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Lobbying Income

$155.3M

Filings

4,510

Unique Clients

110

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2026	$8,910,000	207	70
2025	$12,280,000	270	76
2024	$13,200,000	324	89
2023	$12,300,000	407	110
2022	$11,480,000	390	97
2021	$11,180,000	347	87
2020	$9,060,000	292	73
2019	$7,790,000	240	60
2018	$6,830,000	212	54
2017	$7,860,000	173	45
2016	$6,350,000	173	44
2015	$3,410,000	110	32
2014	$3,320,000	78	21
2013	$3,580,000	87	24
2012	$3,990,000	120	33
2011	$3,910,000	128	34
2010	$4,570,000	116	32
2009	$4,650,000	109	33
2008	$3,872,000	155	45
2007	$4,980,000	130	60
2006	$2,080,000	85	44
2005	$780,000	51	32
2004	$1,180,000	46	27
2003	$1,420,000	55	31
2002	$920,000	45	30
2001	$1,020,000	50	30
2000	$640,000	42	27
1999	$3,710,000	68	43

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA (PHRMA)	$10,310,000	84	2004–2026
LLOYD'S OF LONDON	$9,460,000	53	2012–2024
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC	$7,830,000	41	1999–2013
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.	$4,310,000	44	2016–2026
CHILDRENS HEALTH SYSTEM OF TEXAS	$3,710,000	45	2015–2026
BLUE OWL CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC	$3,220,000	26	2020–2026
MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION	$3,110,000	46	2015–2026
ENDEAVORS	$3,070,000	32	2018–2026
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.	$2,870,000	48	2015–2026
POSCO	$2,830,000	43	2017–2026
ENERGY FUTURE HOLDINGS	$2,790,000	33	2009–2016
HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY	$2,360,000	43	2016–2026
VERISIGN, INC.	$2,160,000	26	2016–2022
EXELIXIS, INC.	$2,120,000	36	2018–2026
FRATERNAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COALITION	$2,040,000	45	2015–2026
NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO	$1,960,000	35	2018–2026
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS	$1,850,000	46	2015–2026
SOCIETY OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING	$1,800,000	34	2018–2026
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY	$1,800,000	40	2017–2026
PROFESSIONAL NON-PROFIT THEATER COALITION	$1,400,000	22	2020–2025
GENENTECH INC	$1,370,000	33	2005–2019
PERRIGO COMPANY PLC	$1,370,000	19	2022–2026
FWC2026 US, INC.	$1,300,000	9	2024–2025
TRANSCORE (FORMERLY ROPER INDUSTRIES)	$1,270,000	23	2008–2013
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY	$1,260,000	19	2021–2025

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	2,495
SENATE	2,486
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	197
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	153
Education, Dept of	139
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	138
Treasury, Dept of	116
White House Office	99
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	86
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	81
State, Dept of (DOS)	78
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	65
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	61
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	50
Energy, Dept of	38
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	31
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	31
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	29
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	27
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	26

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Health Issues	Health Issues	818
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	611
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	598
Education	Education	547
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	353
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	275
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	237
Defense	Defense	193
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	184
Transportation	Transportation	148
Insurance	Insurance	145
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	131
Veterans	Veterans	106
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	95
Agriculture	Agriculture	88
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	85
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	81
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	81
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	77
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	76

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 7128119th Congress

TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Client: Sentry Insurance Company

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Monitoring issues related to insurance industry, including within the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21) and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) reauthorization (H.R.7128/S.4395).

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

Matched citations: H.R.7128

S. 4395119th Congress

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Client: Sentry Insurance Company

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Monitoring issues related to insurance industry, including within the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21) and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) reauthorization (H.R.7128/S.4395).

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

Matched citations: S.4395

H.R. 2225119th Congress

Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

2026 · third_quarter · Client: BLUE OWL CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues relating to the regulation of business development companies, including AFFE and the Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act (S.1808/H.R.2225).

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

Matched citations: H.R.2225

S. 1808119th Congress

Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

2026 · third_quarter · Client: BLUE OWL CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC

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Issues relating to the regulation of business development companies, including AFFE and the Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act (S.1808/H.R.2225).

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

Matched citations: S.1808

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S. 2962119th Congress

Small Business Investor Tax Parity Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Client: BLUE OWL CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC

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Issues relating to tax parity proposals for BDC investors, including the Small Business Investor Tax Parity Act of 2025 (S.2962).

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

Matched citations: S.2962

H.R. 3151119th Congress

SHIPS for America Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 4784/H.R. 8800), the FY 2027 Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 9495), the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260), the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (H.R. 8845), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3151

H.R. 3151119th Congress

SHIPS for America Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260), the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (H.R. 8845), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3151

H.R. 3151119th Congress

SHIPS for America Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 4784/H.R. 8800), the FY 2027 Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 9495), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3151

H.R. 3151119th Congress

SHIPS for America Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 4784/H.R. 8800), the FY 2027 Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 9495), the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260), the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (H.R. 8845), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3151

H.R. 3151119th Congress

SHIPS for America Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260), the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (H.R. 8845), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3151

H.R. 8800119th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 4784/H.R. 8800), the FY 2027 Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 9495), the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260), the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (H.R. 8845), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 8800

H.R. 8800119th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 4784/H.R. 8800), the FY 2027 Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 9495), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 8800

H.R. 8800119th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 4784/H.R. 8800), the FY 2027 Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 9495), the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260), the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (H.R. 8845), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 8800

H.R. 8845119th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 4784/H.R. 8800), the FY 2027 Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 9495), the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260), the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (H.R. 8845), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 8845

H.R. 8845119th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260), the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (H.R. 8845), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 8845

H.R. 8845119th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 4784/H.R. 8800), the FY 2027 Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 9495), the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260), the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (H.R. 8845), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 8845

H.R. 8845119th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260), the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (H.R. 8845), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 8845

H.R. 9260119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 4784/H.R. 8800), the FY 2027 Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 9495), the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260), the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (H.R. 8845), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9260

H.R. 9260119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260), the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (H.R. 8845), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9260

H.R. 9260119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 4784/H.R. 8800), the FY 2027 Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 9495), the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260), the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (H.R. 8845), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9260

H.R. 9260119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260), the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (H.R. 8845), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9260

H.R. 9495119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 4784/H.R. 8800), the FY 2027 Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 9495), the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260), the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (H.R. 8845), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9495

H.R. 9495119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 4784/H.R. 8800), the FY 2027 Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 9495), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9495

H.R. 9495119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 4784/H.R. 8800), the FY 2027 Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 9495), the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260), the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (H.R. 8845), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: H.R. 9495

S. 1541119th Congress

SHIPS for America Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Client: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Policy and funding issues related to shipbuilding, including the FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 4784/H.R. 8800), the FY 2027 Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 9495), the FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260), the FY 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (H.R. 8845), and the SHIPS for America Act (S. 1541/H.R. 3151).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $120,000

Matched citations: S. 1541

Source: Senate LDA

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