Lobbying

Ball's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $220K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $670K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Environmental/Superfund and Budget/Appropriations.

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$670K
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

Ball lobbying by quarter
Ball lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$180K2
Q1 2023$360K2
Q2 2023$180K2
Q3 2023$200K2
Q4 2023$280K2
Q1 2024$270K2
Q2 2024$140K2
Q3 2024$160K2
Q4 2024$130K2
Q1 2025$270K2
Q2 2025$200K2
Q3 2025$180K2
Q4 2025$150K2
Q1 2026$300K2
Q2 2026$220K2
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Environment and Superfund$1.2M · 30 reports
  • Budget and appropriations$662.7K · 21 reports
  • Tariffs$415K · 8 reports
  • Taxation$223.7K · 7 reports
  • Defense$207.7K · 6 reports
  • Intelligence and surveillance$172.7K · 5 reports
  • Trade$120K · 6 reports
  • Agriculture$90.7K · 3 reports
  • Beverage industry$60K · 2 reports
  • Financial institutions and securities$60K · 2 reports
  • Science and technology$55K · 2 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
  • U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)12 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)11 reports
  • White House Office7 reports
  • Treasury, Dept of6 reports
  • Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)4 reports
  • Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB)2 reports
  • Energy, Dept of2 reports
  • Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)1 reports
  • U.S. Customs & Border Protection1 reports
  • U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseBall$2.4M15 quarters
Lot Sixteen$850K15 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
ALLISON WILSON SMITHDeputy Assistant USTR, Environment and Natural Resources; Deputy Assistant USTR, Congressional Affairs; Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici; Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Elizabeth Esty; Legislative Fellow, Rep. G.K. Butterfield.Q2 2026
DANIEL BLACKChief of Staff, Office of U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell; Communications Director, Office of U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy IIIQ2 2026
JOSEPH EAVESLegislative Director, Rep. Paul TonkoQ2 2026
COLIN T HAYESStaff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources; Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senator Craig ThomasQ1 2025
ANNE GAYMANLegislative Director for Sen. Lisa MurkowskiQ2 2024
KELLIE DONNELLYGeneral Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural ResourcesQ2 2024
PAUL CARLINERStaff Director, Senate Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations.Q1 2024
JENNIFER STORIPANLegislative Director, Office of U.S. Rep. Joyce BeattyQ4 2023

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/16for Q2Lot Sixteen$60K
07/15for Q2In-house$160K
04/19for Q1Lot Sixteen$60K
04/17for Q1In-house$240K
01/16for Q4 2025In-house$90K
01/16for Q4 2025Lot Sixteen$60K
25/10/20for Q3 2025In-house$120K
25/10/19for Q3 2025Lot Sixteen$60K
25/07/21for Q2 2025Lot Sixteen$60K
25/07/18for Q2 2025In-house$140K
25/06/18for Q2 2024In-house$80K
25/04/17for Q1 2025In-house$210K
25/04/14for Q1 2025Lot Sixteen$60K
25/01/19for Q4 2024Lot Sixteen$60K
25/01/16for Q4 2024In-house$70K
24/10/21for Q3 2024In-house$100K
24/10/18for Q3 2024Lot Sixteen$60K
24/07/22for Q1 2024In-house$210K
24/07/22for Q2 2024In-house$190K
24/07/22for Q2 2024Lot Sixteen$60K