COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

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Lobbying Spend

$3.0M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2025–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$1,220,000	3	1
2025	$1,750,000	4	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION	$2,970,000	7

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	7
SENATE	7
White House Office	4
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Education	Education	7
Immigration	Immigration	7
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	7
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	7
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	7
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	7
Health Issues	Health Issues	4
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	3
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	3
Defense	Defense	2

Bills Explicitly Cited (18)

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

H.R. 2385119th Congress

CREATE AI Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

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H.R. 2385, Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act of 2025. S. 4441, Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act Issues related to Artificial Intelligence and Privacy.

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2385

S. 2928119th Congress

H–1B and L–1 Visa Reform Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

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S. 2928, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2025. Issues relating to educating on high-skilled immigration issues in general. Issues related to H-1b. Issues relating to immigration law reform, including high-skilled immigration, SMART Act.

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2928

S. 4441119th Congress

CREATE AI Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2385, Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act of 2025. S. 4441, Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act Issues related to Artificial Intelligence and Privacy.

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4441

S. 4463119th Congress

WAGES Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 4463, Workforce Apprenticeship Growth and Education Support (WAGES) Act of 2026 Issues related to corporate tax reform, global taxation, and R&E tax.

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4463

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H.R. 2385119th Congress

CREATE AI Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2385, Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act of 2025. S. 4441, Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act Issues related to Artificial Intelligence and Privacy.

Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2385

S. 2928119th Congress

H–1B and L–1 Visa Reform Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 2928, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2025. Issues relating to educating on high-skilled immigration issues in general. Issues related to H-1b. Issues relating to immigration law reform, including high-skilled immigration, SMART Act.

Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2928

S. 4441119th Congress

CREATE AI Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2385, Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act of 2025. S. 4441, Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act Issues related to Artificial Intelligence and Privacy.

Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4441

S. 4463119th Congress

WAGES Act of 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 4463, Workforce Apprenticeship Growth and Education Support (WAGES) Act of 2026 Issues related to corporate tax reform, global taxation, and R&E tax.

Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 4463

H.R. 2385119th Congress

CREATE AI Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2385, Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act of 2025. Issues related to Artificial Intelligence and Privacy.

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2385

S. 2928119th Congress

H–1B and L–1 Visa Reform Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 2928, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2025. Issues relating to educating on high-skilled immigration issues in general. Issues related to H-1b. Issues relating to immigration law reform, including high-skilled immigration, SMART Act.

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2928

H.R. 2385119th Congress

CREATE AI Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2385, Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act of 2025. Issues related to Artificial Intelligence and Privacy.

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2385

S. 2928119th Congress

H–1B and L–1 Visa Reform Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 2928, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2025. Issues relating to educating on high-skilled immigration issues in general. Issues related to H-1b. Issues relating to immigration law reform, including high-skilled immigration, SMART Act.

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2928

H.R. 1119th Congress

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

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

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H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act - provisions related to Medicaid, FDII, GILTI, BEAT, R&D, corporate SALT, and the corporate tax rate

Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 2385119th Congress

CREATE AI Act of 2025

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2385, Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act of 2025 Issues related to Artificial Intelligence and Privacy

Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2385

H.R. 4954119th Congress

Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

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H.R. 4954/S. 2495, Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025 Issues relating to workforce development and retraining.

Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 4954

S. 2495119th Congress

Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 4954/S. 2495, Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025 Issues relating to workforce development and retraining.

Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2495

S. 2928119th Congress

H–1B and L–1 Visa Reform Act of 2025

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 2928, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2025 Issues relating to educating on high-skilled immigration issues in general (Smart Act). Issues related to H-1b. Issues relating to immigration law reform, including high-skilled immigration (Smart Act).

Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2928

H.R. 1119th Congress

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

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act - provisions related to Medicaid, FDII, GILTI, BEAT, R&D, corporate SALT, and the corporate tax rate

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

Source: Senate LDA

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope