Tech / AI
Big Tech, AI labs, and their PACs lobbying on antitrust, content moderation, AI regulation, and TikTok.
Tracked PAC receipts
$9,060,721
Tracked PAC giving
$5,581,537
Independent expenditures
$0
LDA lobbying spend
$195,504,303
How money flowed in this sector
IDonors put $9M into 10 sector PACs tracked here, led by COMMON GROUND PAC, FORWARD TOGETHER PAC, MOTOR CITY PAC.
IIThose PACs spent $6M supporting candidates and on independent expenditures, with the top tracked recipients being DSCC, SMP, Senate Majority PAC.
IIISector PACs and clients took documented positions on 10 policy outcomes, including Kids Online Safety Act (S.1409, 118th Congress); GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for; American Privacy Rights Act (H.R.8818, 118th Congress).
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Top sector PACs (by tracked giving)
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COMMON GROUND PACpac | $1M |
| 2 | FORWARD TOGETHER PACpac | $901K |
| 3 | MOTOR CITY PACpac | $800K |
| 4 | NARRAGANSETT BAY PACpac | $631K |
| 5 | CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. FEDERAL PAC, AKA CISCO SYSTEMS EPACpac | $258K |
| 6 | JOBS, FREEDOM, AND SECURITY PACpac | $252K |
| 7 | DEFEND THE DREAM PACpac | $209K |
| 8 | NEBRASKA SANDHILLS PACpac | $194K |
| 9 | Amazon PACpac | $181K |
| 10 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $168K |
Top donors to sector PACs
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glen E. Tullmanperson | $906K |
| 2 | DELBENE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND - UNITEMIZEDpac | $595K |
| 3 | JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESSpac | $565K |
| 4 | SCHUMER MAJORITY COMMITTEEpac | $549K |
| 5 | June Troneperson | $459K |
| 6 | BEATTY FOR CONGRESSpac | $410K |
| 7 | Robert Haleperson | $343K |
| 8 | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $317K |
| 9 | Constantine Dakoliasperson | $293K |
| 10 | Janice Brandtperson | $231K |
Top recipients of sector PAC spending
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DSCCpac | $2M |
| 2 | SMPperson | $100K |
| 3 | Senate Majority PACpac | $100K |
| 4 | WISCONSIN VICTORY COMMITTEEpac | $100K |
| 5 | KAINE FOR VIRGINIApac | $66K |
| 6 | ROSEN FOR NEVADApac | $64K |
| 7 | SENATE LEADERSHIP FUNDpac | $50K |
| 8 | ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGNpac | $49K |
| 9 | RICK SCOTT FOR FLORIDApac | $35K |
| 10 | FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWNpac | $35K |
Policy outcomes the sector touched
| # | Outcome | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kids Online Safety Act (S.1409, 118th Congress) legislation · passed | 15 |
| 2 | GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S legislation · enacted | 14 |
| 3 | American Privacy Rights Act (H.R.8818, 118th Congress) legislation · introduced | 12 |
| 4 | CHIPS and Science Act legislation · enacted | 12 |
| 5 | Disapproval of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 legislation · failed | 12 |
| 6 | CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, 119th Congress legislation · passed | 12 |
| 7 | Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21, H.R.4763) legislation · passed | 10 |
| 8 | CLARITY Act, Digital Asset Market Clarity Act legislation · passed | 8 |
| 9 | CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, 118th Congress legislation · passed | 8 |
| 10 | Preventing the Improper Use of CHIPS Act Funding regulation · introduced | 7 |
Methodology
Industry-level totals are computed by summing donations and lobbying filings where the donor, recipient, or client is tagged with the tech_ai sector. Numbers reflect QPQ-tracked totals only and may understate the official FEC cycle totals where the inflow ingest is incomplete. Click any entity to see its full profile with the breakdown of tracked vs FEC cycle totals.