PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

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Lobbying Income

$87.0M

Filings

1,957

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2026	$1,120,000	19	7
2025	$2,190,000	37	8
2024	$1,190,000	45	10
2023	$1,490,000	44	11
2022	$2,000,000	52	15
2021	$2,490,000	70	17
2020	$2,140,000	70	19
2019	$1,250,000	67	19
2018	$2,720,000	64	16
2017	$6,700,000	71	17
2016	$3,410,000	74	20
2015	$3,900,000	71	21
2014	$3,470,000	64	17
2013	$4,090,000	60	15
2012	$2,290,000	49	14
2011	$1,850,000	66	18
2010	$2,090,000	80	23
2009	$3,670,000	103	30
2008	$3,350,000	138	35
2007	$3,160,000	67	35
2006	$2,700,000	58	33
2005	$2,250,000	66	37
2004	$2,920,000	52	30
2003	$3,410,000	60	38
2002	$3,375,000	98	71
2001	$6,190,000	108	65
2000	$6,920,000	96	59
1999	$4,640,000	108	71

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)	—	88	1999–2025
TRGROUP (ALSO DOING BUSINESS AS ACT - ALLIANCE FOR COMPETITIVE TAXATION)	$13,100,000	64	2013–2026
BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE	$10,410,000	87	2004–2026
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL	$3,760,000	53	2002–2018
AMERICAN FOREST AND PAPER ASSOCIATION	$3,280,000	83	2005–2026
ASSOCIATION FOR ADVANCED LIFE UNDERWRITING	$2,940,000	42	2001–2014
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS (ACLI)	$2,370,000	53	2001–2026
GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE (FORMERLY ORGANIZATION FOR INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT)	$2,220,000	66	2002–2022
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY	$1,880,000	28	1999–2024
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION	$1,690,000	18	2001–2009
TYCO INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY	$1,670,000	37	2008–2016
FSC 2000 COALITION	$1,640,000	4	1999–2002
THE R&D COALITION	$1,580,000	27	2021–2026
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE	$1,580,000	18	2002–2010
HOMELAND INVESTMENT COALITION	$1,480,000	6	2003–2005
PWC LEASING COALITION	$1,360,000	7	1999–2002
COUNCIL ON STATE TAXATION	$1,300,000	39	2006–2016
PUERTO RICO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION	$1,050,000	21	1999–2009
ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE COUNCIL	$1,050,000	48	2015–2026
LIBERTY MUTUAL	$930,000	15	2005–2010
WORLD GOLD COUNCIL	$820,000	14	2005–2009
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS	$730,000	43	2009–2019
INTEREST ALLOCATION COALITION	$700,000	6	1999–2002
COALITION FOR EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT TAX ADMINISTRATION (CEETA)	$700,000	21	2015–2019
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURANCE	$650,000	7	1999–2002

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	1,200
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	1,189
Treasury, Dept of	522
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	104
White House Office	49
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)	35
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	25
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)	16
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	15
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	10
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	9
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	7
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)	6
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	6
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	6
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	5
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	5
State, Dept of (DOS)	5
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	5
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)	4

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1,471
Accounting	Accounting	85
Health Issues	Health Issues	32
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	29
Immigration	Immigration	29
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	27
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	16
Defense	Defense	14
Education	Education	13
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	13
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	12
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	12
Torts	Torts	10
Transportation	Transportation	10
Trucking/Shipping	Trucking/Shipping	10
Banking	Banking	9
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	9
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	7
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	7
Insurance	Insurance	4

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 2392119th Congress

STABLE Act of 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Support for continued investor protections under Sarbanes-Oxley; Issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession; Independence of accounting setting; PCAOB matters, including disciplinary proceedings; Anti-money laundering provisions including gatekeeper requirements; Digital assets and cryptocurrency draft legislation; Issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) accountability and attest; Issues related to oversight of international accounting business; Digital assets and specifically stablecoin legislation, GENIUS Act (S. 394) and STABLE Act (H.R. 2392).

Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2392

S. 394119th Congress

GENIUS Act of 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Support for continued investor protections under Sarbanes-Oxley; Issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession; Independence of accounting setting; PCAOB matters, including disciplinary proceedings; Anti-money laundering provisions including gatekeeper requirements; Digital assets and cryptocurrency draft legislation; Issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) accountability and attest; Issues related to oversight of international accounting business; Digital assets and specifically stablecoin legislation, GENIUS Act (S. 394) and STABLE Act (H.R. 2392).

Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 394

H.R. 7024118th Congress

Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: THE R&D COALITION

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Strategic advice and advocacy regarding Section 174 amortization (H.R. 7024)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 7024

H.R. 7024118th Congress

Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE COUNCIL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to MLPs, including the Financing our Energy Future Act (FOEFA); Impact of H.R. 7024 on 2023 partnership returns.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R. 7024

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H.R. 3541118th Congress

Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Adding accounting to STEM definition (H.R. 3541/S. 1705); CIP code nomination process.

Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3541

H.R. 6769118th Congress

Trusted Foreign Auditing Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for continued investor protections under Sarbanes-Oxley; Issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession; Independence of accounting setting; PCAOB matters, including disciplinary proceedings; Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, The Trusted Foreign Auditing Act of 2023 (H.R. 6769/S. 3494); Anti-money laundering provisions including gatekeeper requirements; Digital assets and cryptocurrency draft legislation; RECOUP Act of 2023 (S. 2190); VET Artificial Intelligence Act (S. 4769), issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) accountability and attest; Streamlining Public Company Accounting Oversight Act (H.R. 8228); Issues related to oversight of international accounting business.

Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6769

H.R. 8228118th Congress

Streamlining Public Company Accounting Oversight Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Support for continued investor protections under Sarbanes-Oxley; Issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession; Independence of accounting setting; PCAOB matters, including disciplinary proceedings; Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, The Trusted Foreign Auditing Act of 2023 (H.R. 6769/S. 3494); Anti-money laundering provisions including gatekeeper requirements; Digital assets and cryptocurrency draft legislation; RECOUP Act of 2023 (S. 2190); VET Artificial Intelligence Act (S. 4769), issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) accountability and attest; Streamlining Public Company Accounting Oversight Act (H.R. 8228); Issues related to oversight of international accounting business.

Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8228

S. 1705118th Congress

STEM Education in Accounting Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Adding accounting to STEM definition (H.R. 3541/S. 1705); CIP code nomination process.

Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1705

S. 2190118th Congress

RECOUP Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Support for continued investor protections under Sarbanes-Oxley; Issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession; Independence of accounting setting; PCAOB matters, including disciplinary proceedings; Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, The Trusted Foreign Auditing Act of 2023 (H.R. 6769/S. 3494); Anti-money laundering provisions including gatekeeper requirements; Digital assets and cryptocurrency draft legislation; RECOUP Act of 2023 (S. 2190); VET Artificial Intelligence Act (S. 4769), issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) accountability and attest; Streamlining Public Company Accounting Oversight Act (H.R. 8228); Issues related to oversight of international accounting business.

Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2190

S. 3494118th Congress

Trusted Foreign Auditing Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Support for continued investor protections under Sarbanes-Oxley; Issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession; Independence of accounting setting; PCAOB matters, including disciplinary proceedings; Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, The Trusted Foreign Auditing Act of 2023 (H.R. 6769/S. 3494); Anti-money laundering provisions including gatekeeper requirements; Digital assets and cryptocurrency draft legislation; RECOUP Act of 2023 (S. 2190); VET Artificial Intelligence Act (S. 4769), issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) accountability and attest; Streamlining Public Company Accounting Oversight Act (H.R. 8228); Issues related to oversight of international accounting business.

Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3494

S. 3810118th Congress

Time to Choose Act of 2024

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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NDAA, issues related to conflicts of interest; Time to Choose Act of 2024 (S. 3810).

Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3810

S. 4769118th Congress

VET Artificial Intelligence Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for continued investor protections under Sarbanes-Oxley; Issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession; Independence of accounting setting; PCAOB matters, including disciplinary proceedings; Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, The Trusted Foreign Auditing Act of 2023 (H.R. 6769/S. 3494); Anti-money laundering provisions including gatekeeper requirements; Digital assets and cryptocurrency draft legislation; RECOUP Act of 2023 (S. 2190); VET Artificial Intelligence Act (S. 4769), issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) accountability and attest; Streamlining Public Company Accounting Oversight Act (H.R. 8228); Issues related to oversight of international accounting business.

Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4769

H.R. 7024118th Congress

Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: THE R&D COALITION

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Strategic advice and advocacy regarding Section 174 amortization (H.R. 7024)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 7024

H.R. 7024118th Congress

Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE COUNCIL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to MLPs, including the Financing our Energy Future Act (FOEFA); Impact of H.R. 7024 on 2023 partnership returns.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R. 7024

H.R. 3541118th Congress

Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Adding accounting to STEM definition (H.R. 3541/S. 1705); CIP code nomination process.

Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3541

H.R. 6769118th Congress

Trusted Foreign Auditing Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for continued investor protections under Sarbanes-Oxley; Issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession; Independence of accounting setting; PCAOB matters, including disciplinary proceedings; Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, The Trusted Foreign Auditing Act of 2023 (H.R. 6769/S. 3494); Anti-money laundering provisions including gatekeeper requirements; Digital assets and cryptocurrency draft legislation; RECOUP Act of 2023 (S. 2190); VET Artificial Intelligence Act (S. 4769), issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) accountability and attest.

Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6769

S. 1705118th Congress

STEM Education in Accounting Act

2024 · third_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Adding accounting to STEM definition (H.R. 3541/S. 1705); CIP code nomination process.

Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1705

S. 2190118th Congress

RECOUP Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for continued investor protections under Sarbanes-Oxley; Issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession; Independence of accounting setting; PCAOB matters, including disciplinary proceedings; Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, The Trusted Foreign Auditing Act of 2023 (H.R. 6769/S. 3494); Anti-money laundering provisions including gatekeeper requirements; Digital assets and cryptocurrency draft legislation; RECOUP Act of 2023 (S. 2190); VET Artificial Intelligence Act (S. 4769), issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) accountability and attest.

Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2190

S. 3494118th Congress

Trusted Foreign Auditing Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for continued investor protections under Sarbanes-Oxley; Issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession; Independence of accounting setting; PCAOB matters, including disciplinary proceedings; Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, The Trusted Foreign Auditing Act of 2023 (H.R. 6769/S. 3494); Anti-money laundering provisions including gatekeeper requirements; Digital assets and cryptocurrency draft legislation; RECOUP Act of 2023 (S. 2190); VET Artificial Intelligence Act (S. 4769), issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) accountability and attest.

Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3494

S. 3810118th Congress

Time to Choose Act of 2024

2024 · third_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

NDAA, issues related to conflicts of interest; Time to Choose Act of 2024 (S. 3810).

Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3810

S. 4769118th Congress

VET Artificial Intelligence Act

2024 · third_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for continued investor protections under Sarbanes-Oxley; Issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession; Independence of accounting setting; PCAOB matters, including disciplinary proceedings; Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, The Trusted Foreign Auditing Act of 2023 (H.R. 6769/S. 3494); Anti-money laundering provisions including gatekeeper requirements; Digital assets and cryptocurrency draft legislation; RECOUP Act of 2023 (S. 2190); VET Artificial Intelligence Act (S. 4769), issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) accountability and attest.

Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4769

H.R. 7024118th Congress

Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024

2024 · third_quarter · Client: ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE COUNCIL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to MLPs, including the Financing our Energy Future Act (FOEFA); Impact of H.R. 7024 on 2023 partnership returns.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R. 7024

H.R. 3541118th Congress

Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2023

2024 · second_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Adding accounting to STEM definition (H.R. 3541/S. 1705); CIP code nomination process.

Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3541

H.R. 6769118th Congress

Trusted Foreign Auditing Act of 2023

2024 · second_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support for continued investor protections under Sarbanes-Oxley; Issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession; Independence of accounting setting; PCAOB matters, including disciplinary proceedings; Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, The Trusted Foreign Auditing Act of 2023 (H.R. 6769/S. 3494); Anti-money laundering provisions including gatekeeper requirements; Digital assets and cryptocurrency draft legislation; RECOUP Act of 2023 (S. 2190); Issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) accountability and attest.

Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6769

S. 1705118th Congress

STEM Education in Accounting Act

2024 · second_quarter · Client: PWC US GROUP LLP (FKA PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Adding accounting to STEM definition (H.R. 3541/S. 1705); CIP code nomination process.

Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1705

Source: Senate LDA

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