U.S. Public Interest Research Group

Based in DC

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AI Overview

With $360K in lobbying spend across 33 quarterly filings, U.S. Public Interest Research Group is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 27 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$360K

Total Spend

Years Active

Firms Hired

Lobbyists Deployed

Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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Year	Lobbying Spend
2018	$80K
2019	$50K
2020	$40K
2021	$50K
2022	$50K
2023	$20K
2024	$30K
2025	$40K

Lobbying Firms

U.S. Public Interest Research Group

Lobbyists

Edmund Mierzwinski Michael Litt Katie Murtha Matthew Wellington Bart Johnsen-harris Samuel Reinert Isaac Bowers

Government Agencies Targeted

These are the government entities that U.S. Public Interest Research Group disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)Federal Reserve SystemFederal Trade Commission (FTC)HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESLabor, Dept of (DOL)Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)SENATETransportation, Dept of (DOT)Treasury, Dept ofU.S. Trade Representative (USTR)Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)Food & Drug Administration (FDA)Office of Management & Budget (OMB)+19 more

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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: Banking, Financial, Budget/Appropriations, Consumer Issues, Trade and 22 more

Opposed S. 2155, (Crapo), Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. Attended multiple coalition lobby meetings and authored a letter specifically opposing the inclusion of Secti

Generally support maintaining Dodd-Frank Act safety and soundness protections. File additional comments to Department of Labor and Congressional leadership on delayed retirement DOL fiduciary rule. Op

Attended coalition meeting opposing budget policy riders and attacks against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) independence.

Supported full funding of all consumer safety agencies in Congress. Filed comments to CPSC in support of new toy safety standard, furniture tipover, magnet safety and other matters. Sent in following

Supported trade rules and relationships, especially TransAtlantic, that protect consumer rights and ensure strongest food safety, privacy, product safety and environmental protections. Opposed any pro