Lobbying

Babel Street's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $210K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $650K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Budget/Appropriations and Defense.

Babel Street

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$650K
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

Babel Street lobbying by quarter
Babel Street lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$70K2
Q1 2023$70K2
Q2 2023$70K2
Q3 2023$70K2
Q4 2023$70K2
Q1 2024$70K2
Q2 2024$80K2
Q3 2024$100K3
Q4 2024$130K4
Q1 2025$160K3
Q2 2025$160K3
Q3 2025$220K3
Q4 2025$220K3
Q1 2026$220K3
Q2 2026$210K3
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Budget and appropriations$1M · 20 reports
  • Homeland security$308.3K · 14 reports
  • Defense$156.7K · 15 reports
  • Consumer protection and safety$141.7K · 7 reports
  • Government issues$100K · 9 reports
  • Intelligence and surveillance$56.7K · 6 reports
  • Manufacturing$50K · 2 reports

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

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES26 reports
  • SENATE26 reports
  • Defense, Dept of (DOD)8 reports
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)2 reports
  • Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)2 reports
  • Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
Alpine Group Partners$1M15 quarters
Ballard Partners$490K7 quarters
Passage Consulting Group$220K8 quarters
Sachem Strategies$200K9 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
JEFF MILLERFormer Member US CongressQ2 2026
CORNELL TEAGUEProfessional Staff, House Appropriations Cmte - Defense; Professional Staff, House Appropriations Cmte - HomelandQ1 2026
ABBEY OVERLANDSpecial Asst. Office of the Sec Def, Special Asst. Office of the Asst. Sec Def for Leg Affairs, Legislative Asst., Sen. Joni ErnstQ1 2025
CURTIS PHILIPDeputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Lamar Smith/Professional Staff member, House Science Cmte; Legislative Director, Rep. Louie Gohmert; Legislative Counsel, Rep. Bill Cassidy; Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Chuck GrassleyQ1 2024
LAWRENCE SPIVEYProfessional Staff, Senate Appropriations CommitteeQ1 2024

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2Passage Consulting Group$20K
07/17for Q2Alpine Group Partners$110K
07/14for Q2Ballard Partners$80K
04/20for Q1Passage Consulting Group$30K
04/20for Q1Alpine Group Partners$110K
04/14for Q1Ballard Partners$80K
01/20for Q4 2025Passage Consulting Group$30K
01/15for Q4 2025Alpine Group Partners$110K
01/13for Q4 2025Ballard Partners$80K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Alpine Group Partners$110K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Passage Consulting Group$30K
25/10/15for Q3 2025Ballard Partners$80K
25/07/21for Q2 2025Passage Consulting Group$30K
25/07/21for Q2 2025Ballard Partners$60K
25/07/21for Q2 2025Alpine Group Partners$70K
25/04/21for Q1 2025Passage Consulting Group$30K
25/04/21for Q1 2025Alpine Group Partners$50K
25/04/15for Q1 2025Ballard Partners$80K
25/01/21for Q4 2024Alpine Group Partners$50K
25/01/21for Q4 2024Sachem Strategies$20K