ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

Total Lobbying Spend

$300.6M

Filings

1,244

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	$9,080,000	78	21
2024	$16,360,000	81	20
2023	$11,800,000	84	20
2022	$12,500,000	71	18
2021	$14,870,000	71	17
2020	$13,080,000	75	19
2019	$10,290,000	85	23
2018	$10,260,000	92	22
2017	$12,640,000	84	20
2016	$12,260,000	74	18
2015	$12,230,000	63	15
2014	$11,750,000	53	13
2013	$10,190,000	50	13
2012	$10,560,000	51	12
2011	$16,360,000	53	12
2010	$10,360,000	41	10
2009	$12,770,000	45	10
2008	$20,810,000	23	6
2007	$14,380,000	11	5
2006	$12,840,000	8	5
2005	$6,680,000	9	5
2004	—	4	3
2003	$12,480,000	6	4
2002	$7,220,000	9	5
2001	$5,660,000	8	3
2000	$5,740,000	7	3
1999	$7,480,000	8	3

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Tobacco	—	807
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	741
Budget/Appropriations	—	308
Health Issues	—	307
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	117
Agriculture	—	77
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	—	75
Government Issues	—	75
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	—	72
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	—	62
Foreign Relations	—	49
Torts	—	39
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	31
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	—	26
Defense	—	25
Homeland Security	—	18
Bankruptcy	—	18
Environment/Superfund	—	15
Retirement	—	11
Medicare/Medicaid	—	11

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
WASHINGTON2 ADVOCATES	—	50
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD	—	38
BASSGLP LLC	—	9
CAPITOL 6 ADVISORS	—	4
CAPITOL HILL STRATEGIES, LLC	—	42
CAPITOL LEGISLATIVE STRATEGIES LLC	—	66
CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLP	—	81
CAUTHEN FORBES & WILLIAMS	—	31
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC	—	62
DOBBINS CONSULTING, LLC	—	13
FARRAGUT PARTNERS LLP	—	44
FORBES-TATE	—	40
HARBINGER STRATEGIES, LLC	—	13
LIZ WILLIAMS AND COMPANY	—	29
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC	—	14

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.