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NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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Lobbying Spend

$7.7M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2010–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$320,000	3	1
2025	$420,000	4	1
2024	$580,000	5	1
2023	$440,000	4	1
2022	$340,000	4	1
2021	$380,000	4	1
2020	$300,000	4	1
2019	$340,000	4	1
2018	$340,000	4	1
2017	$380,000	4	1
2016	$400,000	4	1
2015	$580,000	4	1
2014	$300,000	5	1
2013	$690,000	4	1
2012	$570,000	4	1
2011	$710,000	4	1
2010	$580,000	4	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION	$7,670,000	69

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	61
SENATE	54
Treasury, Dept of	16
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)	12
Federal Reserve System	11
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)	10
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	9
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)	6
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	2
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	2
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)	2
White House Office	2
Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)	1
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Banking	Banking	56
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	27
Retirement	Retirement	23
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	22
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	10
Government Issues	Government Issues	4
Intelligence	Intelligence	2
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Accounting	Accounting	1
Commodities (big ticket)	Commodities (big ticket)	1
Agriculture	Agriculture	1
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	1
Immigration	Immigration	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 2089119th Congress

Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 2089 - Generating Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding: issues related to Sec. 2 Deferral of reinvested capital gain dividends of regulated investment companies. H.R. 8338 - Safeguarding Americans Fairly Earned Retirement Act of 2026: issues related federal pre-emption override state seizure and liquidation of unclaimed securities, digital assets and investment accounts.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2089

H.R. 8338119th Congress

SAFER Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 2089 - Generating Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding: issues related to Sec. 2 Deferral of reinvested capital gain dividends of regulated investment companies. H.R. 8338 - Safeguarding Americans Fairly Earned Retirement Act of 2026: issues related federal pre-emption override state seizure and liquidation of unclaimed securities, digital assets and investment accounts.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8338

H.R. 2089119th Congress

Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 2089 - Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding: issues related to Sec. 2 Deferral of reinvested capital gain dividends of regulated investment companies. H.R. 8899 - Digital Asset PARITY Act: issues related to Sec. 5 Application of Wash Sales Rules to Digital Assets.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2089

H.R. 8899119th Congress

Digital Asset PARITY Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 2089 - Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding: issues related to Sec. 2 Deferral of reinvested capital gain dividends of regulated investment companies. H.R. 8899 - Digital Asset PARITY Act: issues related to Sec. 5 Application of Wash Sales Rules to Digital Assets.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8899

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H.R. 2089119th Congress

Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 2089 - Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding: issues related to Sec. 2 Deferral of reinvested capital gain dividends of regulated investment companies.

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2089

H.R. 1013119th Congress

Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 1013 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025: issues related to 403(b) plans investing in CITs. H.R. 3383 - Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025: issues related to Sec. 202. 403(b) plans investing in CITs.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1013

H.R. 3383119th Congress

Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 1013 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025: issues related to 403(b) plans investing in CITs. H.R. 3383 - Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025: issues related to Sec. 202. 403(b) plans investing in CITs.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3383

H.R. 3383119th Congress

Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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Draft of Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025: issues related to Sec. 506 Self-custody provisions. H.R. 3383 - Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025: issues related to Sec. 202. 403(b) plans investing in CITs.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3383

H.R. 6305119th Congress

High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 6305 - High-Skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act: issues related to improving H-1B program for high-skilled workers.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6305

H.R. 1013119th Congress

Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 1013/S. 424 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025: issues related to 403(b) plans investing in CITs.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1013

S. 424119th Congress

Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 1013/S. 424 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025: issues related to 403(b) plans investing in CITs.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 424

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act: issues related to "revenge tax" on foreign investments (Section 899).

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1013119th Congress

Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 1013/S. 424 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025: issues related to 403(b) plans investing in CITs.

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1013

H.R. 2392119th Congress

STABLE Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 2392 - Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy Act of 2025: issues related to prohibition on payment of interest by issuers and affiliates. S. 1582 - Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act: issues related to prohibition on payment of interest by issuers and affiliates.

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2392

S. 1582119th Congress

GENIUS Act

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 2392 - Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy Act of 2025: issues related to prohibition on payment of interest by issuers and affiliates. S. 1582 - Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act: issues related to prohibition on payment of interest by issuers and affiliates.

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1582

S. 424119th Congress

Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 1013/S. 424 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025: issues related to 403(b) plans investing in CITs.

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 424

HCONRES 14119th Congress

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.Con.Res.14 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034: issues related to items for spending reduction (Section 3003).

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.Con.Res.14

H.R. 1013119th Congress

Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 1013/S. 424 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025: issues related to 403(b) plans investing in CITs. H.R. 2392 - Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy Act of 2025: issues related to custodians keeping cash reserves on deposit (Sec.4(a)(3)(B)). S. 394 - Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025: issues related to custodians protecting assets, including cash, from creditors' claims (Sec.8(b)(2)).

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1013

H.R. 2392119th Congress

STABLE Act of 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 1013/S. 424 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025: issues related to 403(b) plans investing in CITs. H.R. 2392 - Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy Act of 2025: issues related to custodians keeping cash reserves on deposit (Sec.4(a)(3)(B)). S. 394 - Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025: issues related to custodians protecting assets, including cash, from creditors' claims (Sec.8(b)(2)).

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2392

S. 394119th Congress

GENIUS Act of 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 1013/S. 424 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025: issues related to 403(b) plans investing in CITs. H.R. 2392 - Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy Act of 2025: issues related to custodians keeping cash reserves on deposit (Sec.4(a)(3)(B)). S. 394 - Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025: issues related to custodians protecting assets, including cash, from creditors' claims (Sec.8(b)(2)).

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 394

S. 424119th Congress

Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 1013/S. 424 - Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025: issues related to 403(b) plans investing in CITs. H.R. 2392 - Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy Act of 2025: issues related to custodians keeping cash reserves on deposit (Sec.4(a)(3)(B)). S. 394 - Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025: issues related to custodians protecting assets, including cash, from creditors' claims (Sec.8(b)(2)).

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 424

H.R. 2799118th Congress

Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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S. 5139 - Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024: issues related to 403(b) plans investing in CITs (Section 205). H.R. 2799 - Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023: issues related to Division F enhancement of 403(b) plans.

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2799

H.R. 4763118th Congress

Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 4766 - Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023: issues related to treatment of custody activities (Section 12 (b)). S. 2281 - Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act: issues related to custody assets maintenance off-balance sheet (Section 705 (e)). H.R. 4763 - Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act: issues related to treatment of custody activities by banking institutions (Section 411).

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4763

H.R. 4766118th Congress

Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 4766 - Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023: issues related to treatment of custody activities (Section 12 (b)). S. 2281 - Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act: issues related to custody assets maintenance off-balance sheet (Section 705 (e)). H.R. 4763 - Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act: issues related to treatment of custody activities by banking institutions (Section 411).

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4766

S. 2281118th Congress

Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

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H.R. 4766 - Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023: issues related to treatment of custody activities (Section 12 (b)). S. 2281 - Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act: issues related to custody assets maintenance off-balance sheet (Section 705 (e)). H.R. 4763 - Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act: issues related to treatment of custody activities by banking institutions (Section 411).

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2281

Source: Senate LDA