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BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

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Lobbying Spend

$22.0M

Filings

319

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$900,000	10	4
2025	$1,200,000	19	4
2024	$1,200,000	21	3
2023	$1,200,000	21	4
2022	$1,200,000	24	4
2021	$1,200,000	20	3
2020	$1,200,000	19	3
2019	$1,200,000	16	3
2018	$1,180,000	18	3
2017	$1,220,000	17	3
2016	$1,390,000	22	4
2015	$1,030,000	17	4
2014	$950,000	8	2
2013	$880,000	9	3
2012	$900,000	16	4
2011	$950,000	12	3
2010	$690,000	12	3
2009	$705,000	14	3
2008	$430,000	8	2
2007	$260,000	4	2
2006	$250,000	2	1
2005	$300,000	2	1
2004	$170,000	1	1
2003	$160,000	1	1
2002	$320,000	2	1
2001	$150,000	1	1
2000	$250,000	1	1
1999	$500,000	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION	$21,985,000	91
MILLER & CHEVALIER Chartered	—	59
BECKER LAW FIRM PLLC	—	108
THE DUBERSTEIN GROUP INC.	—	19
RUBIN, TURNBULL & ASSOCIATES	—	7
C2 GROUP, LLC	—	23
REPUBLIC CONSULTING, LLC	—	9
BATES CAPITOL GROUP, INC.	—	3

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	232
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	183
Treasury, Dept of	85
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	62
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	45
U.S. Customs & Border Protection	42
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	41
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	34
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	17
State, Dept of (DOS)	12
White House Office	10
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	6
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	4
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	4
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	3
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	2
Access Board	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1
U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	278
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	200
Beverage Industry	Beverage Industry	116
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	104
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	77
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	69
Agriculture	Agriculture	54
Constitution	Constitution	49
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	42
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	41
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	31
Defense	Defense	27
Accounting	Accounting	12
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	8
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	8
Advertising	Advertising	6
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	5
Torts	Torts	4
Health Issues	Health Issues	2

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 2405119th Congress

The White Oak Resilience Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.476 - White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025 and H.R.2405 - White Oak Resilience Act of 2025 - entire bills. H.R. 8646 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 - issues related to intoxicating hemp.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2405

H.R. 8646119th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.476 - White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025 and H.R.2405 - White Oak Resilience Act of 2025 - entire bills. H.R. 8646 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 - issues related to intoxicating hemp.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8646

S. 476119th Congress

White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.476 - White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025 and H.R.2405 - White Oak Resilience Act of 2025 - entire bills. H.R. 8646 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 - issues related to intoxicating hemp.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.476

S. 952119th Congress

A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies.

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues involving U.S. trade agenda including bi-lateral and multi-lateral trade agreements - no specific legislation. Issues related to EU/UK tariffs on American distilled spirits - no specific legislation. S. 952 - A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies - entire bill.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 952

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H.R. 2405119th Congress

The White Oak Resilience Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S.476 - White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025 and H.R.2405 - White Oak Resilience Act of 2025 - entire bills. H.R. 8646 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 - issues related to intoxicating hemp.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2405

H.R. 8646119th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S.476 - White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025 and H.R.2405 - White Oak Resilience Act of 2025 - entire bills. H.R. 8646 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 - issues related to intoxicating hemp.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8646

S. 476119th Congress

White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S.476 - White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025 and H.R.2405 - White Oak Resilience Act of 2025 - entire bills. H.R. 8646 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 - issues related to intoxicating hemp.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.476

S. 952119th Congress

A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies.

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues involving U.S. trade agenda including bi-lateral and multi-lateral trade agreements - no specific legislation. Issues related to EU/UK tariffs on American distilled spirits - no specific legislation. S. 952 - A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies - entire bill.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 952

H.R. 4121119th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE DUBERSTEIN GROUP INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 4121/S. 2256, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (FY26 Agriculture-FDA Appropriations Bill).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: H.R. 4121

S. 2256119th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE DUBERSTEIN GROUP INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 4121/S. 2256, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (FY26 Agriculture-FDA Appropriations Bill).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: S. 2256

H.R. 2405119th Congress

The White Oak Resilience Act

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S.476 - White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025 and H.R.2405 - White Oak Resilience Act of 2025 - entire bills.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2405

S. 476119th Congress

White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S.476 - White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025 and H.R.2405 - White Oak Resilience Act of 2025 - entire bills.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.476

S. 952119th Congress

A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies.

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues involving U.S. trade agenda including bi-lateral and multi-lateral trade agreements - no specific legislation. Issues related to EU/UK tariffs on American distilled spirits - no specific legislation. S. 952 - A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies - entire bill.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 952

H.R. 4121119th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE DUBERSTEIN GROUP INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 4121/S. 2256, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (FY26 Agriculture-FDA Appropriations Bill).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: H.R. 4121

S. 2256119th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE DUBERSTEIN GROUP INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 4121/S. 2256, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (FY26 Agriculture-FDA Appropriations Bill).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: S. 2256

H.R. 2405119th Congress

The White Oak Resilience Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S.476 - White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025 and H.R.2405 - White Oak Resilience Act of 2025 - entire bills. Issues related to dietary guidelines - no specific legislation. H.R. 4121 and Section 782 of S. 2256 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2405

H.R. 4121119th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S.476 - White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025 and H.R.2405 - White Oak Resilience Act of 2025 - entire bills. Issues related to dietary guidelines - no specific legislation. H.R. 4121 and Section 782 of S. 2256 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4121

S. 2256119th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S.476 - White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025 and H.R.2405 - White Oak Resilience Act of 2025 - entire bills. Issues related to dietary guidelines - no specific legislation. H.R. 4121 and Section 782 of S. 2256 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2256

S. 476119th Congress

White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S.476 - White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025 and H.R.2405 - White Oak Resilience Act of 2025 - entire bills. Issues related to dietary guidelines - no specific legislation. H.R. 4121 and Section 782 of S. 2256 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.476

S. 952119th Congress

A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies.

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues involving U.S. trade agenda including bi-lateral and multi-lateral trade agreements - no specific legislation. Issues related to EU/UK tariffs on American distilled spirits - no specific legislation. S. 952 - A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies - entire bill.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 952

H.R. 4121119th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: THE DUBERSTEIN GROUP INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 4121/S. 2256, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (FY26 Agriculture-FDA Appropriations Bill).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: H.R. 4121

S. 2256119th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: THE DUBERSTEIN GROUP INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 4121/S. 2256, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (FY26 Agriculture-FDA Appropriations Bill).

Client expense: — · Firm income: $67,500

Matched citations: S. 2256

H.R. 2405119th Congress

The White Oak Resilience Act

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S.476 - White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025 and H.R.2405 - White Oak Resilience Act of 2025 - entire bills. Issues related to dietary guidelines - no specific legislation. H.R. 4121 and Section 782 of S. 2256 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2405

H.R. 4121119th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S.476 - White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025 and H.R.2405 - White Oak Resilience Act of 2025 - entire bills. Issues related to dietary guidelines - no specific legislation. H.R. 4121 and Section 782 of S. 2256 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4121

S. 2256119th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S.476 - White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025 and H.R.2405 - White Oak Resilience Act of 2025 - entire bills. Issues related to dietary guidelines - no specific legislation. H.R. 4121 and Section 782 of S. 2256 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2256

Source: Senate LDA