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Veterans Lobbying

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

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $90.7M in itemized Veterans lobbying disclosures across 548 filers, among them CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A., NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, ranking #31 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#31
of 79 issues by spend
$90.7M
tracked Veterans lobbying
548
organizations lobbying
$166K
average per filer

Issue code: VET · 548 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$90.7M
Organizations
548

Veterans filing shape

548 organizations filed on Veterans (VET) 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 Veterans, 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 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS $140.6M
#3 AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION $47.6M
#4 AARP $38.9M
#5 GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION $30.9M
#6 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES $26.3M
#7 ORACLE CORPORATION $25.7M
#8 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED $21.1M
#9 JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INC $20.3M
#10 WALMART INC. $19.5M
#11 NOVARTIS CORPORATION $14.7M
#12 ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES INC. $14.5M
#13 DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. $13.8M
#14 PMI US CORPORATE SERVICES INC. (FKA PMI GLOBAL SERVICES INC.) $12.2M
#15 AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION $11.9M
#16 CENTENE CORPORATION $11.7M
#17 HUMANA INC. $11.6M
#18 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY $11.2M
#19 DAVITA INC. $11.1M
#20 PEPSICO, INC. $10.8M
#21 ABBOTT LABORATORIES $10.6M
#22 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE $10.4M
#23 MEDTRONIC INC. $9.0M
#24 LEIDOS, INC. $8.8M
#25 HOME DEPOT $7.5M
#26 EMD SERONO, INC. $7.4M
#27 AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. $7.3M
#28 AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION $6.9M
#29 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES $6.8M
#30 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES, INC. $6.1M
#31 MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION $6.0M
#32 COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE $5.8M
#33 UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX $5.3M
#34 LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. $5.2M
#35 SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. $5.1M
#36 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES $5.0M
#37 AFL-CIO $4.9M
#38 BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION $4.9M
#39 PHILIPS HOLDING USA INC. $4.8M
#40 DELOITTE $4.6M
#41 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES $4.5M
#42 AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION $4.4M
#43 ORACLE AMERICA, INC. $4.3M
#44 MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA $4.2M
#45 AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO $4.0M
#46 ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. $4.0M
#47 STARBUCKS $4.0M
#48 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA $3.9M
#49 WORKDAY, INC. $3.9M
#50 LYFT INC. $3.8M

Registrant concentration on Veterans

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

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U…$142.2MNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL…$140.6MAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$47.6MAARP$38.9MGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION$30.9MVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC A…$26.3MORACLE CORPORATION$25.7MUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORA…$21.1M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Veterans · 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 VET; covers 548 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 Veterans?
$90.7M was reported on Veterans (VET) by 548 organizations in 2023-2024 Senate LDA filings. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. is the top named filer on this code.
Who are the biggest spenders on Veterans lobbying?
Top filers on Veterans include CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A., NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code VET.
How many organizations lobby on Veterans?
548 organizations filed on Veterans 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.