NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION

Lobbying for NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Expenses

$700,000.00

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 6

Federal Railroad Administration
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Railroad Retirement Board
SENATE
Surface Transportation Board (STB)
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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

HR 2853
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

Lobbying activity 3

Railroads

Issues related to railroad and surface transportation operations (2026 surface reauthorization). Issues related to cargo and supply chain theft including cybersecurity (CORCA - HR2853,S1404). Issues related to railroad personnel and staffing compensation and benefits (RUIA). Issues related to advanced railroad technologies and data analytics. Issues related to highway-rail grade crossing technology and funding programs. Issues related to competitive grant programs including CRISI or other similar programs. Issues related to trucking configurations (truck weight and truck length). Issues related to railroad economic conditions and regulations (common carrier definitions). Issues related to Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) funding and operations. Issues related to the merger between Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation (Surface Transportation Board docket FD_36873).

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Issues related to USMCA. Issues related to USTR 232 tariffs. Issues related to USTR 301 tariffs. Issues related to import and export tariffs.

Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to FY2026 Appropriations including FY26 THUD Appropriations. Issues related to FY2027 Appropriations including FY27 THUD Appropriations. Issues related to multimodal competitive grant programs. Issues related to Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) funding.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.