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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
DC · US
Tracked direct giving
$0
LDA reported lobbying spend
$26,040,000
Connections
11
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
$45.0MTECScience/Technology
$42.8MBUDBudget/Appropriations
$19.2MCOMCommunications/Broadcasting
$16.4MCPTCopyright/Patent/Trademark
$12.5MVETVeterans
$8.4MINTIntelligence
$5.9MTRDTrade
$450KSCIScience
$440KTARTariff
$150KLobbying Firms Retained
In-house lobbyists (filed as its own registrant)$36.5M
AVOQ, LLC$990K
POLARIS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC$760K
FORBES-TATE$700K
OGR$570K
EMPIRE CONSULTING GROUP$440K
MAYER BROWN LLP$390K
CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLP$340K
CONVERGENCE STRATEGIES, LLC$150K
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GROUP, INC.$110K
WILEY REIN LLP$20K
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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| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lobbied on | Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (TikTok Divest-or-Ban) | LDA filing: lobbied on TikTok Divest-or-Ban, period 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30), reported amount $3,110,000 | Source |
| Retained | TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GROUP, INC. | Hired TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GROUP, INC. to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023) | Source |
| Retained | MAYER BROWN LLP | Hired MAYER BROWN LLP to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023) | Source |
| Retained | FORBES-TATE | Hired FORBES-TATE to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023) | Source |
| Retained | POLARIS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC | Hired POLARIS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023) | Source |
| Retained | OGR | Hired OGR to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023) | Source |
| Retained | EMPIRE CONSULTING GROUP | Hired EMPIRE CONSULTING GROUP to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023) | Source |
| Retained | WILEY REIN LLP | Hired WILEY REIN LLP to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023) | Source |
| Retained | AVOQ, LLC | Hired AVOQ, LLC to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023) | Source |
| Retained | CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLP | Hired CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLP to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023) | Source |
| Retained | CONVERGENCE STRATEGIES, LLC | Hired CONVERGENCE STRATEGIES, LLC to lobby (3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025) | Source |