ABB, INC.

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Lobbying Spend

$7.2M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$480,000	3	1
2025	$540,000	4	1
2024	$260,000	4	1
2023	$350,000	4	1
2022	$410,000	4	1
2021	$525,000	4	1
2020	$500,000	4	1
2019	$610,000	8	2
2018	$800,000	5	1
2017	$510,000	4	1
2016	$350,000	4	1
2015	$320,000	4	1
2014	$240,000	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	$34,000	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	$50,000	3	1
2006	$75,000	3	1
2005	$80,000	1	1
2004	$260,000	2	1
2003	$100,000	1	1
2002	$180,000	2	1
2001	$160,000	2	1
2000	$220,000	2	1
1999	$160,000	1	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
ABB, INC.	$7,214,000	93
REPUBLIC CONSULTING, LLC	—	4

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	77
SENATE	74
Energy, Dept of	67
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	46
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	23
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	21
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	15
White House Office	14
Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	12
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	9
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)	9
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	9
Federal Highway Administration (FHA)	6
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)	6
State, Dept of (DOS)	6
U.S. Customs & Border Protection	6
U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA)	6
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	5
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)	5
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	4

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	87
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	54
Transportation	Transportation	35
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	29
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	27
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	19
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	17
Defense	Defense	15
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	12
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	10
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	7
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	7
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	7
Education	Education	4
Health Issues	Health Issues	3
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	2
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	2
Immigration	Immigration	2
Torts	Torts	2
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (17)

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

H.R. 4105119th Congress

VET Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: ABB, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Workforce training, HR 4105 Veterans Energy Transition Act, Infrastructure grants, HR 6832 Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act, Build America Buy America compliant electrical products.

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

Matched citations: HR 4105

H.R. 6832119th Congress

PACK Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: ABB, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Workforce training, HR 4105 Veterans Energy Transition Act, Infrastructure grants, HR 6832 Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act, Build America Buy America compliant electrical products.

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

Matched citations: HR 6832

H.R. 4105119th Congress

VET Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: ABB, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Workforce training, HR 4105 Veterans Energy Transition Act, Infrastructure grants, HR 6832 Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act, Build America Buy America compliant electrical products.

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

Matched citations: HR 4105

H.R. 6832119th Congress

PACK Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: ABB, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Workforce training, HR 4105 Veterans Energy Transition Act, Infrastructure grants, HR 6832 Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act, Build America Buy America compliant electrical products.

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

Matched citations: HR 6832

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H.R. 4105119th Congress

VET Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: ABB, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Workforce training, HR 4105 Veterans Energy Transition Act, Infrastructure grants, HR 6832 Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act, Build America Buy America compliant electrical products.

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

Matched citations: HR 4105

H.R. 6832119th Congress

PACK Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: ABB, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Workforce training, HR 4105 Veterans Energy Transition Act, Infrastructure grants, HR 6832 Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act, Build America Buy America compliant electrical products.

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

Matched citations: HR 6832

H.R. 4105119th Congress

VET Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ABB, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Workforce training, HR 4105 Veterans Energy Transition Act, Infrastructure grants, HR 6832 Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act

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

Matched citations: HR 4105

H.R. 6832119th Congress

PACK Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ABB, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Workforce training, HR 4105 Veterans Energy Transition Act, Infrastructure grants, HR 6832 Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act

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

Matched citations: HR 6832

H.R. 4105119th Congress

VET Act of 2025

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: ABB, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Workforce training, HR 4105 Veterans Energy Transition Act, Infrastructure grants

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

Matched citations: HR 4105

H.R. 1119th Congress

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

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: ABB, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1 (OBBBA) - Energy and manufacturing tax incentives (incl. transferability, FEOC), Section 899

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 482112th Congress

Water Heater Rating Improvement Act of 2011

2012 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ABB, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S1000 & HR482 HR482 Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid issues ie cyber/infrastracture security

Client expense: $17,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR482

S. 1000112th Congress

Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011

2012 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ABB, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S1000 & HR482 HR482 Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid issues ie cyber/infrastracture security

Client expense: $17,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S1000

H.R. 4017112th Congress

Smart Energy Act

2012 · third_quarter · Firm: ABB, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S1000/HR 4017 - Energy Efficiency Smart Grid issues including cyber/infrastructure security Production tax credit

Client expense: $17,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 4017

S. 1000112th Congress

Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011

2012 · third_quarter · Firm: ABB, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S1000/HR 4017 - Energy Efficiency Smart Grid issues including cyber/infrastructure security Production tax credit

Client expense: $17,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S1000

H.R. 4017112th Congress

Smart Energy Act

2012 · second_quarter · Firm: ABB, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.1000/HR.4017 - Energy Efficiency Smart Grid Issues

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR.4017

S. 1000112th Congress

Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011

2012 · second_quarter · Firm: ABB, INC.

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S.1000/HR.4017 - Energy Efficiency Smart Grid Issues

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1000

H.R. 1424108th Congress

American Samoa Possession Tax Credit Act of 2003

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: ABB, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

-Financial Bailout legislation - 700B -Financial "bailout" bill (HR1424)

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR1424

Source: Senate LDA

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