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ACLA made Medicare lab payment reform its top Q3 2025 lobbying priority—spending heavily to oppose cuts under the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule—while also securing a win when the FDA rescinded its LDT rule.
AdvaMed reported $860,000 in Q3 2025 in-house lobbying to advance Medicare coverage for breakthrough devices, digital therapeutics reimbursement, and regulatory modernization.
Adtalem reported $910,000 in in-house lobbying for Q3 2025 as it pursues healthcare workforce policies while facing regulatory threats like the PROTECT Students Act.
Fluor Corp. spent $716,159 on Q3 2025 lobbying and $66.7M since 2003, focusing on defense, nuclear energy, and infrastructure through a strong in-house team and select external firms.
Foris Inc. has spent $4.79M since 2022 lobbying in-house on digital asset rules, focusing on SEC/CFTC jurisdiction, H.R. 3633 and the CODE Act.
GNYHA reported $540,000 in Q3 2025 lobbying spend to fight Medicaid DSH cuts and site-neutral payment reforms, endorsing the Save Our Safety Net Hospitals Act to protect New York hospitals.
Sunrun has hired Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck for $550,000 to lobby Congress as residential solar tax credits face expiration on Dec. 31, 2025, threatening the industry’s growth and jobs.
Applied Materials reported $860,000 in Q3 2025 lobbying expenditures and has spent over $24.7 million since 2003 on advocacy related to semiconductor tax credits, supply chain resilience, and export controls.
General Atomics increased Q3 2025 lobbying on drone export controls and defense procurement, spending $1.98M and deploying an 11-person in-house team to push the LEAD Act and related policies.
AIPAC spent $940,000 in Q3 2025 and has reported $57.4 million in cumulative lobbying since August 2003; its in-house team focuses on foreign relations, budget and appropriations, defense, and energy/nuclear policy.
Land O’Lakes ramps up Q3 2025 lobbying, spending $685,820 internally and prioritizing Farm Bill, dairy policy, labor, trade, and rural infrastructure to influence farm policy outcomes.
Walgreens spent $620,000 in Q3 2025 lobbying Congress on PBM reform, organized retail crime prevention, and tax policy, joining a coalition of major retailers to influence drug pricing and pharmacy legislation.
The YMCA of the USA increased in-house lobbying in Q3 2025, spending $110,000 to push for youth health, child care, and community programs, continuing a two-decade advocacy strategy backed by seasoned in-house lobbyists.
Section 232 tariff lobbying: Japanese tea company Ito En hires Mayer Brown to advocate on tariff investigations, joining major corporations seeking relief from trade policy.
Michelin has hired Mayer Brown to lobby specifically on Section 232 tariff investigations as it ramps up efforts to influence trade policy affecting its North American tire operations.
Mapetsi Policy Group has hired Snyder Gressard Strategy and registered Lora Diane Snyder to intensify lobbying on Oak Flat and mining issues affecting the San Carlos Apache Tribe.
Aetherflux has broadened its Washington lobbying, adding Reston Strategy Group to work alongside Holland & Knight as it pushes for funding and policies to advance commercial space-based solar power and related defense priorities.
Breg Inc. has hired Health Policy Source Inc. to lobby on durable medical equipment reimbursement in Medicare and Veterans Affairs — its first federal lobbying registration.
CorVent Medical shifted its lobbying focus from defense to civilian healthcare by hiring Chamber Hill Strategies to push for remote patient monitoring coverage and related federal reimbursement policies.
Jindalee Lithium has hired Cassidy & Associates for its first major U.S. federal lobbying effort to advance mine permitting, defense-related policy, and critical minerals reform.
NeuVentus LLC has registered Ballard Partners to lobby on gas energy production, storage and transmission, expanding from tax-focused lobbying to broader hydrogen infrastructure policy.
Apollo Global Management filed its first federal lobbying registration on June 8, 2024, hiring Nickles Group to lobby on defense procurement as it pursues investment opportunities in the defense sector.
Arcadia Solutions registered Chamber Hill Strategies in June 2024 to lobby on healthcare technology, data infrastructure and value-based care, expanding its limited advocacy efforts.
Study Fetch has hired LSN Partners to begin federal lobbying on AI in education, focusing on AI tutoring, student data privacy, and responsible classroom technology.