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Regulation Lobbying Tracker
Regulations that attract the most lobbying
Companies and trade groups report the rules they lobby on in their Senate LDA filings. We match those filings, docket records and curated stances to the Federal Register rules we track. Then we rank the rules by how many entities named them. An LDA amount covers every issue on the filing, so no dollar figure here is spend on a single rule.
$2.2B
Clients' LDA spend, all issues
Whole LDA totals of the 275 clients whose filings name a tracked rule, each counted once. Not spend on these rules.
12,129
Rules tracked
19,915 Federal Register documents; a rule, its versions and its corrections count once.
34
Rules named in a filing or record
Rules an LDA filing, docket record or curated stance names.
315
Entities with a recorded position
393 filing, docket and stance records.
Lobbying on regulations by sector
Sectors are the tags on the rules themselves. Each card counts a client once however many of the sector's rules it named.
Finance / Banking
$1.3B
Clients' LDA spend across all issues (121 clients, each once). Not spend on these rules.
728 rules tracked · 6 named in a filing or record · 131 entities with a position
Most-named: Basel III Endgame Capital Rules (Fed/OCC/FDIC proposal) (58)
Pharmaceuticals
$1.1B
Clients' LDA spend across all issues (71 clients, each once). Not spend on these rules.
190 rules tracked · 3 named in a filing or record · 75 entities with a position
Most-named: MARCH-IN Rights Proposal (NIH Framework) (58)
Utilities
$313.4M
Clients' LDA spend across all issues (9 clients, each once). Not spend on these rules.
120 rules tracked · 13 named in a filing or record · 25 entities with a position
Most-named: SCC final order in Dominion's 2025 biennial review: $565.7M rate incre… (8)
Corn / Ethanol
$284.1M
Clients' LDA spend across all issues (83 clients, each once). Not spend on these rules.
228 rules tracked · 3 named in a filing or record · 87 entities with a position
Most-named: Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) (67)
Tech / AI
$254.4M
Clients' LDA spend across all issues (3 clients, each once). Not spend on these rules.
987 rules tracked · 11 named in a filing or record · 18 entities with a position
Most-named: SCC final order in Dominion's 2025 biennial review: $565.7M rate incre… (8)
Energy / Fossil Fuels
$197.1M
Clients' LDA spend across all issues (29 clients, each once). Not spend on these rules.
2,287 rules tracked · 9 named in a filing or record · 37 entities with a position
Most-named: E15 Year-Round Sales (EPA Emergency Waiver Made Permanent) (27)
Insurance
$2.4M
Clients' LDA spend across all issues (6 clients, each once). Not spend on these rules.
276 rules tracked · 1 named in a filing or record · 8 entities with a position
Most-named: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care… (8)
Sugar
$550K
Clients' LDA spend across all issues (1 client, each once). Not spend on these rules.
194 rules tracked · 1 named in a filing or record · 1 entities with a position
Most-named: Mexico Sugar Suspension Agreement (1)
Environment
$440K
Clients' LDA spend across all issues (1 client, each once). Not spend on these rules.
1,394 rules tracked · 1 named in a filing or record · 1 entities with a position
Most-named: Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Oth… (1)
Energy
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No LDA filing names a rule in this sector.
1 rules tracked · 1 named in a filing or record · 1 entities with a position
Most-named: SCC final order granting the certificate for Dominion's 944 MW Chester… (1)
Most-lobbied regulations
Rules ranked by the number of entities whose LDA filing, docket record or curated stance names them. “Lobbied on” means the filing lists the rule. LDA filings do not disclose which way a client lobbied. Click a rule for the full position list.
