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AUTODESK, INC.

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Lobbying Spend

$14.8M

Filings

168

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$740,000	6	2
2025	$950,000	8	2
2024	$830,000	8	2
2023	$870,000	14	4
2022	$710,000	13	3
2021	$750,000	11	3
2020	$690,000	8	2
2019	$600,000	8	2
2018	$640,000	7	2
2017	$410,000	4	1
2016	$415,000	5	2
2015	$480,000	8	2
2014	$390,000	8	2
2013	$495,000	8	2
2012	$575,000	8	2
2011	$760,000	8	2
2010	$630,000	8	2
2009	$690,000	8	2
2008	$345,000	4	1
2007	$440,000	2	1
2006	$400,000	2	1
2005	$380,000	2	1
2004	$140,000	1	1
2003	$220,000	1	1
2002	$420,000	2	1
2001	$260,000	2	1
2000	$380,000	2	1
1999	$140,000	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AUTODESK, INC.	$14,750,000	91
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	42
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	16
SUMMIT STRATEGIES GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS LLC	—	10
CO2EFFICIENT	—	9

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	140
SENATE	138
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	71
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	70
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	60
Federal Highway Administration (FHA)	46
White House Office	29
General Services Administration (GSA)	26
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	22
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	15
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	15
Energy, Dept of	8
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	8
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	7
Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)	7
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	4
State, Dept of (DOS)	4
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	3
Research & Special Programs Administration	3
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)	2

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Transportation	Transportation	96
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	93
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	64
Education	Education	53
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	52
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	44
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	44
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	28
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	14
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	8
Government Issues	Government Issues	7
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	7
Housing	Housing	4
Defense	Defense	2
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	2
Immigration	Immigration	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 3684117th Congress

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: AUTODESK, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in transportation infrastructure design and construction. Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684, Public Law 117-58), Sec. 13006, Sec. 30007. BUILD America 250 Act (H.R. 8870). Surface Transportation Reauthorization (Senate - not yet introduced).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3684

H.R. 3935118th Congress

FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: AUTODESK, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in airport design and construction. Implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 3935, Public Law 118-63).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3935

H.R. 8870119th Congress

BUILD America 250 Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: AUTODESK, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in transportation infrastructure design and construction. Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684, Public Law 117-58), Sec. 13006, Sec. 30007. BUILD America 250 Act (H.R. 8870). Surface Transportation Reauthorization (Senate - not yet introduced).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8870

H.R. 3684117th Congress

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in transportation infrastructure design and construction. Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684, Public Law 117-58), Sec. 13006, Sec. 30007. BUILD America 250 Act (H.R. 8870). Surface Transportation Reauthorization (Senate - not yet introduced).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3684

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H.R. 3935118th Congress

FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in airport design and construction. Implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 3935, Public Law 118-63).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3935

H.R. 8870119th Congress

BUILD America 250 Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in transportation infrastructure design and construction. Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684, Public Law 117-58), Sec. 13006, Sec. 30007. BUILD America 250 Act (H.R. 8870). Surface Transportation Reauthorization (Senate - not yet introduced).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8870

H.R. 3684117th Congress

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: AUTODESK, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in transportation infrastructure design and construction. Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684, Public Law 117-58), Sec. 13006, Sec. 30007. BUILD America 250 Act (H.R. 8870). Surface Transportation Reauthorization (Senate - not yet introduced).

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3684

H.R. 3935118th Congress

FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: AUTODESK, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in airport design and construction. Implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 3935, Public Law 118-63).

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3935

H.R. 8870119th Congress

BUILD America 250 Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: AUTODESK, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in transportation infrastructure design and construction. Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684, Public Law 117-58), Sec. 13006, Sec. 30007. BUILD America 250 Act (H.R. 8870). Surface Transportation Reauthorization (Senate - not yet introduced).

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8870

H.R. 3684117th Congress

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in transportation infrastructure design and construction. Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684, Public Law 117-58), Sec. 13006, Sec. 30007. BUILD America 250 Act (H.R. 8870). Surface Transportation Reauthorization (Senate - not yet introduced).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3684

H.R. 3935118th Congress

FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in airport design and construction. Implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 3935, Public Law 118-63).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3935

H.R. 8870119th Congress

BUILD America 250 Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in transportation infrastructure design and construction. Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684, Public Law 117-58), Sec. 13006, Sec. 30007. BUILD America 250 Act (H.R. 8870). Surface Transportation Reauthorization (Senate - not yet introduced).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8870

H.R. 3684117th Congress

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: AUTODESK, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in transportation infrastructure design and construction. Surface Transportation Reauthorization (not yet introduced). Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684, Public Law 117-58), Sec. 13006, Sec. 30007.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3684

H.R. 3935118th Congress

FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: AUTODESK, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in airport design and construction. Implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 3935, Public Law 118-63).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3935

H.R. 3684117th Congress

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in infrastructure design and construction. Surface Transportation Reauthorization (not yet introduced). Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684, Public Law 117-58), Sec. 13006, Sec. 30007.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3684

H.R. 3935118th Congress

FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in airport design and construction. Implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 3935, Public Law 118-63).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3935

H.R. 3684117th Congress

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AUTODESK, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in infrastructure design and construction. Surface Transportation Reauthorization (not yet introduced). Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684, Public Law 117-58), Sec. 13006, Sec. 30007.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3684

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AUTODESK, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital tools to promote sustainable construction and manufacturing and reduce carbon emissions. Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376, Public Law 117-169). FY25 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (S. 4928).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

H.R. 3935118th Congress

FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AUTODESK, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in airport design and construction. Implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 3935, Public Law 118-63).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3935

S. 4928117th Congress

Beryllium Testing Fairness Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AUTODESK, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital tools to promote sustainable construction and manufacturing and reduce carbon emissions. Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376, Public Law 117-169). FY25 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (S. 4928).

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

Matched citations: S. 4928

H.R. 3684117th Congress

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in infrastructure design and construction. Surface Transportation Reauthorization (not yet introduced). Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684, Public Law 117-58), Sec. 13006, Sec. 30007.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3684

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital tools to promote sustainable construction and manufacturing and reduce carbon emissions. Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376, Public Law 117-169). FY25 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (S. 4928).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5376

H.R. 3935118th Congress

FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in airport design and construction. Implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 3935, Public Law 118-63).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3935

S. 4928117th Congress

Beryllium Testing Fairness Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital tools to promote sustainable construction and manufacturing and reduce carbon emissions. Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376, Public Law 117-169). FY25 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (S. 4928).

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

Matched citations: S. 4928

H.R. 3684117th Congress

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: AUTODESK, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to the use of digital technologies in infrastructure design and construction. Surface Transportation Reauthorization (not yet introduced). Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684, Public Law 117-58), Sec. 13006, Sec. 30007.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3684

Source: Senate LDA