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Surface Transportation Board (STB)

277 lobbying filings named this agency, 2025 to 2026. Those filers reported $103,360,176.94 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 Surface Transportation Board (STB), 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. Transportation 191 filings that named this body and this issue
  2. Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 174 filings that named this body and this issue
  3. Trade (domestic/foreign) 169 filings that named this body and this issue
  4. Environment/Superfund 132 filings that named this body and this issue
  5. Railroads 127 filings that named this body and this issue
  6. Budget/Appropriations 120 filings that named this body and this issue
  7. Agriculture 94 filings that named this body and this issue
  8. Energy/Nuclear 90 filings that named this body and this issue
  9. Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 85 filings that named this body and this issue
  10. Homeland Security 53 filings that named this body and this issue
  11. Chemicals/Chemical Industry 53 filings that named this body and this issue
  12. Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) 48 filings that named this body and this issue
  13. Natural Resources 47 filings that named this body and this issue
  14. Clean Air and Water (quality) 43 filings that named this body and this issue
  15. Defense 27 filings that named this body and this issue
 Filings by year
  • 2025 183 $74,722,125.42
  • 2026 94 $28,638,051.52

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. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL $18,900,123.00 4 filings
  2. OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION $15,470,000.00 6 filings
  3. LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY $7,250,000.00 6 filings
  4. UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION $6,110,000.00 6 filings
  5. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY $4,950,000.00 6 filings
  6. CSX CORPORATION $4,934,470.00 6 filings
  7. POET, LLC $4,650,000.00 6 filings
  8. NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION $4,010,000.00 6 filings
  9. GROWTH ENERGY INC $3,980,000.00 6 filings
  10. BASF CORPORATION $2,270,000.00 4 filings
  11. RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION $2,212,945.52 6 filings
  12. CORE NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. $2,140,000.00 5 filings
  13. NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION $2,140,000.00 3 filings
  14. BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, INC $2,030,000.00 6 filings
  15. THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE $1,926,388.00 6 filings
 Firms filing on their behalf
  1. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL $18,900,123.00 4 filings
  2. OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION $15,470,000.00 6 filings
  3. LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY $7,250,000.00 6 filings
  4. UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION $6,110,000.00 6 filings
  5. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY $4,950,000.00 6 filings
  6. CSX CORPORATION $4,934,470.00 6 filings
  7. POET, LLC $4,650,000.00 6 filings
  8. NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION $4,010,000.00 6 filings
  9. GROWTH ENERGY, INC. $3,980,000.00 6 filings
  10. BASF CORPORATION $2,270,000.00 4 filings
  11. RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION $2,212,945.52 6 filings
  12. CORE NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. $2,140,000.00 5 filings
  13. NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION $2,140,000.00 3 filings
  14. BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, INC $2,030,000.00 6 filings
  15. THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE $1,926,388.00 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
    54 filings · An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
  • HR 1346
    32 filings · To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure und…
  • S 593
    32 filings · Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025
  • S 623
    23 filings · No IRIS Act of 2025
  • S 2104
    22 filings · Reliable Rail Service Act of 2025
  • HR 3898
    20 filings · PERMIT Act
  • HR 1415
    19 filings · No IRIS Act of 2025
  • HR 4776
    18 filings · SPEED Act
  • HR 2853
    17 filings · Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
  • HR 3194
    17 filings · LOCOMOTIVES Act
  • HR 7567
    17 filings · Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
  • HR 1719
    14 filings · Farm to Fly 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 277
Q2
THE NATIONAL GRANGE OF THE ORDER OF PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY for NATIONAL GRANGE OF THE ORDER OF PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · posted Aug 7, 2026
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NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION for NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $50,000.00 expenses · posted Aug 3, 2026
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RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION for RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $390,733.00 expenses · posted Aug 3, 2026
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BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN for BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Ohio · $233,133.00 expenses · posted Jul 27, 2026
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AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION for AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Virginia · $210,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 25, 2026
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SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY for SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $130,500.00 expenses · posted Jul 24, 2026
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AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION for AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Virginia · $210,000.00 expenses · Amended later · posted Jul 22, 2026
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BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOYES DIVISION, IBT for BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOYES DIVISION IBT
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · posted Jul 22, 2026
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TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS NATIONAL UNION/IAM (FKA TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATI for TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS NATIONAL UNION/IAM (FKA TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATI
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Maryland · $34,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 21, 2026
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ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC for GATX CORPORATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Illinois · $50,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
CORE NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. for CORE NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Pennsylvania · $290,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
POET, LLC for POET, LLC
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · South Dakota · $770,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
USA RICE FEDERATION for USA RICE FEDERATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Virginia · $110,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION for OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $1,680,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA for FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $80,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY for LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Texas · $690,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, INC for BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, INC
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $320,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
GROWTH ENERGY, INC. for GROWTH ENERGY INC
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $620,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN G. CURTIN for LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Illinois · $30,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
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ANN WARNER LLC for PRIVATE RAILCAR FOOD AND BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Maryland · $15,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
ANN WARNER LLC for NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORTATION LEAGUE
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Maryland · $18,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION for NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $800,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
ANN WARNER LLC for FREIGHT RAIL CUSTOMER ALLIANCE
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $22,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
OLIN CORPORATION for OLIN CORPORATION
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Missouri · $250,000.00 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2
BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS for CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILROAD
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · $50,000.00 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
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Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. "Surface Transportation Board (STB)" 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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