DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

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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

$2.2M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2020–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$220,000	5	2
2025	$240,000	7	2
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	$550,000	8	2
2021	$800,000	9	2
2020	$410,000	3	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.	$2,220,000	16
VENABLE LLP	—	24

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	35
SENATE	35
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	4
White House Office	4

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	38
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	2

Bills Explicitly Cited (6)

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

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data centers; H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act; S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5376

S. 1605117th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data centers; H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act; S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1605

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data centers; H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act; S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5376

S. 1605117th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data centers; H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act; S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1605

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H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data centers; H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act; S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5376

S. 1605117th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data centers; H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act; S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1605

Source: Senate LDA

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