Lobbying

Business Software Alliance's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $320K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $1.4M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Defense and Trade (Domestic & Foreign).

Business Software Alliance

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$1.4M
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

Business Software Alliance lobbying by quarter
Business Software Alliance lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$370K1
Q1 2023$470K1
Q2 2023$390K1
Q3 2023$450K1
Q4 2023$420K1
Q1 2024$530K1
Q2 2024$360K1
Q3 2024$530K1
Q4 2024$500K1
Q1 2025$430K1
Q2 2025$625K2
Q3 2025$500K2
Q4 2025$560K2
Q1 2026$470K1
Q2 2026$320K1
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Defense$1M · 18 reports
  • Trade$1M · 18 reports
  • Computer industry$980.9K · 15 reports
  • Copyright, patent and trademark$980.9K · 15 reports
  • Education$980.9K · 15 reports
  • Intelligence and surveillance$980.9K · 15 reports
  • Law enforcement and criminal justice$902.5K · 14 reports
  • Homeland security$41.1K · 1 reports
  • Immigration$41.1K · 1 reports

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

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES18 reports
  • SENATE18 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)16 reports
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)15 reports
  • U.S. Copyright Office15 reports
  • U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)15 reports
  • White House Office15 reports
  • State, Dept of (DOS)3 reports
  • Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)1 reports
  • Justice, Dept of (DOJ)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseBusiness Software Alliance$6.9M15 quarters
Ridge Path Strategies$55K3 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
BRIAN DIFFELLPolicy Adv., Sen. Repub Conf.; Leg. Dir., Sen. Blunt; Leg. Dir., Rep. Blunt; Sr. Policy Adv., Hse Repub Whip; Sr. Policy Adv., House Maj. Whip; Research Analyst, House Maj. Whip; Spec. Asst. to the Chief Deputy Whip.Q4 2025
MADISON SMITHMajority Staff Dir, Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness; Legislative Assistant, Senator John Cornyn; Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Will Hurd; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Roger WilliamsQ4 2025
DANIELLE BROWNGeneral Counsel & Parliamentarian-House Ways & Means Cmte; Deputy Chief Counsel & Parliamentarian, Chief Legislative Counsel, Counsel & Deputy Parliamentarian, Professional Staff-House Judiciary Cmte; LA/Scheduler-Rep. John ConyersQ4 2022

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2In-house$320K
04/20for Q1In-house$470K
04/20for Q4 2025Ridge Path Strategies$30K
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$530K
01/20for Q4 2025Ridge Path Strategies$30K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Ridge Path Strategies$10K
25/10/20for Q3 2025In-house$490K
25/07/21for Q2 2025Ridge Path Strategies$15K
25/07/21for Q2 2025In-house$610K
25/05/28for Q2 2025Ridge Path StrategiesUnder $5,000
25/04/21for Q1 2025In-house$430K
25/01/21for Q4 2024In-house$500K
24/10/21for Q3 2024In-house$530K
24/07/22for Q2 2024In-house$360K
24/04/22for Q1 2024In-house$530K
24/01/19for Q4 2023In-house$420K
23/10/20for Q3 2023In-house$450K
23/07/19for Q2 2023In-house$390K
23/04/20for Q1 2023In-house$470K
23/01/20for Q4 2022In-house$370K