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Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

371 lobbying filings named this agency, 2025 to 2026. Those filers reported $191,012,703.78 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 Natl Science Foundation (NSF), 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. Budget/Appropriations 261 filings that named this body and this issue
  2. Science/Technology 236 filings that named this body and this issue
  3. Education 182 filings that named this body and this issue
  4. Defense 134 filings that named this body and this issue
  5. Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 101 filings that named this body and this issue
  6. Trade (domestic/foreign) 85 filings that named this body and this issue
  7. Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 80 filings that named this body and this issue
  8. Immigration 77 filings that named this body and this issue
  9. Health Issues 74 filings that named this body and this issue
  10. Telecommunications 67 filings that named this body and this issue
  11. Environment/Superfund 55 filings that named this body and this issue
  12. Transportation 53 filings that named this body and this issue
  13. Energy/Nuclear 52 filings that named this body and this issue
  14. Government Issues 43 filings that named this body and this issue
  15. Small Business 42 filings that named this body and this issue
 Filings by year
  • 2025 257 $124,411,701.78
  • 2026 114 $66,601,002.00

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. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. $106,990,000.00 6 filings
  2. BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE INC $15,120,000.00 2 filings
  3. MICROSOFT CORPORATION $14,520,000.00 7 filings
  4. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. $8,370,000.00 6 filings
  5. NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION $4,411,083.78 6 filings
  6. HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY & AFFILIATES $4,410,000.00 6 filings
  7. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL $4,320,000.00 6 filings
  8. INTEL CORPORATION $2,990,000.00 3 filings
  9. SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION $2,730,000.00 6 filings
  10. SEMI $2,200,000.00 7 filings
  11. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON $1,971,000.00 6 filings
  12. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS $1,698,096.00 6 filings
  13. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES $1,664,000.00 6 filings
  14. NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY $1,455,000.00 6 filings
  15. AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY $1,406,728.00 6 filings
 Firms filing on their behalf
  1. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. $106,990,000.00 6 filings
  2. THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC. $15,120,000.00 2 filings
  3. MICROSOFT CORPORATION $14,440,000.00 6 filings
  4. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. $8,370,000.00 6 filings
  5. NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION $4,411,083.78 6 filings
  6. HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY $4,410,000.00 6 filings
  7. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL $4,320,000.00 6 filings
  8. INTEL CORPORATION $2,990,000.00 3 filings
  9. SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION $2,730,000.00 6 filings
  10. SEMI $2,150,000.00 5 filings
  11. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON $1,971,000.00 6 filings
  12. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS $1,698,096.00 6 filings
  13. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES $1,664,000.00 6 filings
  14. NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY $1,455,000.00 6 filings
  15. AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY $1,406,728.00 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 1
    59 filings · An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
  • S 2296
    38 filings · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
  • HR 3838
    32 filings · Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Author…
  • HR 3447
    29 filings · Chip Security Act
  • HR 4016
    26 filings · Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
  • S 1705
    25 filings · Chip Security Act
  • HR 2385
    23 filings · CREATE AI Act of 2025
  • HR 33
    22 filings · To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of c…
  • S 199
    22 filings · A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxati…
  • HR 5342
    20 filings · Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
  • HR 5371
    20 filings · Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Vet…
  • HR 1990
    19 filings · American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025

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 371
Q2
AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY for AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $312,680.00 expenses · posted Aug 14, 2026
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR MANUFACTURING SCIENCES for NATIONAL CENTER FOR MANUFACTURING SCIENCES
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $35,000.00 expenses · posted Aug 3, 2026
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MARBLE ARCH for LILA SCIENCES, INC.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Massachusetts · $50,000.00 income · posted Aug 3, 2026
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO for UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · New York · posted Jul 29, 2026
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INTERSECTION for LEXSET
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025 · New York · $20,000.00 income · Amended later · posted Jul 28, 2026
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HILLSTAFFER, LLC for MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Pennsylvania · $15,000.00 income · posted Jul 28, 2026
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KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY for KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Kansas · $36,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 22, 2026
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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO for UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Colorado · $317,332.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $1,173,637.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. for SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $1,180,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPORATION for NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPORATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $170,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $16,950,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $390,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARTNERS HEALTHCARE) for MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARTNERS HEALTHCARE)
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Massachusetts · $171,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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THE GABOTON GROUP, LLC for CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FL
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Florida · $15,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION for MICROSOFT CORPORATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $2,690,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON for UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $260,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY for HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY & AFFILIATES
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $640,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI for UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Florida · $79,500.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH for UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Pennsylvania · $140,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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POTOMAC INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS, INC. for OLI SYSTEMS, INC.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · New Jersey · posted Jul 20, 2026
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MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC for GENER8TOR MANAGEMENT, LLC
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Wisconsin · $80,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
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FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP for MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $20,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN for UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $150,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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SMITH GARSON for CITY OF BOULDER
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Colorado · $20,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
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Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. "Natl Science Foundation (NSF)" 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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