KROGER CO

• THE KROGER CO. $2,620,000 In-house, the client's own filings · 7 filings
• SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS $450,000 Outside firm · 7 filings
• THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC $430,000 Outside firm · 7 filings
• THE WAYFINDER GROUP $150,000 Outside firm · 4 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.

• H.R. 1317
  I CAN Act
  8 filings
• H.R. 2495
  Nutrition CARE Act of 2025
  7 filings
• H.R. 7567
  Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
  6 filings
• H.R. 1165
  Data Privacy Act of 2023
  5 filings
• H.R. 1613
  Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023
  5 filings
• H.R. 1770
  Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
  5 filings
• H.R. 5378
  Lower Costs, More Transparency Act
  5 filings
• H.R. 704
  Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
  5 filings
• H.R. 895
  Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023
  5 filings
• S. 1038
  Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023
  5 filings
• S. 127
  Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023
  5 filings
• S. 1339
  Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act
  5 filings
• S. 140
  Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023
  5 filings
• S. 2052
  Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act
  5 filings
• S. 260
  Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
  5 filings
• H.R. 2484
  Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act of 2025
  5 filings
• H.R. 3164
  Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
  5 filings
• S. 575
  I CAN Act
  5 filings
• H.R. 8413
  SECURE Data Act
  4 filings
• H.R. 2853
  Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
  3 filings
• H.R. 5371
  Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and E…
  3 filings
• H.R. 6199
  Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2025
  3 filings
• S. 1404
  Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
  3 filings
• S. 2426
  Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
  3 filings
• S. 3934
  Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2026
  3 filings
• H.R. 4966
  Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2025
  2 filings
• H.R. 6400
  Rx ACCESS Act
  2 filings
• H.R. 7035
  Credit Card Competition Act of 2026
  2 filings
• H.R. 7148
  Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
  2 filings
• H.R. 7658
  Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2026
  2 filings

• 2026 $1,620,000 13 filings
• 2025 $2,030,000 12 filings

• Consumer Issues/Safety/Products 21
• Health Issues 18
• Agriculture 16
• Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 14
• Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 14
• Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) 10
• Banking 9
• Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice 7
• Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities 6
• Budget/Appropriations 2
• Telecommunications 2
• Defense 1
• Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs 1
• Pharmacy 1

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.

• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 22
• SENATE 22
• Food & Drug Administration (FDA) 8
• Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 7
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC) 7
• Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) 6
• White House Office 6
• Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) 5
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 5
• Office of Policy Development 5
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 1
• Office of Management & Budget (OMB) 1