Lobbying

Bipartisan Policy Center Action's latest lobbying report covers Q3 2026, at $30K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $2.6M. Its first report covers Q2 2022; the issues it reports most are Housing and Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Bipartisan Policy Center Action

Latest quarter
$30K
Q3 2026 · 1 reports
Last 12 months
$2.6M
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−96.8%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q2 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

Bipartisan Policy Center Action lobbying by quarter
Bipartisan Policy Center Action lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q2 2022$630K1
Q3 2022$00
Q4 2022$1.2M7
Q1 2023$370.3K6
Q2 2023$1M7
Q3 2023$740K7
Q4 2023$810K7
Q1 2024$670K7
Q2 2024$750K5
Q3 2024$640K6
Q4 2024$650K6
Q1 2025$630K6
Q2 2025$810K6
Q3 2025$940K5
Q4 2025$960K5
Q1 2026$660K5
Q2 2026$940K5
Q3 2026$30K1

By issue

  • Housing$1.3M · 40 reports
  • Taxation$1M · 38 reports
  • Family, abortion and adoption$1M · 31 reports
  • Budget and appropriations$986.5K · 38 reports
  • Education$981.5K · 35 reports
  • Health issues$981.1K · 29 reports
  • Science and technology$936.1K · 24 reports
  • Labor, antitrust and workplace$903.4K · 27 reports
  • Energy and nuclear$894.4K · 26 reports
  • Transportation$854.8K · 22 reports
  • Government issues$846.5K · 21 reports
  • Immigration$732.3K · 19 reports
  • Financial institutions and securities$726.9K · 15 reports
  • Agriculture$123.3K · 9 reports
  • Retirement$114.2K · 2 reports
  • Medicare and Medicaid$90K · 7 reports
  • Natural resources$30.7K · 4 reports
  • Telecommunications$14K · 3 reports

