AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	3	1
2015	—	1	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	2	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	2	1
2008	—	1	1
2007	—	2	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	1	1
2000	—	1	1
1999	—	3	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD	—	33

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	22
SENATE	22
Treasury, Dept of	11
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	6

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	13
Banking	Banking	11
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	9

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

H.R. 5244110th Congress

Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Cited source text and reported amounts

Credit card practices; H.R. 5244, The Credit Cardholder Bill of Rights, regarding the practices of credit card issuers

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R. 5244

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