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 ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241 | UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION DC | — | $3.8M | |
| 242 | NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION DC | ◆ $33K | $3.8M | |
| 243 | DISH NETWORK, LLC DC | — | $3.8M | |
| 244 | NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION VA | — | $3.8M | |
| 245 | ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSN DC | — | $3.8M | |
| 246 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE DC | ◆ $4.3M | $3.8M | |
| 247 | BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION DC | — | $3.8M | |
| 248 | INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS, LLC PA | — | $3.8M | |
| 249 | CHUBB INA HOLDINGS, INC. DC | — | $3.7M | |
| 250 | AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION MA | — | $3.7M | |
| 251 | ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS DC | — | $3.7M | |
| 252 | COX ENTERPRISES, INC. DC | — | $3.7M | |
| 253 | LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS NC | — | $3.7M | |
| 254 | SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION DC | — | $3.7M | |
| 255 | HOME DEPOT DC | ◆ $526K | $3.7M | |
| 256 | THE PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY OH | — | $3.7M | |
| 257 | LOWE'S COMPANIES INC. NC | — | $3.7M | |
| 258 | ALLY FINANCIAL, INC. DC | — | $3.7M | |
| 259 | NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) VA | — | $3.7M | |
| 260 | ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES DC | — | $3.7M | |
| 261 | AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA DC | — | $3.7M | |
| 262 | AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES DC | ◆ $281K | $3.7M | |
| 263 | INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS MD | — | $3.6M | |
| 264 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM) NY | — | $3.6M | |
| 265 | NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OH | — | $3.6M | |
| 266 | OPENAI OPCO, LLC CA | — | $3.6M | |
| 267 | NUCOR CORPORATION DC | ◆ $33K | $3.6M | |
| 268 | NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION DC | — | $3.6M | |
| 269 | NUTRIEN US LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AGRIUM U.S. INC.) (A NUTRIEN LTD SUBSIDIARY) CO | — | $3.6M | |
| 270 | WALGREEN COMPANY DC | — | $3.6M |