LobbyingIndependent Sector lobbying by quarter
Independent Sector's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $200K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $570K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Taxation/Internal Revenue Code and Government Issues.
Independent Sector
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $570K
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −100.0%
- Q3 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q4 2022
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $110K | 3 |
| Q1 2023 | $90K | 3 |
| Q2 2023 | $90K | 3 |
| Q3 2023 | $90K | 3 |
| Q4 2023 | $90K | 3 |
| Q1 2024 | $90K | 3 |
| Q2 2024 | $90K | 3 |
| Q3 2024 | $90K | 2 |
| Q4 2024 | $90K | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | $90K | 2 |
| Q2 2025 | $140K | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | $180K | 3 |
| Q4 2025 | $180K | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | $190K | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | $200K | 3 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Taxation$1M · 34 reports
- Government issues$420.5K · 24 reports
- Labor, antitrust and workplace$170K · 5 reports
- Budget and appropriations$70.5K · 15 reports
- Education$70.5K · 15 reports
- Telecommunications$66K · 13 reports
- Small business$2,000 · 1 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES32 reports
- SENATE31 reports
- Treasury, Dept of16 reports
- Education, Dept of15 reports
- White House Office12 reports
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)4 reports
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)1 reports
- Small Business Administration (SBA)1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ernst & Young | $1.2M | 15 quarters |
| In-houseIndependent Sector | $350K | 15 quarters |
| Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | $240K | 5 quarters |
| Holland & Knight | $40K | 7 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| TOMMY BROWN | Senior Advisor, Treasury Ofc. of Leg. Affairs, 2024-25; Leg. Director, Rep. Brad Schneider, 2022-24 (also policy advisor, 2021-22 and leg. assistant, 2018-21); Legislative Aide, Sen. Sherrod Brown, 2017-18 (also leg. correspondent for Brown, 2015-17) | Q3 2025 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/21for Q2 | In-house | $70K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Ernst & Young | $80K |
| 07/17for Q2 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | $50K |
| 04/20for Q1 | In-house | $60K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Ernst & Young | $80K |
| 04/19for Q1 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | $50K |
| 01/21for Q4 2025 | In-house | $50K |
| 01/19for Q4 2025 | Ernst & Young | $80K |
| 01/19for Q4 2025 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | $50K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | In-house | $50K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | Ernst & Young | $80K |
| 25/10/17for Q3 2025 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | $50K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | In-house | $20K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | Ernst & Young | $80K |
| 25/07/18for Q2 2025 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | $40K |
| 25/06/13for Q2 2025 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | Under $5,000 |
| 25/04/21for Q1 2025 | In-house | $10K |
| 25/04/20for Q1 2025 | Ernst & Young | $80K |
| 25/01/21for Q4 2024 | In-house | $10K |
| 25/01/20for Q4 2024 | Ernst & Young | $80K |