Assn of Public Television Stations

Child Organization: APTS Action

Campaign Finance

$1,250 Given
Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.

covers through Q3 2012

  • Top Recipients

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    Includes contributions from the organization’s employees, their family members, and its political action committee.

  • Republicans vs. Democrats

    in dollars

  • State vs. Federal

    in dollars

  • Top PAC Recipients

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    Includes contributions from the organization’s employees, their family members, and its political action committee.
View all campaign finance data for Assn of Public Television Stations Sources: OpenSecrets.org

Lobbying

$1,560,000 Spent
Information

Figures are based on lobbying activity reported to the Senate Office of Public Records. Reported dollar amounts are required to be accurate only to the nearest $20,000. For organizations whose primary business is lobbying, we display total income and top clients. For organizations that are not primarily lobbying firms, we display total amount spent on lobbying and top lobbying firms hired.

For more information, please see our lobbying methodology page.

covers roughly through Q3, 2012

Lobbying on Behalf of Assn of Public Television Stations

  • Names of Lobbyists
  • Firm Hired Amount
    APTS Action $1,240,000
  • Most Frequently Disclosed Lobbying Issues
    • Fed Budget & Appropriations,
    • Education,
    • Telecommunications,
    • Media Information & Publishing
  • Most Frequently Disclosed Bills
    Bill No. Title
    S.911 SPECTRUM Act
    H.R.1 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
    H.R.1473 Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
    H.J.RES.48 Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011
    S.1599 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
    H.R.68 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2013.
    H.R.69 To prohibit Federal funding of certain public radio programming, to provide for the transfer of certain public radio funds to reduce the public debt, and for other purposes.
    H.R.235 Cut Unsustainable and Top-Heavy Spending Act of 2011
    H.R.1076 To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content.
    S.162 Cut Federal Spending Act of 2011
View all lobbying data for Assn of Public Television Stations Sources: OpenSecrets.org