Senate LDA data Updated quarterly Lobbying disclosures

Trade (domestic/foreign) Lobbying

Heavy-volume Senate LDA filings on Trade (domestic/foreign): the largest registrant books in this issue code report quarterly LD-2 outlays and named contacts.

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $446.7M in itemized Trade (domestic/foreign) lobbying disclosures across 1,566 filers, among them CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A., PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA, BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, ranking #6 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#6
of 79 issues by spend
$446.7M
tracked Trade (domestic/foreign) lobbying
1,566
organizations lobbying
$285K
average per filer

Issue code: TRD · 1566 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$446.7M
Organizations
1,566

Trade (domestic/foreign) filing shape

Trade (domestic/foreign) (TRD) drew $446.7M in tracked LDA spending across 1,566 filers, among the heavier issue codes in the Senate bulk.

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 Trade (domestic/foreign), 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 PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA $65.7M
#3 BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE $47.5M
#4 META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES $44.0M
#5 AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL $41.9M
#6 AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC $39.1M
#7 COMCAST CORPORATION $36.1M
#8 ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES $33.7M
#9 GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY $31.5M
#10 GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES L.L.C. $30.9M
#11 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION $29.5M
#12 PFIZER INC. $28.8M
#13 AMGEN INC. $28.5M
#14 BOEING $27.9M
#15 AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS $27.5M
#16 FEDEX CORPORATION $27.1M
#17 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED $26.4M
#18 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES $26.3M
#19 ORACLE CORPORATION $25.7M
#20 GENENTECH INC. $24.4M
#21 OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION $23.9M
#22 MICROSOFT CORPORATION $23.8M
#23 GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. $23.1M
#24 APPLE, INC. $22.8M
#25 MERCK & CO., INC. $22.1M
#26 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL $22.0M
#27 AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES $21.3M
#28 JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INC $20.3M
#29 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS $20.1M
#30 BYTEDANCE INC. $19.7M
#31 WALMART INC. $19.5M
#32 NEXTERA ENERGY, INC $19.3M
#33 KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $19.3M
#34 VISA INC $19.2M
#35 NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION $18.5M
#36 ELI LILLY AND COMPANY $18.1M
#37 BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION $18.0M
#38 CHEVRON U.S.A., INC. $17.7M
#39 INTEL CORPORATION $16.0M
#40 BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT) $15.8M
#41 AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. $15.7M
#42 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY $15.4M
#43 RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA $15.3M
#44 UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE) $15.1M
#45 DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION $14.9M
#46 NOVARTIS CORPORATION $14.7M
#47 ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES INC. $14.5M
#48 DELTA AIR LINES INC $14.5M
#49 AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE $14.4M
#50 SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL COMPANY) $14.1M

Registrant concentration on Trade (domestic/foreign)

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

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U…$142.2MPHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND …$65.7MBUSINESS ROUNDTABLE$47.5MMETA PLATFORMS, INC. AND VAR…$44.0MAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL$41.9MAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$39.1MCOMCAST CORPORATION$36.1MALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES$33.7M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Trade (domestic/foreign) · 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 TRD; covers 1,566 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 Trade (domestic/foreign)?
$446.7M was reported on Trade (domestic/foreign) (TRD) by 1,566 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 Trade (domestic/foreign) lobbying?
Top filers on Trade (domestic/foreign) include CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A., PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA, BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code TRD.
How many organizations lobby on Trade (domestic/foreign)?
1,566 organizations filed on Trade (domestic/foreign) 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.