Lobbying

Association of Equipment Manufacturers's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $1M. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $3.5M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Agriculture and Transportation.

Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$3.5M
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 Equipment Manufacturers lobbying by quarter
Association of Equipment Manufacturers lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$720K2
Q1 2023$750K2
Q2 2023$430K2
Q3 2023$290K3
Q4 2023$1M3
Q1 2024$540K4
Q2 2024$840K3
Q3 2024$660K3
Q4 2024$620K4
Q1 2025$880K4
Q2 2025$800K3
Q3 2025$920K3
Q4 2025$1.1M4
Q1 2026$1.4M3
Q2 2026$1M5
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Trade$1.4M · 19 reports
  • Transportation$1.4M · 22 reports
  • Agriculture$1.3M · 23 reports
  • Environment and Superfund$1.2M · 15 reports
  • Labor, antitrust and workplace$1.2M · 15 reports
  • Taxation$1.2M · 15 reports
  • Telecommunications$941.9K · 13 reports
  • Consumer protection and safety$651.4K · 9 reports
  • Science and technology$597.2K · 9 reports
  • Defense$518K · 7 reports
  • Manufacturing$446.3K · 9 reports
  • Automotive industry$402.6K · 4 reports
  • Food industry$382.2K · 7 reports
  • Immigration$233.9K · 3 reports
  • Homeland security$67.5K · 1 reports
  • Clean air and water$60K · 1 reports

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

Who was lobbied

  • SENATE33 reports
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES27 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)18 reports
  • Treasury, Dept of18 reports
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)17 reports
  • Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)15 reports
  • U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)15 reports
  • White House Office15 reports
  • Transportation, Dept of (DOT)14 reports
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)13 reports
  • Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)12 reports
  • State, Dept of (DOS)12 reports
  • U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)12 reports
  • Intl Trade Administration (ITA)11 reports
  • Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)11 reports
  • Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)10 reports
  • Bureau of Reclamation9 reports
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)9 reports
  • Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA)9 reports
  • Energy, Dept of7 reports
  • Food & Drug Administration (FDA)7 reports
  • Small Business Administration (SBA)5 reports
  • Executive Office of the President (EOP)3 reports
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)3 reports
  • U.S. Customs & Border Protection3 reports
  • Employment & Training Administration2 reports
  • Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission2 reports
  • Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry1 reports
  • Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)1 reports
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseAssociation of Equipment Manufacturers$11.1M15 quarters
Michael Best Strategies$280K3 quarters
O'Keeffe Shahmoradi Strategies$280K7 quarters
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck$110K3 quarters
DB3$80K5 quarters
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz$50K3 quarters
Capitol Resources$10K1 quarters
Law Offices of Donald A. Barnes, PLLC$011 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
ANDREW HOGINSenator Bill Hagarty, Deputy Chief of Staff; Rep. David Kustoff, Legislative AssistantQ2 2026
HEIDEH SHAHMORADIStaff Director, Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations SubcommitteeQ2 2026
JAMES O'KEEFFEDeputy Staff Director, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senior Analyst, Senate Budget Committee.Q2 2026
JOHN REISINGScheduler, Operations Director, Member Services Director, Deputy Chief of Staff- Majority Leader Steve Scalise; Operations Director, Rep. Bill Flores; Scheduler, Rep. Austin Scott; Intern, Senator Trent Lott.Q2 2026
JOSH PEASTERSenator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Legislative Assistant; Senate Majority Leader, Legislative Assistant; Senator Thad Cochran, Legislative AssistantQ2 2026
MARK COPELANDSenior Policy Advisor, Senator Tammy Duckworth Legislative Director, Congressman Mark Desaunier Legislative Director, Congressman Tim BishopQ4 2025
TRACY TOLKSenior Policy Advisor, Senior Legislative Assistant - Rep. Jay Inslee; Senior Legislative Assistant, Legislative Assistant - Rep. Jim DavisQ4 2025
JOSEPH J HACKCommunications Director/DCOS/COS - Sen. Deb Fischer; Press Secretary/Communications Director - Sen. Jon Kyl; Coalitions Coordinator, Press Secretary, Leg. Asst. - Rep. J Randy Forbes; Staff Asst.- Sen. George Voinovich; Intern - Sen. Bill FristQ4 2024

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/21for Q2O'Keeffe Shahmoradi Strategies$40K
07/20for Q2In-house$810K
07/20for Q2Michael Best Strategies$120K
07/17for Q2Capitol Resources$10K
07/16for Q2Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck$20K
07/06for Q2Brownstein Hyatt Farber SchreckUnder $5,000
06/26for Q2Capitol ResourcesUnder $5,000
04/21for Q1O'Keeffe Shahmoradi Strategies$40K
04/20for Q1Michael Best Strategies$120K
04/16for Q1In-house$1.2M
01/26for Q4 2025O'Keeffe Shahmoradi Strategies$40K
01/20for Q4 2025Michael Best Strategies$40K
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$980K
01/15for Q4 2025Michael Best StrategiesUnder $5,000
01/14for Q4 2025Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck$60K
25/10/20for Q3 2025In-house$850K
25/10/17for Q3 2025Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck$30K
25/09/22for Q3 2025O'Keeffe Shahmoradi Strategies$40K
25/09/15for Q3 2025Brownstein Hyatt Farber SchreckUnder $5,000
25/07/23for Q2 2025Law Offices of Donald A. Barnes, PLLCUnder $5,000