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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 2016

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. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. $19,750,000.00 1 filing
  2. AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION $16,180,000.00 6 filings
  3. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS $15,760,000.00 6 filings
  4. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA $13,345,000.00 23 filings
  5. GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY $11,810,000.00 11 filings
  6. BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE INC $7,590,000.00 1 filing
  7. CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION $7,410,000.00 6 filings
  8. META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES $7,120,000.00 2 filings
  9. AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION $6,450,000.00 7 filings
  10. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) $5,320,000.00 1 filing
  11. PMI US CORPORATE SERVICES INC. (FKA PMI GLOBAL SERVICES INC.) $4,930,000.00 3 filings
  12. PFIZER INC. $4,690,000.00 4 filings
  13. AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC $4,660,000.00 6 filings
  14. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION $4,610,000.00 14 filings
  15. NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION $4,590,000.00 4 filings
  16. RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES $4,530,000.00 6 filings
  17. ELI LILLY AND COMPANY $4,380,000.00 10 filings
  18. NOVARTIS $4,370,000.00 8 filings
  19. GENENTECH INC $4,268,000.00 4 filings
  20. MERCK & CO INC $4,200,000.00 2 filings
  21. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL $4,180,000.00 6 filings
  22. AARP $4,077,500.00 9 filings
  23. ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. $4,030,000.00 5 filings
  24. COMCAST CORPORATION $3,900,000.00 33 filings
  25. ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC $3,869,500.00 23 filings
 Top lobbying firms
  1. BALLARD PARTNERS $30,390,000.00 408 filings
  2. BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $21,235,000.00 409 filings
  3. BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP $20,570,000.00 402 filings
  4. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. $19,750,000.00 1 filing
  5. AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD $17,490,000.00 334 filings
  6. AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION $15,940,000.00 2 filings
  7. CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC. $15,820,000.00 402 filings
  8. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS $15,460,000.00 1 filing
  9. HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP $15,350,000.00 401 filings
  10. MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC $15,260,000.00 193 filings
  11. CHECKMATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS $12,680,000.00 176 filings
  12. INVARIANT LLC $12,230,000.00 233 filings
  13. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA $12,210,000.00 1 filing
  14. GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY $11,380,000.00 1 filing
  15. CONTINENTAL STRATEGY, LLC $10,805,028.00 179 filings
  16. THORN RUN PARTNERS $9,490,000.00 293 filings
  17. CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC. $7,850,000.00 193 filings
  18. CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC $7,610,000.00 197 filings
  19. THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC. $7,590,000.00 1 filing
  20. S-3 GROUP $7,200,000.00 143 filings
  21. MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. $7,140,000.00 142 filings
  22. META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES $7,080,000.00 1 filing
  23. CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION $7,080,000.00 1 filing
  24. MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC $6,880,000.00 142 filings
  25. CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC $6,860,000.00 190 filings

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

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