LobbyingAmerican Bar Association lobbying by quarter
American Bar Association's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $244.9K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $784.6K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Copyright/Patent/Trademark and Budget/Appropriations.
American Bar Association
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $784.6K
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −100.0%
- Q3 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q4 2022
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $263.3K | 2 |
| Q1 2023 | $214.9K | 2 |
| Q2 2023 | $264.9K | 2 |
| Q3 2023 | $233.9K | 2 |
| Q4 2023 | $273.9K | 2 |
| Q1 2024 | $264.9K | 2 |
| Q2 2024 | $294.9K | 2 |
| Q3 2024 | $244.1K | 2 |
| Q4 2024 | $274.1K | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | $294.9K | 2 |
| Q2 2025 | $314.9K | 2 |
| Q3 2025 | $213.8K | 2 |
| Q4 2025 | $254.9K | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | $284.9K | 2 |
| Q2 2026 | $244.9K | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Copyright, patent and trademark$516.9K · 15 reports
- Budget and appropriations$250.6K · 15 reports
- Financial institutions and securities$250.6K · 15 reports
- Foreign relations$250.6K · 15 reports
- Government issues$250.6K · 15 reports
- Immigration$250.6K · 15 reports
- Law enforcement and criminal justice$250.6K · 15 reports
- Labor, antitrust and workplace$250.6K · 15 reports
- Medicare and Medicaid$250.6K · 15 reports
- Trade$250.6K · 15 reports
- Education$213.9K · 13 reports
- Civil rights and liberties$212.2K · 13 reports
- Health issues$135.7K · 9 reports
- Taxation$108.9K · 6 reports
- Banking$106.4K · 7 reports
- Telecommunications$87.8K · 5 reports
- Defense$60.8K · 4 reports
- Housing$47.3K · 3 reports
- Bankruptcy$45.6K · 3 reports
- Firearms$45.3K · 3 reports
- Native American affairs$34.6K · 2 reports
- Family, abortion and adoption$28.1K · 2 reports
- Science and technology$19.2K · 1 reports
- Veterans$19.2K · 1 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES30 reports
- SENATE30 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)21 reports
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)15 reports
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)15 reports
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)15 reports
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)15 reports
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)15 reports
- Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)15 reports
- State, Dept of (DOS)15 reports
- Treasury, Dept of15 reports
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)15 reports
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)15 reports
- White House Office15 reports
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)14 reports
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)13 reports
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)13 reports
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)13 reports
- Education, Dept of11 reports
- Legal Services Corporation11 reports
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)7 reports
- U.S. Copyright Office6 reports
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)4 reports
- Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)3 reports
- U.S. Customs & Border Protection3 reports
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)2 reports
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)2 reports
- Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)2 reports
- Library of Congress (LOC)2 reports
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)1 reports
- Natl Security Council (NSC)1 reports
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseAmerican Bar Association | $3.4M | 15 quarters |
| Chris Katopis | $516.9K | 15 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| CHRIS J. KATOPIS | Senior Legal Advisor, USPTO, DoC; Director of Congressional Relations, USPTO; House Judiciary Committee Counsel. | Q2 2026 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | In-house | $210K |
| 07/10for Q2 | Chris Katopis | $34.9K |
| 04/20for Q1 | In-house | $250K |
| 04/07for Q1 | Chris Katopis | $34.9K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | In-house | $220K |
| 01/13for Q4 2025 | Chris Katopis | $34.9K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | In-house | $180K |
| 25/10/14for Q3 2025 | Chris Katopis | $33.8K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | In-house | $280K |
| 25/07/07for Q2 2025 | Chris Katopis | $34.9K |
| 25/04/21for Q1 2025 | In-house | $260K |
| 25/04/04for Q1 2025 | Chris Katopis | $34.9K |
| 25/01/21for Q4 2024 | In-house | $240K |
| 25/01/17for Q4 2024 | Chris Katopis | $34.1K |
| 24/10/20for Q3 2024 | In-house | $210K |
| 24/10/15for Q3 2024 | Chris Katopis | $34.1K |
| 24/07/22for Q2 2024 | In-house | $260K |
| 24/07/02for Q2 2024 | Chris Katopis | $34.9K |
| 24/04/22for Q1 2024 | In-house | $230K |
| 24/04/07for Q1 2024 | Chris Katopis | $34.9K |