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Money in politics

Lobbying

18,018 companies · $6.8B · 606 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
391CUMMINS, INC.
DC
$2.7M
392TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY (TSMC)
DC
$2.7M
393BOOKING HOLDINGS, INC.
CT
$2.7M
394THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC., AND ITS AFFILIATES
DC
$2.7M
395GENERAL DYNAMICS
VA
$318K$2.7M
396ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
DC
$2.6M
397AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
VA
$2.6M
398PAYPAL, INC.
CA
$2.6M
399KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
DC
$2.6M
400ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
MA
$2.6M
401INTERDIGITAL, INC
DE
$2.6M
402INCYTE CORPORATION
DE
$2.6M
403SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
VA
$2.6M
404BROADCOM INC.
CA
$2.6M
405CORECIVIC INC
DC
$2.6M
406LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
CA
$2.6M
407NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE
VA
$2.6M
408PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP
DC
$2.6M
409AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL
DC
$2.6M
410LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS
DC
$2.6M
411STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES
MA
$2.6M
412CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS
DC
$2.6M
413CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP
TX
$2.5M
414UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
DC
$5K$2.5M
415MARS INCORPORATED
VA
$2.5M
416SMBC AMERICAS HOLDINGS, INC.
NY
$2.5M
417AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
DC
$2.5M
418META PLATFORMS, INC.
DC
$2.5M
419AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
DC
$2.5M
420KOREA ZINC COMPANY, LTD. $2.5M
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