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Influence Grade B, High

78 organizations

Organizations with high lobbying influence. Significant spending combined with broad issue coverage or notable revolving door connections.

Reviewed by LobbySpend Editorial Team · Updated
78
Organizations
$3.3B
Total Spending
1,726
Lobbyists
571
Revolving Door

All Grade B Organizations

US Chamber of Commerce

Trade Association · 12 policy areas · 60 lobbyists

$387.8M
Grade: B

National Association of Realtors

Real Estate · 10 policy areas · 60 lobbyists

$348.2M
Grade: B

Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America

Pharmaceutical & Health Products · 9 policy areas · 60 lobbyists

$135.8M
Grade: B

American Hospital Association

Healthcare · 8 policy areas · 60 lobbyists

$128.0M
Grade: B

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Insurance · 7 policy areas · 60 lobbyists

$120.0M
Grade: B

American Medical Association

Healthcare · 8 policy areas · 60 lobbyists

$107.6M
Grade: B

Meta Platforms

Technology & Internet · 9 policy areas · 60 lobbyists

$98.6M
Grade: B

Amazon.com

Technology & Internet · 11 policy areas · 60 lobbyists

$98.0M
Grade: B

Business Roundtable

Trade Association · 8 policy areas · 56 lobbyists

$84.2M
Grade: B

National Association of Broadcasters

Media & Entertainment · 6 policy areas · 53 lobbyists

$78.9M
Grade: B

Lockheed Martin

Defense & Aerospace · 8 policy areas · 46 lobbyists

$69.2M
Grade: B

Alphabet Inc

Technology & Internet · 10 policy areas · 44 lobbyists

$65.9M
Grade: B

Northrop Grumman

Defense & Aerospace · 7 policy areas · 42 lobbyists

$62.9M
Grade: B

Boeing Company

Defense & Aerospace · 8 policy areas · 41 lobbyists

$61.7M
Grade: B

Raytheon Technologies

Defense & Aerospace · 7 policy areas · 41 lobbyists

$60.8M
Grade: B

AT&T Inc

Telecommunications · 7 policy areas · 38 lobbyists

$57.3M
Grade: B

Pfizer Inc

Pharmaceutical & Health Products · 8 policy areas · 36 lobbyists

$54.4M
Grade: B

Microsoft Corporation

Technology & Internet · 9 policy areas · 35 lobbyists

$51.8M
Grade: B

General Motors

Automotive · 8 policy areas · 32 lobbyists

$47.4M
Grade: B

ExxonMobil

Energy & Natural Resources · 8 policy areas · 31 lobbyists

$46.5M
Grade: B

Chevron

Energy & Natural Resources · 7 policy areas · 30 lobbyists

$45.4M
Grade: B

Verizon Communications

Telecommunications · 7 policy areas · 30 lobbyists

$44.8M
Grade: B

American Bankers Association

Finance & Banking · 7 policy areas · 29 lobbyists

$43.0M
Grade: B

Apple Inc

Technology & Internet · 8 policy areas · 28 lobbyists

$41.9M
Grade: B

Koch Industries

Energy & Natural Resources · 7 policy areas · 27 lobbyists

$40.6M
Grade: B

American Chemistry Council

Manufacturing · 8 policy areas · 27 lobbyists

$40.1M
Grade: B

General Dynamics

Defense & Aerospace · 6 policy areas · 26 lobbyists

$38.6M
Grade: B

FedEx Corporation

Transportation · 7 policy areas · 23 lobbyists

$34.8M
Grade: B

JPMorgan Chase & Co

Finance & Banking · 7 policy areas · 22 lobbyists

$33.3M
Grade: B

Oracle Corporation

Technology & Internet · 6 policy areas · 21 lobbyists

$31.9M
Grade: B

American Farm Bureau Federation

Agriculture & Food · 8 policy areas · 21 lobbyists

$31.7M
Grade: B

Walt Disney Company

Media & Entertainment · 8 policy areas · 20 lobbyists

$29.9M
Grade: B

CVS Health

Healthcare · 6 policy areas · 20 lobbyists

$29.4M
Grade: B

UPS

Transportation · 6 policy areas · 19 lobbyists

$28.5M
Grade: B

Johnson & Johnson

Pharmaceutical & Health Products · 7 policy areas · 18 lobbyists

$26.9M
Grade: B

National Association of Manufacturers

Trade Association · 7 policy areas · 18 lobbyists

$26.7M
Grade: B

Citigroup Inc

Finance & Banking · 6 policy areas · 17 lobbyists

$26.0M
Grade: B

Merck & Co

Pharmaceutical & Health Products · 7 policy areas · 17 lobbyists

$25.9M
Grade: B

Goldman Sachs

Finance & Banking · 6 policy areas · 17 lobbyists

$25.6M
Grade: B

American Petroleum Institute

Energy & Natural Resources · 7 policy areas · 16 lobbyists

$23.6M
Grade: B

Abbott Laboratories

Pharmaceutical & Health Products · 6 policy areas · 16 lobbyists

$23.3M
Grade: B

Walmart Inc

Retail & Consumer Products · 7 policy areas · 15 lobbyists

$23.2M
Grade: B

Intel Corporation

