INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM) lobbying for INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Expenses

$800,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using A: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Government bodies contacted 14

Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Intl Trade Administration (ITA)
Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
SENATE
State, Dept of (DOS)
Treasury, Dept of
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
White House Office

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 1

S 579
Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act of 2025

Lobbying activity 6

Budget/Appropriations

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Budget & Appropriations Matters: FY2026 appropriations provisions relating to technology modernization and quantum computing.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Domestic and International Tax: U.S. Treasury guidelines and related regulations on OECD, Addressing Tax Challenges of Digitalization, and BEPS 2.0, research and development amortization.

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to International Trade: Provisions related to tariffs, digital trade, and export controls.

Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Copyright/Patent/Trademark Policy: Provisions related to patent policy.

Computer Industry

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Technology Policy: Artificial Intelligence, cloud computing, encryption policy including post quantum cryptography, quantum computing, and federal agency IT modernization; National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act; S. 579, Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act of 2025; reauthorization of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act; implementation and issues related to Public Law no. 117-167, CHIPS and Science Act; NIST AI Risk Management Framework; NIST Cybersecurity Framework Version 2.0 Semiconductor Manufacturing Profile; Interim Final Rule on Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion.

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Labor, Workplace & Benefits Policy: Antitrust policy; 2023 merger guidelines; Final Rule on Premerger Notification, Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements.