LobbyingMeta Platforms, Inc. and Various Subsidiaries lobbying by quarter
Meta Platforms, Inc. and Various Subsidiaries's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $6M. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $19.7M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Telecommunications and Civil Rights/Civil Liberties.
Meta Platforms, Inc. and Various Subsidiaries
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $19.7M
- 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 | $3.7M | 1 |
| Q1 2023 | $4.6M | 1 |
| Q2 2023 | $4.9M | 2 |
| Q3 2023 | $5.2M | 2 |
| Q4 2023 | $4.7M | 2 |
| Q1 2024 | $7.7M | 2 |
| Q2 2024 | $6M | 2 |
| Q3 2024 | $5.3M | 2 |
| Q4 2024 | $5.6M | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | $8M | 2 |
| Q2 2025 | $6M | 2 |
| Q3 2025 | $5.9M | 2 |
| Q4 2025 | $6.5M | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | $7.1M | 2 |
| Q2 2026 | $6M | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Telecommunications$9.2M · 28 reports
- Civil rights and liberties$8.7M · 15 reports
- Computer industry$8.7M · 15 reports
- Homeland security$8.7M · 15 reports
- Law enforcement and criminal justice$8.7M · 15 reports
- Media and publishing$8.7M · 15 reports
- Taxation$8.7M · 15 reports
- Trade$8.7M · 15 reports
- Environment and Superfund$7.6M · 13 reports
- Immigration$7.6M · 13 reports
- Disaster planning and emergencies$1.3M · 3 reports
- Copyright, patent and trademark$280.8K · 1 reports
- Government issues$280.8K · 1 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES28 reports
- SENATE28 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)15 reports
- Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)15 reports
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)15 reports
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)15 reports
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)15 reports
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)15 reports
- State, Dept of (DOS)15 reports
- Treasury, Dept of15 reports
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)15 reports
- White House Office15 reports
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)14 reports
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)9 reports
- Education, Dept of8 reports
- Energy, Dept of8 reports
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)8 reports
- Office of the Vice President of the United States5 reports
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)2 reports
- Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)1 reports
- U.S. Copyright Office1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseMeta Platforms, Inc. and Various Subsidiaries | $86.7M | 15 quarters |
| Venable | $490K | 13 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| DUSTIN JOSEPH CARMACK | Chief of Staff - Rep. John Ratcliffe; Chief of Staff, Legislative Director - Rep. Ron DeSantis | Q1 2026 |
| SONIA GILL | Senior Counsel - Chairman Dick Durbin, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary; Counsel, Chairman Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration | Q4 2022 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | In-house | $6M |
| 07/10for Q2 | Venable | $40K |
| 04/20for Q1 | In-house | $7.1M |
| 04/14for Q1 | Venable | $40K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | In-house | $6.5M |
| 01/14for Q4 2025 | Venable | $40K |
| 25/10/20for Q2 2025 | In-house | $6M |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | In-house | $5.8M |
| 25/10/10for Q3 2025 | Venable | $40K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | In-house | $5.8M |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | Venable | $40K |
| 25/04/21for Q1 2025 | In-house | $8M |
| 25/04/14for Q1 2025 | Venable | $40K |
| 25/01/21for Q4 2024 | In-house | $5.6M |
| 25/01/14for Q4 2024 | Venable | $40K |
| 24/10/21for Q3 2024 | In-house | $5.3M |
| 24/10/14for Q3 2024 | Venable | $40K |
| 24/07/22for Q2 2024 | In-house | $5.9M |
| 24/07/18for Q2 2024 | Venable | $40K |
| 24/04/22for Q1 2024 | In-house | $7.6M |