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American Petroleum Institute

DC · 20 filings, 2025

File · Money Read

What the money shows

American Petroleum Institute reported $7.8M in federal lobbying for 2025 across 20 filings. The filings name 5 lobbying firms, led by Brownstein HYATT Farber Schreck and Greenberg Traurig. The matched PAC file shows $16,000 to 0 lawmakers. The filing text lists 10 issue areas.

Sources: Senate LDA · FEC

Lobbying spend · 2025
$7.8M
to shape legislation
Its PAC gave
$16K
◆ API PAC → 2 lawmakers
About the organization

The American Petroleum Institute (API) is the largest U.S. trade association for the oil and natural gas industry. It claims to represent nearly 600 corporations involved in production, refinement, distribution, and many other aspects of the petroleum industry. It has advanced climate change denial and blocking of climate legislation to defend the interests of its constituent organizations. via Wikipedia ↗

1Lobbies on

Its filings list: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Fuel/Gas/Oil · Energy/Nuclear · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries · Clean Air and Water (quality) · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Environment/Superfund · Natural Resources · Budget/Appropriations · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

2Through these firms · 5

BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLPGREENBERG TRAURIG, LLPAMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTES-3 GROUPOGR

3Bills moving in its lanes

No bill names this company outright; these are recent bills in the sectors it lobbies.

4And its PAC funds these lawmakers · 2

Democrats · 1$6,000
Republicans · 1$10,000