Bank of America

At $17.0M in disclosed federal lobbying, Bank of America ranks as a major spender — well above the typical filer. Outlays in this range generally reflect a sustained presence in Washington, with at least one full-time government affairs lead and a stable of outside lobbyists engaged on the organization's priority issues.

Across the 5-year window from 2020 to 2024, Bank of America's annual disclosed lobbying spend has held roughly steady — $3.2M at the start versus $3.2M at the most recent year-end. Year-to-year wobbles inside that range usually reflect timing of legislative cycles rather than a strategic shift.

Bank of America's disclosed lobbying covers 5 general issue areas — a moderate footprint. Filers in this range tend to engage on a coherent cluster of related topics rather than spreading effort across the federal agenda.

5 of 11 lobbyists reported by Bank of America (45%) disclose prior federal government service. That share is common at established government affairs operations that explicitly hire from agency and committee staff.

Among the named bench, lobbyists with disclosed prior federal service include Anthony R. Moore (Former Deputy Secretary of Defense); Susan K. Lopez (Former Legislative Director, U.S. House of Representatives); Heather A. Podesta (Former Chief Counsel, House Ways & Means Committee). The covered-position field on LDA cover sheets captures executive-branch and senior congressional roles held within the prior two years.

Within the Finance & Banking sector, Bank of America ranks #5 of 27 tracked organizations by disclosed lobbying spend. The sector leader is American Bankers Association at $43.0M; the sector average is $11.3M. Bank of America's $17.0M sits 51% above the sector average.

Bank of America's LobbySpend Influence Score of 63/100 (grade B) reflects significant federal lobbying reach. The score blends disclosed total spend, issue breadth, and revolving-door connections — lobbyists with prior federal government service. A B-grade typically means the organization is well above average on at least two of those three signals, with sustained activity over multiple years rather than a one-off spike.

Every figure above is sourced from Senate lobbying disclosure filings submitted under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. Per-issue dollar splits and covered-position flags are filer-reported and may be amended after initial submission.