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CATERPILLAR INC

DC · US

Tracked direct giving

$0

LDA reported lobbying spend

$11,146,800

Connections

4

Lobbying Activity Detail

Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.

Top Lobbying Issues

TAXTaxation/Internal Revenue Code
$17.4M
TRDTrade
$17.1M
CPTCopyright/Patent/Trademark
$17.0M
ENGENG
$16.9M
TRATransportation
$16.7M
TRUTrucking/Shipping
$13.6M
EDUEducation
$11.7M
LAWLaw Enforcement/Crime
$10.9M
TARTariff
$8.4M
RRRRRR
$7.2M

Lobbying Firms Retained

In-house lobbyists (filed as its own registrant)$13.3M
THE DUBERSTEIN GROUP INC.$1.4M
THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP$600K
AUSTIN LEGAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PLLC$90K

Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings

LNG export

Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.

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TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Lobbied onLNG Export Pause (DOE Review)LDA filing: lobbied on LNG Export Pause, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $1,010,000Source
RetainedTHE DUBERSTEIN GROUP INC.Hired THE DUBERSTEIN GROUP INC. to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
RetainedTHE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUPHired THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
RetainedAUSTIN LEGAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PLLCHired AUSTIN LEGAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PLLC to lobby (4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025)Source