QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Total Lobbying Spend

$149.0M

Filings

465

Firms Hired

Active Period

2001–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	$4,760,000	25	7
2024	$7,380,000	29	7
2023	$7,220,000	27	7
2022	$9,300,000	24	6
2021	$9,080,000	31	8
2020	$7,940,000	24	6
2019	$7,880,000	27	6
2018	$8,010,000	25	6
2017	$8,260,000	23	6
2016	$5,560,000	21	5
2015	$7,940,000	21	5
2014	$7,150,000	22	5
2013	$7,090,000	18	4
2012	$6,400,000	16	4
2011	$6,620,000	16	4
2010	$6,500,000	18	4
2009	$6,040,000	17	5
2008	$6,190,000	26	7
2007	$10,820,000	16	7
2006	$3,830,000	17	8
2005	—	7	3
2004	$1,480,000	5	2
2003	$1,467,100	2	1
2002	$500,000	1	1
2001	$1,600,000	7	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	—	240
Telecommunications	—	228
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	152
Transportation	—	144
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	126
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	—	109
Science/Technology	—	106
Immigration	—	67
Education	—	54
Homeland Security	—	47
Budget/Appropriations	—	43
Automotive Industry	—	38
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	37
Defense	—	30
Trucking/Shipping	—	28
Energy/Nuclear	—	24
Health Issues	—	23
Environment/Superfund	—	22
Intelligence	—	17
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	—	17

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
THE NORMANDY GROUP, LLC	—	9
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD	—	35
ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP	—	32
BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	—	19
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP	—	80
CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLP	—	20
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP	—	91
DLA PIPER LLP (US)	—	60
NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)	—	6
O'KEEFFE SHAHMORADI STRATEGIES, LLC	—	10
AKERMAN LLP	—	3
TCH GROUP, LLC	—	3
THE MEECE GROUP, LLC	—	10
QUALCOMM, INCORPORATED	$149,017,100	87

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.