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 ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC (FKA E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY) DC | — | $5.6M | |
| 152 | GSK (FKA GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.) DC | — | $5.6M | |
| 153 | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP DE | — | $5.6M | |
| 154 | IHEARTMEDIA, INC. DC | ◆ $25K | $5.6M | |
| 155 | SAP AMERICA, INC. DC | — | $5.5M | |
| 156 | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION CT | — | $5.5M | |
| 157 | EBAY INC. DC | — | $5.5M | |
| 158 | ENTERGY SERVICES LLC DC | ◆ $97K | $5.5M | |
| 159 | CENTENE CORPORATION DC | ◆ $3K | $5.4M | |
| 160 | EDWARD D. JONES & CO., L.P. DC | — | $5.4M | |
| 161 | AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) DC | — | $5.4M | |
| 162 | AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION DC | — | $5.3M | |
| 163 | BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION IL | — | $5.3M | |
| 164 | CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. DC | — | $5.3M | |
| 165 | HUMANA, INC. KY | ◆ $10K | $5.2M | |
| 166 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY DC | — | $5.2M | |
| 167 | FLUOR CORPORATION DC | — | $5.1M | |
| 168 | MEDTRONIC, INC. MN | — | $5.1M | |
| 169 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (INCLUDING SUBSIDIARIES) DC | — | $5.1M | |
| 170 | NATURE CONSERVANCY VA | — | $5.0M | |
| 171 | COCA-COLA COMPANY GA | — | $5.0M | |
| 172 | INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT INC.) DC | — | $5.0M | |
| 173 | BAE SYSTEMS, INC. VA | — | $5.0M | |
| 174 | FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS DC | — | $5.0M | |
| 175 | ARDELYX, INC. CA | — | $5.0M | |
| 176 | CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. DBA AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS DC | — | $4.9M | |
| 177 | JUUL LABS, INC. CA | — | $4.9M | |
| 178 | CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION VA | ◆ $38K | $4.8M | |
| 179 | MORGAN STANLEY & CO LLC DC | ◆ $40K | $4.8M | |
| 180 | GOTION, INC. CA | — | $4.8M |