finalizedCorn / Ethanol
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)
+ Cargill+ Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL…PHILLIPS 66POET, LLCUNION PACIFIC CORPORATION+61 more
65 lobbied on · 2 supported
67
entities named it
$193.8M
64 clients' LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
proposedFinance / Banking
Basel III Endgame Capital Rules (Fed/OCC/FDIC proposal)
− BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION− GOLDMAN SACHS &− MCHENRY FOR CONGRESSCHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S…NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTO…THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC.+52 more
56 lobbied on · 3 opposed
58
entities named it
$965.7M
55 clients' LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
proposedPharmaceuticals
MARCH-IN Rights Proposal (NIH Framework)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S…Pharmaceutical Research and Ma…THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC.NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFA…PFIZER, INC.BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGAN…+52 more
58 lobbied on
58
entities named it
$844.7M
54 clients' LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
proposedFinance / Banking
Overdraft/NSF Fee Reforms (CFPB)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S…AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONCREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIAT…CONSUMER BANKERS ASSOCIATIONUNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASS…BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION+32 more
38 lobbied on
38
entities named it
$397.6M
34 clients' LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
Finance / Banking
Dodd-Frank Section 1071 Small Business Lending Data Rule (CFPB)
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS AS…NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES AS…ONLINE LENDERS ALLIANCEVOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA LLCKEYCORP+28 more
34 lobbied on
34
entities named it
$77.8M
32 clients' LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
finalizedCorn / EthanolEnergy / Fossil Fuels
E15 Year-Round Sales (EPA Emergency Waiver Made Permanent)
KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLCSHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL…ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANYPOET, LLCNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVEN…RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION+21 more
27 lobbied on
27
entities named it
$144.2M
26 clients' LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
Finance / Banking
CFPB Credit Card Late Fee Rule
− Wells FargoAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLA…AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONCREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIAT…CONSUMER BANKERS ASSOCIATION+8 more
13 lobbied on · 1 opposed
14
entities named it
$229.4M
13 clients' LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
finalizedPharmaceuticals
Medicaid Unwinding / Redeterminations
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONElevance Health, Inc.AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER…HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATIO…CENTENEBAYCARE HEALTH SYSTEM+7 more
13 lobbied on
13
entities named it
$155.4M
13 clients' LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
Finance / BankingInsurance2 documents
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Advancing Interoperability and Improving Pri…
NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIO…TRAUMA CENTER ASSOCIATION OF A…VIRTUAATLANTICAREVALLEY HEALTH SYSTEMST. JOSEPHS REGIONAL MEDICAL C…+2 more
8 lobbied on
8
entities named it
$2.4M
6 clients' LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
Tech / AIUtilities
SCC final order in Dominion's 2025 biennial review: $565.7M rate increase and the GS-5 large-load (data center) rate cla…
· IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED· DATA CENTER COALITION· Alphabet/Google· Amazon.com Inc· Cloud HQ· Jason Miyares+2 more
· 8 commented
8
entities named it
Finance / Banking2 documents
Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASS…BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONWells FargoAMERICANS FOR TAX REFORMSMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURS…DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION
6 lobbied on
6
entities named it
$26.4M
6 clients' LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
finalizedUtilities
FERC Transmission Planning Rule (Order 1920)
+ Edison Electric Institute (EEI…SOUTHERN COMPANYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYNATIONAL GRID USAAMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIAT…PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL
5 lobbied on · 1 supported
6
entities named it
$28.8M
5 clients' LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
Tech / AIUtilities
Duke Energy large load (data center) tariff settlement filed with the NC Utilities Commission, pending (Dockets E-7, Sub…
