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YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Lobbying Spend

$32.4M

Filings

180

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$838,576	6	2
2025	$1,316,288	8	2
2024	$1,460,000	8	2
2023	$1,373,000	8	2
2022	$1,525,965	8	2
2021	$1,046,000	9	2
2020	$1,120,000	8	2
2019	$1,570,000	9	2
2018	$1,729,091	9	2
2017	$1,269,902	8	2
2016	$1,963,803	13	3
2015	$1,607,985	7	2
2014	$867,000	4	1
2013	$690,000	4	1
2012	$670,000	4	1
2011	$1,510,000	12	3
2010	$1,550,000	10	2
2009	$2,200,000	12	2
2008	$2,153,857	17	2
2007	$2,197,438	5	1
2006	$553,500	1	1
2005	$700,000	2	1
2004	$690,000	2	1
2003	$320,000	1	1
2002	$660,000	2	1
2001	$300,000	1	1
2000	$270,000	1	1
1999	$260,000	1	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
YUM! Brands, Inc.	$32,412,405	106
LINCOLN POLICY GROUP	—	47
THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.	—	9
BOLTON-ST. JOHNS, LLC	—	9
AVOQ, LLC	—	5
BOCKORNY GROUP, INC.	—	4

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	172
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	144
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	38
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	36
Treasury, Dept of	35
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	33
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	32
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	27
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	27
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	16
Federal Reserve System	12
State, Dept of (DOS)	8
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	6
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	5
White House Office	5
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	2
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	2
Small Business Administration (SBA)	2
Education, Dept of	1
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	154
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	108
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	81
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	62
Health Issues	Health Issues	48
Agriculture	Agriculture	44
Small Business	Small Business	36
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	26
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	25
Animals	Animals	21
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	21
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	17
Torts	Torts	14
Banking	Banking	13
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	12
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	9
Commodities (big ticket)	Commodities (big ticket)	6
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	5
Advertising	Advertising	4
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	3

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

S. 844119th Congress

Faster Labor Contracts Act

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Issues related to the Faster Contracts Act (S. 844), PRO Act issues generally, joint employer legislation, benefits of the franchise business model, immigration reform

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

Matched citations: S. 844

S. 844119th Congress

Faster Labor Contracts Act

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Issues related to the Faster Contracts Act (S. 844), PRO Act issues generally, joint employer legislation, benefits of the franchise business model, immigration reform

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 844

H.R. 2788118th Congress

AIM Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Issues related to EBITDA, bonus depreciation, support HR 7024, the Tax Relief for Working Families Act, TCJA/international tax provisions and the OECD. American Investment in Manufacturing Act (S 1232 and HR 2788)

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

Matched citations: HR 2788

H.R. 2826118th Congress

Save Local Business Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Issues related to joint employer legislation, benefits of the franchise business model.(joint employer) The Save Local Business Act, HR 2826 and S 1261.Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (HR 3734) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

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

Matched citations: HR 2826

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H.R. 3734118th Congress

Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Issues related to joint employer legislation, benefits of the franchise business model.(joint employer) The Save Local Business Act, HR 2826 and S 1261.Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (HR 3734) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

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

Matched citations: HR 3734

H.R. 3881118th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Support competition for credit card transaction routing, including the Credit Card Competition Act (S. 1838 and HR 3881). FTC RFI concerning franchising

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

Matched citations: HR 3881

H.R. 6159118th Congress

Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Issues related to supporting improved recycling including S. 1194 (recycling and Composting Accountability Act) and S. 1189/HR 6159 (Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act) .

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

Matched citations: HR 6159

H.R. 7024118th Congress

Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Issues related to EBITDA, bonus depreciation, support HR 7024, the Tax Relief for Working Families Act, TCJA/international tax provisions and the OECD. American Investment in Manufacturing Act (S 1232 and HR 2788)

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

Matched citations: HR 7024

H.R. 7520118th Congress

Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Issues related to federal privacy legislation and AI. American Privacy Rights Act (HR 8188). Lobbied the Protecting Americans' Data from foreign Adversaries Act (HR 7520), The Children and Teens Online Privacy and Protection Act (S. 1418 and HR 7890).

