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Economics/Economic Development Lobbying

Senate LDA filings on Economics/Economic Development: registrants disclose expenditures, specific bills, and the chambers or agencies contacted under code ECN.

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $54.2M in itemized Economics/Economic Development lobbying disclosures across 600 filers, among them BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS, ranking #41 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#41
of 79 issues by spend
$54.2M
tracked Economics/Economic Development lobbying
600
organizations lobbying
$90K
average per filer

Issue code: ECN · 600 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$54.2M
Organizations
600

Economics/Economic Development filing shape

Economics/Economic Development (ECN) averages $90K per filer, many small registrants split the tracked total.

BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE leads this issue's filer table with $47.5M in all-issue lobbying; filings remain spread across 10 named organizations rather than collapsing into one registrant.

Because many distinct organizations file on Economics/Economic Development, 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 BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE $47.5M
#2 GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY $31.5M
#3 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS $20.1M
#4 WALMART INC. $19.5M
#5 VISA INC $19.2M
#6 INTEL CORPORATION $16.0M
#7 OPEN SOCIETY ACTION FUND $13.1M
#8 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC $8.9M
#9 ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED $7.7M
#10 MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC. $7.5M
#11 AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. $7.3M
#12 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY $6.9M
#13 LAND O'LAKES, INC. $6.0M
#14 COUPANG, INC. $5.4M
#15 AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. $5.0M
#16 GOTION, INC. $4.9M
#17 TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS BB&T) $4.9M
#18 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY (TSMC) $4.8M
#19 CARGILL, INCORPORATED $4.6M
#20 7-ELEVEN INC $4.5M
#21 CROWN CASTLE AND ITS AFFILIATES $4.3M
#22 STARBUCKS $4.0M
#23 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA $3.9M
#24 ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG) $3.8M
#25 SPLC ACTION FUND $3.8M
#26 INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS $3.8M
#27 GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE $3.6M
#28 THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC. $3.6M
#29 COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA $3.4M
#30 S&P GLOBAL INC. (F/K/A MCGRAW HILL FINANCIAL INC.) $3.4M
#31 NEW VENTURE FUND $3.2M
#32 NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY $3.2M
#33 AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY $3.2M
#34 AIRBNB INC. $2.9M
#35 OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL $2.8M
#36 THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC. $2.7M
#37 UNITED STEEL PAPER & FORESTRY RUBBER MANUFACTURING ENERGY $2.4M
#38 WOOLPERT, INC. $2.3M
#39 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC $2.3M
#40 JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (USA) $2.1M
#41 LINKEDIN CORPORATION $2.1M
#42 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS $2.0M
#43 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS $2.0M
#44 LEADING BUILDERS OF AMERICA $1.9M
#45 ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA AND ITS AFFILIATES $1.9M
#46 SPECIAL OLYMPICS, INC. $1.8M
#47 HCBS ADVOCACY, LLC $1.7M
#48 HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA $1.6M
#49 YOCHA DEHE WINTUN NATION $1.4M
#50 ECONOMIC INNOVATION GROUP $1.4M

Registrant concentration on Economics/Economic Development

Top organizations filing on Economics/Economic Development, ranked by all-issue lobbying total from Senate LDA records.

BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE$47.5MGENERAL MOTORS COMPANY$31.5MNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANU…$20.1MWALMART INC.$19.5MVISA INC$19.2MINTEL CORPORATION$16.0MOPEN SOCIETY ACTION FUND$13.1MGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC$8.9M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Economics/Economic Development · 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 ECN; covers 600 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 Economics/Economic Development?
$54.2M was reported on Economics/Economic Development (ECN) by 600 organizations in 2023-2024 Senate LDA filings. BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE is the top named filer on this code.
Who are the biggest spenders on Economics/Economic Development lobbying?
Top filers on Economics/Economic Development include BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code ECN.
How many organizations lobby on Economics/Economic Development?
600 organizations filed on Economics/Economic Development 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.