Lobbying
18,018 companies · $6.8B · 606 also fund a PACCompanies don’t just donate — they hire lobbyists to push (or block) legislation. Federal law makes them disclose it. This ranks the companies and groups that spent the most lobbying Washington in 2025, drawn from Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.
Spend is the company’s total for the year across everything they lobbied on (the law doesn’t break it down per bill). The ◆ PAC column shows what the same company’s political action committee gives to candidates — the ones doing both, spending to shape laws and funding the people who write them, are worth a closer look.
| # | Company | Sectors | PAC donations | Lobbying spend ↑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | ACTIVE OPTICAL SYSTEMS, LLS NM | — | $10K | |
| 122 | ACUITY BRANDS LIGHTING GA | — | $10K | |
| 123 | ADMA BIOLOGICS, INC. FL | — | $10K | |
| 124 | AED GLOBAL ENERGY DC | — | $10K | |
| 125 | AETHERFLUX CA | — | $10K | |
| 126 | AFRICAN COMMUNITY HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT WA | — | $10K | |
| 127 | AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. MA | — | $10K | |
| 128 | AGRICULTURE ENERGY COALITION MD | — | $10K | |
| 129 | AIANDYOU CA | — | $10K | |
| 130 | AINTEL DC | — | $10K | |
| 131 | AIR MARSHAL NATIONAL COUNCIL FL | — | $10K | |
| 132 | AIR MATRIX FL | — | $10K | |
| 133 | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP OBO NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION DC | — | $10K | |
| 134 | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP ON BEHALF OF NIPPON STEEL DC | — | $10K | |
| 135 | AKIN, GUMP, STRAUSS, HAUER & FELD ON BEHALF OF BAYER CORPORATION DC | — | $10K | |
| 136 | ALABAMA FAMILIES FOR GREAT SCHOOLS AL | — | $10K | |
| 137 | ALASKA POWER ASSOCIATION AK | — | $10K | |
| 138 | ALL.SPACE DC | — | $10K | |
| 139 | ALPHA EAGLE TECHNOLOGY CORP. MS | — | $10K | |
| 140 | ALPHA FACILITIES SOLUTIONS TX | — | $10K | |
| 141 | ALTRAZEAL LIFE SCIENCES INC. TX | — | $10K | |
| 142 | AMERGIS MD | — | $10K | |
| 143 | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY VA | — | $10K | |
| 144 | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE DC | — | $10K | |
| 145 | AMERICAN COMMERCIAL BARGE LINE LLC IN | — | $10K | |
| 146 | AMERICAN EPILEPSY SOCIETY IL | — | $10K | |
| 147 | AMERICAN EXPRESS NY | ◆ $30K | $10K | |
| 148 | AMERICAN LIVESTOCK MARKETS AND DEALERS ASSOC. (FKA -CONCERNED LIVESTOCK DEALERS) TX | — | $10K | |
| 149 | AMERICAN MEAT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION MD | — | $10K | |
| 150 | AMERICAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS IL | — | $10K |