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Lobbying spending

Who spends the most influencing Congress: top clients and lobbying firms by total reported spend, from federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

Spend by issue

All years 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

Totals are by the name exactly as reported on each filing. We don't merge name variants of the same company, so one firm may appear more than once. "Spend" = reported income (fees paid to lobbyists) plus in-house lobbying expenses.

 Top clients
  1. COMPLETE GENOMICS $300,000.00 2 filings
  2. ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES INC $140,000.00 2 filings
  3. BRIDGEBIO PHARMA, INC. $140,000.00 1 filing
  4. ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY $120,000.00 3 filings
  5. PANCARE OF FLORIDA, INC $60,000.00 4 filings
  6. CHIME FINANCIAL, INC. $60,000.00 1 filing
  7. PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC $50,000.00 1 filing
  8. AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION $40,000.00 1 filing
  9. BILL.COM LLC $40,000.00 1 filing
  10. NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION $40,000.00 1 filing
  11. LOCKHEED MARTIN $30,000.00 1 filing
  12. STREET GRACE $30,000.00 3 filings
  13. PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP $30,000.00 1 filing
  14. MX TECHNOLOGIES INC. $20,000.00 1 filing
  15. PINWHEEL API $20,000.00 1 filing
  16. VARO BANK, N.A. $20,000.00 1 filing
  17. FRANCIS ENERGY $12,000.00 1 filing
  18. CHRISTIAN CAMP AND CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION $10,000.00 1 filing
  19. POPLICUS INCORPORATED D/B/A AIR (FORMERLY KNOWN AS POPLICUS INCORPORATED D/B/A GOVINI) $0 1 filing
  20. PUBLIC PRIVATE STRATEGIES $0 1 filing
  21. THE METHANOL INSTITUTE $0 1 filing
  22. JPH LAW FIRM OBO BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS $0 1 filing
  23. MANAGED HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATES, INC. $0 1 filing
 Top lobbying firms
  1. THE VOGEL GROUP $300,000.00 2 filings
  2. PUBLIC STRATEGIES WASHINGTON, INC. $290,000.00 6 filings
  3. FS VECTOR LLC $160,000.00 5 filings
  4. BRIDGEBIO PHARMA, INC. $140,000.00 1 filing
  5. SUMMIT STRATEGIES GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS LLC $120,000.00 3 filings
  6. CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP $60,000.00 4 filings
  7. VENN STRATEGIES, LLC $40,000.00 1 filing
  8. ASCEND CONSULTING $40,000.00 4 filings
  9. EB CONSULTING $12,000.00 1 filing
  10. VALENTINE STRATEGIES $0 1 filing
  11. CJ LAKE, LLC $0 1 filing
  12. BRACEWELL LLP $0 1 filing
  13. POPLICUS INCORPORATED D/B/A AIR (FORMERLY KNOWN AS POPLICUS INCORPORATED D/B/A GOVINI) $0 1 filing
  14. HEALTHSPERIEN $0 1 filing

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Money fields are self-reported by filers and often rounded or left blank.

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