Lobbying Activity
Gibson Dunn Ends Lobbying for Terrorism Victims Group
A lobbying termination amendment filed Sept. 25 by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP confirms the firm's registration on behalf of Victims of Terrorism ended April 9.
Disabled American Veterans Lobbies on Veteran Affairs Benefit
The disclosure covers a period when VA funding, staffing, and benefit structures were under simultaneous pressure. A 42-day lapse in VA appropriations ran...
Pureline Enters Federal Lobbying With Chemicals, Emergency Focus
Pureline, an Illinois-based chemical manufacturer, filed a lobbying registration on Sept. 26 and engaged Foxhound Advisors LLC. No prior federal lobbying...
Senate Rejects Bid to Overturn Trump ACA Marketplace Rule
The Senate rejected an effort to overturn a Trump administration rule setting payment, enrollment and benefit standards for Affordable Care Act...
TikTok Hires Akin Gump to Lobby on Trade, Export Controls
TikTok Inc. retained Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP to lobby on trade and export control policies during the second quarter of 2026, according to a...
Senate Bill Targets Foreign Support Fueling Sudan's Civil War
A bipartisan Senate bill would expand U.S. sanctions, diplomatic efforts, and financial restrictions aimed at pressuring the warring parties and their...
House Passes Bipartisan Water Infrastructure Bill
The House overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan water infrastructure bill that would authorize and modify Army Corps projects nationwide, including...
Senate Bill Seeks Coordinated U.S. Strategy in South China Sea
The South China Sea Strategy Act would require the State Department to develop a formal U.S. diplomatic strategy for the South China Sea as Washington seeks...
House Panel Examines One Big Beautiful Bill Tax Law Rollout
Tax relief for small firms, production incentives for domestic manufacturers, and take-home pay for working families will be in focus as lawmakers assess...
Iran's Nuclear Compliance Can No Longer Be Independently Verified
Iran nuclear program compliance can no longer be independently confirmed after United States and Israeli strikes broke inspection continuity, according to a...
U.S. Declines USMCA Renewal; Pact Remains in Force
The United States declined to renew the pact in its current form at the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) joint review on July 1, while Canada...
How Army Force Structure Gets Built
Army unit numbers and types reflect personnel ceilings and funding choices more than direct congressional design, according to a new Congressional Research...
Earthquake Losses Reach Nearly $15 Billion Yearly
Portions of all 50 states, plus territories and the District of Columbia, face varying earthquake vulnerability as annualized losses reach $14.7 billion per...
Congress Weighs Suspension Of Phosphate Fertilizer Tariffs
Farmers facing elevated input costs sit have raised concerns over whether the United States should keep collecting tariffs that offset foreign subsidies on...
Senate Grills Patent Director on Fees and Appeal Policies
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a session September 29 on Oversight Hearings To Examine The United States Patent And...
FEMA Faces $2B Backlog as Disaster Resilience Program Restarts
Hundreds of communities are waiting on more than $2 billion in disaster-resilience funding that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has yet to...
VoteVets Backs Democratic Candidates in Key Congressional Races
VoteVets directed millions of dollars in outside spending across candidates it both supported and opposed in the 2026 cycle, with the Iowa U.S. Senate race...
Senate Conservatives Fund Backs Republicans in Key Senate Races
The Senate Conservatives Fund has directed millions of dollars in political spending toward conservative Republican candidates in U.S. Senate races across...