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Money in politics

Lobbying

17,985 companies · $5.6B · 982 also fund a PAC

Companies 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.

#CompanySectorsPAC donationsLobbying spend ↑
17941Edison Electric Institute ›
DC
—$9.4M
17942Cvs Health (And Subsidiaries) ›
DC
◆ $108K$9.7M
17943Bristol-myers Squibb ›
DC
◆ $28K$10M
17944National Retail Federation ›
DC
—$10M
17945Honeywell ›
DC
—$10M
17946AT&T ›
DC
◆ $6K$10M
17947Apple ›
CA
—$10M
17948Genentech ›
CA
◆ $42K$10M
17949Charter Communications ›
CT
◆ $431K$10M
17950Eli Lilly ›
IN
◆ $128K$11M
17951Southern ›
AL
◆ $10K$11M
17952Merck ›
DC
◆ $56K$11M
17953Visa ›
CA
◆ $28K$11M
17954T-mobile ›
WA
◆ $97K$11M
17955Electronic Payments Coalition ›
DC
—$11M
17956Occidental Petroleum ›
DC
◆ $12K$11M
17957Boeing ›
IL
◆ $478K$11M
17958National Association Of Broadcasters ›
DC
◆ $284K$11M
17959Unitedhealth ›
DC
◆ $29K$12M
17960Verizon Communications ›
NY
—$12M
17961Altria ›
VA
—$12M
17962Pfizer ›◆ $104K$13M
17963Fedex ›
DC
◆ $30K$13M
17964Comcast ›
DC
◆ $28K$13M
17965Google ›
DC
—$13M
17966Amgen ›
DC
◆ $60K$13M
17967General Dynamics ›
VA
◆ $378K$13M
17968Ncta - The Internet & Television Association ›
WA
◆ $20K$14M
17969Pharmaceutical Care Management Association ›
DC
—$14M
17970Rtx ›
VA
—$14M
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