UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Lobbying client · District of Columbia · filed 2025 to 2026

$4,470,000 Reported spend

7 Filings counted

0 Outside firms hired

18 Bills named

Spend is reported income plus in-house expenses across 7 filings. 1 further filing for this client was restated by a later amendment and is left out of every total here. Everything on this page comes from one LDA client record (147169), filed by the registrant listed below.

Who filed for this client 1

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP $4,470,000 In-house, the client's own filings · 7 filings

Spend per registrant: fees an outside firm reported, or the costs the client reported for lobbying in-house. The rows add up to the total above.

Bills named in these filings 18

H. Con. Res. 13
Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

7 filings
H.R. 791
American Music Fairness Act of 2023

7 filings
S. 253
American Music Fairness Act

7 filings
S. Con. Res. 5
A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

7 filings
H. Con. Res. 12
Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

7 filings
H.R. 861
American Music Fairness Act of 2025

7 filings
S. 326
American Music Fairness Act

7 filings
S. Con. Res. 8
A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

7 filings
S. 5379
TRAIN Act

5 filings
H.R. 2794
NO FAKES Act of 2025

5 filings
S. 1367
NO FAKES Act of 2025

5 filings
H.R. 8094
AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2026

3 filings
S. 3813
CLEAR Act

3 filings
H.R. 1
One Big Beautiful Bill Act

2 filings
H.R. 8915
NO FAKES Act of 2026

2 filings
S. 4591
NO FAKES Act of 2026

2 filings
H.R. 6028
Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act

1 filing
S. 4915
AI Labeling Act of 2026

1 filing

Reported by year 2 years

2026 $1,920,000 3 filings
2025 $2,550,000 4 filings

Issues lobbied 5

The count is how many filings named that issue area. A filing reports one lump figure covering every issue on it, so the money above cannot be split between them.

Agencies and chambers lobbied 5

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7
SENATE 7
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) 2
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) 2
U.S. Copyright Office 1

Recent filings 8 total

Q3 report

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $600,000 expenses · posted Oct 20, 2026

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UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $660,000 expenses · posted Jul 21, 2026

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UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP Amended

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $800,000 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026

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UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $660,000 expenses · posted Apr 20, 2026

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UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $630,000 expenses · posted Jan 21, 2026

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UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $610,000 expenses · posted Oct 20, 2025

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UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $600,000 expenses · posted Jul 21, 2025

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UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $710,000 expenses · posted Apr 21, 2025

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Filings through October 20, 2026, the newest posted date on this record. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, synced daily. Money is self-reported by the filer and often rounded. Lobbying is legal, disclosed activity.