MICROSOFT CORP

Total Lobbying Spend

Filings

353

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2024

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	6	2
2021	—	8	2
2020	—	8	2
2019	—	9	3
2018	—	12	3
2017	—	12	3
2016	—	13	3
2015	—	13	3
2014	—	12	3
2013	—	12	3
2012	—	13	3
2011	—	12	3
2010	—	12	3
2009	—	12	3
2008	—	17	4
2007	—	20	8
2006	—	21	10
2005	—	15	9
2004	—	15	10
2003	—	16	12
2002	—	28	14
2001	—	22	15
2000	—	17	11
1999	—	20	11

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Computer Industry	—	171
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	160
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	126
Immigration	—	118
Homeland Security	—	83
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	—	77
Intelligence	—	74
Telecommunications	—	71
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	56
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	—	54
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	—	52
Education	—	39
Health Issues	—	34
Science/Technology	—	33
Advertising	—	30
Foreign Relations	—	22
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	—	17
Energy/Nuclear	—	17
Environment/Superfund	—	13
Budget/Appropriations	—	10

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
ADUSTON CONSULTING, LLC	—	51
ARTHUR ANDERSEN	—	1
BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	—	5
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP	—	3
CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLP	—	7
CLARK & WEINSTOCK	—	11
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP	—	78
DLA PIPER LLP (US)	—	5
DOWNEY MCGRATH GROUP, INC.	—	4
ERNST & YOUNG	—	3
FLEISCHMAN AND HARDING LLP	—	3
FONTHEIM INTERNATIONAL, LLC	—	4
GALLATIN PUBLIC AFFAIRS	—	5
HWG LLP (F/K/A HARRIS, WILTSHIRE & GRANNIS LLP)	—	11
K&L GATES, LLP	—	24

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.