Senate LDA data Updated quarterly Lobbying disclosures

Education Lobbying

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

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $178.0M in itemized Education lobbying disclosures across 1,360 filers, among them CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A., AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, ranking #16 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#16
of 79 issues by spend
$178.0M
tracked Education lobbying
1,360
organizations lobbying
$131K
average per filer

Issue code: EDU · 1360 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$178.0M
Organizations
1,360

Education filing shape

1,360 organizations filed on Education (EDU) 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 Education, 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 AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION $47.6M
#3 BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE $47.5M
#4 AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC $39.1M
#5 GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES L.L.C. $30.9M
#6 GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION $30.9M
#7 BOEING $27.9M
#8 ORACLE CORPORATION $25.7M
#9 MICROSOFT CORPORATION $23.8M
#10 APPLE, INC. $22.8M
#11 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL $22.0M
#12 NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION $18.5M
#13 INTEL CORPORATION $16.0M
#14 DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. $13.8M
#15 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION $13.1M
#16 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS (N.A.C.H.) $12.8M
#17 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC $12.6M
#18 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC (TMA) $12.0M
#19 AICPA ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS $11.5M
#20 LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY $11.5M
#21 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM) $10.8M
#22 CONSUMER BANKERS ASSOCIATION $8.8M
#23 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC $8.6M
#24 CATERPILLAR INC. $8.0M
#25 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS $7.5M
#26 AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES $7.5M
#27 PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS) $7.4M
#28 HP, INC. $7.4M
#29 MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. $7.4M
#30 MCDONALDS CORPORATION $7.2M
#31 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES $6.8M
#32 AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. $6.6M
#33 NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION $6.6M
#34 TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET $6.5M
#35 FMR LLC $6.3M
#36 MARS, INCORPORATED $6.2M
#37 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL $6.0M
#38 COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE $5.8M
#39 BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION $5.7M
#40 ACCENTURE INC. $5.6M
#41 ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS $5.5M
#42 UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX $5.3M
#43 DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES $5.2M
#44 LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. $5.2M
#45 SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. $5.1M
#46 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES $5.0M
#47 SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION $5.0M
#48 AFL-CIO $4.9M
#49 EQUIFAX INC. $4.9M
#50 ALASKA AIRLINES $4.7M

Registrant concentration on Education

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

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U…$142.2MAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$47.6MBUSINESS ROUNDTABLE$47.5MAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$39.1MGOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES L.L.C.$30.9MGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION$30.9MBOEING$27.9MORACLE CORPORATION$25.7M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Education · 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 EDU; covers 1,360 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 Education?
$178.0M was reported on Education (EDU) by 1,360 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 Education lobbying?
Top filers on Education include CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A., AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code EDU.
How many organizations lobby on Education?
1,360 organizations filed on Education 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.