Politicians supported
0
distinct FEC recipients
lobbying_client · IL
MEDLINE
$1.6M in federal lobbying on tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) is the entire footprint here: no campaign giving, no contract awards on record.
- $1.6M
- Total influence
- $1.6M
- Lobbying
The verdict
MEDLINE ranks in the top 15% of 21,545 organizations with tracked federal activity, entirely lobbying-driven, concentrated in tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) -- a major disclosed spend.
- Top 15%
- of 21,545 tracked organizations
- $1.6M
- lobbying expenditures
Lobbying years filed
2
LDA disclosure years
LDA issue areas
4
distinct policy categories
Lobbying share of total influence 100.0%
Higher share = lobbying-heavy strategy vs. contributions or contracts
What MEDLINE's influence footprint shows
MEDLINE, headquartered in IL, runs no campaign contributions and holds no federal contracts in this dataset. What's on record is a major lobbying operation centered on tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills): $1.6M in disclosed expenditures across 2 filing years under the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act.
Its lobbying profile spans 2 reporting years across 4 distinct LDA issue areas, with emphasis on Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills), Trade (domestic/foreign), Health Issues.
Lobbying by year
| Year | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $750K |
| 2023 | $800K |
Lobbying issues
Frequently asked questions
How much political influence does MEDLINE have?
MEDLINE has a combined political influence footprint of $1.6M, made up of $1.6M in lobbying expenditures. This data comes from FEC filings, Senate LDA disclosures, and USAspending.gov records for 2023-2024.
What issues does MEDLINE lobby on?
MEDLINE spent $1.6M on federal lobbying. Key issue areas include Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills), Trade (domestic/foreign), Health Issues. Lobbying disclosures are filed under the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) and are public record.
Where does the data about MEDLINE come from?
PlainInfluence aggregates data from three federal sources: the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for campaign contributions, the Senate Office of Public Records for lobbying disclosures under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, and USAspending.gov for federal contract awards. Data covers the 2023-2024 reporting period.
What is "total influence" and how is it calculated?
Total influence is the sum of an organization's campaign contributions, lobbying spending, and federal contract values. It provides a single metric for comparing the overall political and economic footprint of organizations in the federal arena. Each component is independently sourced from official government filings.
Related guides
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify the underlying filings at fec.gov/data.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainInfluence Editorial.
Every figure on PlainInfluence is rendered directly from official FEC, Senate LDA and USAspending records, no number is typed in by an editor. Contribution, lobbying, and contract totals are aggregated directly from FEC, Senate LDA, and USAspending bulk data, no figure is hand-entered. Disclosed contributions, lobbying, and contracts are lawful, regulated activities, appearing on this page is not an allegation of wrongdoing. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, our disclaimer, or report a data error. Data current as of 2023-2024.