Commerce

Dominion Energy Lobbies on Nuclear, Grid Reliability, Offshore Wind

Dominion Energy lobbying in Q3 2025 focused on nuclear power, grid reliability, and offshore wind amid surging data center demand and Trump administration hostility to renewables.

Commerce

BlackRock Spends $740K Lobbying on Digital Assets, Retirement

BlackRock’s digital asset lobbying reached $740K in Q3 2025, targeting cryptocurrency regulation, retirement policy, and AI as Congress reshapes financial rules.

Commerce

Morgan Stanley Lobbies on Digital Assets, Trade, Tax

Morgan Stanley spent $620,000 on digital asset lobbying in Q3 2025, focusing on SEC-CFTC oversight frameworks, international trade policy, and tax certainty.

Technology

Comcast Spent $3.08M Lobbying on Broadband, AI

Comcast’s broadband lobbying hit $3.08M in Q3 2025 as the telecom giant deployed 13 in-house lobbyists to shape BEAD implementation, spectrum policy, and AI regulation.

Commerce

OpenAI Lobbies Hard on AI, Copyright, Tech Issues

OpenAI copyright lobbying intensifies with $920K Q3 spending as Congress debates whether AI training practices constitute intellectual property theft.

Technology

Meta Spends $5.84M on Lobbying Child Safety, AI Issues

Meta’s child safety lobbying ramped up in Q3 2025 with $5.84M spent combating congressional pressure on child exploitation and AI regulation issues.

Commerce

NVCA Spends $648K Lobbying on Capital Formation, Crypto, Immigration

Venture capital lobbying by NVCA hits $648K in Q3 2025, targeting capital formation, crypto regulation, and immigration reform amid mixed congressional momentum.

Commerce

Intuit Spends $900K Lobbying on Tax, AI Policy

Intuit’s tax policy lobbying reaches $900K in Q3 2025 as the company defends TurboTax against IRS Direct File while positioning for AI-driven fintech growth.

Commerce

Booz Allen Hamilton Targets AI, Defense Spending

Defense contractor lobbying on artificial intelligence intensifies as Booz Allen Hamilton spent $650,000 in Q3 2025 targeting defense authorization and AI policy.

Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties

ByteDance Spent $1.8M Lobbying on TikTok Ban

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.

Commerce

CTIA Lobbies on Spectrum, Cybersecurity, Online Safety

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.

Commerce

DJI Spent $650K Lobbying Against Chinese Drone Ban

Chinese drone ban legislation threatens DJI’s U.S. operations as the company spends $650K lobbying Congress against bipartisan restrictions on foreign-made drones.

Education

PwC Lobbies on Tax Reform, Stablecoin Audits, AI Accountability

PwC lobbying efforts target accounting STEM designation, tax reform, stablecoin audit mandates, and AI accountability as Congress reshapes the profession.

Defense

Intel Lobbies on CHIPS Implementation, Tax Credits

Intel lobbying on CHIPS Act implementation intensifies as the company spent $970,000 in Q3 2025 targeting semiconductor tax credits and federal manufacturing incentives.

Commerce

Benteler Hires Holland & Knight for Transit Lobbying

Austrian supplier Benteler enters autonomous transit lobbying with Holland & Knight, targeting federal funding for electric autonomous shuttles amid historic transit investment.

Technology

AT&T Spends $2.54M Lobbying Telecom, Tax, IP Issues

AT&T’s telecom lobbying reached $2.54M in Q3 2025, targeting broadband deployment, spectrum access, and tax treatment of federal infrastructure grants.

Commerce

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Lobbies on Space, Defense Priorities

Space industry lobbying by Blue Origin reaches $550K in Q3 2025, targeting defense authorization and NASA funding as the company competes with SpaceX for federal contracts.