Lobbying

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

Meta Platforms, Inc. and Various Subsidiaries lobbying by quarter
Meta Platforms, Inc. and Various Subsidiaries lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$3.7M1
Q1 2023$4.6M1
Q2 2023$4.9M2
Q3 2023$5.2M2
Q4 2023$4.7M2
Q1 2024$7.7M2
Q2 2024$6M2
Q3 2024$5.3M2
Q4 2024$5.6M2
Q1 2025$8M2
Q2 2025$6M2
Q3 2025$5.9M2
Q4 2025$6.5M2
Q1 2026$7.1M2
Q2 2026$6M2
Q3 2026$00

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$86.7M15 quarters
Venable$490K13 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
DUSTIN JOSEPH CARMACKChief of Staff - Rep. John Ratcliffe; Chief of Staff, Legislative Director - Rep. Ron DeSantisQ1 2026
SONIA GILLSenior Counsel - Chairman Dick Durbin, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary; Counsel, Chairman Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and AdministrationQ4 2022

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2In-house$6M
07/10for Q2Venable$40K
04/20for Q1In-house$7.1M
04/14for Q1Venable$40K
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$6.5M
01/14for Q4 2025Venable$40K
25/10/20for Q2 2025In-house$6M
25/10/20for Q3 2025In-house$5.8M
25/10/10for Q3 2025Venable$40K
25/07/21for Q2 2025In-house$5.8M
25/07/21for Q2 2025Venable$40K
25/04/21for Q1 2025In-house$8M
25/04/14for Q1 2025Venable$40K
25/01/21for Q4 2024In-house$5.6M
25/01/14for Q4 2024Venable$40K
24/10/21for Q3 2024In-house$5.3M
24/10/14for Q3 2024Venable$40K
24/07/22for Q2 2024In-house$5.9M
24/07/18for Q2 2024Venable$40K
24/04/22for Q1 2024In-house$7.6M