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DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES

DC · US

finance banking

Tracked direct giving

$0

LDA reported lobbying spend

$3,345,000

Connections

5

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

BANBAN
$5.2M
CSPConsumer Protection
$3.8M
BNKBanking
$3.4M
EDUEducation
$3.4M
HOMHousing
$1.2M
TAXTaxation/Internal Revenue Code
$890K
FINFinancial Institutions/Investments
$180K

Lobbying Firms Retained

In-house lobbyists (filed as its own registrant)$5.0M
KATE MOSS$195K
THEGROUP DC, LLC$180K

Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings

S. 1409

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 onKids Online Safety Act (S.1409, 118th Congress)LDA filing: lobbied on Kids Online Safety Act, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $650,000Source
Affiliated withCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONCapital One announced acquisition of Discover Financial in 2024Source
Commented onConsumer Financial Protection BureauPublic comment on CFPB-2021-0003: Qualified Mortgage Definition Under the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z): General Qualified Mortgage Loan Definition; Delay of Mandatory ComplianceSource
RetainedKATE MOSSHired KATE MOSS to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
RetainedTHEGROUP DC, LLCHired THEGROUP DC, LLC to lobby (4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024)Source