Senate LDA data Updated quarterly Lobbying disclosures

Government Issues Lobbying

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

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $135.6M in itemized Government Issues lobbying disclosures across 969 filers, among them CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A., BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC, ranking #21 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#21
of 79 issues by spend
$135.6M
tracked Government Issues lobbying
969
organizations lobbying
$140K
average per filer

Issue code: GOV · 969 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$135.6M
Organizations
969

Government Issues filing shape

969 organizations filed on Government Issues (GOV) 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 Government Issues, 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 BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE $47.5M
#3 AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC $39.1M
#4 AARP $38.9M
#5 ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES $33.7M
#6 GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES L.L.C. $30.9M
#7 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION $29.5M
#8 BOEING $27.9M
#9 FEDEX CORPORATION $27.1M
#10 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED $26.4M
#11 ORACLE CORPORATION $25.7M
#12 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL $22.0M
#13 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS $20.1M
#14 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION $19.8M
#15 NEXTERA ENERGY, INC $19.3M
#16 AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION $17.8M
#17 INTEL CORPORATION $16.0M
#18 BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION $13.9M
#19 DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. $13.8M
#20 RAI SERVICES COMPANY $12.7M
#21 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC $12.6M
#22 PMI US CORPORATE SERVICES INC. (FKA PMI GLOBAL SERVICES INC.) $12.2M
#23 PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. $11.9M
#24 AICPA ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS $11.5M
#25 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS $10.8M
#26 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM) $10.8M
#27 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE $10.4M
#28 REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE $10.2M
#29 U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION $9.8M
#30 MASTERCARD WORLDWIDE $9.7M
#31 RELX INC. $9.3M
#32 MEDTRONIC INC. $9.0M
#33 SAP AMERICA INC $8.8M
#34 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC $8.6M
#35 ILLUMINA, INC. $8.4M
#36 NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS) $8.4M
#37 AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES $7.5M
#38 MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC. $7.5M
#39 NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) $7.4M
#40 HP, INC. $7.4M
#41 MCDONALDS CORPORATION $7.2M
#42 DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE U.S., INC. $7.2M
#43 LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC. $7.1M
#44 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS $6.7M
#45 NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION $6.6M
#46 HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY & AFFILIATES $6.3M
#47 SK AMERICAS, INC $6.3M
#48 AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION $6.3M
#49 CORECIVIC, INC. $6.2M
#50 FLUOR CORPORATION $6.2M

Registrant concentration on Government Issues

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

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U…$142.2MBUSINESS ROUNDTABLE$47.5MAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$39.1MAARP$38.9MALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES$33.7MGOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES L.L.C.$30.9MLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$29.5MBOEING$27.9M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Government Issues · 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 GOV; covers 969 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 Government Issues?
$135.6M was reported on Government Issues (GOV) by 969 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 Government Issues lobbying?
Top filers on Government Issues include CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A., BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code GOV.
How many organizations lobby on Government Issues?
969 organizations filed on Government Issues 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.