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 ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | Smiths › DC | — | $560K | |
| 1892 | Taurus › GA | — | $560K | |
| 1893 | Technology Ceo Council › DC | — | $560K | |
| 1894 | Aes › VA | — | $560K | |
| 1895 | Cigna › DC | — | $560K | |
| 1896 | Cook › VA | — | $560K | |
| 1897 | Vanguard › PA | — | $560K | |
| 1898 | Tripadvisor › MA | — | $560K | |
| 1899 | University Of Alaska › AK | — | $560K | |
| 1900 | Verano › IL | — | $560K | |
| 1901 | Webull Technologies › FL | — | $560K | |
| 1902 | Xr Association › DC | — | $560K | |
| 1903 | Yazaki North America › | — | $560K | |
| 1904 | Zoetis › MI | — | $560K | |
| 1905 | Federation Of American Societies For Experimental Biology › MD | — | $560K | |
| 1906 | Arcelormittal Mining Uk › | — | $554K | |
| 1907 | Exela Pharma Sciences › NC | — | $552K | |
| 1908 | National Head Start Association › VA | — | $552K | |
| 1909 | Assurant › NY | — | $550K | |
| 1910 | At-sea Processors Association › WA | — | $550K | |
| 1911 | Baker Hughes › DC | — | $550K | |
| 1912 | Ballad Health › TN | — | $550K | |
| 1913 | California Public Employees' Retirement System › CA | — | $550K | |
| 1914 | Cgi Federal › VA | — | $550K | |
| 1915 | Crh Americas Materials › GA | — | $550K | |
| 1916 | Embassy Of The State Of Qatar › DC | — | $550K | |
| 1917 | Entek Technology › OR | — | $550K | |
| 1918 | Enterprise Products Operating › TX | — | $550K | |
| 1919 | Etsy › NY | — | $550K | |
| 1920 | Front Line Hospital Alliance › CO | — | $550K |