PHRMA

Total Lobbying Spend

Filings

1,010

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	—	47	13
2024	—	54	14
2023	—	56	14
2022	—	46	12
2021	—	48	12
2020	—	50	13
2019	—	56	14
2018	—	57	14
2017	—	52	15
2016	—	54	13
2015	—	56	14
2014	—	46	11
2013	—	44	11
2012	—	39	10
2011	—	41	11
2010	—	31	8
2009	—	39	10
2008	—	54	15
2007	—	33	15
2006	—	20	11
2005	—	14	8
2004	—	13	8
2003	—	18	9
2002	—	8	5
2001	—	11	6
2000	—	9	5
1999	—	14	6

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Health Issues	—	600
Medicare/Medicaid	—	475
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	260
Pharmacy	—	252
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	—	230
Budget/Appropriations	—	143
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	—	78
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	—	38
Defense	—	33
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	32
Foreign Relations	—	27
Science/Technology	—	15
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	—	6
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	5
Homeland Security	—	5
Environment/Superfund	—	4
Veterans	—	3
Government Issues	—	3
Insurance	—	2
Immigration	—	2

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD	—	34
BERGNER BOCKORNY CASTAGNETTI HAWKINS & BRAIN	—	2
BROWN & ASSOCIATES	—	4
C2 GROUP, LLC	—	7
CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP	—	18
CAPITOL HILL STRATEGIES, LLC	—	58
CLARK & WEINSTOCK	—	21
CONVERGENCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC	—	12
DEFENSE HEALTH ADVISORS	—	3
DENTONS US LLP	—	22
FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS CONSULTING	—	2
FORBES-TATE	—	51
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP	—	6
HANCE SCARBOROUGH	—	29
ADAMS AND REESE, LLP	—	7

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.