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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION

Lobbying client · District of Columbia · filed 2025 to 2026

Protecting civil liberties

$5,195,000 Reported spend
30 Filings counted
5 Outside firms hired
50 Bills named

Spend is reported income plus in-house expenses across 30 filings. 4 further filings for this client were restated by a later amendment and are left out of every total here. The LDA keeps a separate client record for every registrant that files for a client, so this page adds up 6 records, one per registrant listed below. Records are combined when the client name matches once case, punctuation and endings such as Inc. or LLC are set aside; for a city, county or port the state has to match as well. These filings have also been reported as AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, INC.

 Who filed for this client 6

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 top 30 of 50
  • H.R. 32
    No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act
    5 filings
  • H.R. 1007
    Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025
    4 filings
  • S. 558
    Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025
    4 filings
  • H.R. 8038
    21st Century Peace through Strength Act
    3 filings
  • H.R. 7296
    SAVE America Act
    3 filings
  • H.R. 7744
    Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
    3 filings
  • S. 2
    Secure America Act
    3 filings
  • H.R. 1
    One Big Beautiful Bill Act
    2 filings
  • H.R. 1589
    American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
    2 filings
  • H.R. 1689
    To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
    2 filings
  • H.R. 22
    SAVE Act
    2 filings
  • H.R. 3486
    Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025
    2 filings
  • H.R. 35
    Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
    2 filings
  • H.R. 8035
    To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence S…
    2 filings
  • H.R. 8800
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
    2 filings
  • S. 2468
    Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
    2 filings
  • H. Con. Res. 14
    Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth…
    1 filing
  • H.R. 1968
    Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
    1 filing
  • H.R. 2056
    District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025
    1 filing
  • H.R. 2456
    Orderly Liquidation of the Department of Education Act
    1 filing
  • H.R. 2487
    Transgender Health Care Access Act
    1 filing
  • H.R. 28
    Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
    1 filing
  • H.R. 29
    Laken Riley Act
    1 filing
  • H.R. 3492
    Protect Children’s Innocence Act
    1 filing
  • H.R. 4371
    Kayla Hamilton Act
    1 filing
  • H.R. 4696
    Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
    1 filing
  • H.R. 4795
    Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026
    1 filing
  • H.R. 498
    Do No Harm in Medicaid Act
    1 filing
  • H.R. 6091
    Bivens Act of 2025
    1 filing
  • H.R. 6092
    Constitutional Accountability Act
    1 filing
 Reported by year 2 years
  • 2026 $2,665,000 11 filings
  • 2025 $2,530,000 19 filings
 Issues lobbied 4

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 23
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 28
  • SENATE 28
  • Education, Dept of 7
  • Executive Office of the President (EOP) 6
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 6
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) 6
  • Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS) 6
  • White House Office 6
  • Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) 5
  • Justice, Dept of (DOJ) 5
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL) 5
  • Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) 5
  • Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) 5
  • U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) 5
  • Defense, Dept of (DOD) 4
  • Natl Security Council (NSC) 4
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB) 4
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) 2
  • Food & Drug Administration (FDA) 2
  • Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD) 2
  • Energy, Dept of 1
  • State, Dept of (DOS) 1
  • U.S. Customs & Border Protection 1
 Recent filings 34 total
Q3 report
NVG, LLC
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $60,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2026
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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $950,000 expenses · posted Oct 19, 2026
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EFB ADVOCACY, LLC
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $45,000 income · posted Oct 16, 2026
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THE PARZIVAL GROUP
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $5,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
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NVG, LLC
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $60,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $670,000 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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EFB ADVOCACY, LLC
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $45,000 income · posted Jul 15, 2026
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Q1 report
THE PARZIVAL GROUP
1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $5,000 income · posted May 21, 2026
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NVG, LLC
1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $60,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2026
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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $720,000 expenses · posted Apr 20, 2026
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EFB ADVOCACY, LLC
1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $45,000 income · posted Apr 14, 2026
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EFB ADVOCACY, LLC
4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $45,000 income · posted Feb 11, 2026
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NVG, LLC
4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $60,000 income · posted Jan 20, 2026
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THE PARZIVAL GROUP
4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $5,000 income · posted Jan 20, 2026
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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $520,000 expenses · posted Jan 16, 2026
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Q3 report
NVG, LLC
3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $60,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2025
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Q3 amendment
THE PARZIVAL GROUP
3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $5,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2025
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THE PARZIVAL GROUP Amended
3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $5,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2025
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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $400,000 expenses · posted Oct 17, 2025
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EFB ADVOCACY, LLC
3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Oct 7, 2025
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Showing the 20 most recent of 34 filings. Search the explorer for "AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION".

Filings through , 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.

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