APCO WORLDWIDE LLC

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Lobbying Income

$28.5M

Filings

1,343

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2026	$400,000	30	10
2025	$510,000	40	11
2024	$470,000	39	10
2023	$870,000	46	11
2022	$330,000	31	8
2021	$70,000	30	9
2020	$130,000	42	11
2019	$250,000	27	8
2018	$450,000	41	10
2017	$400,000	34	11
2016	$860,000	49	13
2015	$1,160,000	57	15
2014	$1,130,000	44	14
2013	$1,860,000	65	20
2012	$2,510,000	79	21
2011	$2,310,000	81	22
2010	$3,720,000	78	20
2009	$2,570,000	96	26
2008	$2,150,000	120	32
2007	$2,160,000	66	27
2006	$1,660,000	43	19
2005	$560,000	25	15
2004	$400,000	42	23
2003	$710,000	32	17
2002	$200,000	20	14
2001	$450,000	27	13
2000	$0	25	10
1999	$220,000	34	18

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
Dow Corning Corporation	$2,870,000	19	2008–2013
GML LIMITED	$2,670,000	83	2006–2026
STERIS CORPORATION (THROUGH HURT NORTON & ASSOCIATES INC )	$2,180,000	39	2001–2013
CORBIERE TRUST CO LTD AS TRUSTEE OF THE CORBIERE TRUST	$1,800,000	23	2006–2011
PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, INC.	$1,690,000	37	2008–2016
HUAWEI TECH. INVESTMENT CO., LTD.	$1,650,000	37	2010–2019
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST & CLEARING CORPORATION	$950,000	24	2009–2013
COSCO AMERICAS INC (F/K/A COSCO NORTH AMERICA)	$770,000	85	1999–2024
HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC.	$730,000	20	2022–2026
THE COOK GROUP INC.	$700,000	16	2012–2016
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWN WATCH	$510,000	17	2001–2008
SPI GROUP SA	$510,000	17	2008–2011
ETIHAD AIRWAYS PJSC	$490,000	11	2015–2017
COALITION FOR SDO AWARENESS (INFORMAL COALITION) (FORMERLY KNOWN AS NFPA)	$470,000	12	2011–2013
SOLAR TRUST OF AMERICA, LLC	$390,000	11	2009–2011
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH RACQUET AND SPORTSCLUB ASSOCIATION	$380,000	25	2007–2013
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS	$360,000	18	2022–2026
NORIMET LTD	$360,000	11	2002–2008
XRS CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS XATA CORPORATION)	$350,000	11	2012–2014
FEDERORAFI	$350,000	9	2007–2009
UC GROUP LIMITED	$330,000	30	2008–2013
MAKE IT RIGHT FOUNDATION	$320,000	30	2009–2016
MODUMETAL, INC.	$290,000	8	2015–2017
LIQUIDNET, INC.	$290,000	7	2013–2014
VEON LTD.	$270,000	4	2023

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	757
SENATE	750
State, Dept of (DOS)	175
White House Office	101
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	100
Treasury, Dept of	100
Energy, Dept of	68
Federal Maritime Commission	57
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	55
Maritime Administration (MARAD)	49
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	48
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	39
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	37
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	35
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	29
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	28
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	28
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)	27
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	24
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	19

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	146
Health Issues	Health Issues	133
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	129
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	75
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	74
Transportation	Transportation	67
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	62
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	60
Government Issues	Government Issues	59
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	52
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	46
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	46
Education	Education	39
Defense	Defense	37
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	29
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	27
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	25
Gaming/Gambling/Casino	Gaming/Gambling/Casino	25
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	23
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	23

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 2670118th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

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Research grants and research programs. H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (NDAA), provisions relating to research program funding. H.R. 4365, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, provisions relating to research program funding. Educational initiatives aimed at workforce development within the food, agricultural, and specialty crop sectors.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 2670

H.R. 4365118th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024

2024 · fourth_quarter · Client: UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

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Research grants and research programs. H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (NDAA), provisions relating to research program funding. H.R. 4365, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, provisions relating to research program funding. Educational initiatives aimed at workforce development within the food, agricultural, and specialty crop sectors.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 4365

S. 1628117th Congress

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

2024 · third_quarter · Client: LIMINEX, INC. DBA GOGUARDIAN

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General issues related to ed tech, childrens privacy, kids online safety, youth rights in the digital age, age appropriate design code, digital equity, artificial intelligence; S. 1628, the Children Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), all provisions related to operators acting under agreements with educational agencies or institutions; and S. 4394, the NSF AI Education Act, all provisions related to development of a K-12 curriculum on using AI in the classroom

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: S. 1628

S. 4394118th Congress

NSF AI Education Act of 2024

2024 · third_quarter · Client: LIMINEX, INC. DBA GOGUARDIAN

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General issues related to ed tech, childrens privacy, kids online safety, youth rights in the digital age, age appropriate design code, digital equity, artificial intelligence; S. 1628, the Children Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), all provisions related to operators acting under agreements with educational agencies or institutions; and S. 4394, the NSF AI Education Act, all provisions related to development of a K-12 curriculum on using AI in the classroom

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: S. 4394

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S. 1628117th Congress

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

2024 · second_quarter · Client: LIMINEX, INC. DBA GOGUARDIAN

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General issues related to ed tech, childrens privacy, kids online safety, youth rights in the digital age, age appropriate design code, digital equity, artificial intelligence; and S.1409, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), all provisions related to educational games; and S. 1628, the Children Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), all provisions related to operators acting under agreements with educational agencies or institutions; and S. 4394, the NSF AI Education Act, all provisions related to development of a K-12 curriculum on using AI in the classroom

