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Continuing Resolutions

Continuing Resolutions

First Street™ Research Group - Lobbying the Government Funding Bills

Published: September 29, 2011


In lieu of passing an annual budget, Congress has recently resorted to using short term continuing resolutions to keep the government funded and running.  These appropriations bills touch every sector of the government and are fiercely debated and lobbied.  The First Street Research Group examines the lobbying activity of three of the recent continuing resolution bills (111th H.J.Res.101, 112th H.J.Res.44, 112th H.J.Res.48), including the 52 organizations that have lobbied all three.

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  • 52 organizations lobbied or hired a lobbying firm to lobby all three of these continuing resolution bills.
  • Over 200 lobbyists lobbied all three of these continuing resolution bills, including 29 former congressional staffers and 1 former Member of Congress.
Bill Highlights
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H.J.Res.101

Congress: 111th
Purpose: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Dave Obey (D-WI)
  • 84 organizations lobbied this bill or hired a lobbying firm to lobby this bill. 
  • Over 350 lobbyists reported lobbying this bill on behalf of their organization or a client. 
  • 1 of the lobbyists who lobbied this bill is a former Member of Congress.
  • Over 50 of the lobbyists who lobbied this bill are former congressional staffers.
  • Over 10 of the lobbyists who lobbied this bill have worked for the federal government. 
  • See all lobbying activity on H.J.Res.101
H.J.Res.44
Congress: 112th
Purpose
: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY)
  • 320 organizations lobbied this bill or hired a lobbying firm to lobby this bill. 
  • Over 700 lobbyists reported lobbying this bill on behalf of their organization or a client. 
  • 8 of the lobbyists who lobbied this bill are former Members of Congress.
  • Over 100 of the lobbyists who lobbied this bill are former congressional staffers and
  • Over 35 of the lobbyists who lobbied this bill have worked for the federal government.
  • See all lobbying activity on H.J.Res.44 

H.J.Res.48
Congress
: 112th
Purpose: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.
Sponsor
: Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY)

  • 329 organizations lobbied this bill or hired a lobbying firm to lobby this bill.
  • Over 800 lobbyists reported lobbying this bill on behalf of their organization or a client. 
  • 9 of the lobbyists who lobbied this bill are former Members of Congress.
  • Over 100 of the lobbyists who lobbied this bill are former congressional staffers.
  • Over 35 of the lobbyists who lobbied this bill have worked for the federal government.
  • See all lobbying activity on H.J.Res.48

Organizations That Lobbied All Three 3 Continuing Resolution Bills:

AARP

Honeywell International

General Dynamics Corp

Novartis

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Novo Nordisk Inc.

United States Telecom Assn

National Assn of Independent Colleges & Universities

Biotechnology Industry Organization

Railamerica, Inc.

Union Pacific Corporation

Iowa Healthcare Collaborative

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)

American Institute of Physics

American Israel Public Affairs Committee

Manchester Bidwell Corporation

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Kansas Department of Commerce

Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.

Oncology Nursing Society

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Prevent Blindness America

National Business Aviation Association, Inc.

Northrop Grumman Corporation

PPG Industries, Inc

Heritage Action For America

Life Technologies Corporation

Washington University In St. Louis

Areva Enrichment Services LLC

The Century Council

National Treasury Employees Union

Transbay Joint Powers Authority

National Association of Community Health Centers

GE Aviation

University of Southern California

American Association of Museums

California State University

American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

American Chiropractic Association

Unisys Corporation

Battelle Memorial Institute

180S

Farmers Educational Cooperative Union of America

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses

Oregon Health & Science University

National Education Association

American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association

Samueli Institute (Formerly H&S Ventures)

Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

Seton Hill University (Formerly Seton Hill College)

Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority

American High Speed Rail Alliance


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