LobbyingMeta Platforms lobbying by quarter
Meta Platforms META's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $772.5K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $2.2M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Computer Industry and Media (Information/Publishing).
Meta PlatformsMETA
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $2.2M
- 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 | $655K | 14 |
| Q1 2023 | $650K | 13 |
| Q2 2023 | $650K | 13 |
| Q3 2023 | $608.8K | 13 |
| Q4 2023 | $623.8K | 13 |
| Q1 2024 | $623.8K | 13 |
| Q2 2024 | $583.8K | 12 |
| Q3 2024 | $583.8K | 12 |
| Q4 2024 | $583.8K | 12 |
| Q1 2025 | $562.5K | 12 |
| Q2 2025 | $576.3K | 13 |
| Q3 2025 | $636.3K | 14 |
| Q4 2025 | $726.3K | 15 |
| Q1 2026 | $742.5K | 15 |
| Q2 2026 | $772.5K | 15 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Computer industry$3.9M · 128 reports
- Taxation$840K · 15 reports
- Science and technology$672.3K · 31 reports
- Communications and broadcasting$630K · 15 reports
- Homeland security$567.5K · 30 reports
- Law enforcement and criminal justice$561.6K · 31 reports
- Consumer protection and safety$522K · 31 reports
- Media and publishing$469.6K · 42 reports
- Trade$348.8K · 16 reports
- Telecommunications$202.5K · 10 reports
- Copyright, patent and trademark$132.5K · 15 reports
- Government issues$132.5K · 15 reports
- Intelligence and surveillance$132.5K · 15 reports
- Energy and nuclear$120K · 5 reports
- Financial institutions and securities$112.5K · 9 reports
- Banking$100K · 15 reports
- Labor, antitrust and workplace$67K · 4 reports
- Budget and appropriations$16K · 1 reports
- Immigration$10K · 1 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES174 reports
- SENATE166 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)22 reports
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)16 reports
- Treasury, Dept of15 reports
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)8 reports
- White House Office6 reports
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)4 reports
- Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)2 reports
- Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| Avoq | $1.2M | 15 quarters |
| Harbinger Strategies | $900K | 15 quarters |
| Sternhell Group | $900K | 15 quarters |
| Capitol Tax Partners | $840K | 15 quarters |
| Elevate Government Affairs | $750K | 15 quarters |
| Mindset Advocacy | $750K | 15 quarters |
| Jeffries Strategies | $675K | 15 quarters |
| Salt Point Strategies | $630K | 15 quarters |
| Thegroup DC | $540K | 10 quarters |
| Stanton Park Group | $505K | 13 quarters |
| Telemedia Policy | $438.8K | 15 quarters |
| McGinley | $390K | 5 quarters |
| Mason Street Consulting | $300K | 15 quarters |
| Mehlman Consulting | $250K | 5 quarters |
| Dci Group | $180K | 4 quarters |
| Ogr | $180K | 6 quarters |
| Salinas Strategies | $90K | 3 quarters |
| The Williams Group | $60K | 2 quarters |
| Baker & Hostetler | $0 | 1 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| BRANT IMPERATORE | Senior Counsel, House Financial Services Committee | Q2 2026 |
| DANA GRESHAM | Chief of Staff, Senator Doug Jones | Q2 2026 |
| JUSTIN W LILLEY | Republican Telecom Counsel & Staff Member, House Energy & Commerce Committee: 1988-1993; 1997-2001 | Q2 2026 |
| NORBERTO SALINAS | Senior Counsel on the House Committee on the Judiciary | Q2 2026 |
| RICK DEARBORN | Deputy Chief of Staff, President Donald Trump | Q2 2026 |
| ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN | Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. | Q2 2026 |
| SAMUEL WHITEHORN | Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee. | Q2 2026 |
| SUSAN S ZOOK | Legislative Assistant, Senator Mike Crapo; Legislative Assistant, Representative Charlie Dent; Legislative Correspondent/Staff Assistant, Representative Tim Murphy | Q2 2026 |
| WILLIAM MCGINLEY | Deputy Assistant to the President & Cabinet Secretary; Assistant to the President & Cabinet Secretary | Q2 2026 |
| ZACHARY K OSTRO | Legislative Director, Rep. Robin Kelly | Q2 2026 |
