Politicians supported
71
distinct FEC recipients
pac · MO
Anheuser-Busch Companies INC.
Active on two fronts: $194K in campaign contributions and $14.5M in lobbying, no federal contracts on record. Data through August 2026.
- $14.7M
- Combined activity
- $194K
- Contributions
- $14.5M
- Lobbying
The verdict
Anheuser-Busch Companies INC. ranks in the top 11% of 21,666 organizations with tracked federal activity, split between campaign contributions and lobbying, with no federal contracts on record.
- Top 11%
- of 21,666 tracked organizations
- $194K
- campaign contributions
- $14.5M
- lobbying expenditures
Where Anheuser-Busch Companies INC.'s total federal influence footprint sits
21,666 organizations with tracked federal activity
$14,733,500 2348th of 21666 higher than 19,318 of 21,666 organizations
the full population, bucketed by value
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Source FEC contributions, LDA lobbying disclosures, and USASpending federal contracts · August 2026
Lobbying years filed
2
LDA disclosure years
LDA issue areas
11
distinct policy categories
How Anheuser-Busch Companies INC.'s recorded federal activity breaks down
The three tracked channels for Anheuser-Busch Companies INC., side by side. Its largest channel is lobbying expenditures at $14.5M.
Anheuser-Busch Companies INC.'s influence activity score
Each tracked channel is percentile-scored against its own national benchmark, then averaged across only the channels that apply to a pac -- not one dollar sum where contract size can drown out everything else.
Overall activity score
F
45/100
Campaign contributions
C
68/100 · $194K
Lobbying expenditures
A
100/100 · $14.5M
Federal contracts
F
2/100 · $0
Independent expenditures
F
10/100 · $0
What Anheuser-Busch Companies INC.'s recorded federal activity shows
Anheuser-Busch Companies INC., with a disclosed filing address in MO, pairs campaign giving with lobbying but holds no federal contracts: $194K in PAC contributions alongside $14.5M in disclosed lobbying expenditures.
On the campaign side, Anheuser-Busch Companies INC.'s PAC contributions reached 71 federal politicians, led by Hakeem Jeffries at $10K. Its lobbying profile spans 2 reporting years across 11 distinct LDA issue areas, with emphasis on Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Beverage Industry, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.
Politicians supported
Lobbying by year
| Year | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.2M |
| 2023 | $7.4M |
Lobbying issues
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
68 filings
Beverage Industry
68 filings
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
26 filings
Agriculture
20 filings
Trade (domestic/foreign)
19 filings
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
9 filings
Transportation
8 filings
Commodities (big ticket)
7 filings
Budget/Appropriations
3 filings
Environment/Superfund
2 filings
Veterans
1 filings
Nationwide peers with similar federal activity
Cross-state nearest neighbors on two independent axes, combined tracked activity and Senate LDA lobbying spend, so the lattice is not filing-state containment.
Similar combined federal activity
Other organizations with nearest total contributions + lobbying + contracts ($14.7M here), outside MO filing-state peers.
Similar lobbying expenditures
Nearest LDA lobbying totals ($14.5M here) on a separate axis from combined activity.
Frequently asked questions
How much recorded federal activity does Anheuser-Busch Companies INC. have?
Anheuser-Busch Companies INC. has a combined recorded federal activity total of $14.7M, made up of $194K in campaign contributions and $14.5M in lobbying expenditures. This is a convenience sum across three separate official populations, not a measure of causal political influence. Data from FEC filings, Senate LDA disclosures, and USAspending.gov for 2023-2024.
Which politicians does Anheuser-Busch Companies INC. support?
Anheuser-Busch Companies INC. contributed $194K to political campaigns during the 2024 election cycle through its PAC. Anheuser-Busch Companies INC. supported 71 politicians, with the largest contribution going to Hakeem Jeffries ($10K). All contribution data is sourced from Federal Election Commission filings.
What issues does Anheuser-Busch Companies INC. lobby on?
Anheuser-Busch Companies INC. spent $14.5M on federal lobbying. Key issue areas include Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Beverage Industry, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace. Lobbying disclosures are filed under the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) and are public record.
Where does the data about Anheuser-Busch Companies INC. 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 "combined activity" and how is it calculated?
Combined activity (internally total_influence) is a convenience sum of three different official populations: FEC campaign contributions (2024 election cycle), Senate LDA lobbying expenditures (2023 and 2024 filing years, summed), and USAspending federal contract obligations (fiscal year 2024). It is a cross-dataset discovery index only, not causation, effectiveness, or political influence. Channel dollars are shown side by side; see /methodology#cross-stage-populations.
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Every figure traces to a real FEC, LDA, or USASpending filing; contribution and lobbying totals are not the same as spending on any specific outcome.
According to the Federal Election Commission and the Senate Office of Public Records, more than 14,000 political action committees and over 12,500 lobbying registrants filed disclosure reports covering the 2024 election cycle and calendar-year 2024 lobbying period respectively. Every figure on this page comes from official FEC, Senate LDA, or USAspending.gov filings, described on our methodology page. Data was last updated in August 2026.
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