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 ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC NY | ◆ $6K | $6.5M | |
| 122 | PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION (FKA PARAMOUNT GLOBAL) DC | — | $6.5M | |
| 123 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS (N.A.C.H.) DC | — | $6.5M | |
| 124 | BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY NJ | — | $6.4M | |
| 125 | ALKERMES, INC. MA | — | $6.4M | |
| 126 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC (TMA) DC | ◆ $90K | $6.4M | |
| 127 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. DC | ◆ $20K | $6.3M | |
| 128 | CSX CORPORATION FL | — | $6.3M | |
| 129 | CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION VA | ◆ $90K | $6.3M | |
| 130 | INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE DC | ◆ $145K | $6.2M | |
| 131 | AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION DC | — | $6.2M | |
| 132 | AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS DC | — | $6.2M | |
| 133 | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC CA | — | $6.2M | |
| 134 | MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION DC | — | $6.1M | |
| 135 | MASTERCARD WORLDWIDE DC | — | $6.1M | |
| 136 | CATERPILLAR INC IL | ◆ $75K | $6.1M | |
| 137 | SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL COMPANY) DC | — | $6.0M | |
| 138 | ABBOTT LABORATORIES IL | ◆ $150K | $6.0M | |
| 139 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. ID | — | $6.0M | |
| 140 | ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED | — | $5.9M | |
| 141 | ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES MO | ◆ $2K | $5.8M | |
| 142 | LEIDOS INC. VA | ◆ $110K | $5.8M | |
| 143 | LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP MA | — | $5.8M | |
| 144 | BP AMERICA INC. TX | — | $5.8M | |
| 145 | PEPSICO, INC. NY | — | $5.8M | |
| 146 | FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA DC | — | $5.7M | |
| 147 | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. TX | — | $5.7M | |
| 148 | HANWHA Q CELLS AMERICA INC. DC | — | $5.7M | |
| 149 | U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION DC | ◆ $9K | $5.7M | |
| 150 | REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE DC | ◆ $10K | $5.7M |