US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Total Lobbying Spend

Filings

256

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	—	13	4
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	9	2
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	11	3
2013	—	20	4
2012	—	16	4
2011	—	22	5
2010	—	17	5
2009	—	17	4
2008	—	19	6
2007	—	22	9
2006	—	11	5
2005	—	7	3
2004	—	5	2
2003	—	6	3
2002	—	3	2
2001	—	8	2
2000	—	5	3
1999	—	9	3

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Government Issues	—	91
Immigration	—	39
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	35
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	—	31
Economics/Economic Development	—	19
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	—	15
Travel/Tourism	—	13
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	12
Budget/Appropriations	—	10
Torts	—	10
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	—	8
Education	—	7
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	—	7
Foreign Relations	—	5
Banking	—	4
Constitution	—	4
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	4
Energy/Nuclear	—	4
Transportation	—	3
Health Issues	—	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD	—	11
BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP	—	9
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.	—	10
DENTONS US LLP	—	4
ELLIS & COMPANY, LLC	—	18
ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)	—	3
GEORGE L. REAGLE AND ASSOCIATES	—	6
MATTOX WOOLFOLK, LLC	—	2
MAYER BROWN LLP	—	89
MCCONNELL, ROBERT A.	—	6
MCGOVERN & SMITH, LLC	—	4
MS. AMY NICE	—	5
MWW GROUP	—	7
QGA PUBLIC AFFAIRS (FORMERLY QUINN GILLESPIE & ASSOCIATES)	—	41
SCHMITZ GLOBAL PARTNERS LLP	—	16

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.