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MOODY'S CORPORATION

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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

$4.0M

Filings

135

Firms Hired

Active Period

2002–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$900,000	9	3
2025	$840,000	12	3
2024	$630,000	11	2
2023	$500,000	9	2
2022	$620,000	10	3
2021	$520,000	8	3
2020	—	10	3
2019	—	8	2
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	5	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	4	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MOODY'S CORPORATION	$4,010,000	22
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD	—	65
FEDERAL HALL POLICY ADVISORS, LLC	—	20
CGCN GROUP, LLC	—	7
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP	—	6
RICH FEUER ANDERSON	—	9
CALFEE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS	—	6

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	122
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	121
Treasury, Dept of	26
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)	9
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)	7
Federal Reserve System	5
White House Office	5
Vice President of the U.S.	4
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)	3
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)	2
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	2
Small Business Administration (SBA)	2
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)	1
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	1
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)	1
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)	1
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	1
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	113
Banking	Banking	43
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	38
Insurance	Insurance	22
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	5
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	4
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	3
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	3
Agriculture	Agriculture	2
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	2
Government Issues	Government Issues	2
Housing	Housing	1
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	1
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (16)

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

H.R. 3911115th Congress

Risk-Based Credit Examination Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act; S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3911

S. 488115th Congress

JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act; S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S. 488

H.R. 3911115th Congress

Risk-Based Credit Examination Act

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act; S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act; SEC nominations

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3911

S. 488115th Congress

JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act; S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act; SEC nominations

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 488

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H.R. 10115th Congress

Financial CHOICE Act of 2017

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Financial CHOICE Act, H.R. 10; S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 10

H.R. 3911115th Congress

Risk-Based Credit Examination Act

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Financial CHOICE Act, H.R. 10; S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3911

S. 2155115th Congress

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Financial CHOICE Act, H.R. 10; S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 2155

H.R. 10115th Congress

Financial CHOICE Act of 2017

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Financial CHOICE Act, H.R. 10; S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 3922, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 10

H.R. 3922115th Congress

Continuing Community Health And Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act of 2017

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Financial CHOICE Act, H.R. 10; S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 3922, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3922

S. 2155115th Congress

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Financial CHOICE Act, H.R. 10; S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 3922, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act.

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

Matched citations: S. 2155

H.R. 10115th Congress

Financial CHOICE Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts