LobbyingBusiness Roundtable lobbying by quarter
Business Roundtable's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $7.9M. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $27.3M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Taxation/Internal Revenue Code and Trade (Domestic & Foreign).
Business Roundtable
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $27.3M
- 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 | $6.1M | 14 |
| Q1 2023 | $5.7M | 14 |
| Q2 2023 | $6M | 15 |
| Q3 2023 | $4.4M | 15 |
| Q4 2023 | $7.1M | 15 |
| Q1 2024 | $6.9M | 14 |
| Q2 2024 | $5.9M | 16 |
| Q3 2024 | $5.2M | 16 |
| Q4 2024 | $9.1M | 16 |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8M | 17 |
| Q2 2025 | $10.1M | 16 |
| Q3 2025 | $8.5M | 17 |
| Q4 2025 | $10.9M | 16 |
| Q1 2026 | $8.5M | 16 |
| Q2 2026 | $7.9M | 17 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Taxation$12.3M · 166 reports
- Trade$8.9M · 109 reports
- Energy and nuclear$8.2M · 68 reports
- Immigration$8.1M · 50 reports
- Science and technology$8.1M · 55 reports
- Labor, antitrust and workplace$8M · 50 reports
- Environment and Superfund$7.9M · 48 reports
- Financial institutions and securities$7.6M · 30 reports
- Health issues$7.5M · 19 reports
- Transportation$6.8M · 17 reports
- Retirement$4.9M · 11 reports
- Budget and appropriations$4.3M · 101 reports
- Economic development$3.8M · 36 reports
- Law enforcement and criminal justice$3.8M · 9 reports
- Manufacturing$2.8M · 8 reports
- Telecommunications$1.2M · 14 reports
- Foreign relations$1.1M · 2 reports
- Government issues$722.2K · 13 reports
- Disaster planning and emergencies$638.7K · 2 reports
- Homeland security$625.4K · 12 reports
- Education$612.8K · 23 reports
- Banking$493.9K · 5 reports
- Civil rights and liberties$452.8K · 10 reports
- Welfare$446.4K · 1 reports
- Defense$135.6K · 8 reports
- Computer industry$131K · 10 reports
- Consumer protection and safety$119.1K · 11 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES204 reports
- SENATE203 reports
- Treasury, Dept of39 reports
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)34 reports
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)21 reports
- White House Office21 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)18 reports
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)15 reports
- Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)15 reports
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)14 reports
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)13 reports
- State, Dept of (DOS)8 reports
- Energy, Dept of7 reports
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)7 reports
- Transportation, Dept of (DOT)6 reports
- Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)5 reports
- Education, Dept of5 reports
- Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)4 reports
- Natl Security Council (NSC)4 reports
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)3 reports
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)3 reports
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)3 reports
- Natl Science Foundation (NSF)3 reports
- Office of the Vice President of the United States3 reports
- General Services Administration (GSA)2 reports
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)2 reports
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)1 reports
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)1 reports
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)1 reports
- Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)1 reports
- Social Security Administration (SSA)1 reports
