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Family issues/Abortion/Adoption Lobbying

A thinner Senate LDA book on Family issues/Abortion/Adoption: 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 $11.0M in itemized Family issues/Abortion/Adoption lobbying disclosures across 126 filers, among them AARP, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC., OPEN SOCIETY ACTION FUND, ranking #71 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#71
of 79 issues by spend
$11.0M
tracked Family issues/Abortion/Adoption lobbying
126
organizations lobbying
$88K
average per filer

Issue code: FAM · 126 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$11.0M
Organizations
126

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption filing shape

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption (FAM) shows $11.0M in tracked LDA spending across 126 filers, a lighter code by absolute outlay.

AARP leads this issue's filer table with $38.9M in all-issue lobbying; filings remain spread across 10 named organizations rather than collapsing into one registrant.

With fewer filers on Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, 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 AARP $38.9M
#2 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC. $16.7M
#3 OPEN SOCIETY ACTION FUND $13.1M
#4 INTERNATIONAL PAPER $11.3M
#5 EMD SERONO, INC. $7.4M
#6 NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION $6.6M
#7 BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION $5.7M
#8 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES $5.0M
#9 AFL-CIO $4.9M
#10 COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA $3.4M
#11 NEW VENTURE FUND $3.2M
#12 SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT $3.2M
#13 INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV $2.9M
#14 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS $2.7M
#15 PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA $2.5M
#16 SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST $2.3M
#17 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC $2.3M
#18 HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN $2.2M
#19 ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE $2.1M
#20 AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION $2.1M
#21 HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA $1.6M
#22 HALEON US HOLDINGS LLC $1.5M
#23 YWCA USA $1.5M
#24 CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES $1.5M
#25 ARGENTUM $1.4M
#26 NATIONAL WOMENS LAW CENTER $1.0M
#27 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S. $979K
#28 CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS $890K
#29 ZERO TO THREE: NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND FAMILIES $850K
#30 NATIONAL NURSES UNITED $840K
#31 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE $580K
#32 SAN DIEGO COUNTY $480K
#33 KING COUNTY $480K
#34 NATIONAL RIGHT LIFE COMMITTEE $476K
#35 HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. $460K
#36 THE LACTATION NETWORK LLC $420K
#37 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $416K
#38 PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC. $362K
#39 SANTA CLARA COUNTY $360K
#40 ZERO TO THREE $300K
#41 ARC OF THE UNITED STATES $290K
#42 COMMUNITY CHANGE ACTION $240K
#43 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY $240K
#44 CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE ACTION $230K
#45 REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL $220K
#46 NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN & FAMILIES $210K
#47 ONE HOPE UNITED $210K
#48 POWER TO DECIDE $195K
#49 COMMUNITY CATALYST $190K
#50 IAC ON BEHALF OF CARE.COM $180K

Registrant concentration on Family issues/Abortion/Adoption

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

AARP$38.9MAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANC…$16.7MOPEN SOCIETY ACTION FUND$13.1MINTERNATIONAL PAPER$11.3MEMD SERONO, INC.$7.4MNATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATI…$6.6MBIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACT…$5.7MAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE…$5.0M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Family issues/Abortion/Adoption · 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 FAM; covers 126 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 Family issues/Abortion/Adoption?
$11.0M was reported on Family issues/Abortion/Adoption (FAM) by 126 organizations in 2023-2024 Senate LDA filings. AARP is the top named filer on this code.
Who are the biggest spenders on Family issues/Abortion/Adoption lobbying?
Top filers on Family issues/Abortion/Adoption include AARP, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC., OPEN SOCIETY ACTION FUND. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code FAM.
How many organizations lobby on Family issues/Abortion/Adoption?
126 organizations filed on Family issues/Abortion/Adoption in 2023-2024, a narrow filer set on this code.

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