Who's in town

Money in motion.

Every registered lobbyist in Washington files an LD-2 disclosure four times a year. The numbers below are what they've reported — what they were paid, who they were paid by, and what they pushed.

Filings

1.5M

Lobbying firms

17,417

Paying clients

136K

Individual lobbyists

88,766

Biggest spender, 2024–26

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

$181.5M disclosed across all filings

What stands out

Three things worth noticing.

Computed live from every filing on file — no editorializing beyond the math. Each one cites its source.

Biggest single filing

$999,999,999

self-filed spend

WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.

WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. · Jul 18, 2017. See the filing it comes from.

Revolving door

2,230

filings touched, 2024–26

Bob Livingston

Now registered at THE LIVINGSTON GROUP, LLC.

Foreign-entity flag

Türkiye

0.00% ownership

ASSAN ALUMINYUM SAN VE TIC A.S.

Disclosed by SECONDARY ALUMINUM COALITION OF AMERICA. See the filing it comes from.

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In motion

What was filed this week.

LD-2 quarterly disclosures, most recently posted on top. The amount is what the filing itself reports — income from a client, or the firm's own lobbying expenses.

Top spenders

The clients writing the biggest checks.

Companies, trade groups, and unions ranked by total disclosed spend, 2024–26. Bar length is the dollar amount.

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Top firms

Who collects the most.

Lobbying firms ranked by fees billed to clients, 2024–26 — the same axis and population as the firms browse. Organizations that only lobby on their own behalf, like the Chamber of Commerce or the National Association of Realtors, spend more but never bill a fee, so they don't rank here.

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Revolving door

Former members, now on K Street.

111

People who sat in Congress and now appear on LD-2 disclosures as registered lobbyists. The leaderboard ranks by filings touched in 2024–26.

Most active, 2024–26

1
Bob LivingstonR-Louisiana
Left House 2001 → Registered at THE LIVINGSTON GROUP, LLC
2,230
2
Jim McCreryR-Louisiana
Left House 2011 → Registered at CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
1,463
3
Scott L. KlugR-Wisconsin
Left House 1999 → Registered at FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
1,140
4
Dennis A. CardozaD-California
Left House 2012 → Registered at FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
922
5
Norm ColemanR-Minnesota
Left Senate 2009 → Registered at HOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER US LLP (FKA HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP)
834
6
Benjamin QuayleR-Arizona
Left House 2013 → Registered at VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)
818
7
Greg LaughlinR-Texas
Left House 1997 → Registered at PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
763
8
Bart StupakD-Michigan
Left House 2011 → Registered at VENABLE LLP
735

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Bills under lobbying

Whose bills show up most.

Members of Congress whose sponsored or cosponsored bills were named in lobbying filings from the same Congress, ranked by matched filings — a bill-reference match, not a claim the filing named the office. Bill numbers are reused every Congress, so a filing citing an enacted law by its original number can land on a later Congress's bill of the same number. Member names and bill references are cited as filed; both link to their own record once their sections leave beta.

1
Donald G. DavisD-North Carolina-AL
Matched bills: H.Con.Res. 12, H.Con.Res. 13, H.R. 10073 +52 more
2,475
2
Joe NeguseD-Colorado-AL
Matched bills: H.Con.Res. 12, H.R. 1013, H.R. 1059 +42 more
2,347
3
Josh GottheimerD-New Jersey-AL
Matched bills: H.Con.Res. 12, H.Con.Res. 13, H.R. 1013 +55 more
2,342
4
Terri A. SewellD-Alabama-AL
Matched bills: H.Con.Res. 12, H.Con.Res. 13, H.R. 1013 +43 more
2,162
5
Angie CraigD-Minnesota-AL
Matched bills: H.R. 1139, H.R. 1197, H.R. 1262 +38 more
2,146
6
Brian K. FitzpatrickR-Pennsylvania-AL
Matched bills: H.Con.Res. 12, H.Con.Res. 13, H.R. 10073 +54 more
2,109
7
Mike RogersR-Alabama-AL
Matched bills: H.J.Res. 27, H.R. 1382, H.R. 1614 +15 more
2,073
8
Ken CalvertR-California-AL
Matched bills: H.J.Res. 27, H.R. 1151, H.R. 139 +12 more
2,063
9
Jodey C. ArringtonR-Texas-AL
Matched bills: H.Con.Res. 13, H.Con.Res. 14, H.J.Res. 144 +19 more
2,052
10
Claudia TenneyR-New York-AL
Matched bills: H.Con.Res. 12, H.Con.Res. 13, H.J.Res. 144 +63 more
2,032

Hottest issues

What they're pushing.

LDA issue codes ranked by how many filings name them. One filing can touch multiple issues.

Budget/Appropriations
BUD
320K
Health Issues
HCR
217K
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
TAX
212K
Defense
DEF
143K
Transportation
TRA
122K
Energy/Nuclear
ENG
115K
Medicare/Medicaid
MMM
105K
Trade (domestic/foreign)
TRD
100K
Environment/Superfund
ENV
82,074
Education
EDU
78,877

Sector spend

Where the dollars land.

Same filings, two cuts. Top issue codes by total disclosed spend, then rolled up into broader sectors. Filings with multiple issues count toward each.

By issue code

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
TAX
$6B
Budget/Appropriations
BUD
$4.6B
Trade (domestic/foreign)
TRD
$3.8B
Health Issues
HCR
$3.8B
Defense
DEF
$2.6B
Energy/Nuclear
ENG
$2.4B
Transportation
TRA
$2.3B
Medicare/Medicaid
MMM
$2.2B
Environment/Superfund
ENV
$2.2B
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
LBR
$2.2B

Rolled up by sector

Other
$6.8B
21%
Trade + transport
$6.1B
19%
Finance + tax
$6B
19%
Health
$6B
19%
Energy + environment
$4.6B
14%
Defense + national security
$2.6B
8%

Foreign-entity flags

Clients with disclosed foreign owners.

1,449

Filings in 2024–26 that disclosed a foreign parent, owner, or affiliate of the client. Required when a non-US entity controls more than 20% of the lobbying client.

Most recent disclosures

State heat

Where the clients are headquartered.

Distinct paying clients counted at their reported HQ state, 2024–26 filings only.

District of Columbia
6,899
California
4,237
Virginia
2,392
New York
2,049
Texas
2,015
Florida
1,600
Illinois
1,066
Massachusetts
1,043
Pennsylvania
937
Maryland
837

Source: Senate Office of Public Records LDA bulk export. Refreshed daily. Dollar rankings restricted to 2024–26 filings to reflect the current cycle.

About this data

Money in motion.

Three things worth noticing.

WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.

Bob Livingston

ASSAN ALUMINYUM SAN VE TIC A.S.

What was filed this week.

The clients writing the biggest checks.

Who collects the most.

Former members, now on K Street.

Whose bills show up most.

What they're pushing.

Where the dollars land.

Clients with disclosed foreign owners.

Where the clients are headquartered.

Every LD-2 quarterly on file.

Money in motion.

Three things worth noticing.

WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.

Bob Livingston

ASSAN ALUMINYUM SAN VE TIC A.S.

What was filed this week.

The clients writing the biggest checks.

Who collects the most.

Former members, now on K Street.

Whose bills show up most.

What they're pushing.

Where the dollars land.

Clients with disclosed foreign owners.

Where the clients are headquartered.

Every LD-2 quarterly on file.