Senate LDA · calendar years 2023→2024

Lobbying-spend change rankings

Year-over-year change in reported lobbying expenditures across 9,735 organizations with ≥$50,000 in 2023. Same lobbying yearly totals each organization page charts.

+$34.0M
Largest rise · NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
−$10.0M
Largest decline · OPEN SOCIETY ACTION FUND
9,735
Orgs with both years (≥$50k prior)

2023→2024 lobbying spend change

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS leads this rising board at +$34.0M ($53.3M → $87.3M, +63.7%). The #50 cutoff on the rising list is +$1.4M; OPEN SOCIETY ACTION FUND sits at the other end at −$10.0M.

+$34.0M
#1 rise · NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
+$1.4M
#50 cutoff
−$10.0M
Largest decline · OPEN SOCIETY ACTION FUND
9,735
paired orgs (≥$50k prior)

Amounts are Senate LDA reported lobbying expenditures, not campaign contributions. A large dollar increase is a disclosure-file change, not a judgment about policy outcomes.

Largest spend increases

Top 12 of 50 on the rising board. Sort key is absolute dollar change, 2024 versus 2023.

Largest YoY lobbying-spend increases, 2024

Top 12 of 50 on the rising board

  1. 1
    NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS $33,960,000 vs 2023
    $53.3M → $87.3M
  2. 2
    AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS $13,720,000 vs 2023
    $6.9M → $20.6M
  3. 3
    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. $6,740,000 vs 2023
    $67.7M → $74.5M
  4. 4
    AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL $6,400,000 vs 2023
    $17.7M → $24.1M
  5. 5
    META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES $5,200,000 vs 2023
    $19.4M → $24.6M
  6. 6
    UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION $5,070,000 vs 2023
    $1.3M → $6.4M
  7. 7
    CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. DBA AMERICAS CREDIT UNIONS $4,894,322 vs 2023
    $4.0M → $8.8M
  8. 8
    GOTION, INC. $4,502,000 vs 2023
    $200K → $4.7M
  9. 9
    ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION $4,268,000 vs 2023
    $3.1M → $7.4M
  10. 10
    PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA $4,165,000 vs 2023
    $30.8M → $35.0M
  11. 11
    BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE $4,030,000 vs 2023
    $21.8M → $25.8M
  12. 12
    AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION $3,726,891 vs 2023
    $21.9M → $25.7M

Source Senate LDA via PlainInfluence lobbying · 2023–2024

Where the #50 cutoff sits among rising organizations

Every organization with a YoY lobbying-spend increase, ≥$50,000 in 2023

$1,355,932 Top 2% higher than 98% of 3,160 rising organizations

YoY spend increase, bucketed by dollar band

Source Senate LDA via PlainInfluence lobbying · 2023–2024

Bars are uneven dollar bands (power-law spend growth flattens equal-width bars); taller bars hold more rising organizations. The dashed line marks the #50 cutoff. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share.

50 steepest increases

#OrganizationΔ $Spend
1NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS+$34.0M$53.3M→$87.3M
2AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS+$13.7M$6.9M→$20.6M
3CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.+$6.7M$67.7M→$74.5M
4AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL+$6.4M$17.7M→$24.1M
5META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES+$5.2M$19.4M→$24.6M
6UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION+$5.1M$1.3M→$6.4M
7CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. DBA AMERICAS CREDIT UNIONS+$4.9M$4.0M→$8.8M
8GOTION, INC.+$4.5M$200K→$4.7M
9ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION+$4.3M$3.1M→$7.4M
10PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA+$4.2M$30.8M→$35.0M
11BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE+$4.0M$21.8M→$25.8M
12AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION+$3.7M$21.9M→$25.7M
13EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION+$3.6M$3.9M→$7.5M
14HANWHA Q CELLS AMERICA INC.+$3.6M$2.3M→$5.8M
15AARP+$3.3M$17.8M→$21.1M
16SHEIN TECHNOLOGY LLC+$3.0M$3.1M→$6.1M
17NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL+$3.0M$6.1M→$9.1M
18MICROSOFT CORPORATION+$2.7M$10.5M→$13.3M
19SELECT MEDICAL CORPORATION+$2.7M$3.4M→$6.1M
20SPLC ACTION FUND+$2.6M$610K→$3.2M
21PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION+$2.5M$15.6M→$18.1M
22NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES, INC.+$2.4M$1.8M→$4.3M
23PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.+$2.4M$4.0M→$6.5M
24INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE+$2.4M$4.7M→$7.1M
25AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION+$2.4M$660K→$3.0M
26COUPANG, INC.+$2.3M$1.6M→$3.8M
27MORGAN STANLEY+$2.2M$3.2M→$5.4M
28LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY+$2.1M$4.7M→$6.8M
29PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION+$2.1M$3.9M→$6.0M
30RAI SERVICES COMPANY+$2.0M$5.3M→$7.4M
31OPENAI OPCO, LLC+$2.0M$350K→$2.4M
32MAXIMUS, INC.+$2.0M$710K→$2.7M
33APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT+$2.0M$1.5M→$3.5M
34AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION+$1.9M$26.7M→$28.6M
35RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES+$1.8M$12.5M→$14.3M
36STANDARD INDUSTRIES+$1.7M$1.5M→$3.2M
37CATERPILLAR INC.+$1.7M$3.1M→$4.9M
38BYTEDANCE INC.+$1.7M$9.0M→$10.7M
39ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES+$1.7M$16.0M→$17.7M
40CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP.+$1.6M$3.1M→$4.7M
41CENCORA, INC.+$1.6M$2.4M→$4.0M
42BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC+$1.5M$2.3M→$3.8M
43NOVO NORDISK INC.+$1.5M$6.0M→$7.5M
44NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC.+$1.5M$5.9M→$7.4M
45AMGEN INC.+$1.5M$13.5M→$15.0M
46EISAI INC.+$1.4M$1.9M→$3.4M
47ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.+$1.4M$1.3M→$2.7M
48SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION+$1.4M$1.8M→$3.2M
49LEIDOS, INC.+$1.4M$3.7M→$5.1M
50REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE+$1.4M$4.4M→$5.8M