| AISLING MCDONOUGH | Chief of Staff, Rep. Anna Eshoo; Senior Health Advisor, Rep. Anna Eshoo; Policy Coordinator, Energy & Commerce Committee; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Brian Schatz | Q4 2025 |
| BRYAN WILLIAM WELLS | Policy Advisor, Sen. Pat Roberts | Q4 2025 |
| EARL SCOTT FLOOD | Dep. CoS, LD (Rep. Robin Kelly); Health Pol Adv, Csl (Rep. Terri Sewell); Csl (Rep. Cedric Richmond); Pol Aide (Sen. Claire McCaskill) | Q4 2025 |
| JAMES DERDERIAN | Chief of Staff, House Commerce Committee, Legislative Advisor to Rep. Tom Bliley | Q4 2025 |
| VALERIE HENRY | Legislative Director, Rep. Greg Walden; Legislative Assistant to Sen. John Warner and Sen. Mike Crapo | Q4 2025 |
| JOSEPH EDWARD BROWN iii | Sr Prof Staff (EPW Comm Maj/Sen. Moore Capito); Prof Staff (EPW Comm Min/Ranking Mem Sen. Moore Capito); Leg Asst (Sen. Boozman); Maj Leg Asst (EPW Comm Maj/Sen. Jim Inhofe); Maj Research Asst (EPW Comm Maj/Sen. Jim Inhofe); Intern (Rep. Jim Renacci) | Q3 2025 |
| ANDERSON HELTON | Legislative Assistant, Senator Roger Wicker; Research Assistant, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Special Assistant, Senator Roger Wicker | Q2 2025 |
| MILLA ANDERSON | Policy Advisor, Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, FCC; Policy Advisor & Legislative Assistant, Rep. Annie Kuster; Legislative Aide, Senator Debbie Stabenow; Legislative Correspondent & Staff Assistant, Senator Doug Jones; Intern, Senator Maggie Hassan | Q2 2025 |
| JOHN LEGANSKI | Chief 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 SLEMROD | Associate 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 NEVINS | Deputy 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 ROSSMAN | Chief 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 STOMBRES | Chief 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 Chief DeputyMajorityWhip04-07; Chief of Staff, Congressman Eric Cantor 01-03 | Q1 2025 |
| KATHERINE SCOLLARD MONGE | Senior Counsel, Leader/Speaker Pelosi; Senior Policy Adviser, Leader Pelosi; Tax Counsel, Senator Cardin. | Q4 2023 |
| SAUL HERNANDEZ | Special Assistant-Rep. Frank W. Ballance, Jr.; Special Assistant, Systems Admin., Legislative Correspondent, Deputy Press Secretary, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director, Deputy Chief of Staff and Acting Chief of Staff-Rep. G.K. Butterfield | Q3 2023 |
| GERALD (JERRY) BRUCE LEVERICH iii | Chief Counsel and Staff Director, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Chief Counsel and Staff Director, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce | Q1 2023 |
| PARKER H. POLING | Spec. Asst to Dir. of Media Affairs 01-03; Comm. on Educ. and Workforce, Chairman Boehner 03-04; Law Clerk to Chairman Toner, FEC 05-06; COS, Cong. McHenry 07-14; COS, Chief Dep. Whip McHenry 14-18 in Office of Maj. Whip Scalise. | Q1 2023 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 08/04for Q2 | Dci Group | $60K |
| 07/21for Q2 | Jeffries Strategies | $45K |
| 07/21for Q2 | Harbinger Strategies | $60K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Elevate Government Affairs | $50K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Avoq | $80K |
| 07/20for Q2 | The Williams Group | $30K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Sternhell Group | $60K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Salt Point Strategies | $80K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Mindset Advocacy | $50K |
| 07/19for Q2 | McGinley | $90K |
| 07/17for Q2 | Mehlman Consulting | $50K |
| 07/16for Q2 | Telemedia Policy | $37.5K |
| 07/16for Q2 | Capitol Tax Partners | $30K |
| 07/12for Q2 | Salinas Strategies | $30K |
| 07/07for Q2 | Mason Street Consulting | $20K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Elevate Government Affairs | $50K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Harbinger Strategies | $60K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Avoq | $80K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Jeffries Strategies | $45K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Sternhell Group | $60K |