misc Energy
Energy production & distribution$2,190,4894
Alternate energy production & services$857,70114
Power plant construction & equipment$760,1011
Water Utilities$456,037
Energy, Natural Resources and Environment$50,6006
Oil & Gas
Major (multinational) oil & gas producers$3,448,2625
Oil & Gas$2,616,16216
Independent oil & gas producers$2,603,2518
Petroleum refining & marketing$2,339,40311
Natural Gas transmission & distribution$1,977,90213
Oilfield service, equipment & exploration$1,832,3321
Gasoline service stations$543,16814
LPG/Liquid Propane dealers & producers$246,586
Fuel oil dealers$35,400
Waste Management
Waste management$1,132,4392
Finance/Insur/RealEst
Accountants
Accountants$9,761,7442
Banks and Credit
Commercial banks & bank holding companies$12,282,76846
Credit agencies & finance companies$3,863,14017
Credit unions$2,661,66022
Banks & lending institutions$2,609,98319
Savings banks & Savings and Loans$486,8011
Finance/Credit Companies
Payday lenders$767,8701
Student loan companies$253,050
Insurance
Insurance companies, brokers & agents$11,267,38728
Life insurance$7,074,0787
Accident & health insurance$4,573,27719
Property & casualty insurance$2,432,96211
Insurance$693,6059
Misc Finance
Investors$8,304,180
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$7,423,36028
Financial services & consulting$1,106,01312
Credit reporting services & collection agencies$1,092,065
Other financial services$859,9147
Tax return services$433,994
Real Estate
Real estate$13,385,3727
Real Estate developers & subdividers$10,875,22814
Real estate agents$9,341,43214
Building operators and managers$2,073,2135
Mortgage bankers and brokers$1,666,37917
Title insurance & title abstract offices$853,847
Other real estate services$345,5176
Mobile home dealers & parks$10,951
Securities & Investment
Security brokers & investment companies$19,347,12516
Private Equity & Investment Firms$5,431,0993
Investment banking$4,210,2714
Venture capital$3,416,0835
Hedge Funds$3,341,0164
Commodity brokers/dealers$1,678,8697
Securities, commodities & investment$1,501,47911
Stock exchanges$693,0711
Health
Health Professionals
Physicians$16,585,57641
Other physician specialists$15,603,79237
Dentists$4,651,72412
Optometrists & Ophthalmologists$2,501,9127
Other non-physician health practitioners$2,090,80112
Psychiatrists & psychologists$2,088,62418
Pharmacists$1,945,3577
Nurses$1,507,33519
Chiropractors$552,7301
Health professionals$286,65525
Health Services/HMOs
HMOs$3,373,9787
Health care services$1,737,82819
Home care services$1,204,9745
Outpatient health services (incl drug & alcohol)$831,4491
Medical laboratories$291,5805
Mental Health Services$117,2425
Optical services (glasses & contact lenses)$42,6001
AIDS treatment & testing$23,4644
Hospitals/Nursing Homes
Hospitals$8,770,30827
Nursing homes$2,986,57013
Health care institutions$1,366,3506
Drug & alcohol treatment hospitals$13,6002
Misc Health
Health, Education & Human Resources$2,040,18651
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products
Pharmaceutical manufacturing$9,683,75628
Medical supplies manufacturing & sales$3,719,65510
Biotech products & research$1,644,43513
Pharmaceutical wholesale$1,554,1582
Health care products$709,7816
Nutritional & dietary supplements$319,8171
Personal health care products$163,170
Ideology/Single-Issue
Abortion Policy/Pro-Choice
Abortion policy/Pro-Choice$1,588,1274
Abortion Policy/Pro-Life
Abortion policy/Pro-Life$566,72917
Anti-Castro policy
Anti-Castro$834,199
Border Control
Border Control Policy$03
Consumer groups
Consumer groups$2,10082
Defense doves
Defense policy, doves$311,64711
Defense hawks
Defense policy, hawks$530,59217
Elderly issues/Social Security
Elderly issues/Social Security$480,24246
Environment
Environmental policy$2,887,020100
Fiscal & tax policy
Fiscal & tax policy$62,22565
Foreign & Defense Policy
Foreign policy$213,3554
Gun Control
Anti-Guns$34,3697
Gun Rights
Pro-Guns$1,484,85022
Human Rights
