Bates Footwear
manufacturing
Based in MI
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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.
$40K
Total Spend
2
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
2
Lobbyists Deployed
3
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $40K |
| 2019 | $0 |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
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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Last updated: February 2026
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