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Urban Development/Municipalities Lobbying

Senate LDA filings on Urban Development/Municipalities: registrants disclose expenditures, specific bills, and the chambers or agencies contacted under code URB.

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $24.6M in itemized Urban Development/Municipalities lobbying disclosures across 349 filers, among them STARBUCKS, VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA LLC, SIERRA CLUB, ranking #53 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#53
of 79 issues by spend
$24.6M
tracked Urban Development/Municipalities lobbying
349
organizations lobbying
$70K
average per filer

Issue code: URB · 349 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$24.6M
Organizations
349

Urban Development/Municipalities filing shape

Urban Development/Municipalities (URB) averages $70K per filer, many small registrants split the tracked total.

STARBUCKS leads this issue's filer table with $4.0M in all-issue lobbying; filings remain spread across 10 named organizations rather than collapsing into one registrant.

The 349 filers on Urban Development/Municipalities provide a structured picture of who is paying to be heard, a trailing public-record indicator for the 118th and 119th Congresses.

Top Spenders

Rank Organization Total Lobbying
#1 STARBUCKS $4.0M
#2 VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA LLC $1.6M
#3 SIERRA CLUB $1.6M
#4 ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC. $1.1M
#5 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS $970K
#6 GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP $965K
#7 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY $901K
#8 NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY $590K
#9 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS $550K
#10 CALIFORNIA FOREVER, INC $520K
#11 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, STATE OF COLORADO $490K
#12 CITY OF DALLAS $480K
#13 COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CA $480K
#14 SAN DIEGO COUNTY $480K
#15 CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE $480K
#16 NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION $468K
#17 CITY OF LAKEWOOD $430K
#18 COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $420K
#19 COLORADO SPRINGS $400K
#20 SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT $400K
#21 BROWARD COUNTY, FL $400K
#22 CITY OF PORTLAND $400K
#23 CITY OF NORFOLK VIRGINIA $400K
#24 PLUMBING-HEATING-COOLING CONTRACTORS--NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $400K
#25 THE DONOHOE COMPANIES $370K
#26 THE COUNTY OF NAPA, CALIFORNIA $360K
#27 CITY OF MESA $350K
#28 CITY OF LAS VEGAS $350K
#29 METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO $330K
#30 SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY $320K
#31 RIVERSIDE CO. FLOOD CONTROL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT $320K
#32 EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT $320K
#33 LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY $320K
#34 ERC MODULAR INC., A DELAWARE CORP. $320K
#35 IKE SMART CITY, LLC $320K
#36 CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS $320K
#37 THE VILLAGE OF OSWEGO $320K
#38 CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA $320K
#39 EL PASO WATER UTILITIES -- PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD DBA EL PASO WATER $310K
#40 BENTON COUNTY $304K
#41 YUBA COUNTY WATER AGENCY $300K
#42 CITY OF DAVENPORT $270K
#43 CITY OF HILLSBORO $270K
#44 CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO $260K
#45 CALIFORNIA STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY $250K
#46 CITY OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE $250K
#47 CITY OF DETROIT $250K
#48 CITY OF AURORA ILLINOIS $250K
#49 ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (ILLINOIS TECH) $245K
#50 ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $245K

Registrant concentration on Urban Development/Municipalities

Top organizations filing on Urban Development/Municipalities, ranked by all-issue lobbying total from Senate LDA records.

STARBUCKS$4.0MVOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA LLC$1.6MSIERRA CLUB$1.6MENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNER…$1.1MCITY OF NEW ORLEANS$970KGREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP$965KMIAMI-DADE COUNTY$901KNISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC P…$590K
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Urban Development/Municipalities · 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 URB; covers 349 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 Urban Development/Municipalities?
$24.6M was reported on Urban Development/Municipalities (URB) by 349 organizations in 2023-2024 Senate LDA filings. STARBUCKS is the top named filer on this code.
Who are the biggest spenders on Urban Development/Municipalities lobbying?
Top filers on Urban Development/Municipalities include STARBUCKS, VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA LLC, SIERRA CLUB. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code URB.
How many organizations lobby on Urban Development/Municipalities?
349 organizations filed on Urban Development/Municipalities during the 2023-2024 reporting period.

Data: official public datasets, 2023-2024. Verify filings at lda.senate.gov.