STEPHEN RUHLEN
STEPHEN RUHLEN is named as a lobbyist in 5 lobbying reports we hold, filed by 1 registrant for 5 clients.
Earlier government jobs, as reported
A lobbying report lists each lobbyist's covered positions: jobs in Congress or the executive branch that the law asks a lobbyist to disclose. Each line is copied as a report states it.
- Chief of Staff for Rep. Kay Granger, Rep. Pete Olson, Rep. Henry Bonilla, Rep. Lee Terry and Deputy Asst to Vice President Richard Cheney
Registrants and clients
- DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP) · 5 reports
Clients: EDIBLE BRANDS, LLC; EMBRAER AIRCRAFT HOLDING, INC; REASON FOR HOPE; RECONVIEW, LLC; VETERAN MENTAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP COALITION.
Bills named where this lobbyist is listed, and how the House and the Senate voted
6 bills named in these reports. None of them became law in our record, so no recorded vote is shown. A lobbying report names the houses of Congress and the agencies the lobbyists contacted. It does not say which members or staff they met.
| Bill | Status | How the House and the Senate voted |
|---|---|---|
| H.R. 6434Freedom to Heal Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 7024Hemp Planting Predictability Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 7212Hemp Enforcement, Modernization, and Protection Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 3346Freedom to Heal Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 3474Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 3686Hemp Planting Predictability Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
Issues named: Health Issues (3), Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice (3), Veterans (2), Agriculture (1), Defense (1).
Every report
| Client | Registrant | Kind, as filed | Posted | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECONVIEW, LLCLaw Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice | DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP) | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| EDIBLE BRANDS, LLCHealth Issues, Agriculture | DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP) | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| VETERAN MENTAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP COALITIONHealth Issues, Veterans, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice | DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP) | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| EMBRAER AIRCRAFT HOLDING, INCDefense | DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP) | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| REASON FOR HOPELaw Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Health Issues, Veterans | DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP) | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov |
Campaign gifts this lobbyist reported
Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). We hold these reports only for contributions to the campaign committees of members who sponsored or cosponsored a bill named in a lobbying report. Any other contribution: Not checked yet.
No contribution report we hold lists a gift from this filer.
Where this comes from
Lobbying Disclosure Act reports (LD-2), LDA.gov. We save our own copy of each page of LDA.gov's list of reports before we read it. These pages were built from our copies on .
2026-Q2: every page of LDA.gov's list saved and read.
A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together. A report of less than $5,000, or of no lobbying activity, states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.
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