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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 ↓
91American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers ›
DC
—$6.2M
92Constellation Energy Generation ›
PA
—$6.1M
93Palantir Technologies ›
CO
◆ $5K$6.0M
94Shell Usa Inc. (Fka Shell Oil Company) ›
DC
—$6.0M
95Delta Air Lines ›
DC
◆ $159K$6.0M
96American Association For Justice ›
DC
◆ $895K$5.9M
97Textron ›
DC
◆ $36K$5.9M
98American Property Casualty Insurance Association ›
DC
◆ $51K$5.8M
99United Airlines ›
IL
◆ $4K$5.8M
100Sk Americas ›
NY
—$5.8M
101Entertainment Software Association ›
DC
◆ $1K$5.8M
102Samsung Electronics America ›
DC
◆ $30K$5.7M
103Independent Community Bankers Of America ›
DC
◆ $33K$5.7M
104Dell Technologies ›
DC
◆ $141K$5.6M
105Biotechnology Innovation Organization ›
DC
◆ $10K$5.6M
106Abbvie ›
DC
◆ $49K$5.6M
107Dow Chemical Company Dba Dow ›
DC
—$5.5M
108Aicpa Association Of International Certified Professional Accountants ›
DC
—$5.5M
109National Automobile Dealers Association ›
DC
◆ $280K$5.5M
110Caterpillar ›
IL
◆ $48K$5.4M
111Mastercard Worldwide ›
DC
—$5.4M
112Air Transport Association Of America Inc. (D/B/A Airlines For America) ›
DC
—$5.4M
113Anheuser-busch Companies ›
MO
◆ $7K$5.4M
114Citigroup Washington ›
DC
—$5.4M
115Association Of American Railroads ›
DC
—$5.4M
116Real Estate Roundtable ›
DC
◆ $23K$5.2M
117Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals ›
DE
—$5.1M
118American Clean Power Association ›
DC
—$5.0M
119Managed Funds Association ›
DC
◆ $68K$5.0M
120Nature Conservancy ›
VA
—$5.0M
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