50 steepest declines

#OrganizationΔ $Spend
1OPEN SOCIETY ACTION FUND−$10.0M$11.5M→$1.6M
2SK HYNIX AMERICA, INC.−$5.9M$6.0M→$80K
3PFIZER INC.−$5.5M$17.2M→$11.6M
4UNITED AIRLINES, INC.−$5.4M$9.6M→$4.3M
5KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC−$5.1M$6.4M→$1.3M
6LIGADO NETWORKS−$5.1M$6.3M→$1.3M
7AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS−$4.4M$8.0M→$3.7M
8ILLUMINA, INC.−$4.3M$6.4M→$2.1M
9NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS−$3.9M$12.0M→$8.1M
10CROWN CASTLE AND ITS AFFILIATES−$3.6M$4.0M→$360K
11BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY−$3.6M$9.5M→$5.9M
12HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.−$3.5M$9.4M→$5.8M
13COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE−$3.5M$4.7M→$1.1M
14CHRO ASSOCIATION (FKA HR POLICY ASSOCIATION)−$3.4M$4.1M→$720K
15INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS OF AMERICA−$3.1M$4.6M→$1.5M
16BOEING−$2.9M$15.4M→$12.5M
17INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA−$2.9M$5.9M→$3.0M
18CUMMINS INC.−$2.7M$5.1M→$2.4M
19CVS HEALTH (AND SUBSIDIARIES)−$2.6M$12.1M→$9.4M
20OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION−$2.5M$13.2M→$10.7M
21BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION−$2.5M$10.2M→$7.7M
22UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE)−$2.5M$8.8M→$6.3M
23UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED−$2.4M$11.8M→$9.3M
24ROCK CENTRAL−$2.3M$3.0M→$710K
25HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY ("HCSC")−$2.2M$6.4M→$4.2M
26UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION−$2.2M$5.0M→$2.8M
27THE CIGNA GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES (FORMERLY CIGNA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES)−$2.2M$10.4M→$8.3M
28VISA INC−$2.1M$10.6M→$8.6M
29LHC GROUP, INC.−$2.0M$2.3M→$290K
30ELI LILLY AND COMPANY−$2.0M$10.1M→$8.0M
31BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY, LLC−$2.0M$3.0M→$1.0M
32APPLE, INC.−$2.0M$12.4M→$10.4M
33TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.−$1.9M$5.6M→$3.7M
34GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC−$1.9M$5.4M→$3.5M
35AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION−$1.9M$4.4M→$2.4M
36NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION−$1.9M$10.8M→$8.9M
37ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY−$1.9M$2.2M→$263K
38FLUOR CORPORATION−$1.9M$4.0M→$2.1M
39LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION−$1.9M$15.7M→$13.8M
40CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC (FKA E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY)−$1.8M$3.8M→$2.0M
41FORD MOTOR COMPANY−$1.8M$6.3M→$4.5M
42NEW VENTURE FUND−$1.7M$2.5M→$740K
43AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION−$1.7M$9.8M→$8.0M
44NUCOR CORPORATION−$1.7M$3.4M→$1.7M
45VICTIMS OF TERRORISM - EAST AFRICA−$1.6M$1.6M→$0
46VMWARE, INC.−$1.5M$1.6M→$100K
47RENEWABLE ENERGY AGGREGATORS, INC.−$1.4M$1.4M→$0
48NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS (N.A.C.H.)−$1.4M$7.1M→$5.7M
49ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.−$1.4M$8.6M→$7.2M
50JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.−$1.4M$4.1M→$2.7M

Absolute spend boards and PAC contribution rankings live on rankings. Source: U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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