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 ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211 | AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION DC | ◆ $25K | $4.3M | |
| 212 | POET LLC DC | ◆ $75K | $4.3M | |
| 213 | TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED | — | $4.2M | |
| 214 | MCDONALD'S CORPORATION DC | ◆ $29K | $4.2M | |
| 215 | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS DC | ◆ $20K | $4.2M | |
| 216 | FMR LLC DC | — | $4.2M | |
| 217 | PWC US GROUP LLP DC | — | $4.2M | |
| 218 | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES VA | — | $4.2M | |
| 219 | BIOGEN DC | — | $4.2M | |
| 220 | EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY DC | — | $4.1M | |
| 221 | TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION TX | — | $4.1M | |
| 222 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO INC | — | $4.1M | |
| 223 | ASTELLAS PHARMA US, INC. DC | — | $4.1M | |
| 224 | ANTHROPIC CA | — | $4.1M | |
| 225 | U.S. BEET SUGAR ASSOCIATION DC | — | $4.1M | |
| 226 | INTEL CORPORATION DC | — | $4.1M | |
| 227 | PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. CA | — | $4.0M | |
| 228 | NASDAQ, INC. NY | — | $4.0M | |
| 229 | TENCENT AMERICA LLC CA | — | $4.0M | |
| 230 | AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS DC | — | $4.0M | |
| 231 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES VA | ◆ $138K | $4.0M | |
| 232 | HP INC. CA | — | $4.0M | |
| 233 | THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY WI | ◆ $48K | $4.0M | |
| 234 | ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY DC | — | $3.9M | |
| 235 | CONSUMER BANKERS ASSOCIATION DC | — | $3.9M | |
| 236 | NETFLIX, INC. DC | — | $3.9M | |
| 237 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY MN | — | $3.8M | |
| 238 | CROPLIFE AMERICA VA | ◆ $15K | $3.8M | |
| 239 | SOLANA POLICY INSTITUTE DC | — | $3.8M | |
| 240 | STANLEY BLACK & DECKER DC | ◆ $20K | $3.8M |