Lobbying client
SQUARE, INC.
Mobile payments technology
The register keeps a separate record of this client for every firm that files for it and every spelling of its name. All 2 of its records are shown together here.
Filings
45
Filed by
2
Reported in-house
—
Reported by firms
$1,320,000
Reported lobbying by year
The larger of in-house and firm-reported each year, $ thousands
2011 to 2020
Filings
45 filings, newest first.
| Filing | Filed by | Amount |
|---|---|---|
|
1st Quarter - Termination 1st Quarter 2020
|
THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | $10,000 reported |
|
4th Quarter - Report 4th Quarter 2019
|
THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | $30,000 reported |
|
3rd Quarter - Report 3rd Quarter 2019
|
THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | $30,000 reported |
|
2nd Quarter - Report 2nd Quarter 2019
|
THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | $30,000 reported |
|
1st Quarter - Report 1st Quarter 2019
|
THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | $30,000 reported |
|
4th Quarter - Report 4th Quarter 2018
|
THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | $30,000 reported |
|
3rd Quarter - Report 3rd Quarter 2018
|
THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | $30,000 reported |
|
2nd Quarter - Report 2nd Quarter 2018
|
THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | $30,000 reported |
|
1st Quarter - Report 1st Quarter 2018
|
THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | $30,000 reported |
|
4th Quarter - Termination 4th Quarter 2017
|
FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLC | $30,000 reported |
Filed by
Each firm that has reported for this client, and the client itself where it lobbies in-house, with the reports filed and the amounts they disclose.
| Firm | Reports | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLC | 25 | $820,000 |
| THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | 18 | $500,000 |
Issues lobbied
How many report sections named each issue, counting the current version of each report.
| Issue | Code | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Industry | CPI | 26 |
| Small Business | SMB | 24 |
| Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | FIN | 13 |
| Banking | BAN | 9 |
| Consumer Issues/Safety/Products | CSP | 8 |
| Science/Technology | SCI | 8 |
| Trade (domestic/foreign) | TRD | 4 |
| Taxation/Internal Revenue Code | TAX | 4 |
| Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice | LAW | 3 |
| Agriculture | AGR | 1 |
Bills named in its filings
Bill numbers found in the filers' descriptions, most often named first.
From reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. Firms report what each client paid them; an organisation lobbying for itself reports its own expenses. Amounts count the current version of each report once.