Federal lobbying
Reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act: who hires lobbyists (clients), the firms and in-house staff who lobby (registrants), the lobbyists named on each report, the issues they lobbied on, and the money. Every report links to its document on lda.gov.
Leaderboards
- Biggest spenders on federal lobbying “Hired Guns”
- Nonprofits spending the most on lobbying “Mission Lobbying”
- Lobbying firms earning the most “K Street Cash Registers”
Coverage
| Year | Reports | Spending reported | Clients | Registrants | Clients matched to a 990 filer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 83,498 | $5,255,116,787 | 28,512 | 5,455 | 4,581 |
| 2025 | 109,197 | $6,789,007,543 | 28,320 | 5,482 | 4,702 |
| 2024 | 96,959 | $5,619,350,570 | 24,995 | 5,243 | 4,295 |
| 2023 | 95,313 | $5,439,550,754 | 24,619 | 5,170 | 4,170 |
| 2022 | 93,516 | $5,410,686,148 | 24,006 | 5,082 | 4,028 |
| 2021 | 90,778 | $4,850,958,618 | 23,540 | 4,960 | 3,921 |
| 2020 | 84,097 | $4,568,994,904 | 21,679 | 4,824 | 3,499 |
| 2019 | 80,047 | $4,542,348,121 | 20,667 | 4,865 | 3,376 |
| 2018 | 78,417 | $4,444,863,537 | 20,120 | 4,792 | 3,282 |
| 2017 | 77,223 | $5,368,795,090 | 19,769 | 4,763 | 3,312 |
| 2016 | 72,193 | $4,105,563,926 | 18,516 | 4,664 | 3,108 |
| 2015 | 73,908 | $4,197,153,449 | 19,022 | 4,744 | 3,154 |
| 2014 | 74,386 | $4,208,314,001 | 19,148 | 4,765 | 3,168 |
| 2013 | 75,822 | $4,315,574,257 | 19,641 | 4,842 | 3,177 |
| 2012 | 77,892 | $4,284,220,370 | 20,169 | 4,891 | 3,131 |
| 2011 | 84,349 | $4,730,375,739 | 22,025 | 4,971 | 3,249 |
| 2010 | 90,786 | $4,902,371,108 | 23,333 | 5,040 | 3,351 |
| 2009 | 95,600 | $5,864,277,543 | 24,557 | 5,207 | 3,295 |
| 2008 | 94,010 | $4,853,989,369 | 23,316 | 5,018 | 2,887 |
| 2007 | 52,390 | $3,917,301,176 | 23,223 | 4,863 | 2,684 |
| 2006 | 46,723 | $3,502,228,528 | 22,296 | 4,640 | 2,752 |
| 2005 | 46,580 | $3,036,686,178 | 21,926 | 4,619 | 2,549 |
| 2004 | 42,167 | $2,592,280,661 | 19,963 | 4,427 | 2,202 |
| 2003 | 40,284 | $2,499,628,746 | 18,868 | 4,374 | 1,951 |
| 2002 | 35,215 | $2,062,001,952 | 17,127 | 4,076 | 1,592 |
| 2001 | 33,421 | $1,827,148,159 | 16,184 | 4,026 | 1,371 |
| 2000 | 28,622 | $1,743,811,474 | 14,280 | 3,808 | 1,190 |
| 1999 | 28,429 | $1,546,114,848 | 13,883 | 3,817 | 1,026 |
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