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Apple Inc.

Apple Inc. filed a Q1 report for Apple Inc. on April 21, 2025.

Lobbying for Apple Inc.

As filed: APPLE INC. for APPLE INC.

All filings by Apple Inc. · Everything Apple Inc. has reported

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2025

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 21, 2025

Expenses

$2,450,000

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using the LDA's own definitions (method 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

Lobbyists on this filing 1

SIERRA KELLEY-CHUNG New on this filing

Previously held: Deputy Chief of Staff, Congressman Steven Horsford; Senior Policy Advisor, Congressman Steven Horsford; Senior Advisor, Congressman Anthony Brown

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 7

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 13

General patent policy, including issues related to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the PREVAIL Act Issues related to standard essential patents Issues related to anti-counterfeit policy General trademark, patent, and copyright policy Issues related to patent proceedings and the International Trade Commission, including the Advancing Americas Interests Act General overview of music licensing legal framework

Education

Providing general information about Apple's coding and education programs

Environment/Superfund

Providing information on Apples commitment to the environment, including recycling efforts Issues related to environmental policy, including critical minerals and renewable energy

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Issues related to the U.S.- EU Privacy Shield Issues related to anti-counterfeit policy Issues related to the trade impacts of intellectual property disputes Issues related to U.S. competitiveness in global markets Issues related to tariff and non-tariff trade barriers

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

General tax issues Providing information regarding Apple's tax posture

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Issues related to encryption

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

General consumer privacy issues Providing information relevant to online child safety, including potential legislation, regulatory policy, and the App Store Accountability Act Encouraging the development and adoption of strong consumer data privacy protections via legislation and/or regulatory policy Providing information on App Store policies and procedures Providing information related to Apple product features and functionality Issues related to privacy and security practices in the app ecosystem Providing information related to Apple's artificial intelligence offerings including consumer protections

Health Issues

Providing information related to the health features of Apples products

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Issues related to competition in digital markets and the app marketplace, including privacy, security, and competitiveness issues related to the American Innovation and Choice Online Act and the Open App Markets Act (both pre-introduction) Educating policymakers about Apples employee base in their states Providing information to policymakers about global regulations impacting competition in digital markets

Immigration

Issues related to immigration reform Issues related to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Issues related to waivers, recapturing unused green cards, and removing per-country caps on employment-based visas

Manufacturing

Issues related to the domestic manufacturing of semiconductors Providing information related to Apples supply chain Providing information related to artificial intelligence and domestic manufacturing

Telecommunications

Issues related to content moderation Issues related to general spectrum management and policy

Banking

Providing information related to Apples efforts around financial services and S.J. Res. 28 re the Larger Participant Rule

Bills named in this filing 1

S.J. Res. 28
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining…

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