Technology & Internet · 6 policy areas · 15 lobbyists

$22.8M
Grade: B

TikTok Inc

Technology & Internet · 6 policy areas · 14 lobbyists

$21.6M
Grade: B

Ford Motor Company

Automotive · 7 policy areas · 14 lobbyists

$21.2M
Grade: B

Cigna Group

Insurance · 6 policy areas · 13 lobbyists

$19.3M
Grade: B

BP America

Energy & Natural Resources · 5 policy areas · 13 lobbyists

$19.3M
Grade: B

Anthem Inc

Insurance · 6 policy areas · 13 lobbyists

$18.9M
Grade: B

General Electric

Manufacturing · 6 policy areas · 12 lobbyists

$18.2M
Grade: B

Bank of America

Finance & Banking · 5 policy areas · 11 lobbyists

$17.0M
Grade: B

Nvidia Corporation

Technology & Internet · 6 policy areas · 11 lobbyists

$16.3M
Grade: B

Honeywell International

Manufacturing · 6 policy areas · 10 lobbyists

$14.9M
Grade: B

IBM

Technology & Internet · 6 policy areas · 9 lobbyists

$13.6M
Grade: B

Exelon Corporation

Energy & Natural Resources · 5 policy areas · 9 lobbyists

$13.2M
Grade: B

Novo Nordisk

Pharmaceutical & Health Products · 5 policy areas · 9 lobbyists

$12.8M
Grade: B

PepsiCo Inc

Retail & Consumer Products · 6 policy areas · 8 lobbyists

$12.6M
Grade: B

NextEra Energy

Energy & Natural Resources · 5 policy areas · 7 lobbyists

$11.0M
Grade: B

United Airlines

Transportation · 5 policy areas · 7 lobbyists

$10.9M
Grade: B

SpaceX

Defense & Aerospace · 5 policy areas · 7 lobbyists

$10.5M
Grade: B

American Airlines

Transportation · 5 policy areas · 7 lobbyists

$10.5M
Grade: B

Cargill Inc

Agriculture & Food · 5 policy areas · 7 lobbyists

$10.1M
Grade: B

Dominion Energy

Energy & Natural Resources · 5 policy areas · 6 lobbyists

$9.7M
Grade: B

American Trucking Associations

Trade Association · 6 policy areas · 6 lobbyists

$9.7M
Grade: B

American Dental Association

Trade Association · 4 policy areas · 6 lobbyists

$8.8M
Grade: B

McKesson Corporation

Healthcare · 4 policy areas · 6 lobbyists

$8.8M
Grade: B

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Trade Association · 4 policy areas · 6 lobbyists

$8.8M
Grade: B

American Council of Life Insurers

Trade Association · 5 policy areas · 6 lobbyists

$8.6M
Grade: B

Valero Energy

Energy & Natural Resources · 5 policy areas · 4 lobbyists

$6.7M
Grade: B

Twitter Inc

Technology & Internet · 4 policy areas · 4 lobbyists

$6.7M
Grade: B

Solar Energy Industries Association

Trade Association · 4 policy areas · 4 lobbyists

$6.7M
Grade: B

American Wind Energy Association

Trade Association · 4 policy areas · 4 lobbyists

$6.5M
Grade: B

FirstEnergy Corp

Energy & Natural Resources · 4 policy areas · 4 lobbyists

$6.5M
Grade: B

BASF Corporation

Manufacturing · 4 policy areas · 4 lobbyists

$6.5M
Grade: B

Lumen Technologies

Telecommunications · 4 policy areas · 4 lobbyists

$6.2M
Grade: B

Marathon Petroleum

Energy & Natural Resources · 5 policy areas · 4 lobbyists

$6.1M
Grade: B

Mayo Clinic

Healthcare · 5 policy areas · 4 lobbyists

$5.9M
Grade: B

Occidental Petroleum

Energy & Natural Resources · 5 policy areas · 4 lobbyists

$5.9M
Grade: B

JBS USA

Agriculture & Food · 5 policy areas · 2 lobbyists

$3.0M
Grade: B

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Frequently Asked Questions

Organizations with high lobbying influence. Significant spending combined with broad issue coverage or notable revolving door connections.

78 organizations in our database have an Influence Score of Grade B (High). Combined, they have spent $3.3B on federal lobbying.

The Influence Score is a proprietary 0-100 metric based on three factors: total lobbying spend (40%), issue breadth, how many policy areas the organization lobbies on (30%), and revolving door connections, lobbyists with former government positions (30%). Grades range from A (highest influence) to F (minimal influence).

Sources: Senate Office of Public Records LDA Filings
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The Grade B category groups every U.S. federal lobbying disclosure entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Office LD-2 filings distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.

For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Office LD-2 filings data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.

Source: U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database, 2026.