Senate LDA data Updated quarterly Lobbying disclosures

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles Lobbying

A thinner Senate LDA book on Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles: fewer registrants file on this code, but each disclosure still names bills, agencies, and in-house lobbyists.

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $7.0M in itemized Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles lobbying disclosures across 30 filers, among them SHEIN TECHNOLOGY LLC, NIKE, INC., DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC., ranking #73 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#73
of 79 issues by spend
$7.0M
tracked Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles lobbying
30
organizations lobbying
$233K
average per filer

Issue code: APP · 30 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$7.0M
Organizations
30

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles filing shape

Only 30 organizations filed on Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles (APP) in 2023-2024, a narrow filer set where a handful of names dominate the disclosure stream.

SHEIN TECHNOLOGY LLC leads this issue's filer table with $9.2M in all-issue lobbying; filings remain spread across 10 named organizations rather than collapsing into one registrant.

With fewer filers on Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles, each quarterly disclosure carries more weight, and a small shift in registrant count can change the visible lobbying picture quickly.

Top Spenders

Rank Organization Total Lobbying
#1 SHEIN TECHNOLOGY LLC $9.2M
#2 NIKE, INC. $4.0M
#3 DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC. $2.4M
#4 GAP INC. $2.2M
#5 COALITION FOR A PROSPEROUS AMERICA $1.8M
#6 AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION PAC $1.8M
#7 CINTAS CORPORATION $1.4M
#8 OUTDOOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION $1.2M
#9 FOOTWEAR DISTRIBUTORS & RETAILERS OF AMERICA $880K
#10 ESQUEL ENTERPRISES LIMITED $830K
#11 PRINTING UNITED ALLIANCE $617K
#12 NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $508K
#13 HNI CORPORATION $486K
#14 LEVI STRAUSS & COMPANY $470K
#15 DE BEERS GROUP $380K
#16 TEXTILE RENTAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION $320K
#17 KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. $320K
#18 GLEN RAVEN INC 1831 NORTH PARK AVENUE GLEN RAVEN NC 27217 $240K
#19 RECOVER HOLDCO., INC. $150K
#20 CIRCULAR SERVICES GROUP II, LLC DBA AMERICAN CIRCULAR TEXTILES $130K
#21 AMERICAN FASHION NETWORK $120K
#22 MASSIF $110K
#23 NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC ON BEHALF OF SHEIN TECHNOLOGY LLC $105K
#24 HOYA OPTICAL LABS OF AMERICA, INC. $100K
#25 FIBER INDUSTRIES LLC (DBA DARLING FIBERS) $50K
#26 SHUT DOWN SHEIN $30K
#27 VIBRANT BODY COMPANY $20K
#28 WELSPUN USA INC. $11K

Registrant concentration on Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles

Named filers on APP, ranked by all-issue lobbying total because the filer count is small.

SHEIN TECHNOLOGY LLC$9.2MNIKE, INC.$4.0MDUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.$2.4MGAP INC.$2.2MCOALITION FOR A PROSPEROUS A…$1.8MAMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR …$1.8MCINTAS CORPORATION$1.4MOUTDOOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION$1.2M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles · official public datasets

Source: U.S. Senate Office of Public Records, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings LD-2 quarterly lobbying disclosure filings (issue codes, registrants, expenditures) · 2024 Aggregated from quarterly LD-2 filings for issue code APP; covers 30 registered organizations across the 2023-2024 reporting period. Data current as of August 2026.

Questions on this issue code

How much is spent lobbying on Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles?
$7.0M was reported on Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles (APP) by 30 organizations in 2023-2024 Senate LDA filings. SHEIN TECHNOLOGY LLC is the top named filer on this code.
Who are the biggest spenders on Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles lobbying?
Top filers on Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles include SHEIN TECHNOLOGY LLC, NIKE, INC., DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code APP.
How many organizations lobby on Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles?
30 organizations filed on Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles in 2023-2024, a narrow filer set on this code.

Data: official public datasets, 2023-2024. Verify filings at lda.senate.gov.