LobbyingBNSF Railway lobbying by quarter
BNSF Railway's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $1.2M. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $3.4M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Transportation and Railroads.
BNSF Railway
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $3.4M
- 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
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $845K | 7 |
| Q1 2023 | $1.1M | 8 |
| Q2 2023 | $875K | 7 |
| Q3 2023 | $845K | 7 |
| Q4 2023 | $865K | 7 |
| Q1 2024 | $855K | 7 |
| Q2 2024 | $845K | 7 |
| Q3 2024 | $845K | 8 |
| Q4 2024 | $775K | 8 |
| Q1 2025 | $895K | 7 |
| Q2 2025 | $945K | 7 |
| Q3 2025 | $925K | 7 |
| Q4 2025 | $955K | 7 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2M | 8 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2M | 8 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Transportation$2.5M · 91 reports
- Railroads$2.1M · 55 reports
- Budget and appropriations$1.6M · 52 reports
- Environment and Superfund$1.6M · 38 reports
- Labor, antitrust and workplace$1.5M · 29 reports
- Taxation$1.4M · 16 reports
- Energy and nuclear$983.2K · 24 reports
- Homeland security$855.9K · 10 reports
- Trade$522.2K · 6 reports
- Law enforcement and criminal justice$474.7K · 11 reports
- Defense$343K · 4 reports
- Communications and broadcasting$15K · 1 reports
- Telecommunications$15K · 1 reports
- Clean air and water$7,500 · 1 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- SENATE108 reports
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES106 reports
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)37 reports
- Transportation, Dept of (DOT)31 reports
- Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)15 reports
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)15 reports
- Federal Railroad Administration15 reports
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)15 reports
- Surface Transportation Board (STB)15 reports
- White House Office15 reports
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)11 reports
- Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)9 reports
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)6 reports
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)4 reports
- Natl Economic Council (NEC)3 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)2 reports
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)2 reports
- Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseBNSF Railway Company | $11.3M | 15 quarters |
| Cornerstone Government Affairs | $770K | 15 quarters |
| K&L Gates | $460K | 15 quarters |
| Alpine Group Partners | $360K | 15 quarters |
| Navigators Global | $360K | 15 quarters |
| Cassidy & Associates | $300K | 14 quarters |
| The Madison Group | $225K | 15 quarters |
| S2R | $80K | 2 quarters |
| B+S Strategies | $40K | 2 quarters |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $30K | 2 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| COLLEEN KAVENEY MOSS | Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant, Senator Roy Blunt | Q2 2026 |
| DABNEY HEGG | Clerk, Sen Approps Cmte; Prof Staff, Sen Approps Cmte; Sr Prof Staff,SenateCmte on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Prof Staff, SenateCmte onCommerce, Science, and Transportation; Leg Asst(Hollings);StaffAsst(Hollings); Intern(Hollings) | Q2 2026 |
| DANIEL SMITH | Legislative Correspondent, Deputy Counsel, Counsel and Chief Counsel to U.S. Sen. Cory A. Booker, Chief Counsel on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism; COS, U.S. Senator Helmy | Q2 2026 |
| DAVID PLANNING | Floor Dir, House Maj Whip; Staff Dir, House Smll Biz Cmte; Spec. AssttoPres/Leg Affairs, Exec Office of Pres; Dep. DirCoalitions&MmbrServices, House Financial Cmte; Floor Asst, House MajWhip; Spec. Asst,House Chf Dep. Whip; Staff Asst, Speaker | Q2 2026 |
| JASON SCHENDLE | Legislative Counsel, Sen. Mary Landrieu | Q2 2026 |
