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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 ↓
61Recording Industry Association Of America ›
DC
◆ $750$7.9M
62Phillips 66 ›
TX
◆ $161K$7.9M
63National Multifamily Housing Council ›
DC
—$7.9M
64Gilead Sciences ›
CA
◆ $2K$7.8M
65Walmart ›
DC
—$7.8M
66Alliance For Automotive Innovation ›
DC
—$7.8M
67American Petroleum Institute ›
DC
◆ $16K$7.8M
68Novartis ›
DC
◆ $48K$7.8M
69General Atomics ›
DC
◆ $259K$7.7M
70Pacific Gas And Electric ›
DC
—$7.7M
71American Bankers Association ›
DC
◆ $749K$7.6M
72Elevance Health ›
IN
◆ $377K$7.5M
73American Council Of Life Insurers ›
DC
◆ $45K$7.3M
74Rai ›
DC
—$7.3M
75Conocophillips ›
TX
—$7.2M
76Novo Nordisk ›
DC
◆ $55K$7.2M
77National Shooting Sports Foundation ›
CT
◆ $58K$7.0M
78Consumer Brands Association (Pka: Grocery Manufacturers Association) ›
VA
—$6.9M
79Pmi Us Corporate Services Inc. (Fka Pmi Global Services Inc.) ›
DC
—$6.9M
80Archer Daniels Midland ›
DC
—$6.8M
81Exxon Mobil ›
DC
◆ $112K$6.7M
82Capital One Financial ›
VA
◆ $90K$6.7M
83Qualcomm ›
CA
◆ $5K$6.5M
84National Association Of Children's Hospitals (N.a.c.h.) ›
DC
—$6.5M
85Toyota Motor North America Inc (Tma) ›
DC
◆ $125K$6.4M
86Ups (United Parcel Service) ›
DC
—$6.3M
87Sanofi ›
NJ
◆ $16K$6.3M
88Nareit ›
DC
—$6.3M
89Aflac ›
GA
◆ $208K$6.2M
90Paramount Skydance ›
DC
—$6.2M
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