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BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

DC · US

finance banking

Tracked direct giving

$1,300,688

LDA reported lobbying spend

$6,090,000

Connections

16

Coalition view

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with Bank of America PAC. Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).

Combined direct giving + IE support

$2,112,188

Combined tracked receipts

$97,665

Combined lobbying spend

$11,720,000

The Money Trail

How money flowed from BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

$1.3M
15 transactions across 2 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION directed $294K to EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND across 14 contributions between October 2023 and December 2024. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION opposes Basel III Endgame Capital Rules (Fed/OCC/FDIC proposal).

Oct 2023 – Dec 2024corporate→ Basel III Endgame Capital Rules (Fed/OCC/FDIC prop… no recorded vote
$1.3M tracked across 2 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)·1 policy outcome
PAC Chain Attribution

Where BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION’s money ended up

Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this

$148K
modeled estimate
14 paths across 14 counterparties
$57Kmodeled estimateattributed to Kamala Harris
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$57Kmodeled estimateBANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION→EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND→Kamala HarrismediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $2K

$15Kmodeled estimateattributed to Michael J Rogers
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence

smallest single documented leg $2K

$15Kmodeled estimateattributed to David McCormick
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence

smallest single documented leg $2K

$15Kmodeled estimateattributed to Marcus J. Molinaro
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence

smallest single documented leg $2K

$13Kmodeled estimateattributed to Garcia, Mike
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence

smallest single documented leg $2K

$8Kmodeled estimateattributed to Ken Calvert
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence

smallest single documented leg $2K

$8Kmodeled estimateattributed to Dave Min
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence

smallest single documented leg $2K

$4Kmodeled estimateattributed to Brandon Williams
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence

smallest single documented leg $2K

Plus 6 additional chains totaling $14K.

$148K attributed (modeled estimate) across 14 paths·Up to 1 hop deep·Source FEC filings (Schedules A, B, E)·How we compute this

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

FINFinancial Institutions/Investments
$11.2M
BANBAN
$11.2M
TAXTaxation/Internal Revenue Code
$10.6M
SCIScience
$10.1M
FORForeign Relations
$4.8M
SMBSmall Business
$1.6M
RETRetirement
$1.2M
CSPConsumer Protection
$920K
INSInsurance
$920K

Lobbying Firms Retained

In-house lobbyists (filed as its own registrant)$10.1M
TIBER CREEK GROUP$840K
EMPIRE CONSULTING GROUP$500K
Mercury Public Affairs, LLC$240K

Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings

H.R. 4763overdraftlate feeS. 4356Basel III

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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Donations Given and Outside Spending

Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.

RecipientAmountDateCycle
Trump Inaugural Committee (2025)$1,000,000Dec 11, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$36,618Oct 1, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$29,523Sep 3, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$27,112Apr 1, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$26,916Feb 1, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$26,596Jun 3, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$26,386May 1, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$25,861Aug 1, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$25,603Jul 1, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$25,133Mar 1, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$16,426Nov 1, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$11,802Jan 1, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$6,313Oct 1, 20232024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$5,929Dec 2, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$3,510Nov 1, 20232024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$2,130Dec 1, 20232024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND$1,797Sep 1, 20232024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC)$555Sep 3, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC)$479Oct 1, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC)$468Aug 1, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC)$456Jul 1, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC)$418Jun 3, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC)$339Dec 2, 20242024
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC)$319Nov 1, 20242024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Lobbied onFinancial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21, H.R.4763)LDA filing: lobbied on FIT21, period 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30), reported amount $1,020,000Source
Lobbied onLummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation ActLDA filing: lobbied on Lummis-Gillibrand RFIA, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $620,000Source
Lobbied onCFPB Credit Card Late Fee RuleLDA filing: lobbied on CFPB Late Fee Rule, period 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31), reported amount $630,000Source
OpposedBasel III Endgame Capital Rules (Fed/OCC/FDIC proposal)Bank of America opposed the Basel III Endgame capital rules through SIFMA and the Bank Policy Institute.Source
Lobbied onBasel III Endgame Capital Rules (Fed/OCC/FDIC proposal)LDA filing: lobbied on Basel III Endgame, period 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30), reported amount $920,000Source
Lobbied onOverdraft/NSF Fee Reforms (CFPB)LDA filing: lobbied on CFPB Overdraft Reform, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $1,200,000Source
Coalition withFinance and banking industryBank of America is the second-largest US bankEditorial
Lobbied onOverdraft Lending: Very Large Financial InstitutionsLDA filing names this rule in its lobbying issues: Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial InstitutionsSource
Lobbied onOverdraft Lending: Very Large Financial InstitutionsLDA filing names this rule in its lobbying issues: Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial InstitutionsSource
RetainedMercury Public Affairs, LLCHired MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC to lobby (3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025)Source
RetainedTIBER CREEK GROUPHired TIBER CREEK GROUP to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
RetainedEMPIRE CONSULTING GROUPHired EMPIRE CONSULTING GROUP to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
Parent ofMERRILL LYNCHMerrill Lynch is a subsidiary of Bank of America, acquired in 2009Source
Parent ofJEANNE MERRILL CONSULTING LLCMerrill (formerly Merrill Lynch) is a subsidiary of Bank of AmericaSource
Has as instrumentBank of America PACBank of America PAC is the political arm of Bank of AmericaEditorial
EmployedBrian MoynihanCEO of Bank of AmericaEditorial