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

Matched citations: S. 1628

S. 1409118th Congress

Kids Online Safety Act

2024 · second_quarter · Client: LIMINEX, INC. DBA GOGUARDIAN

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General issues related to ed tech, childrens privacy, kids online safety, youth rights in the digital age, age appropriate design code, digital equity, artificial intelligence; and S.1409, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), all provisions related to educational games; and S. 1628, the Children Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), all provisions related to operators acting under agreements with educational agencies or institutions; and S. 4394, the NSF AI Education Act, all provisions related to development of a K-12 curriculum on using AI in the classroom

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

Matched citations: S.1409

S. 4394118th Congress

NSF AI Education Act of 2024

2024 · second_quarter · Client: LIMINEX, INC. DBA GOGUARDIAN

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General issues related to ed tech, childrens privacy, kids online safety, youth rights in the digital age, age appropriate design code, digital equity, artificial intelligence; and S.1409, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), all provisions related to educational games; and S. 1628, the Children Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), all provisions related to operators acting under agreements with educational agencies or institutions; and S. 4394, the NSF AI Education Act, all provisions related to development of a K-12 curriculum on using AI in the classroom

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

Matched citations: S. 4394

S. 1628117th Congress

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

2024 · first_quarter · Client: LIMINEX, INC. DBA GOGUARDIAN

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General issues related to ed tech, childrens privacy, kids online safety, youth rights in the digital age, age appropriate design code, digital equity, artificial intelligence; and S.1409, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), all provisions related to educational games; and S. 1628, the Children Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), all provisions related to operators acting under agreements with educational agencies or institutions

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

Matched citations: S. 1628

S. 1409118th Congress

Kids Online Safety Act

2024 · first_quarter · Client: LIMINEX, INC. DBA GOGUARDIAN

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General issues related to ed tech, childrens privacy, kids online safety, youth rights in the digital age, age appropriate design code, digital equity, artificial intelligence; and S.1409, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), all provisions related to educational games; and S. 1628, the Children Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), all provisions related to operators acting under agreements with educational agencies or institutions

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

Matched citations: S.1409

H.R. 2670118th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

2023 · fourth_quarter · Client: UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

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Research grants and research programs. H.R. 2670 and S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA), provisions relating to research program funding. HR. 4365, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions relating to research program funding.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 2670

H.R. 4365118th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · fourth_quarter · Client: UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Research grants and research programs. H.R. 2670 and S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA), provisions relating to research program funding. HR. 4365, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions relating to research program funding.

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

Matched citations: HR. 4365

S. 2226118th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

2023 · fourth_quarter · Client: UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Research grants and research programs. H.R. 2670 and S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA), provisions relating to research program funding. HR. 4365, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions relating to research program funding.

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

Matched citations: S. 2226

S. 1409118th Congress

Kids Online Safety Act

2023 · fourth_quarter · Client: LIMINEX, INC. DBA GOGUARDIAN

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Cited source text and reported amounts

General issues related to ed tech, childrens privacy, kids online safety, youth rights in the digital age, age appropriate design code, digital equity, artificial intelligence, and S.1409, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), all provisions related to education software

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

Matched citations: S.1409

S. 1409118th Congress

Kids Online Safety Act

2023 · second_quarter · Client: LIMINEX, INC. DBA GOGUARDIAN

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Cited source text and reported amounts

General issues related to ed tech, childrens privacy, kids online safety, youth rights in the digital age, age appropriate design code, digital equity,artificial intelligence, and S.1409, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), all provisions related to education software

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

Matched citations: S.1409

S. 1409118th Congress

Kids Online Safety Act

2023 · third_quarter · Client: LIMINEX, INC. DBA GOGUARDIAN

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Cited source text and reported amounts

General issues related to ed tech, childrens privacy, kids online safety, youth rights in the digital age, age appropriate design code, digital equity, artificial intelligence, and S.1409, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), all provisions related to education software

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

Matched citations: S.1409

H.R. 2670118th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

2023 · third_quarter · Client: UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Research grants and research programs. H.R. 2670 and S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA), provisions relating to research program funding. HR. 4365, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions relating to research program funding.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2670

H.R. 4365118th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · third_quarter · Client: UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Research grants and research programs. H.R. 2670 and S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA), provisions relating to research program funding. HR. 4365, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions relating to research program funding.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR. 4365

S. 2226118th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

2023 · third_quarter · Client: UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Research grants and research programs. H.R. 2670 and S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA), provisions relating to research program funding. HR. 4365, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions relating to research program funding.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2226

H.R. 2670118th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

2023 · second_quarter · Client: UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Research grants and research programs. H.R. 2670 and S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA), provisions relating to research program funding. HR. 4365, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions relating to research program funding.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2670

H.R. 4365118th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024

2023 · second_quarter · Client: UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Research grants and research programs. H.R. 2670 and S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA), provisions relating to research program funding. HR. 4365, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions relating to research program funding.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR. 4365

S. 2226118th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

2023 · second_quarter · Client: UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Research grants and research programs. H.R. 2670 and S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA), provisions relating to research program funding. HR. 4365, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions relating to research program funding.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: S. 2226

S. 4348117th Congress

FDASLA Act of 2022

2022 · second_quarter · Client: HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Health and pharmaceutical policies before the Congress. S. 4348, FDASLA Act of 2022, all provisions related to fees related to generic drugs.

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

Matched citations: S. 4348

S. 3799117th Congress

PREVENT Pandemics Act

2022 · first_quarter · Client: HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Health and pharmaceutical policies before the Congress and the Administration. S. 3799, Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act, all provisions related to supply chain for medical products and mitigating U.S. medicine shortages

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

Matched citations: S. 3799

H.R. 1440117th Congress

Fairness for All Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Client: CORPORATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

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