SOUTHERN COMPANY

SOUTHERN COMPANY filed a Q2 amendment for SOUTHERN COMPANY on July 23, 2025.

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Amended

The filer submitted a later report covering this same period, so the amounts here have been replaced. Site totals count only the latest version. See the current filing, posted Aug 6, 2025.

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q2 amendment

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2025

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 23, 2025

Expenses

$2,780,000

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 6

HAROLD ADAM LAWRENCE

Previously held: Counsel, U.S. Sen. John Breaux (LA)
MICHAEL J RIITH

Previously held: Dep. Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Steve LaTourette
JEANNE H WOLAK

Previously held: Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Jim Chapman (TX)
DANIEL STEPHEN MURRAY

Previously held: Senior Policy Adviser, U.S. Sen. James E Risch (ID)
SARAH KATHERINE GAINER

Previously held: Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senator George Voinovich (OH)
JUSTIN FOLSOM New on this filing

Previously held: Legislative Director, Sen. Joe Manchin (WV)

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 3

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 11

Transportation

Drone/UAV issues, generally;

Homeland Security

None.

Budget/Appropriations

Budget reconciliation, generally; Energy R&D funding; Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding; FY2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bills, generally; Issues related to the Department of Government Efficiency, generally;

Environment/Superfund

Climate change issues, generally; Environmental regulation, generally; Clean Water Act, generally; Nationwide Permit Program, generally (Clean Water Act Section 404); NEPA Phase II Proposed Rule and NEPA issues, generally; ESA regulations, generally; Issues related to wildfires, generally;

Clean Air and Water (quality)

Climate change issues, generally; Environmental regulation, generally (Effluent Limitations Guidelines; Good Neighbor Ozone Transport; CAA Sec. 111 rulemaking)

Energy/Nuclear

S.J.Res. 4, tankless water heater CRA; H.J.Res. 20, tankless water heater CRA; DOE Distribution Transformer Rule; Grid enhancing technologies, generally; Issues related to FERCs transmission planning and cost allocation rule (Order 1920); Issues related to FERCs regional transmission organizations, generally; Issues related to deregulation, generally; DOE Loan Program Office issues, generally (1706); Issues related to Transmission legislation, generally; Issues related to Grid enhancing technologies, generally; Issues related to Natural gas infrastructure development, generally; Issues related to Energy infrastructure development, generally; Issues related to FERC nominations, generally; Issues related to S.2651, the SITE Act; Issues related to Building American Energy Security Act of 2023; Issues related to regional transmission organizations, generally; Issues related to deregulation generally; Issues related to interconnection, generally; Issues related to DOE Loan Program Office, generally; Issues related to wildfires, generally; H.R. 7624, Advancing Grid-Enhancing Technologies Act of 2024; H.R. 4476, PURPA Modernization Act of 2017; H.R. 1897, ESA Amendments of 2025; S.1449 RESTART Act; Issues related to HR 1, generally; Issues related to NEPA and permitting reform, generally; Issues related to Yucca Mountain used fuel repository; Issues related to used fuel management; Issues related to consent-based siting generally; Issues related to AP1000 technology generally; Issues related to Accident Tolerant Fuel program; Issues related to advanced nuclear technology; Issues related to DOE Advanced Reactor Development Program, generally; Issues related to small modular reactors (SMRs) in general; Issues related to natural gas stoves; Issues related to DOE energy efficiency standards for electric distribution transformers; DOE new nuclear R&D programs, generally; NRC fee issues, generally; Issues related to NRC nominees in general; Issues related to the NRC decision on Subsequent License Renewal; Issues related to Subsequent License Renewal, generally; Issues related to nuclear uprates, generally; Issues related to nuclear fuels; Issues related to HAELU fuel; Issues related to distribution transformers, generally; The ADVANCE Act, P.L. 118-67;

Commodities (big ticket)

None.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act issues; generally; Inflation Reduction Act Implementation, generally; One Big Beautiful Bill Acct, generally;

Utilities

None.

Telecommunications

Middle-mile broadband infrastructure issues, generally; Spectrum issues, generally, including the FCC's 6 GHz spectrum proposal and Cruz-Thune spectrum pipeline bill; Pole attachment issues, generally;

Small Business

None.

Bills named in this filing 8

S.J. Res. 4
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule …
H.J. Res. 20
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the De…
S. 2651
Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2023
H.R. 7624
Advancing GETs Act of 2024
H.R. 4476
Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act
H.R. 1897
ESA Amendments Act of 2025
S. 1449
RESTART Act
H.R. 1
One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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