AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC

View full entity profile (contributions, contracts, SEC) →

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

$13.2M

Filings

334

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$200,000	6	2
2025	$660,000	16	6
2024	$1,630,000	26	7
2023	$1,330,000	30	8
2022	$340,000	18	4
2021	$50,000	13	4
2020	—	6	2
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	7	3
2014	—	20	5
2013	—	20	6
2012	—	19	5
2011	—	14	3
2010	$1,555,000	21	5
2009	$1,810,000	20	5
2008	$2,395,000	28	6
2007	$280,000	12	5
2006	$520,000	7	4
2005	$240,000	8	4
2004	$480,000	6	3
2003	$480,000	5	3
2002	$210,000	4	3
2001	$410,000	7	4
2000	$280,000	2	2
1999	$280,000	3	2

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC	$13,150,000	48
MR. RICHARD GOODSTEIN	—	47
CT GROUP FKA CTF GLOBAL LLC	—	62
ACG ADVOCACY	—	18
KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP	—	14
WEXLER \| WALKER, A UNIT OF HILL+KNOWLTON STRATEGIES, LLC	—	14
VENABLE LLP	—	10
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC	—	10
VNF SOLUTIONS, LLC	—	6
CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP	—	7
STEPTOE LLP	—	5
VAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP	—	34
PATRICK J BRIER AND ASSOCIATES, LLC	—	12
STEVENS & LEE	—	8
AJW, INC.	—	18

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	251
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	249
Energy, Dept of	55
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	53
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	37
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	26
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	24
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	21
Treasury, Dept of	12
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	10
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	7
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)	6
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	6
White House Office	6
Office of the Vice President of the United States	4
State, Dept of (DOS)	4
Vice President of the U.S.	4
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)	3
General Services Administration (GSA)	2
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	2

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	248
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	98
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	64
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	63
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	51
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	44
Transportation	Transportation	44
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	23
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	16
Defense	Defense	15
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	13
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	11
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	11
Health Issues	Health Issues	6
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	5
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	5
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	5
Government Issues	Government Issues	3
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	1
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 2548119th Congress

Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to sanctions policy; issues related to trade relations; S. 1241/H.R. 2548, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025; S. 4421 (NOPE Act), Russia sanctions; S. 5025, Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2548

H.R. 8477119th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reverse certain energy-related modifications enacted by Public Law 119-21.

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Implementation of P.L. 119-21, provisions affecting hydrogen and carbon capture; potential budget reconciliation legislation, provisions affecting hydrogen and carbon capture tax credits; H.R. 8477, provision affecting hydrogen tax credit.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 8477

S. 1241119th Congress

Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to sanctions policy; issues related to trade relations; S. 1241/H.R. 2548, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025; S. 4421 (NOPE Act), Russia sanctions; S. 5025, Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S. 1241

S. 4421119th Congress

NOPE Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to sanctions policy; issues related to trade relations; S. 1241/H.R. 2548, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025; S. 4421 (NOPE Act), Russia sanctions; S. 5025, Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S. 4421

Show 21 more cited filings

S. 5025119th Congress

Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to sanctions policy; issues related to trade relations; S. 1241/H.R. 2548, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025; S. 4421 (NOPE Act), Russia sanctions; S. 5025, Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S. 5025

H.R. 2548119th Congress

Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to sanctions policy; issues related to trade relations; S. 1241/H.R. 2548, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025; S. 4421 (NOPE Act), Russia sanctions.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2548

H.R. 8477119th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reverse certain energy-related modifications enacted by Public Law 119-21.

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Implementation of P.L. 119-21, provisions affecting hydrogen and carbon capture; potential budget reconciliation legislation, provisions affecting hydrogen and carbon capture tax credits; H.R. 8477, provision affecting hydrogen tax credit.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 8477

S. 1241119th Congress

Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to sanctions policy; issues related to trade relations; S. 1241/H.R. 2548, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025; S. 4421 (NOPE Act), Russia sanctions.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S. 1241

S. 4421119th Congress

NOPE Act of 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to sanctions policy; issues related to trade relations; S. 1241/H.R. 2548, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025; S. 4421 (NOPE Act), Russia sanctions.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S. 4421

H.R. 2548119th Congress

Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to sanctions policy; issues related to trade relations; S. 1241/H.R. 2548, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2548

S. 1241119th Congress

Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to sanctions policy; issues related to trade relations; S. 1241/H.R. 2548, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S. 1241

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AJW, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Hydrogen; HR5376 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 45V implementation & proposed rulemaking

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR5376

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: AJW, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Hydrogen; HR5376 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 45V implementation & proposed rulemaking

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR5376

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: AJW, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Hydrogen; HR5376 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 45V implementation & proposed rulemaking

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR5376

H.R. 4821118th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CT GROUP FKA CTF GLOBAL LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

issues impacting industrial gas industry S.2605 HR 4821 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR 4821

S. 2605118th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CT GROUP FKA CTF GLOBAL LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

issues impacting industrial gas industry S.2605 HR 4821 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.2605

H.R. 4821118th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CT GROUP FKA CTF GLOBAL LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

issues impacting industrial gas industry S.2605 HR 4821 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR 4821

S. 2605118th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CT GROUP FKA CTF GLOBAL LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

issues impacting industrial gas industry S.2605 HR 4821 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.2605

H.R. 4821118th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: CT GROUP FKA CTF GLOBAL LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

issues impacting industrial gas industry S.2605 HR 4821 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR 4821

S. 2605118th Congress

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: CT GROUP FKA CTF GLOBAL LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

issues impacting industrial gas industry S.2605 HR 4821 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.2605

H.R. 5376118th Congress

Share the Savings with Seniors Act

2023 · first_quarter · Firm: AJW, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) implementation, H.R.5376

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R.5376

H.R. 3684117th Congress

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2023 · first_quarter · Firm: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to clean energy, carbon capture and storage; H.R.3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L.117-58) implementation; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L.117-169) implementation; President's FY2024 Budget.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R.3684

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2023 · first_quarter · Firm: CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to clean energy, carbon capture and storage; H.R.3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L.117-58) implementation; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L.117-169) implementation; President's FY2024 Budget.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R.5376

Source: Senate LDA