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AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

Lobbying client · District of Columbia · filed 2025 to 2026

$747,076 Reported spend
22 Filings counted
2 Outside firms hired
49 Bills named

Spend is reported income plus in-house expenses across 22 filings. 3 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 3 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.

 Who filed for this client 3

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 49
  • H.J. Res. 33
    Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted…
    8 filings
  • S.J. Res. 7
    A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of…
    8 filings
  • H.R. 4249
    Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
    7 filings
  • H.R. 5304
    Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
    7 filings
  • S. 2257
    Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
    7 filings
  • S. 2587
    Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
    7 filings
  • H.R. 22
    SAVE Act
    5 filings
  • H.R. 2766
    Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act
    5 filings
  • H.R. 4
    Rescissions Act of 2025
    5 filings
  • H.R. 4072
    Pro Codes Act
    5 filings
  • H.R. 7661
    Stop the Sexualization of Children Act
    5 filings
  • H. Res. 797
    Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of e…
    5 filings
  • S. 128
    SAVE Act
    5 filings
  • S. 2014
    Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act
    5 filings
  • S. 3733
    A bill to amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize certain public libraries to collect and retain…
    5 filings
  • S. Res. 443
    A resolution expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning, and the proliferation of threats t…
    5 filings
  • H.R. 2616
    Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act
    4 filings
  • H.R. 3838
    Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fisc…
    4 filings
  • H.R. 5371
    Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and E…
    4 filings
  • H.R. 6028
    Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act
    4 filings
  • H.R. 6440
    Right to Read Act of 2025
    4 filings
  • H.R. 8595
    National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
    4 filings
  • H.R. 9032
    RESTORE Third Spaces Act of 2026
    4 filings
  • S. 3365
    Right to Read Act of 2025
    4 filings
  • S. 4028
    Open Books, Open Doors Act
    3 filings
  • S.J. Res. 196
    A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of…
    3 filings
  • H.R. 1968
    Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
    2 filings
  • H.R. 6997
    Community Passport Services Access Act
    2 filings
  • H.R. 7148
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
    2 filings
  • H.R. 7247
    Prison Libraries Act of 2026
    2 filings
 Reported by year 2 years
  • 2026 $307,901 8 filings
  • 2025 $439,175 14 filings
 Issues lobbied 11

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 13
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12
  • SENATE 12
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 11
  • Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) 8
  • Education, Dept of 7
  • Government Printing Office (GPO) 7
  • Library of Congress (LOC) 7
  • Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA) 7
  • Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) 7
  • President of the U.S. 7
  • U.S. Copyright Office 7
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL) 2
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB) 1
 Recent filings 25 total
Q3 report
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · $69,069 expenses · posted Oct 21, 2026
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Q3 report
PENN HILL GROUP
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2026
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Q3 amendment
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · $73,974 expenses · posted Sep 25, 2026
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Q2 amendment
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30) · $74,943 expenses · posted Sep 25, 2026
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Q1 amendment
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · $65,815 expenses · posted Sep 24, 2026
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Q2 report
A LEARNED HAND, LLC
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $10,860 income · posted Jul 31, 2026
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Q2 report
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · $71,297 expenses · posted Jul 24, 2026
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Q2 report
PENN HILL GROUP
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
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Q1 report
PENN HILL GROUP
1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $20,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2026
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Q1 report
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Amended
1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · $67,269 expenses · posted Apr 20, 2026
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A LEARNED HAND, LLC
1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $10,860 income · posted Apr 16, 2026
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Q4 report
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · $65,815 expenses · posted Jan 26, 2026
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Q4 report
PENN HILL GROUP
4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Jan 20, 2026
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A LEARNED HAND, LLC
4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $12,375 income · posted Jan 13, 2026
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Q3 report
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Amended
3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · $73,974 expenses · posted Oct 28, 2025
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Q3 report
A LEARNED HAND, LLC
3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $12,375 income · posted Oct 20, 2025
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Q3 report
PENN HILL GROUP
3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $20,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2025
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Q2 report
A LEARNED HAND, LLC
2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $12,375 income · posted Jul 23, 2025
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Q2 report
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Amended
2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30) · $89,122 expenses · posted Jul 21, 2025
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Q2 report
PENN HILL GROUP
2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Jul 21, 2025
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Showing the 20 most recent of 25 filings. Search the explorer for "AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION".

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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