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Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

573 lobbying filings named this agency, 2025 to 2026. Those filers reported $60,886,697.12 of lobbying spend in total, across all the work each filing covers.

An LD-2 reports one money figure for the whole filing, covering every part of government it named. The dollar amounts here are the spend of filings that named Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), not money spent lobbying it. Money counts the latest version of each filing only; filing counts include ones a later amendment restated.

 Issues raised
  1. Indian/Native American Affairs 508 filings that named this body and this issue
  2. Budget/Appropriations 111 filings that named this body and this issue
  3. Gaming/Gambling/Casino 104 filings that named this body and this issue
  4. Natural Resources 88 filings that named this body and this issue
  5. Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 72 filings that named this body and this issue
  6. Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice 41 filings that named this body and this issue
  7. Transportation 27 filings that named this body and this issue
  8. Economics/Economic Development 24 filings that named this body and this issue
  9. Education 22 filings that named this body and this issue
  10. Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 22 filings that named this body and this issue
  11. Housing 21 filings that named this body and this issue
  12. Disaster Planning/Emergencies 18 filings that named this body and this issue
  13. Health Issues 18 filings that named this body and this issue
  14. Energy/Nuclear 16 filings that named this body and this issue
  15. Government Issues 16 filings that named this body and this issue
 Filings by year
  • 2025 386 $47,154,968.12
  • 2026 187 $13,731,729.00

Bar length is filings that year against the busiest year. A year is the filing year, not the date lobbying happened.

 Clients lobbying here
  1. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP $20,254,357.00 6 filings
  2. STATE OF LOC NATION GLOBAL PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION $20,000,000.00 1 filing
  3. GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY $1,900,000.00 3 filings
  4. WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. $960,000.00 6 filings
  5. YOCHA DEHE WINTUN NATION $720,000.00 9 filings
  6. LYTTON RANCHERIA OF CALIFORNIA $600,000.00 6 filings
  7. ALABAMA-COUSHATTA TRIBE OF TEXAS $540,000.00 6 filings
  8. THE CHEROKEE NATION $540,000.00 6 filings
  9. CALISTA CORPORATION $508,574.00 6 filings
  10. MUSCOGEE CREEK NATION $450,000.00 6 filings
  11. FOREST COUNTY POTAWATOMI COMMUNITY $390,000.00 8 filings
  12. MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE INDIANS $390,000.00 6 filings
  13. MATCH-E-BE-NASH-SHE-WISH BAND OF POTTAWATOMI INDIANS (GUN LAKE TRIBE) $360,000.00 6 filings
  14. PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE $360,000.00 6 filings
  15. PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO MISSION INDIANS $360,000.00 6 filings
 Firms filing on their behalf
  1. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP $20,254,357.00 6 filings
  2. LOC COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION $20,000,000.00 1 filing
  3. SPIRIT ROCK CONSULTING $3,112,500.00 101 filings
  4. FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING $2,083,000.00 70 filings
  5. AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD $1,900,000.00 3 filings
  6. MO STRATEGIES, INC. $1,200,000.00 16 filings
  7. PACE, LLP $1,150,000.00 21 filings
  8. WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. $960,000.00 6 filings
  9. POWERS PYLES SUTTER & VERVILLE, P.C. $830,000.00 32 filings
  10. THE FARLEY GROUP, INC. $765,000.00 27 filings
  11. CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC $720,000.00 12 filings
  12. HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP $550,000.00 10 filings
  13. SKENANDORE WILSON LLP $546,699.12 13 filings
  14. CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC. $540,000.00 6 filings
  15. CALISTA CORPORATION $508,574.00 6 filings

Client and firm names are the filers' own text, not deduplicated: one company can appear under several spellings.

 Bills these filings cite most 12
  • HR 4712
    17 filings · Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act
  • S 2452
    17 filings · Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act
  • HR 1
    9 filings · An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
  • HR 1723
    9 filings · Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025
  • HR 4754
    9 filings · Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
  • S 1301
    9 filings · Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2025
  • S 2431
    9 filings · Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
  • HR 5515
    8 filings · Indian Trust Asset Reform Amendment Act
  • HR 2302
    7 filings · Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025
  • S 2022
    7 filings · Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2025
  • HR 2145
    6 filings · Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025
  • HR 3935
    6 filings · Reducing Permitting Uncertainty Act

Bills are parsed from the filings' own activity descriptions, so this is what lobbyists wrote down, not a record of contact with this body about that bill.

