Follow the money — stock trades, lobbying, earmarks, federal funding, and financial disclosures
Agencies filed 27,263 lobbying reports showing $772.1 million in income and $1.0 billion in expenses. Those big totals show how much money flows through lobbying each quarter.
The records list 1,400 foreign-linked entities and $9.1 million in disclosed foreign contributions from 81 countries. That shows lobbying has a broad international footprint worth millions.
Spot the biggest spikes, then switch between total funding, officials, industries, and countries.
Financial Services
63 firms
Labor
7 firms
Healthcare
1 firms
Insurance
13 firms
for JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT SITES CONSORTIUM
for ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICANS IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION
for TULE LAKE COMMITTEE
for MINIDOKA PILGRIMAGE PLANNING COMMITTEE
for CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY
for TORCH INDUSTRIES
for FIS GLOBAL
for SUNTIVA INC.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
5 filings
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
5 filings
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
6 filings
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
6 filings
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
6 filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
Lobbying firm
144 filings
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
Lobbying firm
172 filings
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
Lobbying firm
175 filings
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
Lobbying firm
217 filings
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Lobbying firm
191 filings
STATE OF LOC NATION GLOBAL PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION reported $180.0 million in lobbying spend. That is twice the $90.0 million reported by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and shows one nonprofit is outspending major trade groups.
The data show 49 former elected officials working as lobbyists, including several former members of Congress. That many ex-officials can give clients easier access to lawmakers.
Spending by the Defense and Aerospace industry rose from $836 to $5,000, a 460.86% jump. Even though the dollar amount is small, the big percent change signals renewed interest from that industry this quarter.
Defense & Aerospace
40 firms
Biopharma
5 firms
Real Estate & Housing
38 firms
Nonprofit & Advocacy
2 firms
