Senate LDA data Updated quarterly Lobbying disclosures

Manufacturing Lobbying

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

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $94.9M in itemized Manufacturing lobbying disclosures across 650 filers, among them GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY, GENENTECH INC., APPLE, INC., ranking #30 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#30
of 79 issues by spend
$94.9M
tracked Manufacturing lobbying
650
organizations lobbying
$146K
average per filer

Issue code: MAN · 650 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$94.9M
Organizations
650

Manufacturing filing shape

650 organizations filed on Manufacturing (MAN) in 2023-2024, a wide registrant field where many distinct interests compete for attention.

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY leads this issue's filer table with $31.5M in all-issue lobbying; filings remain spread across 10 named organizations rather than collapsing into one registrant.

Because many distinct organizations file on Manufacturing, 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 GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY $31.5M
#2 GENENTECH INC. $24.4M
#3 APPLE, INC. $22.8M
#4 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL $22.0M
#5 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS $20.1M
#6 WALMART INC. $19.5M
#7 INTEL CORPORATION $16.0M
#8 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY $15.4M
#9 NOVARTIS CORPORATION $14.7M
#10 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC $12.6M
#11 SANOFI US SERVICES INC $12.5M
#12 PHILLIPS 66 $11.6M
#13 INTERNATIONAL PAPER $11.3M
#14 PEPSICO, INC. $10.8M
#15 FORD MOTOR COMPANY $10.8M
#16 ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION $10.7M
#17 DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOW $10.1M
#18 BAE SYSTEMS $9.7M
#19 BIOGEN INC. $9.3M
#20 SIEMENS CORPORATION $8.7M
#21 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC $8.6M
#22 HANWHA Q CELLS AMERICA INC. $8.1M
#23 CATERPILLAR INC. $8.0M
#24 UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION $7.7M
#25 CUMMINS INC. $7.5M
#26 EMD SERONO, INC. $7.4M
#27 HP, INC. $7.4M
#28 MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. $7.4M
#29 AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. $7.3M
#30 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY $6.9M
#31 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS $6.7M
#32 AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. $6.6M
#33 FLUOR CORPORATION $6.2M
#34 APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. $6.1M
#35 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. $6.0M
#36 THE PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY $5.8M
#37 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS $5.8M
#38 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC $5.4M
#39 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION $5.4M
#40 CARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION $5.3M
#41 BROADCOM INC $5.3M
#42 NUCOR CORPORATION $5.1M
#43 AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. $5.0M
#44 CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION (PKA: GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION) $4.9M
#45 GOTION, INC. $4.9M
#46 AFL-CIO $4.9M
#47 PHILIPS HOLDING USA INC. $4.8M
#48 ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS $4.8M
#49 STANDARD INDUSTRIES $4.7M
#50 THE CHEMOURS COMPANY $4.6M

Registrant concentration on Manufacturing

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

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY$31.5MGENENTECH INC.$24.4MAPPLE, INC.$22.8MHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL$22.0MNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANU…$20.1MWALMART INC.$19.5MINTEL CORPORATION$16.0MBRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY$15.4M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Manufacturing · 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 MAN; covers 650 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 Manufacturing?
$94.9M was reported on Manufacturing (MAN) by 650 organizations in 2023-2024 Senate LDA filings. GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY is the top named filer on this code.
Who are the biggest spenders on Manufacturing lobbying?
Top filers on Manufacturing include GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY, GENENTECH INC., APPLE, INC.. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code MAN.
How many organizations lobby on Manufacturing?
650 organizations filed on Manufacturing 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.