Lobbying

Association of American Publishers's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $513.9K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $1.5M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Copyright/Patent/Trademark and Science/Technology.

Association of American Publishers

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$1.5M
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

Association of American Publishers lobbying by quarter
Association of American Publishers lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$623.4K2
Q1 2023$637.8K2
Q2 2023$637.8K2
Q3 2023$637.8K2
Q4 2023$637.8K2
Q1 2024$450.9K2
Q2 2024$450.9K2
Q3 2024$510.9K3
Q4 2024$510.9K3
Q1 2025$450.9K3
Q2 2025$450.9K2
Q3 2025$450.9K2
Q4 2025$450.9K2
Q1 2026$513.9K2
Q2 2026$513.9K2
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Copyright, patent and trademark$2.2M · 30 reports
  • Science and technology$2.2M · 30 reports
  • Trade$1.9M · 15 reports
  • Education$1.6M · 22 reports
  • Labor, antitrust and workplace$114.7K · 1 reports

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

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES32 reports
  • SENATE32 reports
  • Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)18 reports
  • Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)16 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)15 reports
  • U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)15 reports
  • Education, Dept of11 reports
  • State, Dept of (DOS)10 reports
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB)9 reports
  • Justice, Dept of (DOJ)8 reports
  • U.S. Copyright Office8 reports
  • Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)6 reports
  • Natl Science Foundation (NSF)5 reports
  • U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)3 reports
  • Bureau of the Census2 reports
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)2 reports
  • Social Security Administration (SSA)2 reports
  • Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)1 reports
  • Defense, Dept of (DOD)1 reports
  • Energy, Dept of1 reports
  • Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)1 reports
  • Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)1 reports
  • Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)1 reports
  • Smithsonian Institution1 reports
  • Transportation, Dept of (DOT)1 reports
  • Treasury, Dept of1 reports
  • U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)1 reports
  • White House Office1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseAssociation of American Publishers$7.1M15 quarters
Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$750K15 quarters
Thegroup DC$120K3 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
ROBERT W GOODLATTEMember of Congress 1993-2019Q2 2026

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/17for Q2In-house$463.9K
07/14for Q2Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K
04/17for Q1In-house$463.9K
04/17for Q1Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K
01/19for Q4 2025Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K
01/16for Q4 2025In-house$400.9K
25/10/20for Q3 2025In-house$400.9K
25/10/16for Q3 2025Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K
25/07/21for Q2 2025In-house$400.9K
25/07/08for Q2 2025Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K
25/04/22for Q1 2025In-house$400.9K
25/04/17for Q1 2025Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K
25/01/31for Q1 2025Thegroup DCUnder $5,000
25/01/21for Q4 2024Thegroup DC$60K
25/01/15for Q4 2024In-house$400.9K
25/01/14for Q4 2024Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K
24/10/21for Q3 2024Thegroup DC$60K
24/10/21for Q3 2024Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte$50K
24/10/16for Q3 2024In-house$400.9K
24/07/24for Q3 2024Thegroup DCUnder $5,000