Lobbying

Protect the 1ST's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $80K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $180K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Civil Rights/Civil Liberties and Constitution.

Protect the 1ST

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$180K
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

Protect the 1ST lobbying by quarter
Protect the 1ST lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$105K3
Q1 2023$115K3
Q2 2023$115K3
Q3 2023$95K3
Q4 2023$105K3
Q1 2024$60K2
Q2 2024$60K2
Q3 2024$50K2
Q4 2024$50K2
Q1 2025$60K2
Q2 2025$50K2
Q3 2025$50K2
Q4 2025$50K2
Q1 2026$50K2
Q2 2026$80K2
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Civil rights and liberties$506.7K · 35 reports
  • Constitution$201.7K · 22 reports
  • Religion$201.7K · 22 reports
  • Education$185K · 21 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES35 reports
  • SENATE35 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$750K15 quarters
Frederick Boucher$225K5 quarters
Schaerr Jaffe$120K15 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
ROBERT W GOODLATTEMember of Congress 1993-2019Q2 2026
FREDERICK BOUCHERFormer member House of Representatives (1983-2011)Q4 2023

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2Schaerr Jaffe$30K
07/14for Q2Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K
04/20for Q1Schaerr JaffeUnder $5,000
04/17for Q1Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K
01/20for Q4 2025Schaerr JaffeUnder $5,000
01/19for Q4 2025Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Schaerr JaffeUnder $5,000
25/10/16for Q3 2025Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K
25/07/21for Q2 2025Schaerr JaffeUnder $5,000
25/07/08for Q2 2025Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K
25/04/21for Q1 2025Schaerr Jaffe$10K
25/04/17for Q1 2025Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K
25/01/21for Q4 2024Schaerr JaffeUnder $5,000
25/01/14for Q4 2024Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K
24/10/21for Q3 2024Schaerr JaffeUnder $5,000
24/10/21for Q3 2024Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K
24/07/22for Q2 2024Schaerr Jaffe$10K
24/07/15for Q2 2024Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K
24/04/22for Q1 2024Schaerr Jaffe$10K
24/04/17for Q1 2024Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K