BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

Total Lobbying Spend

Filings

608

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	—	3	1
2024	—	8	2
2023	—	10	2
2022	—	9	2
2021	—	9	2
2020	—	13	3
2019	—	13	3
2018	—	12	3
2017	—	12	3
2016	—	23	6
2015	—	22	5
2014	—	22	6
2013	—	29	7
2012	—	34	10
2011	—	39	10
2010	—	48	13
2009	—	63	16
2008	—	63	14
2007	—	42	17
2006	—	23	14
2005	—	30	13
2004	—	20	10
2003	—	16	11
2002	—	15	8
2001	—	12	7
2000	—	10	4
1999	—	8	4

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Health Issues	—	241
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	—	213
Medicare/Medicaid	—	208
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	195
Budget/Appropriations	—	128
Pharmacy	—	86
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	—	63
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	48
Agriculture	—	46
Energy/Nuclear	—	34
Science/Technology	—	24
Small Business	—	22
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	—	13
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	—	9
Defense	—	8
Fuel/Gas/Oil	—	8
Government Issues	—	7
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	—	6
Immigration	—	3
Environment/Superfund	—	2

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
BATES CAPITOL GROUP, INC.	—	3
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP	—	8
BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP	—	10
C&M CAPITOLINK	—	2
C2 GROUP, LLC	—	30
CAPITOL HILL STRATEGIES, LLC	—	54
CHAD BRADLEY& ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.	—	2
DALRYMPLE & ASSOCIATES, LLC	—	9
DC LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES, INC.	—	6
DTB ASSOCIATES LLP	—	13
EAST END GROUP, LLC	—	17
ERNST & YOUNG	—	2
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP	—	24
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP	—	7
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP	—	3

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.