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 ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271 | HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY & AFFILIATES DC | — | $3.5M | |
| 272 | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES DC | — | $3.5M | |
| 273 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DC | — | $3.5M | |
| 274 | NIKE, INC. OR | ◆ $30K | $3.5M | |
| 275 | NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION DC | — | $3.5M | |
| 276 | AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY MN | ◆ $875K | $3.5M | |
| 277 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS VA | — | $3.5M | |
| 278 | BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY DC | — | $3.5M | |
| 279 | EXELIXIS, INC. CA | — | $3.5M | |
| 280 | NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY DC | ◆ $445K | $3.5M | |
| 281 | MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP OH | ◆ $148K | $3.5M | |
| 282 | ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC. IL | ◆ $16K | $3.5M | |
| 283 | ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES DC | — | $3.4M | |
| 284 | NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION | — | $3.4M | |
| 285 | SERVICENOW, INC. CA | — | $3.4M | |
| 286 | DJI TECHNOLOGY, INC. CA | — | $3.4M | |
| 287 | AFL-CIO DC | — | $3.4M | |
| 288 | SEMPRA DC | — | $3.4M | |
| 289 | EISAI, INC. DC | — | $3.4M | |
| 290 | THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC MA | ◆ $60K | $3.4M | |
| 291 | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION DC | ◆ $30K | $3.3M | |
| 292 | BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION KY | — | $3.3M | |
| 293 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. TN | — | $3.3M | |
| 294 | CARDINAL HEALTH INC OH | ◆ $10K | $3.3M | |
| 295 | PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC. NJ | ◆ $40K | $3.3M | |
| 296 | LAND O'LAKES, INC. MN | — | $3.3M | |
| 297 | COUPANG, INC. DC | — | $3.3M | |
| 298 | NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION DC | — | $3.3M | |
| 299 | BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION DC | — | $3.3M | |
| 300 | BLOOM ENERGY CA | — | $3.3M |