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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 2014

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. BRIDGEBIO PHARMA, INC. $490,000.00 2 filings
  2. VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED $320,000.00 4 filings
  3. GEISINGER HEALTH $200,000.00 3 filings
  4. AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION $198,000.00 1 filing
  5. ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY $160,000.00 4 filings
  6. LSU AGCENTER $106,000.00 4 filings
  7. AMERICAN DENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION $100,000.00 1 filing
  8. COMPLETE GENOMICS $100,000.00 1 filing
  9. CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION $100,000.00 2 filings
  10. PANCARE OF FLORIDA, INC $80,000.00 4 filings
  11. RENK AMERICA, INC. $80,000.00 2 filings
  12. TRAUMA CENTER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA $80,000.00 4 filings
  13. MONOAMINE OXIDASE DEFICIENCY FOUNDATION $64,500.00 3 filings
  14. BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION $60,000.00 1 filing
  15. NATIONAL WIC ASSOCIATION $59,000.00 2 filings
  16. NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION $50,000.00 1 filing
  17. NEOGRAF SOLUTIONS, LLC $45,000.00 2 filings
  18. INCREASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. D/B/A INCREASE $45,000.00 1 filing
  19. STREET GRACE $40,000.00 4 filings
  20. PLAINS COTTON GROWERS, INC. $31,250.00 1 filing
  21. DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE $30,000.00 2 filings
  22. CHRISTIAN CAMP AND CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION $30,000.00 4 filings
  23. SAN PASQUAL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS $30,000.00 1 filing
  24. WINEAMERICA $30,000.00 1 filing
  25. AMERICAN MEDICAL REHABILITATION PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION $20,000.00 1 filing
 Top lobbying firms
  1. BRIDGEBIO PHARMA, INC. $490,000.00 2 filings
  2. TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC $320,000.00 4 filings
  3. PUBLIC STRATEGIES WASHINGTON, INC. $210,000.00 5 filings
  4. GEISINGER HEALTH $200,000.00 3 filings
  5. AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION $198,000.00 1 filing
  6. SUMMIT STRATEGIES GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS LLC $160,000.00 4 filings
  7. VALENTINE STRATEGIES $109,000.00 6 filings
  8. OLIVERSTRATEGIES $106,000.00 4 filings
  9. AMERICAN DENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION $100,000.00 1 filing
  10. THE VOGEL GROUP $100,000.00 1 filing
  11. S. VACA & ASSOCIATES, LLC $80,000.00 2 filings
  12. ASCEND CONSULTING $80,000.00 9 filings
  13. CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP $80,000.00 4 filings
  14. ALSTON & BIRD LLP $80,000.00 4 filings
  15. ELLIS & COMPANY, LLC $64,500.00 3 filings
  16. STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS $45,000.00 2 filings
  17. FS VECTOR LLC $45,000.00 1 filing
  18. PLAINS COTTON GROWERS, INC. $31,250.00 1 filing
  19. THE FARLEY GROUP, INC. $30,000.00 1 filing
  20. WINEAMERICA $30,000.00 1 filing
  21. STRATEGIC CAPITOL GROUP, LLC $24,000.00 4 filings
  22. ERA GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC $20,000.00 1 filing
  23. ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES $20,000.00 1 filing
  24. POWERS PYLES SUTTER & VERVILLE, P.C. $20,000.00 2 filings
  25. WYMAN ASSOCIATES $12,000.00 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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