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 ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE DC | ◆ $661K | $8.2M | |
| 92 | FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION DC | — | $8.0M | |
| 93 | AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS DC | ◆ $30K | $8.0M | |
| 94 | NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL INC DC | ◆ $553K | $7.9M | |
| 95 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED MA | — | $7.9M | |
| 96 | ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION DC | — | $7.8M | |
| 97 | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED DC | ◆ $70K | $7.8M | |
| 98 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS DC | — | $7.7M | |
| 99 | NAREIT DC | — | $7.4M | |
| 100 | PMI US CORPORATE SERVICES INC. (FKA PMI GLOBAL SERVICES INC.) DC | — | $7.4M | |
| 101 | CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC PA | — | $7.2M | |
| 102 | DELTA AIR LINES INC DC | ◆ $275K | $7.1M | |
| 103 | SANOFI US SERVICES INC. NJ | — | $6.9M | |
| 104 | DAVITA, INC. CO | ◆ $38K | $6.9M | |
| 105 | ABBVIE INC. DC | ◆ $55K | $6.9M | |
| 106 | DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DBA DOW DC | — | $6.9M | |
| 107 | ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. DBA ENTERPRISE MOBILITY MO | — | $6.9M | |
| 108 | UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. CA | — | $6.8M | |
| 109 | CITIGROUP WASHINGTON INC. DC | — | $6.8M | |
| 110 | INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA DC | ◆ $36K | $6.7M | |
| 111 | TEXTRON INC. DC | ◆ $39K | $6.7M | |
| 112 | BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION DC | — | $6.7M | |
| 113 | FOX CORPORATION DC | — | $6.6M | |
| 114 | AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION DC | ◆ $5K | $6.6M | |
| 115 | NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION DC | ◆ $702K | $6.6M | |
| 116 | INVENERGY, LLC IL | — | $6.6M | |
| 117 | DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. DC | ◆ $82K | $6.6M | |
| 118 | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. IL | ◆ $20K | $6.5M | |
| 119 | UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE) DC | — | $6.5M | |
| 120 | ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION DC | ◆ $1K | $6.5M |