Bates Footwear
manufacturing
Based in MI
AI Overview
With $40K in lobbying spend across 8 quarterly filings, Bates Footwear is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 3 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2019.
Spending Trend
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| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $40K |
| 2019 | $0 |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
Government Agencies Targeted
These are the government entities that Bates Footwear disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.
What They Lobby About
These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Defense, Taxation, Small Business
Issues related to warfighter equipage, footwear contracting, Berry-amendment compliant athletic footwear. Contracting issues for the defense industrial base in the FY18NDAA, Foreign Military Sales
Concerns regarding Border Adjustment Tax issues
SBA Size Standards Methodology for US manufacturing
Issues related to warfighter equipage, footwear contracting, Contracting issues for the defense industrial base in the FY19NDAA, Foreign Military Sales
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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