META PLATFORMS INC (FORMERLY FACEBOOK INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES)

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

163

Firms Hired

Active Period

2012–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	9	3
2025	—	13	3
2024	—	12	3
2023	—	20	6
2022	—	24	6
2021	—	28	6
2020	—	15	4
2019	—	11	3
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	6	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	5	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
STEPTOE LLP	—	49
OFF HILL STRATEGIES L.L.C.	—	32
S-3 GROUP	—	25
HOLLIER & ASSOCIATES	—	32
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP DBA TAFT ADVISORS LLC FKA (TAFT, STETTINIUS & HO	—	11
RMP STRATEGIES, LLC	—	14

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	156
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	113
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)	12
Federal Reserve System	12
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)	12

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	62
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	57
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	41
Banking	Banking	33
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	31
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	27
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	25
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	14
Government Issues	Government Issues	11
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	11
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	11
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	5

Bills Explicitly Cited (9)

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

S. 2992117th Congress

American Innovation and Choice Online Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: HOLLIER & ASSOCIATES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to encryption and privacy policy, S. 2992 American Innovation and Choice Online

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S. 2992

S. 2992117th Congress

American Innovation and Choice Online Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: HOLLIER & ASSOCIATES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to encryption and privacy policy, S. 2992 American Innovation and Choice Online

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S. 2992

S. 2992117th Congress

American Innovation and Choice Online Act

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: HOLLIER & ASSOCIATES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to encryption and privacy policy, S. 2992 American Innovation and Choice Online

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S. 2992

S. 2992117th Congress

American Innovation and Choice Online Act

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: HOLLIER & ASSOCIATES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to encryption and privacy policy, S. 2992 American Innovation and Choice Online

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S. 2992

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S. 3398116th Congress

EARN IT Act of 2020

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: HOLLIER & ASSOCIATES

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Issues related to encryption and privacy policy, S. 3398 EARN IT Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S. 3398

S. 3398116th Congress

EARN IT Act of 2020

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: HOLLIER & ASSOCIATES

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Issues related to encryption and privacy policy, S. 3398 EARN IT Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S. 3398

S. 3398116th Congress

EARN IT Act of 2020

2020 · second_quarter · Firm: HOLLIER & ASSOCIATES

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Issues related to encryption and privacy policy, S. 3398 EARN IT Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $22,500

Matched citations: S. 3398

H.R. 1644116th Congress

Save the Internet Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: STEPTOE LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to H.R. 1644, the Save the Internet Act Issues related to social networking Issues related to Net Neutrality

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1644

H.R. 1644116th Congress

Save the Internet Act of 2019

2019 · first_quarter · Firm: STEPTOE LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to H.R. 1644, the Save the Internet Act; and social networking.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $130,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1644

Source: Senate LDA

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