 Filings that named it 573
Q2
FREEMYER & ASSOCIATES P.C. for PICAYUNE RANCHERIA OF THE CHUKCHANSI INDIANS
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · California · $20,000.00 income · posted Sep 3, 2026
View → 2A
HALL ESTILL HARDWICK GABLE GOLDEN & NELSON for SAN PASQUAL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · California · posted Sep 1, 2026
View → 2A
HALL ESTILL HARDWICK GABLE GOLDEN & NELSON for HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · California · posted Sep 1, 2026
View → Q2
TUELL LAW, P.C. for OWENS VALLEY INDIAN WATER COMMISSION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · California · $24,000.00 income · posted Aug 13, 2026
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MS. BARBARA ROHDE for WHITE EARTH TRIBAL NATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $30,000.00 income · posted Aug 12, 2026
View → Q2
LONE ROCK STRATEGIES for INTER-TRIBAL TIMBER COUNCIL
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Oregon · $10,000.00 income · posted Aug 7, 2026
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LONE ROCK STRATEGIES for CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF SILETZ INDIANS OF OREGON
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Oregon · $20,000.00 income · posted Aug 7, 2026
View → Q2
LONE ROCK STRATEGIES for COQUILLE INDIAN TRIBE
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Oregon · $20,000.00 income · posted Aug 7, 2026
View → Q2
THE ANGLE for REDDING RANCHERIA
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · California · $25,000.00 income · posted Aug 5, 2026
View → Q1
THE ANGLE for REDDING RANCHERIA
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026 · California · $25,000.00 income · posted Aug 5, 2026
View → Q2
FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING for COQUILLE INDIAN TRIBE
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Oregon · $36,000.00 income · posted Aug 5, 2026
View → Q2
FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING for REEF CAPITAL PARTNERS
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Utah · $36,000.00 income · posted Aug 5, 2026
View → Q2
FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING for JAMUL INDIAN VILLAGE
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · California · $36,000.00 income · posted Aug 5, 2026
View → Q2
FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING for WHITE EARTH NATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Minnesota · $36,000.00 income · posted Aug 5, 2026
View → Q2
FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING for RED CLIFF BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Wisconsin · $24,000.00 income · posted Aug 5, 2026
View → Q2
FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING for STOCKBRIDGE MUNSEE MOHICAN COMMUNITY
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Wisconsin · $30,000.00 income · posted Aug 5, 2026
View → Q2
FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING for MUSCOGEE CREEK NATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Oklahoma · $75,000.00 income · posted Aug 5, 2026
View → Q2
FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING for ST. CROIX CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF WISCONSIN
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Wisconsin · $25,000.00 income · posted Aug 5, 2026
View → Q2
FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING for THE MOHEGAN TRIBE
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Connecticut · $30,000.00 income · posted Aug 5, 2026
View → Q2
FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING for COMMERCE CASINO
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · California · $15,000.00 income · posted Aug 5, 2026
View → Q2
FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING for HAWAIIAN GARDENS CASINO
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · California · $15,000.00 income · posted Aug 5, 2026
View → Q2
FRANKLIN CREEK CONSULTING for MIDWEST ALLIANCE OF SOVEREIGN TRIBES
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Wisconsin · posted Aug 5, 2026
View → Q2
HALL ESTILL HARDWICK GABLE GOLDEN & NELSON for SAN PASQUAL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · California · Amended later · posted Aug 3, 2026
View → Q2
HALL ESTILL HARDWICK GABLE GOLDEN & NELSON for HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · California · Amended later · posted Aug 3, 2026
View → Q2
PATTERSON REAL BIRD & RASMUSSEN LLP for UTE INDIAN TRIBE
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Utah · posted Jul 27, 2026
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Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. "Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)" is the filers' own entry from the LDA's list of government bodies. Rollups on this page refresh every six hours.

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