· Duke Energy· Alphabet/Google· Amazon.com Inc· Department of Defense· Microsoft Corp· Public Staff - North Carolina …
· 6 commented
6
entities named it
proposedPharmaceuticals
Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Reform (CMS)
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLA…REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLEROBERT BOSCH LLCMASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY
4 lobbied on
4
entities named it
$73.6M
4 clients' LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
Tech / AIUtilities
DOE Section 403 directive and FERC large-load interconnection ANOPR (Docket RM26-4-000)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S…AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIAT…UTAH ASSOCIATED MUNICIPAL POWE…
3 lobbied on
3
entities named it
$254.4M
3 clients' LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
finalizedUtilities
Vogtle Nuclear Plant Units 3 & 4 (Georgia PSC Approval)
+ SouthernSOUTHERN COMPANYUNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
3 lobbied on · 1 supported
3
entities named it
$44.8M
3 clients' LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
Energy / Fossil Fuels2 documents
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
CONOCOPHILLIPSPHILLIPS 66
2 lobbied on
2
entities named it
$52.3M
2 clients' LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
finalizedEnergy / Fossil Fuels
EPA Power Plant Emissions Rule
− Chevron− Koch Industries
· 2 opposed
2
entities named it
Tech / AIUtilities
PUC Order 24-447 (UE 433): PacifiCorp rate case, initial requirements for very large loads
· DATA CENTER COALITION· Amazon
· 2 commented
2
entities named it
Energy / Fossil Fuels
EPA Power Plant Emissions Rule (Section 111)
− Electric and gas utility indus…+ Fossil fuel industry
· 1 supported · 1 opposed
2
entities named it
Tech / AIUtilities
Minnesota PUC, Docket E-002/M-25-289: Xcel Energy very large customer class (order of Jun 12, 2026)
· DATA CENTER COALITION· Google
· 2 commented
2
entities named it
Tech / AIUtilities
UE 463: PacifiCorp Schedule 401, service to new large energy use facilities (pending)
· DATA CENTER COALITION· Amazon
· 2 commented
2
entities named it
Tech / AIUtilities
PUC Order 26-154 (UM 2377): PGE Schedule 96, the data center rate class
· DATA CENTER COALITION· Amazon
· 2 commented
2
entities named it
Energy / Fossil Fuels
Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles
− Ford Motor− Toyota Motor North America
· 2 opposed
2
entities named it
Corn / EthanolEnvironment3 documents
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes
Hyundai Motor
1 lobbied on
1
entity named it
$440K
1 client's LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
Energy / Fossil Fuels
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems; Corre…
Earthjustice
1 lobbied on
1
entity named it
$691K
1 client's LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
Energy / Fossil Fuels2 documents
Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair
PHILLIPS 66
1 lobbied on
1
entity named it
$22.4M
1 client's LDA spend across all issues, not on this rule
Tech / AIUtilities
LPSC Docket U-37425 — approval of Entergy Louisiana generation and transmission for Meta's Richland Parish data center (…
+ Foster Campbell
· 1 supported
1
entity named it
Energy / Fossil Fuels
CPSC Gas Stove Ban Proposal
− American Gas Association (AGA)
· 1 opposed
1
entity named it
Tech / AIUtilities
LPSC Docket U-37882 — expedited schedule, no ALJ recommendation, for Entergy Louisiana's second Meta-related certificati…
+ Foster Campbell
· 1 supported
1
entity named it
What is counted. Regulations are policy outcomes of type “regulation”: Federal Register rules plus curated state and federal dockets. A rule, its proposed and final versions and its corrections are grouped by Regulation Identifier Number and title and counted once. A position is a relationship of type lobbied_for, advocated_for, opposed, advocated_against or commented_on pointing at the rule. Positions inferred from PAC donations (tagged editorial_inference) are excluded. Relationships that record the issuing agency (issued_rule, proposed_rule, shaped_policy) are not positions.
Named versus keyword match. A position counts when its source names the rule: an LDA filing that lists it among the client's specific issues, a docket filing, or a curated stance with a citation. Relationships created by matching a keyword in a filing's issue text to a rule's subject are reported as “keyword matches” and are neither ranked nor added into any dollar figure.
Dollar figures. Every amount on this page is the sum of the whole LDA totals of the clients whose filings name the rule (or a rule in the sector), each client counted once per card. Filings superseded by an amendment or flagged excluded are skipped. An LDA amount covers every issue on a filing, so none of these figures is spend on a particular rule. Cost estimates for the rules themselves are not in the database and are not shown. The lobbying shown is publicly disclosed, and no violation of law is alleged.
Sources include Senate LDA, Federal Register, and OIRA RegInfo.