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 ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 | LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY TX | — | $4.7M | |
| 182 | CENCORA, INC. PA | — | $4.7M | |
| 183 | BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC PA | ◆ $30K | $4.7M | |
| 184 | RELX INC DC | — | $4.7M | |
| 185 | SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION DC | — | $4.7M | |
| 186 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | — | $4.7M | |
| 187 | INTERNATIONAL PAPER TN | ◆ $54K | $4.7M | |
| 188 | OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. MD | ◆ $9K | $4.6M | |
| 189 | MCKESSON CORPORATION & AFFILIATES U.S. ONCOLOGY AND RX SAVINGS SOLUTIONS TX | — | $4.6M | |
| 190 | SIEMENS CORPORATION DC | — | $4.6M | |
| 191 | SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION DC | — | $4.6M | |
| 192 | NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC. CA | — | $4.6M | |
| 193 | DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES INC DC | — | $4.5M | |
| 194 | UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION PA | — | $4.5M | |
| 195 | AIRBUS AMERICAS INC VA | — | $4.5M | |
| 196 | CALPINE CORPORATION TX | ◆ $8K | $4.5M | |
| 197 | SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, INC. AL | — | $4.5M | |
| 198 | TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC NJ | — | $4.5M | |
| 199 | ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY DC | ◆ $15K | $4.4M | |
| 200 | TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND DC | — | $4.4M | |
| 201 | BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. VA | ◆ $28K | $4.4M | |
| 202 | HCA HEALTHCARE, INC. TN | — | $4.4M | |
| 203 | HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY (HCSC) IL | — | $4.4M | |
| 204 | AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION VA | ◆ $223K | $4.3M | |
| 205 | COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY ALLIANCE VA | — | $4.3M | |
| 206 | A16Z CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (F/K/A AH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.L.C.) CA | — | $4.3M | |
| 207 | APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. CA | — | $4.3M | |
| 208 | UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE, LLC CO | — | $4.3M | |
| 209 | EMD SERONO, INC. DC | — | $4.3M | |
| 210 | NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE NY | — | $4.3M |