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LobbySpend
SnapshotUpdated April 2026

Most Lobbied Issues

Policy areas attracting the most lobbying dollars

Government Issues is the most lobbied issue area with $5.6B in spending from 498 organizations.

#NameMetric
1Government Issues
$5.6B — 498 organizations
$5.6B
2Taxation
$4.3B — 250 organizations
$4.3B
3Trade
$2.0B — 107 organizations
$2.0B
4Health Issues
$1.8B — 98 organizations
$1.8B
5Environment/Superfund
$1.8B — 93 organizations
$1.8B
6Budget/Appropriations
$1.5B — 28 organizations
$1.5B
7Labor/Workplace
$1.5B — 69 organizations
$1.5B
8Financial Institutions
$1.3B — 58 organizations
$1.3B
9Medical/Disease Research
$1.2B — 72 organizations
$1.2B
10Energy/Nuclear
$1.1B — 65 organizations
$1.1B

Government Issues is the most lobbied issue area with $5.6B in spending from 498 organizations.

Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings via OpenSecrets (April 2026)

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