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BYTEDANCE INC.

CA · US

tech ai

Tracked direct giving

$0

LDA reported lobbying spend

$19,260,000

Connections

3

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

COMCommunications/Broadcasting
$30.4M
TRDTrade
$30.4M
CPIComputer Industry
$680K
TARTariff
$360K

Lobbying Firms Retained

In-house lobbyists (filed as its own registrant)$30.1M
K&L Gates, LLP$680K
LGL ADVISORS LLC$270K

Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings

TikTok

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 onProtecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (TikTok Divest-or-Ban)LDA filing: lobbied on TikTok Divest-or-Ban, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $1,550,000Source
RetainedK&L Gates, LLPHired K&L GATES, LLP to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
RetainedLGL ADVISORS LLCHired LGL ADVISORS LLC to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source