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Federal lobbying spending by big firms, 2023 to 2025

OpenSecrets totals, from Senate records, of what some of the largest lobbying clients spent on federal lobbying in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

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Alphabet federal lobbying on all issues of $14.45 million in 2023, $14.79 million in 2024 and $16.54 million in 2025, with its units Scholarship & press 1 2 3
Meta Platforms $19.79 million of federal lobbying from January to September 2025 Scholarship & press 3
Amazon $13.985 million of federal lobbying from January to September 2025 Scholarship & press 3
U.S. Chamber of Commerce $53.69 million of federal lobbying from January to September 2025, the largest total listed Scholarship & press 3
Business Roundtable $23.57 million of federal lobbying from January to September 2025 Scholarship & press 3

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Alphabet Inc: organization summary, contributions and lobbying (OpenSecrets), OpenSecrets. Scholarship & press Archived copy
15 of 9,200 in 2024 $14,790,000 in 2024 $14,450,000 in 2023
47 of 40,455 $20,604,525
Individuals: 90.49%
NOTE: Organizations themselves cannot contribute to candidates and party committees
Client Profile: Alphabet Inc, lobbying (OpenSecrets), OpenSecrets. Scholarship & press Archived copy
$16,540,000 Total Lobbying Expenditures, 2025
Top Spenders in federal lobbying, 2025 (OpenSecrets), OpenSecrets. Scholarship & press Archived copy
Alphabet Inc $12,255,000
Meta $19,790,000
Data for the most recent year was downloaded on October 23, 2025 and includes spending from January 1 - September 30
Amazon.com $13,985,000
US Chamber of Commerce $53,690,000
Business Roundtable $23,570,000

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