Top Lobbying Clients by Spending
| client_name | activity_count | firms_hired | issue_areas | total_reported | first_year | last_year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STATE OF LOC NATION GLOBAL PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION | 47 | 1 | 15 | 940000000 | 2025 | 2025 |
| CITIGROUP INC | 290 | 5 | 20 | 689740000 | 1999 | 2007 |
| SECURITIES INDUSTRY ASSN | 195 | 7 | 17 | 462344846 | 1999 | 2006 |
| AT&T | 913 | 58 | 34 | 410688823 | 1999 | 2025 |
| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 681 | 12 | 15 | 276690000 | 2001 | 2025 |
| HEALTH INSURANCE ASSN OF AMERICA | 139 | 4 | 22 | 259085000 | 1999 | 2003 |
| COMCAST CORPORATION | 4830 | 82 | 35 | 245366825 | 1999 | 2025 |
| PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA | 1936 | 46 | 21 | 244162500 | 1999 | 2025 |
| BELLSOUTH CORP | 176 | 15 | 15 | 240696199 | 1999 | 2006 |
| BOND MARKET ASSN | 138 | 6 | 29 | 230751550 | 1999 | 2006 |
| KAISER ALUMINUM & CHEMICAL CORP | 278 | 4 | 36 | 215737440 | 1999 | 2005 |
| CINGULAR WIRELESS | 125 | 6 | 10 | 203758500 | 2001 | 2007 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 3476 | 56 | 37 | 196494500 | 2001 | 2025 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO | 221 | 8 | 13 | 189260000 | 1999 | 2012 |
| AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE | 234 | 1 | 9 | 187728560 | 2013 | 2025 |
| CHRO ASSOCIATION (FKA HR POLICY ASSOCIATION) | 302 | 1 | 9 | 162960000 | 2007 | 2025 |
| BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE | 2407 | 46 | 46 | 160641000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| AMERICA'S COMMUNITY BANKERS | 172 | 4 | 22 | 152964133 | 1999 | 2007 |
| PHRMA | 2148 | 35 | 30 | 143301700 | 1999 | 2025 |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 1368 | 23 | 35 | 129068000 | 1999 | 2024 |
| ORACLE CORPORATION | 1639 | 28 | 22 | 123760000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| CLEAN ENERGY | 316 | 5 | 6 | 122555000 | 2003 | 2025 |
| ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC | 2454 | 28 | 33 | 121549768 | 1999 | 2025 |
| ENRON CORP | 161 | 14 | 23 | 120895000 | 1999 | 2003 |
| LOEWS CORPORATION | 404 | 4 | 16 | 119672288 | 2005 | 2024 |
| EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE | 2666 | 53 | 34 | 116089588 | 1999 | 2025 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES | 713 | 9 | 24 | 115400000 | 2006 | 2025 |
| AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL | 1603 | 44 | 30 | 115349578 | 1999 | 2025 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE | 1297 | 14 | 34 | 113576500 | 1999 | 2025 |
| PARKER HANNIFIN | 1203 | 1 | 36 | 111389500 | 2006 | 2025 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 2276 | 50 | 37 | 110216066 | 1999 | 2025 |
| MARS INCORPORATED | 312 | 4 | 18 | 108720000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| NISSAN NORTH AMERICA | 317 | 2 | 8 | 105920000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| ASBESTOS STUDY GROUP | 93 | 9 | 4 | 104460000 | 2001 | 2008 |
| BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION | 1392 | 39 | 30 | 103809562 | 1999 | 2025 |
| MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS | 1005 | 10 | 14 | 100892500 | 1999 | 2025 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS | 2195 | 43 | 27 | 99713136 | 1999 | 2025 |
| FEDEX CORPORATION | 1916 | 23 | 19 | 99380000 | 2000 | 2025 |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 2082 | 36 | 30 | 97935000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| BOEING COMPANY | 1709 | 29 | 35 | 95980425 | 1999 | 2025 |
| NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE | 954 | 14 | 26 | 95779000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| COALITION OF EPSCOR STATES | 740 | 1 | 26 | 95600000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| SMITHFIELD FOODS INC | 341 | 2 | 11 | 94002500 | 2000 | 2019 |
| ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS | 190 | 9 | 19 | 92557225 | 2006 | 2025 |
| PITNEY BOWES | 284 | 2 | 16 | 92190000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| WALMART INC | 1195 | 9 | 31 | 91765000 | 2006 | 2025 |
| LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY | 161 | 4 | 7 | 91500000 | 1999 | 2014 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL | 1250 | 10 | 37 | 89881994 | 2000 | 2025 |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION | 1298 | 22 | 20 | 89850650 | 1999 | 2025 |
| AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 1235 | 15 | 22 | 89574200 | 1999 | 2026 |
| GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY | 137 | 2 | 6 | 88360000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 1171 | 34 | 27 | 83166050 | 1999 | 2025 |
| CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 401 | 5 | 17 | 82160320 | 1999 | 2025 |
| ORACLE AMERICA, INC. | 1078 | 13 | 21 | 81599600 | 2004 | 2025 |
| LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES | 159 | 10 | 20 | 81240000 | 1999 | 2006 |
| SOUTHERN COMPANY | 1654 | 26 | 20 | 80258500 | 1999 | 2025 |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 1335 | 26 | 30 | 78018000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY | 1419 | 26 | 19 | 77705000 | 2001 | 2025 |
| UNITED PARCEL SERVICE | 1374 | 28 | 22 | 77295000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC | 99 | 1 | 6 | 76190000 | 1999 | 2007 |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE | 962 | 24 | 20 | 76028000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| AMGEN | 1145 | 41 | 25 | 75458228 | 1999 | 2025 |
| BETHLEHEM STEEL CORP | 131 | 5 | 18 | 74580000 | 1999 | 2003 |
| GENENTECH | 1480 | 24 | 17 | 74434205 | 1999 | 2025 |
| SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES INC | 1159 | 6 | 19 | 74275000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| MBNA CORP | 78 | 2 | 9 | 73634166 | 1999 | 2006 |
| PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA (PHRMA) | 1058 | 22 | 12 | 71880500 | 1999 | 2025 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS | 1347 | 41 | 17 | 71357000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION | 504 | 4 | 17 | 71162951 | 1999 | 2020 |
| THE BLACKSTONE GROUP | 504 | 9 | 16 | 70410000 | 2012 | 2025 |
| AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION | 801 | 13 | 17 | 69810000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| MCI INC | 59 | 1 | 10 | 68066228 | 1999 | 2005 |
| STATE OF INDIANA | 952 | 7 | 52 | 67488858 | 1999 | 2025 |
| PUERTO RICO FEDERAL AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION | 706 | 24 | 27 | 66977333 | 1999 | 2019 |
| HIKVISION USA, INC. | 154 | 2 | 7 | 66855000 | 2018 | 2022 |
| ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO (ARCO) | 44 | 2 | 10 | 66678600 | 1999 | 2000 |
| AMGEN INC | 874 | 27 | 13 | 66125264 | 1999 | 2025 |
| ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. | 1103 | 9 | 44 | 65810000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 1169 | 24 | 14 | 65784670 | 2001 | 2025 |
| PFIZER | 1022 | 28 | 18 | 65049154 | 1999 | 2025 |
| ALCALDE & FAY (ST PETE BEACH) | 275 | 1 | 30 | 64160000 | 1999 | 2011 |
| RAI SERVICES COMPANY | 1591 | 32 | 27 | 63655684 | 1999 | 2025 |
| SCHERING CORP | 12 | 1 | 7 | 63634000 | 1999 | 2000 |
| AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS | 300 | 8 | 19 | 63465000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 1214 | 43 | 24 | 62608250 | 1999 | 2025 |
| PHARMACIA CORP | 98 | 6 | 15 | 62149880 | 1999 | 2003 |
| U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION | 1445 | 13 | 20 | 62077500 | 2006 | 2025 |
| VERIZON | 1019 | 39 | 34 | 61803209 | 1999 | 2025 |
| GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY | 1221 | 25 | 29 | 61425000 | 2001 | 2025 |
| PEABODY ENERGY | 657 | 17 | 13 | 60897200 | 2001 | 2025 |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA | 776 | 9 | 30 | 60380000 | 2003 | 2023 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | 712 | 20 | 16 | 59991000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO | 128 | 3 | 14 | 59810000 | 1999 | 2002 |
| AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS | 799 | 9 | 18 | 59742500 | 1999 | 2025 |
| TECHNOLOGY CEO COUNCIL | 473 | 2 | 11 | 59514000 | 2004 | 2025 |
| INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS OF AMERICA | 252 | 1 | 9 | 59369990 | 2002 | 2025 |
| FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY | 100 | 6 | 11 | 59080000 | 1999 | 2012 |
| INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE | 1701 | 40 | 11 | 59025500 | 1999 | 2025 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO | 219 | 12 | 16 | 58844250 | 1999 | 2012 |
| NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION | 559 | 22 | 17 | 58693701 | 2003 | 2025 |