Commerce

U.S. Chamber Hires Cornerstone on Legislative Priorities

U.S. Chamber lobbying strategy expands with Cornerstone Government Affairs hire for $60K in Q4 2025, targeting tax policy, deregulation, and trade priorities.

Energy

Ingersoll Rand Doubles Down on Tariff Lobbying Efforts

Tariff lobbying efforts intensify as Ingersoll Rand spends $260,000 fighting steel and aluminum tariffs, joining broader industrial coalition seeking congressional relief.

Commerce

Nasdaq Spends $700K on AI, Digital Assets Lobbying

Digital asset regulation and AI lobbying dominate Nasdaq’s $700K Q4 spending as Congress advances cryptocurrency frameworks and fintech innovation bills.

Commerce

USVI Pays Squire Patton Boggs $100,000 Quarterly

The U.S. Virgin Islands’ territorial lobbying continues with a $100,000 Q4 payment to Squire Patton Boggs, part of a $20.9M, two-decade federal advocacy effort.

Commerce

eHealth Lobbies Relies on Inhouse Lobbyists Amid Crisis

ACA premium subsidies expired December 31, 2025, triggering coverage losses of 1.5 million people as eHealth Inc. spent $110,000 lobbying amid marketplace crisis.

Commerce

American Association for Homecare Doubles Down on Medicare Reform Push

Medicare payment reform takes center stage as American Association for Homecare invests $60,000 in Q4 2025 lobbying amid fourth consecutive year of CMS cuts.

Commerce

Elliott Seeks to Shape Delaware Court Auction Rules

Elliott Investment Management is spending $300,000 to lobby on special master procedures in Delaware federal court auctions, seeking to shape billion-dollar rules.

Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce

House Panel Tackles Pay Withholding and Stock Trading

Congressional stock trading ban debate intensifies as House panel marks up H.R. 7008 and shutdown pay bill H.R. 5891, amid bipartisan pressure for ethics reform.

Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties

Ways and Means Markup: Four Bills Under Scrutiny

Ways and Means markup on January 14, 2026 examines four bills addressing pregnancy center funding, child support, gig worker benefits, and government operations.

Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce

AOPO Hires Holland & Knight to Shape Organ Donation Reform

AOPO’s organ procurement lobbying intensifies with $80K Holland & Knight hire as Congress investigates systemic failures in transplant system and OPO accountability.

Commerce

Acesso Biologics Hires Holland & Knight for Wound Care Reform

Wound care lobbying intensifies as Acesso Biologics retains Holland & Knight for $50K, joining industry push for Medicare payment reform legislation.

Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce

Dermatology Group Hires Holland & Knight for Medicare Fight

Medicare coverage lobbying intensifies as dermatology group spends $320K fighting proposed coverage cuts for radiation therapy treating nonmelanoma skin cancer.

Commerce

PCI Council Lobbies Holland & Knight on Card Security

Payment card security standards advocacy intensifies as PCI Council spends $60K lobbying amid rising data breaches, cryptocurrency challenges, and congressional fraud prevention efforts.

Commerce

ConvaTec Hires Holland & Knight for Medicare Wound Care Reform

ConvaTec pays Holland & Knight $80K for Medicare wound care reimbursement lobbying as industry fights 90% CMS payment cuts threatening sector survival.

Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce

Charter Communications Hires Penn Avenue Partners on Broadband

Charter Communications engaged Penn Avenue Partners for $50,000 in Q4 2025 to influence broadband lobbying on rural access, spectrum policy, and cybersecurity.

Commerce

Package Coalition Intensifies Push for Postal Reform

Postal reform lobbying intensifies as Package Coalition invests $50K amid USPS crisis. Congress pushes rate caps and facility protections for shippers.

Commerce

American Small Manufacturers Coalition Hires Holland & Knight for MEP Advocacy

MEP funding advocacy intensifies as American Small Manufacturers Coalition retains Holland & Knight for $50,000 to defend manufacturing extension programs.