- Vice President of the U.S.1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseThe Business Roundtable | $96.5M | 15 quarters |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $2M | 15 quarters |
| Pricewaterhousecoopers | $1.8M | 15 quarters |
| Fierce Government Relations | $980K | 15 quarters |
| Invariant | $900K | 15 quarters |
| Mehlman Consulting | $900K | 15 quarters |
| The Duberstein Group | $900K | 15 quarters |
| S-3 Group | $800K | 14 quarters |
| Resolution Public Affairs | $750K | 15 quarters |
| Williams and Jensen, PLLC | $620K | 11 quarters |
| Tiber Creek Group | $570K | 10 quarters |
| Phronesisdc | $520K | 9 quarters |
| Penn Hill Group | $500K | 15 quarters |
| CGCN Group | $470K | 9 quarters |
| Fulcrum Public Affairs | $450K | 12 quarters |
| Randall Davis Associates | $450K | 15 quarters |
| Ballard Partners | $340K | 6 quarters |
| Owen Evans Ingols | $300K | 5 quarters |
| Sightline Advocacy | $130K | 4 quarters |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | $50K | 2 quarters |
| Conrad Law & Policy Counsel | $30K | 1 quarters |
| Monument Advocacy | $0 | 1 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| ASHLI SCOTT PALMER | Floor Director, Majority Whip Clyburn (2019); Policy Director, Assistant Democratic Leader Clyburn (2014-2017); Chief of Staff, Rural Business Agency of USDA (2012-2014); Sr Legislative Assistant Congressman John Spratt (2002-2011). | Q2 2026 |
| CHRIS ARNESON | Economic Policy Director, Chief Budget and Economic Advisor, Senior Tax Policy Advisor, Tax Policy Advisor, Research Associate, Research Assistant, Associate Investigator, Senate Finance Committee | Q2 2026 |
| DANIEL ZIEGLER | Executive Director, Republican Study Committee; Legislative Director for Rep Doug Lamborn, Policy Director; Speaker Mike Johnson | Q2 2026 |
| DYLAN FROST | Intrn (12-13), Leg Corrspndnt (13-14), Leg Asst (14), Sn Leg Asst (14), Rep Tim Griffin; Sn Leg Asst (15-17), Leg Dir (17-22), Dep Chief of Staff/Leg Dir (23-24), Rep French Hill; Dir Membr Services & Coalitions (25-26), House Comm on Fin Services | Q2 2026 |
| ELIZABETH GREY STANLEY | Part time employee, Congressman Joe Morelle (2021); Chief of Staff, Congresswoman Lowey (2005-2019); Communications Dir/Press Sec, Congresswoman Lowey (2001-2004); Special Assistant/Scheduler, Senator Schumer (1999-2000). | Q2 2026 |
| HALIE CRAIG | Plcy Dir, Sen Commerce Cmte(23-24); Sr Adv, Sen Pat Toomey/Sen Banking Cmte(22-23); Plcy Adv, Sen Banking Cmte(21-22); Sen Pat Toomey: Leg Asst(18-19), Leg Aide(18), Leg Corr(17-18); Staff Asst, Sen Rules Cmte(16-17); Intern, Sen Tim Johnson(12) | Q2 2026 |
| HEATHER MCHUGH | Legislative Director, Senator Schumer (2010-2013); Legislative Director, Congressman Israel (2003-2007); Legislative Assistant, Congresswoman Velazquez (2000-2003). | Q2 2026 |
| JAMES WILLIAMS | Sen. Finance Cmte: Sr Tax/Econ Policy Adv & Tax/IRS Subcmte Staff Dir | Sen. Thune: Sr Policy/Tax/Trade Policy Adv | Sen. Roberts: Dep Leg Dir/Sr Econ Policy Adv | Sen. Hatch: Dep Leg Dir/Sr Policy Adv | Rep. Marchant: Leg Dir/Sr Policy Adv | Q2 2026 |
| JOSHUA DAVID FENDRICK | Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, and Legislative Aide, Sen. Gary C. Peters; Economic Policy Adviser, Rep. Josh Gottheimer; Economic Policy Adviser, Sen. Gary C. Peters | Q2 2026 |
| KEVIN CASEY | Senior Pol Dir, Dem Caucus; Counselor, Leg. Dir, Leg. Asst, Rep. Joseph Crowley; Staff Asst, Leg. Correspondent, Rep. Bob Weygand | Q2 2026 |
| LEA FISHER SULKALA | Chief of Staff, Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (2014-2019); Legislative Assistant, Congressman Etheridge (2001-2005) | Q2 2026 |