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

Matched citations: HR 7520

H.R. 7890118th Congress

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to federal privacy legislation and AI. American Privacy Rights Act (HR 8188). Lobbied the Protecting Americans' Data from foreign Adversaries Act (HR 7520), The Children and Teens Online Privacy and Protection Act (S. 1418 and HR 7890).

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

Matched citations: HR 7890

H.R. 8188118th Congress

Stealthing Act of 2024

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Issues related to federal privacy legislation and AI. American Privacy Rights Act (HR 8188). Lobbied the Protecting Americans' Data from foreign Adversaries Act (HR 7520), The Children and Teens Online Privacy and Protection Act (S. 1418 and HR 7890).

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

Matched citations: HR 8188

S. 1189118th Congress

Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2024

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Issues related to supporting improved recycling including S. 1194 (recycling and Composting Accountability Act) and S. 1189/HR 6159 (Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act) .

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

Matched citations: S. 1189

S. 1194118th Congress

Recycling and Composting Accountability Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Issues related to supporting improved recycling including S. 1194 (recycling and Composting Accountability Act) and S. 1189/HR 6159 (Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act) .

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

Matched citations: S. 1194

S. 1232118th Congress

AIM Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to EBITDA, bonus depreciation, support HR 7024, the Tax Relief for Working Families Act, TCJA/international tax provisions and the OECD. American Investment in Manufacturing Act (S 1232 and HR 2788)

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

Matched citations: S 1232

S. 1261118th Congress

Save Local Business Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to joint employer legislation, benefits of the franchise business model.(joint employer) The Save Local Business Act, HR 2826 and S 1261.Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (HR 3734) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

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

Matched citations: S 1261

S. 1418118th Congress

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to federal privacy legislation and AI. American Privacy Rights Act (HR 8188). Lobbied the Protecting Americans' Data from foreign Adversaries Act (HR 7520), The Children and Teens Online Privacy and Protection Act (S. 1418 and HR 7890).

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

Matched citations: S. 1418

S. 1838118th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Support competition for credit card transaction routing, including the Credit Card Competition Act (S. 1838 and HR 3881). FTC RFI concerning franchising

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

Matched citations: S. 1838

HJRES 98118th Congress

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status".

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Issues related to joint employer legislation, joint employer regulations including HJ Res 98 and SJ Res 49, benefits of the franchise business model.(joint employer) The Save Local Business Act, HR 2826 and S 1261.Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (HR 3734).

Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HJ Res 98

H.R. 2788118th Congress

AIM Act

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to EBITDA, bonus depreciation, support HR 7024, the Tax Relief for Working Families Act, TCJA/international tax provisions and the OECD. American Investment in Manufacturing Act (S 1232 and HR 2788)

Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2788

H.R. 2826118th Congress

Save Local Business Act

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to joint employer legislation, joint employer regulations including HJ Res 98 and SJ Res 49, benefits of the franchise business model.(joint employer) The Save Local Business Act, HR 2826 and S 1261.Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (HR 3734).

Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2826

H.R. 3734118th Congress

Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to joint employer legislation, joint employer regulations including HJ Res 98 and SJ Res 49, benefits of the franchise business model.(joint employer) The Save Local Business Act, HR 2826 and S 1261.Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (HR 3734).

Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3734

H.R. 3881118th Congress

Credit Card Competition Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Support competition for credit card transaction routing, including the Credit Card Competition Act (S. 1838 and HR 3881). FTC RFI concerning franchising

Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3881

H.R. 6159118th Congress

Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to supporting improved recycling including S. 1194 (recycling and Composting Accountability Act) and S. 1189/HR 6159 (Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act) .

Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 6159

H.R. 7024118th Congress

Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to EBITDA, bonus depreciation, support HR 7024, the Tax Relief for Working Families Act, TCJA/international tax provisions and the OECD. American Investment in Manufacturing Act (S 1232 and HR 2788)

Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 7024

H.R. 7520118th Congress

Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: YUM! Brands, Inc.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to federal privacy legislation and AI. American Privacy Rights Act (HR 8188). Lobbied the Protecting Americans' Data from foreign Adversaries Act (HR 7520).

Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 7520

Source: Senate LDA