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Budget/Appropriations Lobbying

Heavy-volume Senate LDA filings on Budget/Appropriations: the largest registrant books in this issue code report quarterly LD-2 outlays and named contacts.

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $795.3M in itemized Budget/Appropriations lobbying disclosures across 5,984 filers, among them CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A., NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA, ranking #3 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#3
of 79 issues by spend
$795.3M
tracked Budget/Appropriations lobbying
5,984
organizations lobbying
$133K
average per filer

Issue code: BUD · 5984 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$795.3M
Organizations
5,984

Budget/Appropriations filing shape

5,984 organizations filed on Budget/Appropriations (BUD) in 2023-2024, a wide registrant field where many distinct interests compete for attention.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. leads this issue's filer table with $142.2M in all-issue lobbying; filings remain spread across 10 named organizations rather than collapsing into one registrant.

Because many distinct organizations file on Budget/Appropriations, the LD-2 stream here is a useful map of competing advocacy priorities before hearings or rulemakings register in outcomes.

Top Spenders

Rank Organization Total Lobbying
#1 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. $142.2M
#2 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS $140.6M
#3 PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA $65.7M
#4 AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION $55.3M
#5 AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION $47.6M
#6 BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE $47.5M
#7 AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC $39.1M
#8 AARP $38.9M
#9 CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION $36.3M
#10 COMCAST CORPORATION $36.1M
#11 ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES $33.7M
#12 PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION $33.7M
#13 GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY $31.5M
#14 GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES L.L.C. $30.9M
#15 GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION $30.9M
#16 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION $29.5M
#17 PFIZER INC. $28.8M
#18 AMGEN INC. $28.5M
#19 BOEING $27.9M
#20 AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS $27.5M
#21 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. $27.3M
#22 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS $27.2M
#23 FEDEX CORPORATION $27.1M
#24 RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES $26.8M
#25 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES $26.3M
#26 ORACLE CORPORATION $25.7M
#27 EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE $25.1M
#28 SOUTHERN COMPANY $24.8M
#29 GENENTECH INC. $24.4M
#30 OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION $23.9M
#31 MICROSOFT CORPORATION $23.8M
#32 GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. $23.1M
#33 MERCK & CO., INC. $22.1M
#34 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL $22.0M
#35 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED $21.1M
#36 JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INC $20.3M
#37 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS $20.1M
#38 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION $19.8M
#39 WALMART INC. $19.5M
#40 NEXTERA ENERGY, INC $19.3M
#41 KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $19.3M
#42 ELI LILLY AND COMPANY $18.1M
#43 BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION $18.0M
#44 AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION $17.8M
#45 CHEVRON U.S.A., INC. $17.7M
#46 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC. $16.7M
#47 INTEL CORPORATION $16.0M
#48 BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT) $15.8M
#49 AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. $15.7M
#50 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY $15.4M

Registrant concentration on Budget/Appropriations

Largest registrants by all-issue lobbying total among filers on code BUD (Senate LDA).

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U…$142.2MNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL…$140.6MPHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND …$65.7MAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION$55.3MAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$47.6MBUSINESS ROUNDTABLE$47.5MAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$39.1MAARP$38.9M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Budget/Appropriations · 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 BUD; covers 5,984 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 Budget/Appropriations?
$795.3M was reported on Budget/Appropriations (BUD) by 5,984 organizations in 2023-2024 Senate LDA filings, a heavy code by tracked outlay. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. leads the filer list.
Who are the biggest spenders on Budget/Appropriations lobbying?
Top filers on Budget/Appropriations include CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A., NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code BUD.
How many organizations lobby on Budget/Appropriations?
5,984 organizations filed on Budget/Appropriations in 2023-2024, a broad filer field relative to other LDA issue codes.

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