Influence Grade B, High
69 organizations
Organizations with high lobbying influence. Significant spending combined with broad issue coverage or notable revolving door connections.
All Grade B Organizations
US Chamber of Commerce
Trade Association · 12 policy areas · 60 lobbyists
National Association of Realtors
Real Estate · 10 policy areas · 60 lobbyists
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
Pharmaceutical & Health Products · 9 policy areas · 60 lobbyists
American Hospital Association
Healthcare · 8 policy areas · 60 lobbyists
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Insurance · 7 policy areas · 60 lobbyists
American Medical Association
Healthcare · 8 policy areas · 60 lobbyists
Meta Platforms
Technology & Internet · 9 policy areas · 60 lobbyists
Amazon.com
Technology & Internet · 11 policy areas · 60 lobbyists
Business Roundtable
Trade Association · 8 policy areas · 56 lobbyists
National Association of Broadcasters
Media & Entertainment · 6 policy areas · 53 lobbyists
Lockheed Martin
Defense & Aerospace · 8 policy areas · 46 lobbyists
Alphabet Inc
Technology & Internet · 10 policy areas · 44 lobbyists
Northrop Grumman
Defense & Aerospace · 7 policy areas · 42 lobbyists
Comcast Corporation
Telecommunications · 7 policy areas · 42 lobbyists
Boeing Company
Defense & Aerospace · 8 policy areas · 41 lobbyists
Raytheon Technologies
Defense & Aerospace · 7 policy areas · 41 lobbyists
Pfizer Inc
Pharmaceutical & Health Products · 8 policy areas · 36 lobbyists
Microsoft Corporation
Technology & Internet · 9 policy areas · 35 lobbyists
General Motors
Automotive · 8 policy areas · 32 lobbyists
ExxonMobil
Energy & Natural Resources · 8 policy areas · 31 lobbyists
Chevron
Energy & Natural Resources · 7 policy areas · 30 lobbyists
Verizon Communications
Telecommunications · 7 policy areas · 30 lobbyists
American Bankers Association
Finance & Banking · 7 policy areas · 29 lobbyists
Apple Inc
Technology & Internet · 8 policy areas · 28 lobbyists
Koch Industries
Energy & Natural Resources · 7 policy areas · 27 lobbyists
American Chemistry Council
Manufacturing · 8 policy areas · 27 lobbyists
General Dynamics
Defense & Aerospace · 6 policy areas · 26 lobbyists
FedEx Corporation
Transportation · 7 policy areas · 23 lobbyists
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Finance & Banking · 7 policy areas · 22 lobbyists
UnitedHealth Group
Insurance · 6 policy areas · 21 lobbyists
American Farm Bureau Federation
Agriculture & Food · 8 policy areas · 21 lobbyists
Walt Disney Company
Media & Entertainment · 8 policy areas · 20 lobbyists
CVS Health
Healthcare · 6 policy areas · 20 lobbyists
UPS
Transportation · 6 policy areas · 19 lobbyists
American Electric Power
Energy & Natural Resources · 6 policy areas · 18 lobbyists
National Association of Manufacturers
Trade Association · 7 policy areas · 18 lobbyists
Citigroup Inc
Finance & Banking · 6 policy areas · 17 lobbyists
Merck & Co
Pharmaceutical & Health Products · 7 policy areas · 17 lobbyists
AARP
Trade Association · 6 policy areas · 16 lobbyists
American Petroleum Institute
Energy & Natural Resources · 7 policy areas · 16 lobbyists
Abbott Laboratories
Pharmaceutical & Health Products · 6 policy areas · 16 lobbyists
Walmart Inc
Retail & Consumer Products · 7 policy areas · 15 lobbyists
TikTok Inc
Technology & Internet · 6 policy areas · 14 lobbyists
AbbVie Inc
Pharmaceutical & Health Products · 6 policy areas · 14 lobbyists
Ford Motor Company
Automotive · 7 policy areas · 14 lobbyists
Cigna Group
Insurance · 6 policy areas · 13 lobbyists
Anthem Inc
Insurance · 6 policy areas · 13 lobbyists
Duke Energy
Energy & Natural Resources · 5 policy areas · 10 lobbyists
Edison Electric Institute
Trade Association · 5 policy areas · 10 lobbyists
IBM
Technology & Internet · 6 policy areas · 9 lobbyists
PepsiCo Inc
Retail & Consumer Products · 6 policy areas · 8 lobbyists
Sanofi
Pharmaceutical & Health Products · 4 policy areas · 8 lobbyists
NextEra Energy
Energy & Natural Resources · 5 policy areas · 7 lobbyists
National Automobile Dealers Association
Trade Association · 5 policy areas · 7 lobbyists
Home Depot
Retail & Consumer Products · 5 policy areas · 6 lobbyists
Reynolds American
Tobacco · 4 policy areas · 6 lobbyists
Biogen Inc
Pharmaceutical & Health Products · 4 policy areas · 6 lobbyists
Amtrak
Transportation · 4 policy areas · 4 lobbyists
FirstEnergy Corp
Energy & Natural Resources · 4 policy areas · 4 lobbyists
Entergy Corporation
Energy & Natural Resources · 4 policy areas · 4 lobbyists
eBay Inc
Technology & Internet · 5 policy areas · 4 lobbyists
Norfolk Southern
Transportation · 4 policy areas · 4 lobbyists
JetBlue Airways
Transportation · 4 policy areas · 4 lobbyists
Marathon Petroleum
Energy & Natural Resources · 5 policy areas · 4 lobbyists
SAIC
Defense & Aerospace · 4 policy areas · 4 lobbyists
Occidental Petroleum
Energy & Natural Resources · 5 policy areas · 4 lobbyists
Tyson Foods
Agriculture & Food · 6 policy areas · 4 lobbyists
Mayo Clinic
Healthcare · 5 policy areas · 4 lobbyists
JBS USA
Agriculture & Food · 5 policy areas · 2 lobbyists
Frequently Asked Questions
Organizations with high lobbying influence. Significant spending combined with broad issue coverage or notable revolving door connections.
69 organizations in our database have an Influence Score of Grade B (High). Combined, they have spent $3.2B 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).
The this entity 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.