ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS

Total Lobbying Spend

$52.0M

Filings

256

Firms Hired

Active Period

2004–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	$3,430,000	15	6
2024	$3,030,000	17	5
2023	$3,440,000	12	3
2022	$2,680,000	9	2
2021	$4,763,325	28	4
2020	$2,729,975	15	4
2019	$3,416,625	13	3
2018	$2,733,300	12	3
2017	$3,416,625	13	3
2016	$3,416,625	13	3
2015	$4,099,950	14	3
2014	$2,733,300	12	3
2013	$2,733,300	12	3
2012	$2,733,300	12	3
2011	$2,654,300	14	3
2010	$2,426,343	11	3
2009	$986,000	15	4
2008	$187,000	8	2
2007	$160,000	5	2
2006	$80,000	3	2
2005	$80,000	1	1
2004	$80,000	2	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Transportation	—	141
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	126
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	107
Agriculture	—	90
Environment/Superfund	—	82
Small Business	—	68
Budget/Appropriations	—	64
Telecommunications	—	57
Manufacturing	—	57
Energy/Nuclear	—	54
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	49
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	—	33
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	—	32
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	—	30
Science/Technology	—	26
Economics/Economic Development	—	18
Roads/Highway	—	14
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	—	14
Education	—	13
Fuel/Gas/Oil	—	7

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC	—	6
BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ	—	4
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP	—	9
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP	—	48
DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP)	—	6
LAW OFFICES OF DONALD A. BARNES, PLLC	—	64
MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC	—	2
O'KEEFFE SHAHMORADI STRATEGIES, LLC	—	5
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	10
ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS	$52,009,968	102

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.