AMGEN INC

Total Lobbying Spend

$251.9M

Filings

628

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	$15,870,000	12	3
2024	$11,620,000	12	3
2023	$15,470,000	15	3
2022	$12,280,000	14	3
2021	$12,160,000	14	3
2020	$11,150,000	16	4
2019	$13,140,000	18	5
2018	$10,960,000	24	6
2017	$13,640,000	25	6
2016	$9,860,000	27	6
2015	$10,525,000	24	6
2014	$6,480,000	26	6
2013	$9,120,000	24	7
2012	$11,290,000	32	8
2011	$10,000,000	36	10
2010	$12,180,000	49	12
2009	$12,440,000	53	14
2008	$10,150,000	68	18
2007	$16,260,000	41	18
2006	$10,220,000	29	13
2005	$2,400,000	10	7
2004	$2,840,000	9	7
2003	$4,960,000	11	5
2002	$1,380,000	11	9
2001	$1,540,000	15	8
2000	$1,560,000	7	5
1999	$2,440,000	6	3

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Medicare/Medicaid	—	417
Health Issues	—	339
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	—	180
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	159
Budget/Appropriations	—	52
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	19
Pharmacy	—	13
Homeland Security	—	5
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	—	5
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	—	4
Insurance	—	3
Science/Technology	—	2
Manufacturing	—	1
Natural Resources	—	1
Economics/Economic Development	—	1
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	—	1
Veterans	—	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP	—	11
ALEXANDER J. BECKLES, L.L.C.	—	20
CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP	—	3
CAUTHEN FORBES & WILLIAMS	—	29
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP	—	58
ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)	—	2
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP	—	20
HC ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	22
K&L GATES, LLP	—	3
KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC	—	2
KEN CUNNINGHAM GROUP, LLC	—	12
KING & SPALDING LLP	—	4
LENT SCRIVNER & ROTH LLC	—	6
MANATT, PHELPS, AND PHILLIPS	—	5
MICHAEL SOLON-CAPITOL LEGISTICS	—	7

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.