Government Operations

Open Philanthropy Action Fund Lobbies on AI Policy

Open Philanthropy Action Fund filed two separate Q2 2026 lobbying reports, each disclosing $110,000 in spending with Kyle House Group LLC.

Transportation

Asphalt Association Boosts Lobbying Spending to $150,000

The National Asphalt Pavement Association is navigating a complex policy landscape where federal infrastructure spending meets environmental regulation and...

Civil Rights

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Increases Voting Rights Lobbying Spending

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (NAACP LDF) ramped up its lobbying activity in the second quarter of 2026, spending $120,000 on federal...

Health

Soter Bio Ends Lobbying Relationship With Tenagrity Solutions

Soter Bio LLC, a Houston-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in mRNA, cell therapy, gene therapy, and plasmid DNA...

Health

Sjögren's Foundation ends lobbying contract with Foley Hoag

The Sjögren's Foundation has terminated its lobbying relationship with Foley Hoag LLP, according to a filing signed on August 7, 2026. Sjögren's Foundation...

Follow the Money

Five Rivers Ends HB Strategies Lobbying Contract on Tax Issues

Five Rivers Conservation Group LLC ended its relationship with lobbying firm HB Strategies in late July, marking the departure of the firm's most...

Follow the Money

GAO Finds DOGE's $110 Billion In Claimed Savings Is Unsupported

The Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) claimed to save taxpayers $110 billion through terminations and modifications of...

Commerce

1. Self-Certification System Leaves Small Business Contracts Unverified 2. Federal Contracting Relies on Firms to Police Own Size 3. Size Protests Emerge as Primary Small Business Eligibility Check

A recent CRS report examines how small businesses self-certify their size when competing for federal contracts and the mechanisms available to challenge...

Government Operations

GAO Report Finds Flaws in Oversight of Carbon Capture Tax Credit

The federal government has spent years trying to accelerate carbon capture technology as a climate solution, but a recent GAO report (GAO-26-107711) finds...

Elections

Realtors PAC Spends Millions Backing Candidates in Both Parties

The National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee (RPAC) has deployed more than $11 million in total disbursements in the 2026 election cycle,...

Agriculture

Farm Credit Council Lobbies on Tax, Board Issues

Farm Credit Council filed an amended second quarter lobbying disclosure on August 4, 2026, reporting $110,000 in spending on four core issues: Agriculture...

Transportation

Better Trucks Ends Foxhound Advisors Engagement After Two Months

Foxhound Advisors LLC ended its representation of Better Trucks on June 23, 2026, less than two months after taking on the last-mile logistics company as a...

Agriculture

Oregon Healthy Alternatives Ends Jefferson & Associates Contract

Oregon Healthy Alternatives Association terminated its federal lobbying contract with Jefferson & Associates LLC, with a termination date of June 30, 2026,...

Elections

Protect Freedom PAC Is All-In on One Florida Race

Protect Freedom Political Action Committee (Protect Freedom PAC) has directed its entire 2026 independent expenditure program toward a single congressional...

Legislation

Digital Chamber Lobbies Senate on Market Structure

Digital Chamber lobbied on Senate-Led Market Structure Legislation in Q2 2026. The organization filed a second-quarter lobbying disclosure on Senate-led...

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Elanco Ends Lobbying Relationship With Stumptown Strategies

Animal health company Elanco Animal Health Inc. has terminated its lobbying contract with Stumptown Strategies LLC, according to a termination filing signed...

Commerce

Outdoor Industry Association Shuts Down In-House Lobbying

The Outdoor Industry Association shut down its in-house lobbying operation in the second quarter of 2026, according to a termination filing signed in early...