$4,092.44
6.6% of the period's outflow
political influence
Federal lobbying spend and the policy issues it targets.
16
with sourced evidence in this dimension
off
Ultimately benefits Amazon.com, Inc. · Amazon → Amazon.com, Inc.
2025 LDA filings for Amazon.com: about $20.52 million in reported lobbying spend/income. Top issues: tax; trade; labor, antitrust, workplace; consumer/product safety; transportation.
medium severity · federal lobbying filings · attributed via parent Amazon.com, Inc. · U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database (2026-01-20)
Ultimately benefits Synchrony Financial · Synchrony Bank → Synchrony Financial
2025 LDA filings for Synchrony: about $1.69 million in reported lobbying spend/income. Top issues: tax; banking; financial services.
medium severity · federal lobbying filings · attributed via parent Synchrony Financial · U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database (2026-01-20)
Ultimately benefits Apple Inc. · Apple → Apple Inc.
2025 LDA filings for Apple Inc: about $13.63 million in reported lobbying spend/income. Top issues: trade; IP/copyright; labor, antitrust, workplace; computer industry; telecommunications.
medium severity · federal lobbying filings · attributed via parent Apple Inc. · U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database (2026-02-15)
Ultimately benefits Anthropic PBC · Anthropic → Anthropic PBC
2025 LDA filings for Anthropic: about $3.81 million in reported lobbying spend/income. Top issues: science/technology; computer industry; energy; economics/economic development; health issues.
medium severity · federal lobbying filings · attributed via parent Anthropic PBC · U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database (2026-01-20)
Ultimately benefits Synchrony · CareCredit → Synchrony
2025 LDA filings for Synchrony: about $1.69 million in reported lobbying spend/income. Top issues: tax; banking; financial services.
medium severity · federal lobbying filings · attributed via parent Synchrony Financial · U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database (2026-01-20)
Ultimately benefits Starbucks Corporation · Starbucks → Starbucks Corporation
2025 LDA filings for Starbucks: about $2.51 million in reported lobbying spend/income. Top issues: labor, antitrust, workplace; trade; food policy; tax; agriculture.
medium severity · federal lobbying filings · attributed via parent Starbucks Corporation · U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database (2026-03-04)
Ultimately benefits The Home Depot, Inc. · The Home Depot → The Home Depot, Inc.
2025 LDA filings for The Home Depot: about $920,000 in reported lobbying spend/income. Top issues: tax; consumer/product safety; trade; labor, antitrust, workplace; banking.
medium severity · federal lobbying filings · attributed via parent The Home Depot, Inc. · U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database (2026-01-20)
Ultimately benefits The Walt Disney Company · Hulu → Disney Streaming / Disney Entertainment → The Walt Disney Company
2025 LDA filings for Walt Disney: about $1.20 million in reported lobbying spend/income. Top issues: communications/broadcasting; arts/entertainment; tax; IP/copyright; travel/tourism.
medium severity · federal lobbying filings · attributed via parent The Walt Disney Company · U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database (2026-01-20)
Ultimately benefits McDonald's Corporation · McDonald's → McDonald's Corporation
2025 LDA filings for McDonald's Corporation: about $4.19 million in reported lobbying spend/income. Top issues: agriculture; labor, antitrust, workplace; tax; food policy; education.
medium severity · federal lobbying filings · attributed via parent McDonald's Corporation · U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database (2026-01-21)
Ultimately benefits Amazon.com, Inc. · Amazon Web Services → Amazon.com, Inc.
2025 LDA filings for Amazon.com: about $20.52 million in reported lobbying spend/income. Top issues: tax; trade; labor, antitrust, workplace; consumer/product safety; transportation.
medium severity · federal lobbying filings · attributed via parent Amazon.com, Inc. · U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database (2026-01-20)
Ultimately benefits Nintendo Co., Ltd. · Nintendo → Nintendo Co., Ltd.
2025 LDA filings for Nintendo of America: about $120,000 in reported lobbying spend/income. Top issues: IP/copyright; consumer/product safety; trade.
medium severity · federal lobbying filings · attributed via parent Nintendo Co., Ltd. · U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database (2026-01-20)
Ultimately benefits Spotify Technology S.A. · Spotify → Spotify Technology S.A.
2025 LDA filings for Spotify USA: about $1.71 million in reported lobbying spend/income. Top issues: IP/copyright; labor, antitrust, workplace; telecommunications; computer industry; trade.
medium severity · federal lobbying filings · attributed via parent Spotify Technology S.A. · U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database (2026-01-20)
Ultimately benefits Sirius XM Holdings Inc. · SiriusXM → Sirius XM Holdings Inc.
2025 LDA filings for Sirius XM: zero-dollar amounts reported. Top issues: communications/broadcasting; IP/copyright.
medium severity · federal lobbying filings · attributed via parent Sirius XM Holdings Inc. · U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database (2026-01-20)
Ultimately benefits Yum! Brands, Inc. · Taco Bell → Yum! Brands, Inc.
2025 LDA filings for Yum Brands: about $1.72 million in reported lobbying spend/income. Top issues: labor, antitrust, workplace; tax; small business; science/technology; food policy.
medium severity · federal lobbying filings · attributed via parent Yum! Brands, Inc. · U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database (2026-01-20)
Ultimately benefits Alphabet Inc. · Google One → Google LLC → Alphabet Inc.
2025 LDA filings for Google: about $17.88 million in reported lobbying spend/income. Top issues: labor, antitrust, workplace; consumer/product safety; science/technology; IP/copyright; telecommunications.
medium severity · federal lobbying filings · attributed via parent Alphabet Inc. · U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database (2026-01-23)
Ultimately benefits OpenAI Foundation / OpenAI Group PBC · OpenAI → OpenAI Group PBC → OpenAI Foundation control
2025 LDA filings for OpenAI: about $4.14 million in reported lobbying spend/income. Top issues: computer industry; science/technology; IP/copyright; energy.
medium severity · federal lobbying filings · attributed via parent OpenAI Foundation / OpenAI Group PBC · U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act Database (2026-01-20)
Honest limits: only researched merchants (53 dossiers so far) can surface here, evidence is dated and owner-level records don't prove the parent owned the subsidiary at the time of every violation. This is decision support, not a moral verdict. Back to Spending Values