BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Total Lobbying Spend

$5.5M

Filings

157

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	$240,000	8	2
2024	$250,000	8	2
2023	$320,000	8	2
2022	$380,000	8	2
2021	$360,000	8	2
2020	$370,000	8	2
2019	$350,000	8	2
2018	$320,000	8	2
2017	$350,000	8	2
2016	$320,000	8	2
2015	$350,000	8	2
2014	$500,000	8	2
2013	$580,000	13	3
2012	$570,000	11	3
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	5	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	3	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	$20,000	3	2
2003	$100,000	3	2
2002	$40,000	2	2
2001	$60,000	2	2
2000	$40,000	3	2
1999	—	1	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	—	144
Defense	—	115
Science/Technology	—	100
Education	—	96
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	45
Immigration	—	28
Health Issues	—	22
Homeland Security	—	21
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	—	8
Telecommunications	—	6
Transportation	—	5
Small Business	—	3
Computer Industry	—	2
Veterans	—	1
Economics/Economic Development	—	1
Energy/Nuclear	—	1
Environment/Superfund	—	1
Foreign Relations	—	1
Fuel/Gas/Oil	—	1
Government Issues	—	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.