| MALLOY MCDANIEL | Policy Advisor, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell; Whip Liaison, Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell; Floor Assistant, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott; Cloakroom Assistant, Office of the Republican Secretary | Q2 2026 |
| MARTIN REISER | Policy Director, Republican Whip Steve Scalise, professional staff House Ways and Means Committee, Chief of Staff, Rep. Dan Miller, Budget Associate, House Budget Committee | Q2 2026 |
| MATT BRAVO | Director of Floor Operations for Maj. Whip Steve Scalise; Prof Staff, E&C; Floor Asst to Maj. Leader Eric Cantor | Q2 2026 |
| MEGHAN TAIRA | Legislative Director, Senator Schumer (2013-2025); Legislative Assistant, Senator Schumer (2007-2013); Health Policy Director, Congresswoman DeGette (2002-2003). | Q2 2026 |
| OLIVIA KURTZ | Chief of Staff, Leg Director, Dep Leg Director, Sr Leg Asst, US Sen Susan Collins; Dep Staff Dir, Sen Special Comm on Aging; Leg Director, Sr Leg Asst, Leg Asst, Exec Asst, Rep Mike Castle | Q2 2026 |
| STEFANI JONES | Senior Policy Advisor, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) 12/23-1/25; Special Assistant and Policy Advisor, Media Monitor, Executive Office of the President 10/14-1/17). | Q2 2026 |
| STEPHEN KLOPP | Dep Asst Sergeant at Arms,US Senate SAA 2018-2021; Director,US Senate SAA 2016-2018; Sen Advisor,US Senate SAA 2014-2016; SPM,US Senate SAA 2010-2014; Special Agent, US Capitol Police 2006-2010; Fed Law Enforcement Officer,US Capitol Police2003-2006 | Q2 2026 |
| JASON GOLDMAN | NTIA: Acting Director of Congressional Affairs (25-26), Dep Director of Congressional Affairs and Telecom Policy Adv (20-26), Acting Director of Congressional Affairs and Acting Dep COS (21-22), Congressional Liaison and Telecom Policy Adv (19-20) | Q1 2026 |
| SARAH MOXLEY | Staff Asst/LC, Rep. McCaul; LA, Rep. Barton; LD Reps. Bucshon and Olson; Sr Prof Staff Member, House Oversight and Govt Reform Comm; Subcomm Staff Director, House Comm on Homeland Security; HASC Prof Staff Member, Subcomm Staff Director | Q1 2026 |
| JENNIFER HAYNES | Leg. Dir, Sen Ernst(23-24); Prof. Staff Member, House Judiciary(23); Leg. Dir, Rep Issa(21-23); Rep Lesko: Leg. Dir(19-21); Sr. Leg. Asst(18-19); Leg. Correspondent, Sen Kennedy(17-18); Sen Cassidy: Leg. Correspondent(16-17); Dep. Scheduler(15-17) | Q4 2025 |
| SAMUEL SCALES | Senior Advisor, USTR (2025); Deputy Assistant, USTR (2019-2020); Coalitions Director, House Natural Resources (2015-2016) | Q4 2025 |
| JACK WILKINSON | Intern, Rep. French Hill; Financial Services Fellow, Rep. French Hill; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Alex Mooney. | Q3 2025 |
| JACOBUS VREEBURG | House Homeland Sec. Cmte.-Staff Asst., Dep. Parl., Parl., Rep. Messer-Leg. Dir., House Rep. Policy Cmte.-Staff Dir., NSC-Staff Officer, Acting Dep. Exec. Sec., Dep. Exec. Sec., House Rep. Conference-Policy Dir., Rep. Stefanik-Policy Dir., USUN-W-Dir. | Q3 2025 |
| TRISTAN BROWN | Legislative Assistant/Aide/Correspondent, Sen. Klobuchar; Law Clerk, U.S. Air Force; Deputy Assoc. Administrator, EPA; Leg. Counsel, Sen. Peters; Acting Administrator/Deputy Administrator, U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration | Q3 2025 |
| NASIM FUSSELL | Chief International Trade Counsel, Senate Finance Committee; Deputy Chief International Trade Counsel, Senate Finance Committee; Trade Counsel, House Ways and Means Committee | Q2 2025 |
| PATRICK CLIFTON | Special Asst. to the President for Operations, Executive Office of the President, President Donald J. Trump (17-19). | Q2 2025 |
