AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

Total Lobbying Spend

$157.3M

Filings

651

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	$7,830,000	21	5
2024	$6,250,000	21	5
2023	$6,160,000	19	5
2022	$4,380,000	22	6
2021	$7,090,000	29	7
2020	$5,350,000	25	6
2019	$8,590,000	14	5
2018	$6,970,000	18	4
2017	$11,170,000	23	6
2016	$6,050,000	27	6
2015	$7,790,000	24	6
2014	$9,090,000	28	7
2013	$9,300,000	36	10
2012	$7,310,000	34	8
2011	$8,640,000	30	8
2010	$10,390,000	45	10
2009	$9,480,000	45	12
2008	$4,849,437	46	11
2007	$6,360,000	37	15
2006	$1,660,000	20	13
2005	$1,880,000	21	10
2004	$1,350,000	12	8
2003	$3,140,000	14	7
2002	—	15	8
2001	$1,140,000	9	5
2000	$1,660,000	11	5
1999	$3,383,442	5	3

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Energy/Nuclear	—	331
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	307
Fuel/Gas/Oil	—	251
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	131
Clean Air and Water (quality)	—	125
Natural Resources	—	122
Budget/Appropriations	—	122
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	—	105
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	—	89
Homeland Security	—	75
Environment/Superfund	—	62
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	—	26
Transportation	—	17
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	11
Telecommunications	—	9
Government Issues	—	7
Agriculture	—	6
Defense	—	6
Torts	—	6
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	—	4

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
BLUEWATER STRATEGIES	—	4
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP	—	29
CHRISTOPHER HEINZ	—	38
CUMBERLAND NORTH AMERICA, LLC	—	3
EOP GROUP, INC.	—	36
ERNST & YOUNG	—	7
GDS STRATEGIES LLC	—	8
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP	—	7
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP	—	9
GROSSMANHEINZ	—	20
H. B. HARTLEY	—	3
HBW RESOURCES	—	2
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP (FORMERLY HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP)	—	5
IMPACT TEXAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLP (D/B/A IMPACT US)	—	8
JOHNSTON & ASSOCIATES, LLC	—	51

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.