Lobbying

American Library Association's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $112.2K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $317K. Its first report covers Q3 2021; the issues it reports most are Budget/Appropriations and Education.

American Library Association

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$317K
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q3 2021
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

American Library Association lobbying by quarter
American Library Association lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q3 2021$143.4K1
Q4 2021$143.4K1
Q1 2022$00
Q2 2022$00
Q3 2022$00
Q4 2022$183.4K3
Q1 2023$203.4K4
Q2 2023$203.4K4
Q3 2023$173.4K4
Q4 2023$163.4K3
Q1 2024$163.4K2
Q2 2024$94K2
Q3 2024$76.9K2
Q4 2024$77K2
Q1 2025$107.3K3
Q2 2025$117.3K3
Q3 2025$106.3K3
Q4 2025$108.2K3
Q1 2026$96.7K3
Q2 2026$112.2K3
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Budget and appropriations$465.6K · 36 reports
  • Education$435.6K · 35 reports
  • Government issues$347.1K · 25 reports
  • Telecommunications$339.5K · 23 reports
  • Copyright, patent and trademark$308K · 17 reports
  • Civil rights and liberties$222K · 14 reports
  • Labor, antitrust and workplace$77.6K · 14 reports
  • Disaster planning and emergencies$57.6K · 11 reports
  • Communications and broadcasting$8,250 · 2 reports
  • Foreign relations$7,619 · 2 reports
  • Urban development$4,286 · 1 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES37 reports
  • SENATE35 reports
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)21 reports
  • Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)21 reports
  • Education, Dept of19 reports
  • President of the U.S.17 reports
  • U.S. Copyright Office17 reports
  • Government Printing Office (GPO)16 reports
  • Library of Congress (LOC)16 reports
  • Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)13 reports
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)10 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)9 reports
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)9 reports
  • Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)9 reports
  • Justice, Dept of (DOJ)9 reports
  • Transportation, Dept of (DOT)9 reports
  • Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA)7 reports
  • Bureau of the Census4 reports
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB)4 reports
  • Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)4 reports
  • White House Office3 reports
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)2 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseAmerican Library Association$1.8M17 quarters
Penn Hill Group$330K15 quarters
A Learned Hand$71.2K6 quarters
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld$70K5 quarters
Arentfox Schiff$40K3 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
KELSEY GRISWOLD-BERGERLeg Asst, Sen. Burr (2021-2023); Leg Dir, Rep. C. Smith (2018-2021); Leg Dir, Rep. Pittenger (2018); Leg Dir, Rep. Blum (2017-2018); Leg Asst, Rep. Perry (2015-2017); Leg Asst (2014-2015), Leg Corr/Press Asst (2011-2014), Staff Asst (2011), Rep. ReedQ2 2023
GEOFF VERHOFFPress aide, ofc of Sen Roth, Nov 00-Jan 01; press aide, S Fin Comm, Aug 99-Nov 00Q4 2022

Lobbying reports

Filed by
09/25for Q3 2025In-house$74K
09/25for Q2 2025In-house$74.9K
09/24for Q1In-house$65.8K
07/31for Q2A Learned Hand$10.9K
07/24for Q2In-house$71.3K
07/20for Q2Penn Hill Group$30K
04/20for Q1Penn Hill Group$20K
04/20for Q1In-house$67.3K
04/16for Q1A Learned Hand$10.9K
01/26for Q4 2025In-house$65.8K
01/20for Q4 2025Penn Hill Group$30K
01/13for Q4 2025A Learned Hand$12.4K
25/10/28for Q3 2025In-house$74K
25/10/20for Q3 2025A Learned Hand$12.4K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Penn Hill Group$20K
25/07/23for Q2 2025A Learned Hand$12.4K
25/07/21for Q2 2025In-house$89.1K
25/07/21for Q2 2025Penn Hill Group$30K
25/05/12for Q1 2025A Learned Hand$12.4K
25/05/01for Q1 2025In-house$74.9K