Senate LDA data Updated quarterly Lobbying disclosures

Housing Lobbying

Senate LDA filings on Housing: registrants disclose expenditures, specific bills, and the chambers or agencies contacted under code HOU.

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $96.4M in itemized Housing lobbying disclosures across 612 filers, among them NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL, AARP, ranking #29 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#29
of 79 issues by spend
$96.4M
tracked Housing lobbying
612
organizations lobbying
$158K
average per filer

Issue code: HOU · 612 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$96.4M
Organizations
612

Housing filing shape

612 organizations filed on Housing (HOU) in 2023-2024, a wide registrant field where many distinct interests compete for attention.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS leads this issue's filer table with $140.6M in all-issue lobbying; filings remain spread across 10 named organizations rather than collapsing into one registrant.

Because many distinct organizations file on Housing, 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 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS $140.6M
#2 AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL $41.9M
#3 AARP $38.9M
#4 AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION $17.8M
#5 NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL $15.2M
#6 AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION $13.9M
#7 AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION $11.9M
#8 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY $11.2M
#9 REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE $10.2M
#10 INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA $9.0M
#11 LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP $8.9M
#12 NAREIT $8.8M
#13 MORGAN STANLEY $8.6M
#14 UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION $7.8M
#15 KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC $7.6M
#16 THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $7.5M
#17 ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY $6.9M
#18 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS $6.7M
#19 NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION $6.6M
#20 MARS, INCORPORATED $6.2M
#21 MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION $6.0M
#22 AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION $6.0M
#23 BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION $5.7M
#24 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES $5.0M
#25 NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY $5.0M
#26 AFL-CIO $4.9M
#27 EQUIFAX INC. $4.9M
#28 NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION $4.8M
#29 AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION $4.5M
#30 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES $4.4M
#31 TRANS UNION LLC $4.4M
#32 NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS $4.0M
#33 THE CARLYLE GROUP INC. $4.0M
#34 AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO $4.0M
#35 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS $4.0M
#36 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA $3.9M
#37 SPLC ACTION FUND $3.8M
#38 ROCK CENTRAL $3.7M
#39 PRIMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $3.7M
#40 S&P GLOBAL INC. (F/K/A MCGRAW HILL FINANCIAL INC.) $3.4M
#41 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS $3.4M
#42 GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. $3.3M
#43 TD BANK N.A. $3.2M
#44 REINSURANCE ASSN OF AMERICA $3.2M
#45 AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY $3.2M
#46 EQUINIX, INC. $3.1M
#47 ZILLOW GROUP, INC. $3.0M
#48 AIRBNB INC. $2.9M
#49 STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION $2.9M
#50 U.S. BANCORP (FORMERLY FILED AS U.S. BANK) $2.9M

Registrant concentration on Housing

Top organizations filing on Housing, ranked by all-issue lobbying total from Senate LDA records.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL…$140.6MAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL$41.9MAARP$38.9MAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION$17.8MNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING…$15.2MAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY I…$13.9MAMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIA…$11.9MWELLS FARGO & COMPANY$11.2M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Housing · 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 HOU; covers 612 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 Housing?
$96.4M was reported on Housing (HOU) by 612 organizations in 2023-2024 Senate LDA filings. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS is the top named filer on this code.
Who are the biggest spenders on Housing lobbying?
Top filers on Housing include NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL, AARP. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code HOU.
How many organizations lobby on Housing?
612 organizations filed on Housing 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.