| SETH WILLIFORD | Legislative Correspondent, General Counsel, Sen. Tillis; Professional Staff Member, Associate Counsel, Senior Counsel, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee; Constituent Services Representative, Rep. George Holding | Q2 2025 |
| THEODORE TANZER | Sr. Counsel, House Energy & Commerce (23-24); Counsel, Commissioner Feldman, US CPSC (19-22); Pro. Staff Member, Sen. Commerce Committee (19); Law Clerk, Sen. Commerce Committee (18-19); Fellow, Sen. Thune (18); Intern, Sen. Repub. Conference (18) | Q1 2025 |
| ALEC ARAMANDA | Deputy Legislative Director, Leg Asst, Sen. Cruz; Leg Asst, Sen. DeMint. | Q4 2024 |
| CHRISTOPHER W HATCHER | Sch. C, Treasury; Associate Staff, House Rules Committee; LD, Rep. Scott McInnis | Q4 2024 |
| DANA JAMAL THOMPSON | Legislative Director / Chief Counsel, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA-43) // Legislative Counsel / Chief Counsel / Deputy Chief of Staff / Chief of Staff, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18) | Q4 2024 |
| DANIEL HOWARD ZAWITOSKI | Chief of Staff, Rep. Scott Peters (2018-2023); Legislative Director, Rep. Scott Peters (2015-2018); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Scott Peters (2014-2015); Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Scott Peters (2013-2014). | Q4 2024 |
| EMILY KATHRINE LAVERY | Legislative Correspondent / Deputy Legislative Assistant, Legislative Assistant, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) // Staff Director, Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure | Q4 2024 |
| GEOFF VERHOFF | Press aide, ofc of Sen Roth, Nov 00-Jan 01; press aide, S Fin Comm, Aug 99-Nov 00 | Q4 2024 |
| JAN BEUKELMAN | CoS, Sen. Tom Carper (2021-2023); Asst. US Trade Representative, USTR (2021-2021); LD, Sen. Tom Carper (2019-2021); LA, Sen. Tom Carper (2014-2019); LA, Rep. Jim Matheson (2010-2014); LA, Rep. Dennis Moore (2009-2010); LC, Rep. Dennis Moore (2009). | Q4 2024 |
| JOHN STIPICEVIC | Director of Floor Operations, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, 2011-2014; Deputy Chief of Staff for Floor and Member Services, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, 2014-2015 | Q4 2024 |
| KARL RUSSO | Senior Economist, Joint Committee on Taxation | Q4 2024 |
| MARK PRATER | Deputy Staff Director, Chief Tax Counsel, Senate Finance Committee | Q4 2024 |
| MIYA PATEL | Legislative Assistant, Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO-02) // Legislative Counsel, Rep. John Delaney (D-MD-06) // Legal Fellow, House Financial Services Committee | Q4 2024 |
| OSCAR THOMAS RAMIREZ | Special Asst. to the Secretary, Department of Labor // Chief of Staff, Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA-32) // Legislative Director/Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Al Green (D-TX-09) // Legislative Assistant / Legislative Director, Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA-43) | Q4 2024 |
| SARAH MONTEITH | Legislative Aide, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) // Legislative Assistant, Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA-10) // Legislative Assistant, Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06) | Q4 2024 |
| TODD METCALF | Democratic Chief Tax Counsel, Senate Finance Committee; Tax Counsel, Senator Ron Wyden;Director of Floor Operations / Counsel, Office of Majority Whip; Leg. Director & Tax Counsel, Rep. W. Jefferson; Leg. Director & Counsel, Rep. M. Sandlin | Q4 2024 |
| ZACHARY LAVEN | Staff Assistant / Legislative Correspondent / Legislative Aide / Legislative Assistant / Senior Legislative Assistant / Legislative Director / Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) | Q4 2024 |
