Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association
Based in AL
AI Overview
With $6.0M in lobbying spend across 28 quarterly filings, Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. Their lobbying covers 3 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
Spending Trend
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| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $490K |
| 2019 | $480K |
| 2020 | $620K |
| 2021 | $550K |
| 2022 | $720K |
| 2023 | $990K |
| 2024 | $1.2M |
| 2025 | $950K |
Issues Lobbied
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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: Manufacturing, Budget/Appropriations, RRR
FY18 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R. 3268, S. 1603), FY18 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1625), FY19 Agriculture Appropriations, USDA open and free competition policy; Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (H.R. 3387), material preference efforts; material-specific research, standards and funding; water quality issues; provisions related to Bureau of Reclamation corrosion standards; H.R.4667 - Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes - water infrastructure issues
Support private activity bond legislation, support funding for water infrastructure
FY19 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R. 5961, S. 2976), USDA open and free competition policy; America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (S. 2800), material preference efforts, material-specific research, standards and funding; Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (H.R. 8), material preference efforts, material-specific research, standards and funding; H.R.4667 - Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes - water infrastructure issues; water quality issues; provisions related to Bureau of Reclamation corrosion standards
FY19 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R. 5961, S. 2976), USDA open and free competition policy; America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (S. 2800), material preference efforts, material-specific research, standards and funding; Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (H.R. 8), material preference efforts, material-specific research, standards and funding; IMAGINE Act (S. 3341, H.R. 6653), material-specific research, standards and funding; water quality issues; provisions related to Bureau of Reclamation corrosion standards
FY19 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R. 5961, S. 2976), USDA open and free competition policy; America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (S. 3021), material preference efforts, material-specific research, standards and funding; IMAGINE Act (S. 3341, H.R. 6653), material-specific research, standards and funding; water quality issues; provisions related to Bureau of Reclamation corrosion standards
FY20 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R.3164, H.R.3055), USDA open and free competition policy; IMAGINE Act (S.403, H.R.1159), material-specific research, standards and funding; water quality issues; provisions related to Bureau of Reclamation corrosion standards
FY20 Agriculture Appropriations (S.2522, H.R.3164), USDA open and free competition policy; support funding for water infrastructure; support private activity bond legislation
FY20 Agriculture Appropriations (S.2522, H.R.3164), USDA open and free competition policy; IMAGINE Act (S.403, H.R.1159), material-specific research, standards and funding; water quality issues; provisions related to Bureau of Reclamation corrosion standards; Clean Industrial Technology Act of 2019/CIT Act of 2019 (S.2300, H.R.3978, H.R.4230), material provisions; Save Our Seas 2.0: Improving Domestic Infrastructure to Prevent Marine Debris Act/Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (S.2260, H.R.3969), material provisions
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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