| JIMMY PEACOCK | Chief of Staff (Senator Eric Schmitt), Chief of Staff (Congresswoman Ashley Hinson), Special Assistant (U.S. Senator Marco Rubio) | Q2 2026 |
| LOUIE PERRY iii | LA House Member Office (Huckaby) | Q2 2026 |
| PAUL SASS | Staff Director, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Deputy Staff Director, House Committee on Small Business; Congressman Sam Graves - Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant | Q2 2026 |
| STACY RICH | Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle) | Q2 2026 |
| TODD WEBSTER | Communications Senate Member Office (Murray, Daschle), Chief of Staff Senate Member Office (Coons) | Q2 2026 |
| JASON THIELMAN | Chief of Staff, Transition Aide, Rep. Steve Daines; District Director, Rep. Marilyn Musgrave | Q1 2026 |
| ANDREW HILLERICH TABLER | Research Assistant, House Armed Services Committee; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Senate Affairs | Q4 2025 |
| LAUREN FLYNN | Leg. Correspondent, Leg. Asst, to Rep. Greg Walden | Q4 2025 |
| MARNE MAROTTA | Legislative Assistant, Sen. John Barrasso; Counsel, Sen. Kelly Ayotte; Atty/Advisor Board of Veterans Appeals; Leg. Asst. Sen. Scott Brown; Leg. Fellow, HSGAC | Q3 2025 |
| MICHAEL JOSEPH FALENCKI | Dep Staff Dir, House Transportation & Infrastructure Comm; Staff Dir, Subcomm on Highways & Transit (T&I); Staff Dir, Subcomm on Railroads, Pipelines, & Hazardous Materials (T&I); Legislative Dir, Deputy CoS Staff, House Member Office (S. Graves) | Q3 2025 |
| JAMES CARTER | Chief Economist & Senior Tax Advisor, U.S. Senate Budget Committee; Senior Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, U.S. Department of Treasury | Q2 2025 |
| WILLIAM SMITH | Staff Director, House Approps Cmte; Deputy Staff Director, House Approps Cmte; Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Senior Legislative Assist, House Member Office (Rogers); Staff Assistant, Senate Approps Cmte | Q3 2024 |
| CHRISTOPHER C COX | Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, White House | Q1 2024 |
| THOMAS FINCH FULTON | Leg Correspondent, Rep. Jim McCrery; Dir of Constituent Services, Systems Admin, Rep. John Fleming; Leg Correspondent/Leg Assistant Sen. Jeff Sessions; Special Advisor to the Secretary/Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Dept. of Transportation | Q4 2023 |
| ALISON GRAAB | Attorney, Surface Transportation Board; Counsel, Senate Commerce Cmte; Policy Director, Senate Commerce Cmte.; Clerk, Senate Appropriations Cmte THUD | Q1 2023 |
| CHRISTOPHER BERTRAM | Staff Director, House Transportation Comm. 2012 to 2016; A. Secretary, U.S. Dept of Transportation, 2009 to 2012; Prof. Staff, Senate Commerce Comm. 2003 to 2009; A. Administrator, FAA, 2001 to 2003; Prof. Staff, House Transportation Comm. 1996-2001 | Q1 2023 |
| LAWRENCE SPIVEY | Professional Staff, Senate Appropriations Committee | Q1 2023 |
| JAMES RICHARDS | COS House Member Office (Pearce); Director IGA USDA; Appropriations Associate House Mem Office (Skeen & Bonilla) | Q4 2022 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | K&L Gates | $40K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Navigators Global | $40K |
| 07/20for Q2 | The Madison Group | $15K |
| 07/19for Q2 | S2R | $40K |
| 07/17for Q2 | Alpine Group Partners | $40K |
| 07/17for Q2 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $60K |
| 07/17for Q2 | In-house | $960K |
| 07/06for Q2 | Cassidy & Associates | $30K |
| 04/20for Q1 | S2R | $40K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Navigators Global | $40K |
| 04/20for Q1 | The Madison Group | $15K |
| 04/19for Q1 | Alpine Group Partners | $30K |
| 04/19for Q1 | K&L Gates | $30K |
| 04/16for Q1 | In-house | $940K |
| 04/16for Q1 | Cassidy & Associates | $30K |
| 04/14for Q1 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $60K |
| 03/18for Q1 | S2R | Under $5,000 |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Navigators Global | $40K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | In-house | $770K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | K&L Gates | $30K |