Data and News Shaping the Political Landscape
ByteDance’s TikTok lobbying hit $1.8M in Q3 2025 as the company battles divestiture legislation and child safety bills threatening its algorithmic business model.
PBM reform lobbying by Cigna intensifies as the health insurer spent $1.37M in Q3 2025 defending Express Scripts operations amid bipartisan pressure on drug pricing.
Private prison lobbying by CoreCivic reached $500K in Q3 2025, targeting detention policy, appropriations funding, and financial sector access amid divided Congress.
CTIA spent $3.91 million on wireless spectrum lobbying in Q3 2025, advancing critical 5G spectrum, cybersecurity, and online safety legislation amid national security threats.
PwC lobbying efforts target accounting STEM designation, tax reform, stablecoin audit mandates, and AI accountability as Congress reshapes the profession.
Intel lobbying on CHIPS Act implementation intensifies as the company spent $970,000 in Q3 2025 targeting semiconductor tax credits and federal manufacturing incentives.
Radio broadcasting lobbying reached $993,010 as iHeartMedia fights for AM radio mandates, opposes music royalties, and protects ad tax deductions amid industry decline.
Amgen’s pharmaceutical lobbying reached $3.55M in Q3 2025 as the biopharmaceutical giant battles congressional threats on drug pricing, patent reform, and tax scrutiny.
Austrian supplier Benteler enters autonomous transit lobbying with Holland & Knight, targeting federal funding for electric autonomous shuttles amid historic transit investment.
Telecom lobbying expands as Tin Can hires S-3 Group, gaining House Energy and Commerce Committee expertise to navigate critical telecommunications regulation.
New Jersey Community Capital launches CDFI Fund lobbying efforts with McCarter & English as Treasury faces staffing crisis and bipartisan congressional support grows.
AT&T’s telecom lobbying reached $2.54M in Q3 2025, targeting broadband deployment, spectrum access, and tax treatment of federal infrastructure grants.
ImmunityBio pivots to cancer research lobbying through Continental Strategy as Congress debates NIH funding cuts, joining established advocacy coalitions.
Acesso Biologics hired Holland & Knight to lobby on Medicare skin substitute payment reform, joining fierce industry competition over S.2561 as Congress considers major changes.
Primary care payment reform advocacy escalates as the Primary Care Collaborative hires Venn Strategies to lobby Congress on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement changes.
Open banking lobbying gains a new entrant as MX Technologies launches federal advocacy on Dodd-Frank Section 1033 and financial data portability regulations.
R&D tax deductibility lobbying intensifies as Dragonfly Therapeutics hires elite Senate Finance and Ways and Means veterans to restore immediate expensing.
Fidelity Investments’ digital asset lobbying ramped up in Q3 2025, spending $650,000 on cryptocurrency regulation, retirement modernization, and systemic risk reform.
Monumental Sports & Entertainment expands its sports lobbying engagement, hiring Summit Public Affairs as Congress scrutinizes broadcasting exemptions and stadium financing.
Polish mineral water producer Rodowita z Roztocza launches bottled water lobbying campaign with defense-sector firm, targeting government contracts amid regulatory scrutiny.
