Lobbying

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

American Bar Association lobbying by quarter
American Bar Association lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$263.3K2
Q1 2023$214.9K2
Q2 2023$264.9K2
Q3 2023$233.9K2
Q4 2023$273.9K2
Q1 2024$264.9K2
Q2 2024$294.9K2
Q3 2024$244.1K2
Q4 2024$274.1K2
Q1 2025$294.9K2
Q2 2025$314.9K2
Q3 2025$213.8K2
Q4 2025$254.9K2
Q1 2026$284.9K2
Q2 2026$244.9K2
Q3 2026$00

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$3.4M15 quarters
Chris Katopis$516.9K15 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
CHRIS J. KATOPISSenior Legal Advisor, USPTO, DoC; Director of Congressional Relations, USPTO; House Judiciary Committee Counsel.Q2 2026

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2In-house$210K
07/10for Q2Chris Katopis$34.9K
04/20for Q1In-house$250K
04/07for Q1Chris Katopis$34.9K
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$220K
01/13for Q4 2025Chris Katopis$34.9K
25/10/20for Q3 2025In-house$180K
25/10/14for Q3 2025Chris Katopis$33.8K
25/07/21for Q2 2025In-house$280K
25/07/07for Q2 2025Chris Katopis$34.9K
25/04/21for Q1 2025In-house$260K
25/04/04for Q1 2025Chris Katopis$34.9K
25/01/21for Q4 2024In-house$240K
25/01/17for Q4 2024Chris Katopis$34.1K
24/10/20for Q3 2024In-house$210K
24/10/15for Q3 2024Chris Katopis$34.1K
24/07/22for Q2 2024In-house$260K
24/07/02for Q2 2024Chris Katopis$34.9K
24/04/22for Q1 2024In-house$230K
24/04/07for Q1 2024Chris Katopis$34.9K