Minority/Ethnic Groups$1,657,43675
Gay & lesbian rights & issues$1,057,68523
Children's rights$567,89020
Health & welfare policy$413,13555
Human Rights$53,13262
Immigration Rights
Immigration Rights Policy$017
Labor, anti-union
Labor, anti-union$121,3625
Legalization of Doctor-Assisted Suicide
Legalization of Doctor-Assisted Suicide$0
Militias & Anti-Government Groups
Militias & Anti-Government Groups$03
Misc Issues
Animal Rights$223,55524
Pro-Arab
Pro-Arab$74,0004
Pro-Israel
Pro-Israel$8,928,0164
Pro-resource development groups
Pro-resource development groups$03
Puerto Rico statehood policy
Puerto Rico statehood policy$01
Republican/Conservative
Christian Conservative$70,36731
Term limits
Term limits$1,000
Women's Issues
Women's issues$8,471,28757
Labor
Building Trade Unions
Building trades unions$11,802,87610
General Labor Unions
Food service & related unions$1,523,3002
Commercial service unions$1,308,39330
General commercial unions$990,205
Labor Unions$627,88153
Entertainment unions$426,8432
Other unions$213,0844
Retail trade unions$59,6005
Health worker unions$48,5707
Agricultural labor unions$11,0002
Defense-related unions$4,500
Other commercial unions$02
Industrial Unions
Manufacturing unions$3,183,32313
IBEW (Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers)$2,567,4432
Communications & hi-tech unions$1,624,54613
Automotive Unions$1,304,8621
Mining unions$327,1503
Energy-related unions (non-mining)$79,9082
Public Sector Unions
US Postal Service unions & associations$4,403,1716
Teachers unions$3,715,75047
Police & firefighters unions & associations$2,352,84927
State & local govt employee unions$2,133,74034
Federal employees unions$1,841,27822
Civil service & government unions$4,8657
Transportation Unions
Air transport unions$3,931,7447
Merchant marine & longshoremen unions$2,489,1851
Teamsters union$2,332,9585
Transportation unions$1,828,2691
Other transportation unions$540,5001
Railroad unions$279,4944
Automotive unions$013
Lawyers & Lobbyists
Lawyers/Law Firms
Attorneys & law firms$79,725,62250
Trial lawyers & law firms$5,703,72616
Corporate lawyers & law firms$2,593,4156
Legal Services$55,6996
Lobbyists
Lobbyists & Public Relations$18,959,6846
Registered Foreign Agents$0
Misc Business
Beer, Wine & Liquor
Liquor wholesalers$4,912,9302
Wine & distilled spirits manufacturing$1,620,8677
Beer$1,276,909
Liquor stores$174,572
Alcohol$7,800
Business Associations
Small business associations$548,80047
General business associations$547,23632
Chambers of commerce$278,26890
Pro-business associations$105,06638
International trade associations$4,10017
Business tax coalitions$0
Business Services
Business services$9,389,65911
Management consultants & services$3,705,0945
Advertising & public relations services$2,361,7859
Employment agencies$784,438
Commercial photography, art & graphic design$632,3213
Security services$587,6673
Marketing research services$528,273
Political consultants/advisers$467,383
Outdoor advertising services$378,330
Direct mail advertising services$186,3086
Casinos/Gambling
Indian Gaming$3,059,7704
Casinos, racetracks & gambling$1,840,3413
Chemical & Related Manufacturing
Chemicals$3,333,58928
Plastics & Rubber processing & products$743,2563
Household cleansers & chemicals$447,9402
Paints, Solvents & Coatings$238,7501
Explosives$35,150
Adhesives & Sealants$18,750
Food & Beverage
Restaurants & drinking establishments$4,445,04214
Beverages (non-alcoholic)$1,108,8535
Fish Processing$372,9691
Beverage bottling & distribution$318,6552
Food catering & food services$285,1674
Confectionery processors & manufacturers$120,6382
Artificial sweeteners and food additives$1,250
Lodging/Tourism
Hotels & motels$2,685,05620
Travel agents$518,9014
Resorts$220,239
Lodging & tourism$163,25012
Misc Business
General commerce$25,522,3997
Correctional facilities constr & mgmt/for-profit$198,6501
Warehousing$170,6603
Misc Manufacturing & Distributing
Industrial/commercial equipment & materials$5,079,39719
