Lobbying
18,018 companies · $6.8B · 138 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 ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION DC | — | $14M | |
| 32 | RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES VA | — | $14M | |
| 33 | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP VA | — | $14M | |
| 34 | ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION DC | — | $13M | |
| 35 | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES NY | — | $13M | |
| 36 | UNITED AIRLINES, INC. IL | — | $13M | |
| 37 | CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC, CT | ◆ $399K | $13M | |
| 38 | MICROSOFT CORPORATION DC | ◆ $2K | $13M | |
| 39 | OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION DC | ◆ $10K | $13M | |
| 40 | GENENTECH, INC. CA | — | $12M | |
| 41 | SALESFORCE, INC. CA | — | $12M | |
| 42 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS DC | ◆ $201K | $12M | |
| 43 | THE CIGNA GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES (FORMERLY CIGNA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES) DC | — | $12M | |
| 44 | BOEING COMPANY IL | ◆ $478K | $12M | |
| 45 | NOVARTIS DC | — | $12M | |
| 46 | AICPA ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS DC | — | $12M | |
| 47 | ORACLE CORPORATION TX | — | $12M | |
| 48 | GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. CA | — | $12M | |
| 49 | EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE DC | — | $11M | |
| 50 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL DC | ◆ $477K | $11M | |
| 51 | ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION INC. DC | — | $11M | |
| 52 | BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT) DC | — | $11M | |
| 53 | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED CA | — | $11M | |
| 54 | NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. DC | ◆ $10K | $11M | |
| 55 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC. DC | — | $11M | |
| 56 | NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION DC | — | $11M | |
| 57 | AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES DC | — | $11M | |
| 58 | KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC KS | — | $11M | |
| 59 | WALMART INC. DC | — | $11M | |
| 60 | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY DC | — | $11M |