Senate LDA data Updated quarterly Lobbying disclosures

Science/Technology Lobbying

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

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $167.3M in itemized Science/Technology lobbying disclosures across 1,031 filers, among them CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A., BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC, ranking #18 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#18
of 79 issues by spend
$167.3M
tracked Science/Technology lobbying
1,031
organizations lobbying
$162K
average per filer

Issue code: SCI · 1031 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$167.3M
Organizations
1,031

Science/Technology filing shape

1,031 organizations filed on Science/Technology (SCI) 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 Science/Technology, 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 GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES L.L.C. $30.9M
#6 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION $29.5M
#7 FEDEX CORPORATION $27.1M
#8 RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES $26.8M
#9 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED $26.4M
#10 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES $26.3M
#11 MICROSOFT CORPORATION $23.8M
#12 APPLE, INC. $22.8M
#13 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL $22.0M
#14 JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INC $20.3M
#15 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS $20.1M
#16 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION $19.8M
#17 VISA INC $19.2M
#18 NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION $18.5M
#19 BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION $18.0M
#20 INTEL CORPORATION $16.0M
#21 RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA $15.3M
#22 GENERAL ATOMICS $15.1M
#23 NOVARTIS CORPORATION $14.7M
#24 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION $13.1M
#25 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC $12.6M
#26 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC (TMA) $12.0M
#27 PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. $11.9M
#28 EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION $11.4M
#29 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS $10.8M
#30 PEPSICO, INC. $10.8M
#31 FORD MOTOR COMPANY $10.8M
#32 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE $10.4M
#33 CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION $10.1M
#34 DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOW $10.1M
#35 BAE SYSTEMS $9.7M
#36 INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.) $9.5M
#37 RELX INC. $9.3M
#38 COCA-COLA $9.1M
#39 SAP AMERICA INC $8.8M
#40 LEIDOS, INC. $8.8M
#41 SIEMENS CORPORATION $8.7M
#42 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC $8.6M
#43 ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED $7.7M
#44 EMD SERONO, INC. $7.4M
#45 HP, INC. $7.4M
#46 MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. $7.4M
#47 UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC. $7.2M
#48 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. $7.1M
#49 ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY $6.9M
#50 ENTERGY SERVICES LLC $6.7M

Registrant concentration on Science/Technology

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

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U…$142.2MBUSINESS ROUNDTABLE$47.5MAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$39.1MAARP$38.9MGOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES L.L.C.$30.9MLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$29.5MFEDEX CORPORATION$27.1MRTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIAT…$26.8M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Science/Technology · 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 SCI; covers 1,031 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 Science/Technology?
$167.3M was reported on Science/Technology (SCI) by 1,031 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 Science/Technology lobbying?
Top filers on Science/Technology 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 SCI.
How many organizations lobby on Science/Technology?
1,031 organizations filed on Science/Technology 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.