Toiletries & cosmetics$1,082,5082
Fabricated metal products$872,6549
Clothing & accessories$597,3262
Paper packaging materials$569,3625
Recycling of metal, paper, plastics, etc.$418,9476
Furniture & wood products$340,1843
Precision instruments$295,934
Manufacturing$282,21064
Heavy industrial manufacturing$273,3162
Office machines$266,9041
Paper, glass & packaging materials$247,523
Optical instruments & lenses$230,923
Shoes & leather products$202,7584
Glass products$195,2501
Photographic equipment & supplies$179,701
Hardware & tools$173,482
Sporting goods sales & manufacturing$171,964
Toys$134,5361
Household appliances$130,762
Household & office products$130,4934
Small arms & ammunition$107,500
Jewelry$105,0181
Metal cans & containers$96,8502
Electrical lighting products$90,600
Personal products manufacturing$89,51212
Smelting & non-petroleum refining$66,150
Electroplating, polishing & related services$54,396
Aluminum mining/processing$50,4634
Manmade fibers$45,8502
Clocks & watches$-1005
Misc Services
Services$1,524,48510
Equipment rental & leasing$536,3826
Funeral services$458,848
Physical fitness centers$275,646
Laundries & dry cleaners$167,3774
Pest control$132,826
Miscellaneous repair services$107,463
Beauty & barber shops$105,152
Video tape rental$20,500
Recreation/Live Entertainment
Professional sports, arenas & related equip & svcs$1,533,5012
Amusement/recreation centers$280,9592
Recreation/Entertainment$95,2439
Amusement parks$59,1613
Retail Sales
Department, variety & convenience stores$2,724,89823
Drug stores$1,564,9337
Miscellaneous retail stores$1,270,8182
Retail trade$1,215,62526
Hardware & building materials stores$1,090,1352
Apparel & accessory stores$638,4974
Furniture & appliance stores$242,97414
Consumer electronics & computer stores$215,817
Direct sales$173,001
Catalog & mail order houses$54,005
Vending Machine Sales & Services$18,105
Steel Production
Steel$1,439,1906
Textiles
Textiles & fabrics$544,7569
Trade and trade services
Wholesale trade$274,08411
Import/Export services$99,4403
Other
Civil Servants/Public Officials
Civil servant/public employee$9,590,61824
Courts & Justice System$972,67311
US Postal Service$142,0981
Public official (elected or appointed)$46,9609
Municipal & county government organizations$08
Clergy & Religious Organizations
Churches, clergy & religious organizations$1,007,85075
Education
Public school teachers, administrators & officials$2,513,5837
Non-Profit Institutions
Non-profit foundations$1,705,39418
Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.$991,01415
Philanthropists$708,1461
Other
Military$1,130,91322
Foreign Governments$19,5002
Welfare & Social Work
Welfare & Social Work$607,46519
Transportation
Air Transport
Express delivery services$2,781,0521
Airlines$2,017,9867
General aviation (private pilots)$1,296,5871
Aircraft parts & equipment$1,276,2214
Aircraft manufacturers$982,733
Space vehicles & components$666,492
Aviation services & airports$327,9862
Air transport$154,9205
Air freight$63,2252
Automotive
Auto dealers, new & used$3,587,24613
Auto dealers, foreign imports$868,9743
Auto manufacturers$839,05013
Truck/Automotive parts & accessories$586,09014
Car rental agencies$399,107
Automotive, Misc$253,4393
Auto repair$145,1806
Misc Transport
Transportation$281,5714
Pleasure boats$243,6606
Motorcycles, snowmobiles & other motorized vehicle$178,1505
Bus services$160,629
Taxicabs$140,451
Freight & delivery services$56,828
Buses & Taxis$47,928
Recreational transport$29,0391
Bicycles & other non-motorized recreational transp$17,8001
Motor homes & camper trailers$11,338
Railroads
Railroads$5,423,3737
Railroad services$209,174
Manufacturers of railroad equipment$160,808
Railroad transportation$4,8001
Sea Transport
Sea freight & passenger services$1,621,5793
Sea transport$533,040
Cruise ships & lines$523,2001
Ship building & repair$444,7762
Trucking
Trucking companies & services$2,272,35712
Truck & trailer manufacturers$290,359
Trucking$93,8005