| NAVEEN PARMAR | Chief Counsel (Sen. Hickenlooper); General Counsel (House Comm on Sm Bus/Velazquez); Tax Counsel, (House Comm on Sm Bus/Velazquez); Economic Policy Counsel (Sen. Amy Klobuchar); Ways and Means Counsel (Rep. Lloyd Doggett) | Q3 2024 |
| RILEY STAMPER | Leg staff member, Sen. Hagerty (Jan 21 - Dec 23); Staff member, Sen. Alexander (May 19 - October 19). | Q3 2024 |
| ROHIT KUMAR | Dep. C. of Staff, Senate Rep. Leader M McConnell | Q3 2024 |
| WILLIAM ANDERSON | Intern, The White House Correspondence and Public Liaison Office; Intern, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt; Staff Director, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, House Committee on Financial Services | Q1 2024 |
| ADAM B INGOLS | Chief of Staff (U.S. DOE); Senior Advisor (U.S. DOE); Legislative Affairs (White House); Policy Assistant (Speaker of the House); Staff Assistant (Speaker of the House) | Q4 2023 |
| BRUCE M. EVANS | Staff Director Senate Committee on Appropriations; Chief of Staff Senator Thad Cochran; Staff Director Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Clerk Senate Subcmte on Interior Appropriations | Q4 2023 |
| LISA GOLDMAN | Sr Counsel, House Comm on Energy & Commerce; Chief Counsel, Sr Counsel (E&C Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce); Counsel House Comm on E&C | Q4 2023 |
| MARGARET CEKUTA | Associate Chief of Staff, Council of Economic Advisers (White House); Director for Eurasia, Russia, and Germany (USTR). | Q4 2023 |
| AMANDA H NEELY | Dir. Of Gov. Affairs for S. HSGAC; General Counsel to Sen. Rob Portman; Dep. Chief Counsel to S. PSI; Oversight Counsel for H. Ways & Means; Staff Assistant/LC to Sen. Elizabeth Dole. | Q3 2023 |
| 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; Intern, Sen. Harry Reid. | Q3 2023 |
| AMY SHUART GINGRICH | U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means: Social Security Subcommittee Staff Director, Professional Staff. | Q2 2023 |
| ANDREW B LYON | Dep. Asst. Secretary for Tax Analysis, Treasury Department | Q1 2023 |
| JENNIFER THORNTON | U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means: Trade Counsel; The Office of the United States Trade Representative: Senior Policy Advisor & Counsel, Director for Investment in the Office of Services and Investment. | Q1 2023 |
| LINDSEY LEDWIN | Executive Assistant/Senior Scheduler, Sen. Olympia Snowe (2003-2005); Clerk, Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee (2003) | Q4 2022 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | In-house | $7M |
| 07/20for Q2 | The Duberstein Group | $60K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Pricewaterhousecoopers | $120K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Williams and Jensen, PLLC | $60K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Phronesisdc | $60K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Randall Davis Associates | $30K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Fierce Government Relations | $60K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $110K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Monument Advocacy | Under $5,000 |
| 07/20for Q2 | Penn Hill Group | $30K |
| 07/19for Q2 | Sightline Advocacy | $40K |
| 07/19for Q2 | Resolution Public Affairs | $50K |
| 07/18for Q2 | CGCN Group | $60K |
| 07/17for Q2 | Mehlman Consulting | $60K |
| 07/17for Q2 | S-3 Group | $60K |
| 07/17for Q2 | Invariant | $60K |
| 07/16for Q2 | Ballard Partners | $60K |
| 07/13for Q2 | Monument Advocacy | Under $5,000 |
| 05/18for Q1 | Randall Davis Associates | $30K |
| 04/22for Q1 | Fierce Government Relations | $60K |