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

Who was lobbied

  • SENATE86 reports
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES85 reports
  • Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)12 reports
  • Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)7 reports
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)4 reports
  • Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)2 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)1 reports
  • Education, Dept of1 reports
  • Executive Office of the President (EOP)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseBipartisan Policy Center Action$10.5M16 quarters
Penn Hill Group$440K15 quarters
Federal Hall Policy Advisors$330K11 quarters
Splitoak Strategies$310K15 quarters
Monument Advocacy$270K10 quarters
Harbinger Strategies$220K8 quarters
Forbes-Tate$170K6 quarters
Breakaway$150K5 quarters
Mehlman Consulting$50K1 quarters
Ballard Spahr$20K1 quarters
Mayer Brown$20K4 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
LEONARD WOLFSONAssistant Secretary, HUD; Acting FHA Commissioner; General Deputy Assistant Secretary, HUD; Deputy Assistant Secretary, HUD; Director of Legislative Affairs, HUD; Legislative Director, Rep. Christopher ShaysQ3 2026
ALICIA HOPPE BISSONNETTELegislative Director, Rep. Greg Stanton; Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Kim SchrierQ2 2026
AMY JENSEN1999-2001 Assistant to the Speaker for Policy; 2003-2005 Special Assistant to the President for Special AffairsQ2 2026
ANNA PRZEBINDAlegislative correspondent, Senator Tim KaineQ2 2026
GEOFF LANEStaff assistant, Speaker Nancy PelosiQ2 2026
GEORGE BROWNEconomic Policy Advisor, Senator Chris Coons; Deputy Associate Administrator for Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Director of Policy, and Acting Chief of Staff, U.S. Small Business AdministrationQ2 2026
JACOB FEDERLegislative Assistant, Sen. Robert Menendez, Sen. George HelmyQ2 2026
KAREN CHARLENE QUARLESLegislative Director, Representative Howard P. Buck McKeon; Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary, Department of Education; Special Assistant, Office of Personnel ManagementQ2 2026
KIMBERLY DEANChief of Staff, Senator Jim BunningQ2 2026
MICHAEL KELLEYActing Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Deputy Chief of Staff & Legislative Director, Rep. Marlin StutzmanQ2 2026
MICHELE STOCKWELLPolicy Director, House Majority Leader HoyerQ2 2026
MORGAN BRUMMUNDEnergy Policy Analyst, Idaho Governors Office of Energy and Mineral Resources; ORISE Science Technology Policy Fellow, U.S. Department of Energy; Fellow/NEPA Technical Writer, Bureau of Land ManagementQ2 2026
SARAH KUEHL EGGE1998-2000 Legislative Assistant to Senator Bob Kerrey; 2001-2012 Senior Budget Analyst for Democratic Staff of the Senate Budget Committee (Kent Conrad); Fall 2011, Deputy Staff Director, Joint Select Committee for Deficit ReductionQ2 2026
ANDREW HUHealth Fellow, Congressman Bart Gordon; Health Research Assistant, Senate, Finance Committee; Health Legislative Assistant, Senator Amy KlobucharQ1 2026
ARIELLE WORONOFFCounsel, Rep. Sandy Levin (10/2012-3/2014); Leg. Asst, Sen. Booker, (3/2014-1/2015); Health Counsel, House E&C Committee, Pallone (1/2015-3/2017), Sr. Health Counsel, Sen. Finance Cmte, Wyden (3/2017-2/2021);Dir. OL, Dep. Chief of Staff, CMS, 2021-24Q4 2025
DAVID BROWNEconomic Policy Advisor, Senator Chris Coons; Deputy Associate Administrator for Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Director of Policy, and Acting Chief of Staff, U.S. Small Business AdministrationQ4 2025
LAURA HALLLegislative Director, Rep. Dennis MooreQ4 2025
AMANDA SCHAUMBURGChief Counsel and Education Deputy Director, Committee on Education & the Workforce; Chief of Staff/Deputy AssistSec,OII&OPE&PD, Department of Education; Professional Staff, Committee on Ed & Workforce; and Legislative Counsel, Congressman Mark GreenQ2 2025
BRIAN CONLANLegislative Assistant, Rep. Tammy Baldwin; Senior Economic Policy Advisor, Deputy Legislative Director, Sen. Tammy BaldwinQ2 2025
CHRISTOPHER MATTHIESENChief of Staff, Rep. Suzanne Kosmas; Legislative Director, Rep. Nick Lampson; Staff Assistant, Minority Leader Nancy PelosiQ2 2025
CLIFFORD NMN ROBERTIDeputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Randy Neugebauer; Senior Policy Advisor, House Committee on Financial Services; Professional Staff Member, House Committee on Financial ServicesQ2 2025
DOUGLAS NAPPIGeneral Counsel, Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban AffairsQ2 2025
LEONARD WOLFSONAssistant Secretary, HUD; Acting FHA Commissioner; General Deputy Assistant Secretary, HUD; Deputy Assistant Secretary, HUD; Director of Legislative Affairs, HUD; Legislative Director, Rep. Christopher ShaysQ2 2025
SAATHVIK REDDY ALETYStaff Assistant, Rep. Judy Biggert; Communications Director and Legislative Assistant, Rep. Ed Royce; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Tim Scott; Subcommittee Staff Director, Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and CommunityQ2 2025
JOHN LEGANSKIChief Dep., Speaker Off. '23; Chief Dep., Min. Leader Off.'22; Floor Dir., Min. Leader Off. '19-'21; Floor Dir., Maj. Leader Off. '17-'19; Dep. Floor Dir., Maj. Leader Off. '16;Floor Assist. Maj. Leader Off. '14-'15; Floor Assist. Maj. Whip Off.'13.Q1 2025
JONATHAN SLEMRODAssociate Director, Legislative Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, '17-'18, Policy Advisor, Office of the Sen. Republican Whip, '12-'17, Legislative Assistant, Sen. Marco Rubio '11-'12.Q1 2025
KYLE NEVINSDeputy Chief of Staff, House Majority Leader 11-13; Floor Director, Rep. Eric Cantor 09-10; Floor Director, Rep. Roy Blunt 07-08; Floor Assistant, Rep. Roy Blunt 03-06.Q1 2025
MANNY ROSSMANChief of Staff, Office of the Senate Republican Whip 07-09; Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Sen. Trent Lott 05-06; Legislative Director, Rep. Phil Crane 03-04; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Phil Crane 01-02.Q1 2025
STEVE STOMBRESChief of Staff, Office of the Majority Leader 10-14; Chief of Staff, Office of the Minority Whip 08-09; Chief of Staff, Office of the ChiefDeputyMajorityWhip04-07; Chief of Staff, Congressman Eric Cantor 01-03.Q1 2025
JOHN WEBERLegislative Director, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD); Legislative Assistant, Chairman Conaway, House Committee on Agriculture, Staff Assistant, U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD), Intern, Senator John Thune (R-SD).Q3 2024
LILIA MCFARLAND HORDERSpecial Asst, Office of Congressional Relations USDA, Legislative Analyst, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA ,New and Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program Coordinator USDA, Public Affairs Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDAQ3 2024
LORI PICKFORDVice President of Federal Affairs at Citizens for Responsible Energy SolutionsQ3 2024
KAROLINA ARIASStaff Director at the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; Congressional Liaison at the Office of the Comptroller of the CurrencyQ1 2024
KRISTEN ELIZABETH SHATYNSKIProfessional Staff, House E&C Committee to Cathy McMorris Rodgers (2021-22) & Greg Walden (2017-21); Leg. Asst., Rep. Greg Walden, 4/2015-1/2017; Leg. Asst., Rep. Jackie Walorski, 10/2013-4/2015; Leg. Asst., Rep. Devin Nunes, 10/2012-10/2013Q1 2024
ELYSE WASCHDC Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director; Legislative Director; Legislative Assistant, Senator Jack ReedQ3 2023
VICTOR F KLATT iiiStaff Staff Director, House Committee on Education & LaborQ1 2023
HANNAH HARDINStaff Assistant, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeQ4 2022
MARCIE (SMITH) HABERProfessional Staff Member, Select Committee on the Climate Crisis; Legislative Assistant, Senator John Kennedy and Representative Mike JohnsonQ2 2022
MATT SIFERTLegislative Assistant, Senator Jeff FlakeQ2 2022

Lobbying reports

Filed by
09/21for Q3Breakaway$30K
08/25for Q2 2025Federal Hall Policy Advisors$30K
07/21for Q2Harbinger Strategies$30K
07/20for Q2Breakaway$30K
07/20for Q2Splitoak Strategies$20K
07/20for Q2Penn Hill Group$40K
07/19for Q2In-house$820K
04/20for Q1Harbinger Strategies$30K
04/20for Q1Penn Hill Group$30K
04/20for Q1Splitoak Strategies$20K
04/20for Q1Breakaway$30K
04/20for Q1In-house$550K
01/20for Q4 2025Harbinger Strategies$30K
01/20for Q4 2025Breakaway$30K
01/20for Q4 2025Splitoak Strategies$20K
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$850K
01/20for Q4 2025Penn Hill Group$30K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Harbinger Strategies$30K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Splitoak Strategies$20K
25/10/20for Q3 2025In-house$840K