STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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Lobbying Spend

$5.8M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2000–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$870,000	6	2
2025	$640,000	8	2
2020	$640,581	5	1
2019	$769,000	5	1
2018	$610,000	4	1
2017	$610,000	4	1
2016	$590,000	4	1
2015	$590,000	7	2
2014	$500,000	9	2
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	5	1
2008	—	5	2
2007	—	4	2
2006	—	5	2
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	1	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	1	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK	$5,819,581	38
FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC (FKA FGH HOLDINGS LLC)	—	37
MINDSET ADVOCACY, LLC	—	7
GLOBAL POLICY GROUP, INC.	—	13

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	56
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	54
Treasury, Dept of	48
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	21
State, Dept of (DOS)	20
Federal Reserve System	18
White House Office	16
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	12
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	10
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	9
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)	8
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	7
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)	5
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)	5
Natl Security Council (NSC)	4
Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC)	3
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)	1
Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)	1
Federal Maritime Commission	1
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Banking	Banking	65
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	25
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	10
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	2

Bills Explicitly Cited (17)

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

H.R. 3633119th Congress

Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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Digital assets legislation and banking issues; P.L. 119-27, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act; H.R. 3633, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025; Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025 [discussion draft]

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3633

H.R. 3633119th Congress

Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Digital assets legislation and banking issues; P.L. 119-27, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act; H.R. 3633, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025; Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025 [discussion draft]

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3633

H.R. 3633119th Congress

Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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Digital assets legislation and banking issues; P.L. 119-27, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act; H.R. 3633, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025; Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025 [discussion draft]

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3633

H.R. 3633119th Congress

Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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Digital assets legislation and banking issues; P.L. 119-27, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act; H.R. 3633, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025; Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025 [discussion draft]

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3633

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H.R. 3633119th Congress

Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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Issues related to digital market structure; S. 1582, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act [P.L. 119-27]; H.R. 3633, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025; Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025 [discussion draft]

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3633

S. 1582119th Congress

GENIUS Act

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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Issues related to digital market structure; S. 1582, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act [P.L. 119-27]; H.R. 3633, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025; Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025 [discussion draft]

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1582

H.R. 1119th Congress

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

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act - Sec. 899, Enforcement of Remedies Against Unfair Foreign Taxes

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 3633119th Congress

Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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Issues related to digital market structure; S. 1582, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act; H.R. 3633, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3633

S. 1582119th Congress

GENIUS Act

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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Issues related to digital market structure; S. 1582, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act; H.R. 3633, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025

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

Matched citations: S. 1582

S. 2463115th Congress

BUILD Act of 2018

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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Introduction to Standard Chartered; Proposed financial crime and AML legislation; Africa trade and economic policy; China trade and economic policy, including market conditions; BUILD Act (S. 2463); Brexit development and impacts; India market conditions; Foreign bank regulatory issues

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2463

S. 2463115th Congress

BUILD Act of 2018

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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Introduction to Standard Chartered; Proposed financial crime and AML legislation; Africa trade and economic policy; China trade and economic policy, including market conditions; BUILD Act (S. 2463); Brexit development and impacts; Tax reform implementation and international issues

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2463

S. 2155115th Congress

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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Introduction to Standard Chartered; Africa market conditions and US policy direction; US trade policy; Tax reform legislation; Financial reform legislation (S. 2155)

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2155

S. 2155115th Congress

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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Introduction to Standard Chartered; Cross-border swaps regulation revisions; Tax reform legislation; Financial reform legislation (S. 2155)

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2155

S. 2155114th Congress

West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2015

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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Introduction to Standard Chartered; Brexit developments and impacts; China trade and market developments; Basel IV impact on trade finance; Cross-border financial regulatory coordination; Financial reform legislation (S. 2155)

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2155

S. 2040114th Congress

Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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Brexit development and impacts; China currency developments; US policy regarding Zimbabwe; Financial crime policy and de-risking, including related legislation (S. 2040)

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2040

H.R. 1309114th Congress

Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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Introduction to Standard Chartered; Cross-border derivatives regulations; Pending financial services legislation (HR 1309, HR 1550); China renminbi usage and growth; India banking sector briefing; Correspondent banking and de-risking

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1309

H.R. 1550114th Congress

Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

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Introduction to Standard Chartered; Cross-border derivatives regulations; Pending financial services legislation (HR 1309, HR 1550); China renminbi usage and growth; India banking sector briefing; Correspondent banking and de-risking

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 1550

Source: Senate LDA

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