Senate LDA data Updated quarterly Lobbying disclosures

Retirement Lobbying

Lobbying activity reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act on this issue: registrants, expenditures, and specific bills lobbied, drawn from the Senate Office of Public Records quarterly LD-2 filings.

Issue code: RET · 35 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$1.0M
Organizations
35

What the Retirement Lobbying Data Shows

Under Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act code RET, 35 organizations reported federal lobbying activity on Retirement across the 2023-2024 reporting period, with combined expenditures of $1.0M. That volume of filings places Retirement among the issues where corporate, trade-association, and advocacy lobbying is actively shaping the legislative and regulatory agenda, with each registrant required to disclose specific bills, agencies contacted, and in-house lobbyists engaged.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS leads all filers on this issue with $1.4M in tracked lobbying expenditures, and the top 10 reporting organizations — including NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS, AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) AND AFFILIATES, ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC — typically account for a disproportionate share of total outlays, a concentration pattern that repeats across most LDA issue codes. Each of these organizations files quarterly LD-2 disclosures naming the lobbyists deployed and the chambers of Congress or executive agencies contacted.

The 35 filers tracked here represent a structured picture of who is paying to be heard on Retirement — useful context when evaluating hearings, committee markups, and rulemaking on related topics. Because LDA filings are a public-record trailing indicator, spending in the 2023-2024 window reflects priorities that will continue to ripple through the 118th and 119th Congresses before any policy outcomes register in the data.

Top Spenders

Rank Organization Total Lobbying
#1 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS $1.4M
#2 AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) AND AFFILIATES $480K
#3 ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC $480K
#4 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION $325K
#5 MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. $310K
#6 AMAC ACTION $280K
#7 INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE $162K
#8 ESOP ASSOCIATION $140K
#9 BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC (FORMERLY BLACKROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC.) $140K
#10 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS $140K
#11 CMFG LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $120K
#12 WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST $120K
#13 SIGNATORY WALL AND CEILING CONTRACTORS ALLIANCE $90K
#14 ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE $80K
#15 INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES $60K
#16 CENTER FOR CAPITAL MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS, U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $60K
#17 LOUISIANA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION. $50K
#18 ABF FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC. $50K
#19 ETSY $45K
#20 INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS AFL-CIO $40K
#21 SOCIETY OF ACTUARIES $40K
#22 UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA $40K
#23 PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP $30K
#24 SIFF & ASSOCIATES, PLLC (OBO THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) $30K
#25 NATIONAL RETIREE LEGISLATIVE NETWORK $30K
#26 BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL, INC. $30K
#27 ASCENSUS $30K
#28 CLEARWATER PAPER $20K
#29 JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (USA) $20K
#30 GUSTO $10K
#31 NATIONAL OLDER WORKERS CAREER CENTER $6K

Who spends the most on Retirement

Top organizations by reported lobbying spend on this issue code, from Senate LDA filings.

Lobbying spend on Retirement · U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS$1.4MAZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) AND AFFILIATES$480KACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC$480KNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION$325KMARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.$310KAMAC ACTION$280KINVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE$162KESOP ASSOCIATION$140K
Lobbying spend on Retirement · U.S. Senate Office of Public Records (LDA)

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 RET; covers 35 registered organizations across the 2023-2024 reporting period.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much is spent lobbying on Retirement?

A total of $1.0M has been spent lobbying on Retirement by 35 organizations, according to Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings for 2023-2024. The top spender is NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS, with $1.4M in total lobbying expenditures.

Who are the biggest spenders on Retirement lobbying?

The top organizations lobbying on Retirement include NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS, AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) AND AFFILIATES, ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC. These organizations file lobbying disclosures with the Senate Office of Public Records, which are publicly available under the Lobbying Disclosure Act.

What is the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA)?

The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 requires lobbyists and lobbying firms to register and file quarterly reports with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House. These filings disclose the issues lobbied on, the amount spent, and the government entities contacted. PlainInfluence uses these filings to track lobbying activity by issue area.

How many organizations lobby on Retirement?

35 organizations have filed lobbying disclosures listing Retirement as a lobbying issue during the 2023-2024 reporting period. Each organization may file multiple times per year as lobbying activities continue across quarters.

Where does lobbying issue data come from?

All lobbying data is sourced from the Senate Office of Public Records, which collects filings under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. Organizations must disclose their lobbying expenditures, the specific issues they lobby on (using standardized issue codes), and the government bodies they contact. Data shown covers 2023-2024 filings.

Data: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings, 2023-2024. Verify filings at lda.senate.gov.

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