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 | 77 | 1 | 15 | 1540000000 | 2025 | 2025 |
| CITIGROUP INC | 290 | 5 | 20 | 689740000 | 1999 | 2007 |
| SECURITIES INDUSTRY ASSN | 195 | 7 | 17 | 462344846 | 1999 | 2006 |
| AT&T | 918 | 59 | 34 | 410738823 | 1999 | 2026 |
| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 716 | 12 | 15 | 286320000 | 2001 | 2026 |
| HEALTH INSURANCE ASSN OF AMERICA | 139 | 4 | 22 | 259085000 | 1999 | 2003 |
| PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA | 2101 | 46 | 21 | 253282500 | 1999 | 2026 |
| COMCAST CORPORATION | 5056 | 83 | 35 | 252520825 | 1999 | 2026 |
| 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 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 3667 | 56 | 37 | 206804500 | 2001 | 2026 |
| CINGULAR WIRELESS | 125 | 6 | 10 | 203758500 | 2001 | 2007 |
| AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE | 246 | 1 | 9 | 198999875 | 2013 | 2025 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO | 221 | 8 | 13 | 189260000 | 1999 | 2012 |
| BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE | 2497 | 46 | 46 | 166531000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| CHRO ASSOCIATION (FKA HR POLICY ASSOCIATION) | 309 | 1 | 9 | 164520000 | 2007 | 2025 |
| AMERICA'S COMMUNITY BANKERS | 172 | 4 | 22 | 152964133 | 1999 | 2007 |
| PHRMA | 2270 | 35 | 30 | 150860400 | 1999 | 2026 |
| ORACLE CORPORATION | 1740 | 28 | 22 | 130990000 | 1999 | 2026 |
| ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC | 2609 | 28 | 33 | 129477768 | 1999 | 2026 |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 1368 | 23 | 35 | 129068000 | 1999 | 2024 |
| CLEAN ENERGY | 341 | 5 | 6 | 124555000 | 2003 | 2026 |
| EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE | 2791 | 53 | 34 | 123539588 | 1999 | 2025 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES | 790 | 9 | 24 | 121390000 | 2006 | 2025 |
| ENRON CORP | 161 | 14 | 23 | 120895000 | 1999 | 2003 |
| AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL | 1654 | 44 | 30 | 120359578 | 1999 | 2026 |
| LOEWS CORPORATION | 404 | 4 | 16 | 119672288 | 2005 | 2024 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE | 1363 | 14 | 34 | 116507500 | 1999 | 2025 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 2362 | 50 | 37 | 113696066 | 1999 | 2026 |
| PARKER HANNIFIN | 1211 | 1 | 36 | 112849500 | 2006 | 2025 |
| MARS INCORPORATED | 333 | 4 | 18 | 111150000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| NISSAN NORTH AMERICA | 337 | 2 | 8 | 109720000 | 1999 | 2026 |
| FEDEX CORPORATION | 2072 | 23 | 19 | 107520000 | 2000 | 2026 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS | 2344 | 43 | 27 | 107178136 | 1999 | 2026 |
| BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION | 1408 | 39 | 30 | 105089562 | 1999 | 2025 |
| ASBESTOS STUDY GROUP | 93 | 9 | 4 | 104460000 | 2001 | 2008 |
| MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS | 1037 | 10 | 14 | 102932500 | 1999 | 2025 |
| NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE | 1023 | 14 | 26 | 100459000 | 1999 | 2026 |
| COALITION OF EPSCOR STATES | 772 | 1 | 26 | 100320000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 2113 | 36 | 30 | 99710000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| WALMART INC | 1270 | 9 | 31 | 97985000 | 2006 | 2026 |
| BOEING COMPANY | 1739 | 29 | 35 | 97200425 | 1999 | 2026 |
| GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY | 148 | 2 | 6 | 95300000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 1307 | 15 | 22 | 94684200 | 1999 | 2026 |
| SMITHFIELD FOODS INC | 341 | 2 | 11 | 94002500 | 2000 | 2019 |
| PITNEY BOWES | 296 | 2 | 16 | 93600000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION | 1334 | 22 | 20 | 92850650 | 1999 | 2025 |
| ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS | 197 | 9 | 19 | 92847225 | 2006 | 2025 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL | 1274 | 10 | 37 | 91551994 | 2000 | 2026 |
| LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY | 161 | 4 | 7 | 91500000 | 1999 | 2014 |
| ORACLE AMERICA, INC. | 1152 | 13 | 21 | 87549600 | 2004 | 2026 |
| CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION | 445 | 5 | 17 | 85440320 | 1999 | 2025 |
| GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 1205 | 34 | 27 | 84620050 | 1999 | 2025 |
| SOUTHERN COMPANY | 1721 | 26 | 20 | 83348500 | 1999 | 2026 |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 1406 | 26 | 30 | 81988000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES | 159 | 10 | 20 | 81240000 | 1999 | 2006 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY | 1466 | 26 | 19 | 80615000 | 2001 | 2025 |
| UNITED PARCEL SERVICE | 1420 | 28 | 22 | 79695000 | 1999 | 2026 |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE | 995 | 24 | 20 | 78328000 | 1999 | 2026 |
| AMGEN | 1190 | 41 | 25 | 77851228 | 1999 | 2026 |
| GENENTECH | 1537 | 24 | 17 | 77244205 | 1999 | 2025 |
| THE BLACKSTONE GROUP | 547 | 9 | 16 | 76470000 | 2012 | 2025 |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC | 99 | 1 | 6 | 76190000 | 1999 | 2007 |
| SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES INC | 1187 | 6 | 19 | 75535000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| BETHLEHEM STEEL CORP | 131 | 5 | 18 | 74580000 | 1999 | 2003 |
| PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA (PHRMA) | 1089 | 22 | 12 | 74160500 | 1999 | 2026 |
| AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION | 840 | 13 | 17 | 74020000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| MBNA CORP | 78 | 2 | 9 | 73634166 | 1999 | 2006 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS | 1402 | 41 | 17 | 73072000 | 1999 | 2026 |
| CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION | 504 | 4 | 17 | 71162951 | 1999 | 2020 |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 1234 | 24 | 14 | 70124670 | 2001 | 2026 |
| STATE OF INDIANA | 979 | 7 | 52 | 69191112 | 1999 | 2026 |
| RAI SERVICES COMPANY | 1691 | 32 | 27 | 68575684 | 1999 | 2026 |
| MCI INC | 59 | 1 | 10 | 68066228 | 1999 | 2005 |
| AMGEN INC | 892 | 27 | 13 | 67205264 | 1999 | 2025 |
| PUERTO RICO FEDERAL AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION | 706 | 24 | 27 | 66977333 | 1999 | 2019 |
| HIKVISION USA, INC. | 154 | 2 | 7 | 66855000 | 2018 | 2022 |
| ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. | 1119 | 9 | 44 | 66830000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| PFIZER | 1052 | 28 | 18 | 66829154 | 1999 | 2025 |
| ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO (ARCO) | 44 | 2 | 10 | 66678600 | 1999 | 2000 |
| AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS | 325 | 8 | 19 | 66005000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 1266 | 43 | 24 | 65508250 | 1999 | 2026 |
| INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS OF AMERICA | 268 | 1 | 9 | 65247322 | 2002 | 2025 |
| GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY | 1308 | 25 | 29 | 65015000 | 2001 | 2026 |
| U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION | 1516 | 13 | 20 | 64677500 | 2006 | 2025 |
| ALCALDE & FAY (ST PETE BEACH) | 275 | 1 | 30 | 64160000 | 1999 | 2011 |
| NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION | 521 | 2 | 14 | 63645000 | 2013 | 2026 |
| SCHERING CORP | 12 | 1 | 7 | 63634000 | 1999 | 2000 |
| VERIZON | 1058 | 39 | 34 | 63543209 | 1999 | 2026 |
| SAN DIEGO COUNTY | 902 | 2 | 26 | 62946664 | 2010 | 2025 |
| TECHNOLOGY CEO COUNCIL | 493 | 2 | 11 | 62314000 | 2004 | 2025 |
| PHARMACIA CORP | 98 | 6 | 15 | 62149880 | 1999 | 2003 |
| AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS | 829 | 9 | 18 | 61762500 | 1999 | 2025 |
| INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE | 1774 | 40 | 11 | 61469500 | 1999 | 2026 |
| PEABODY ENERGY | 665 | 17 | 13 | 61297200 | 2001 | 2025 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS | 732 | 20 | 16 | 61151000 | 1999 | 2025 |
| NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION | 602 | 22 | 17 | 60843701 | 2003 | 2025 |
| GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC | 1130 | 11 | 20 | 60797500 | 2011 | 2026 |
| SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. | 540 | 2 | 14 | 60510000 | 2000 | 2026 |