AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING

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This entity appears on both sides of lobbying disclosures. The firm tab shows registrant-reported income; the client tab shows client-reported lobbying spend. Contract awards are separate and are not included here.

Lobbying Spend

$5.1M

Filings

185

Firms Hired

Active Period

2001–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$260,000	6	2
2025	$300,000	8	2
2024	$280,000	8	2
2023	$279,000	8	2
2022	$278,000	8	2
2021	$220,000	10	3
2020	$240,000	8	2
2019	$240,000	8	2
2018	$350,000	10	2
2017	$237,845	10	2
2016	$217,047	9	2
2015	$200,000	9	2
2014	$160,000	9	2
2013	$150,000	8	2
2012	$145,000	8	2
2011	$170,000	8	2
2010	$120,000	8	2
2009	$140,000	8	2
2008	$130,000	8	2
2007	$120,000	5	2
2006	$40,000	3	2
2005	$240,000	5	2
2004	$160,000	3	2
2003	$160,000	4	2
2002	$160,000	3	2
2001	$80,000	3	2

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING	$5,076,892	96
Polsinelli PC	—	33
WHEAT GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	—	35
WHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC	—	21

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	180
SENATE	180
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	99
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)	73
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)	51
White House Office	49
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	47
Education, Dept of	45
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	44
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)	30
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	25
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	20
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	12
Indian Health Service	12
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)	10
State, Dept of (DOS)	6
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	5
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	4
Treasury, Dept of	4
Air Force, Dept of	3

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	185
Health Issues	Health Issues	162
Education	Education	154
Veterans	Veterans	97
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	74
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	55
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	44
Defense	Defense	35
Immigration	Immigration	26
Indian/Native American Affairs	Indian/Native American Affairs	5
Small Business	Small Business	4
Agriculture	Agriculture	3
Banking	Banking	2
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	2
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

HJRES 189119th Congress

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING