LobbyingMicrosoft lobbying by quarter
Microsoft MSFT's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $3.6M. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $10.3M. Its first report covers Q2 2022; the issues it reports most are Computer Industry and Telecommunications.
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- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $10.3M
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −100.0%
- Q3 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q2 2022
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | $2.4M | 1 |
| Q3 2022 | $2.3M | 1 |
| Q4 2022 | $3.4M | 21 |
| Q1 2023 | $3.1M | 21 |
| Q2 2023 | $3.2M | 21 |
| Q3 2023 | $3.2M | 21 |
| Q4 2023 | $3.1M | 22 |
| Q1 2024 | $3.2M | 22 |
| Q2 2024 | $3.4M | 22 |
| Q3 2024 | $3.6M | 22 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.2M | 21 |
| Q1 2025 | $3.2M | 22 |
| Q2 2025 | $3.4M | 20 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.9M | 20 |
| Q4 2025 | $3.3M | 20 |
| Q1 2026 | $3.3M | 19 |
| Q2 2026 | $3.7M | 19 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Computer industry$5.2M · 132 reports
- Telecommunications$4.6M · 102 reports
- Labor, antitrust and workplace$4.5M · 75 reports
- Taxation$4.4M · 74 reports
- Science and technology$3.9M · 71 reports
- Defense$3.8M · 52 reports
- Education$3.6M · 41 reports
- Immigration$3.5M · 69 reports
- Consumer protection and safety$3.5M · 50 reports
- Copyright, patent and trademark$3.4M · 60 reports
- Environment and Superfund$3.4M · 44 reports
- Trade$3.3M · 45 reports
- Transportation$3.2M · 32 reports
- Budget and appropriations$1.1M · 52 reports
- Energy and nuclear$814.9K · 21 reports
- Homeland security$622.8K · 54 reports
- Communications and broadcasting$459.9K · 38 reports
- Law enforcement and criminal justice$194.9K · 15 reports
- Intelligence and surveillance$169.5K · 17 reports
- Postal$70.7K · 15 reports
- Civil rights and liberties$33.3K · 2 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES258 reports
- SENATE245 reports
- Transportation, Dept of (DOT)35 reports
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)28 reports
- Treasury, Dept of28 reports
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)27 reports
- White House Office27 reports
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)25 reports
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)25 reports
- Education, Dept of24 reports
- Energy, Dept of23 reports
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)22 reports
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)22 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)21 reports
- General Services Administration (GSA)21 reports
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)21 reports
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)19 reports
- Natl Science Foundation (NSF)19 reports
- State, Dept of (DOS)19 reports
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)17 reports
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)17 reports
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)17 reports
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)17 reports
- Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)17 reports
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)17 reports
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)17 reports
- Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)17 reports
- Natl Security Council (NSC)17 reports
- Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)17 reports
- Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)17 reports
- Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)17 reports
- U.S. Copyright Office17 reports
- U.S. Postal Service (USPS)17 reports
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)17 reports
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)14 reports
- Federal Railroad Administration13 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseMicrosoft | $40.1M | 17 quarters |
| Tiber Creek Group | $1.4M | 15 quarters |
| Penn Hill Group | $1.1M | 15 quarters |
| Venture Government Strategies | $880K | 15 quarters |
| Stewart Strategies and Solutions | $820K | 15 quarters |
| CGCN Group | $800K | 10 quarters |
| Elevate Government Affairs | $790K | 15 quarters |
| D&P Creative Strategies | $750K | 15 quarters |
| Lot Sixteen | $730K | 15 quarters |
| Harbinger Strategies | $660K | 11 quarters |
| Fifestrategies | $650K | 15 quarters |
| Polaris-Hutton Group | $590K | 10 quarters |
| West Front Strategies | $540K | 9 quarters |
| Forza DC | $530K | 15 quarters |
| Monument Advocacy | $500K | 9 quarters |
| Hollier & Associates | $450K | 15 quarters |
| The Gibson Group | $450K | 15 quarters |
| Federal Policy Group | $440K | 10 quarters |
| Polaris Government Relations | $430K | 6 quarters |
| Michael Best Strategies | $390K | 6 quarters |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $280K | 6 quarters |
| Ernst & Young | $150K | 15 quarters |
| Traction Strategic | $135K | 6 quarters |
| Cory Crowley & Company | $110K | 8 quarters |
| Platinum Advisors DC | $60K | 4 quarters |
| Maynard Nexsen PC | $50K | 1 quarters |
| In-houseHilltop Advocacy | $0 | 9 quarters |
| Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr | $0 | 13 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| BRET MANLEY | Chief of Staff, Rep. Rodney Davis 19-22; Chief of Staff, Rep. Jeff Denham 17-18; Legislative Director, Rep. Jeff Denham 11-17; Financial Services Policy Advisor, Rep. Gary Miller 08-10; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Gary Miller 07-08. | Q2 2026 |
| DAN DUKES | Senate Republican Floor Assistant (2003-2005) | Q2 2026 |
| DAVID ALEXANDER MARTEN | Legislative Director, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Denny Heck; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Denny Heck. | Q2 2026 |
| INGRID M DURAN | St. Assistant Banking Comm. LA Rep. Gene Green | Q2 2026 |
| JEFFREY D MARKEY | LD/Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative Doc Hastings. | Q2 2026 |
| JOHN SMEDILE | Senate Commerce Comm., Professional Staff (2011-13); Rep. Roy Blunt, LA (2009-10); Rep. Paul Broun, LA (2009); Rep. Kenny Hulshof, Legislative Director (2008), LA (2007-08), Legislative Correspondent (2006-07); Rep. Roy Blunt, Staff Assistant/Intern | Q2 2026 |
| JOSEPH H GIBSON | Counsel for Legislative & Intergovernmental Affairs Anti-Trust Division, DOJ 2001-2002; Chief Antitrust Counsel, House Judiciary Committee 1997-2001; Counsel, House Judiciary Committee 1995-1997 | Q2 2026 |
| KELLIE DONNELLY | Chief Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources | Q2 2026 |
| MARTIN L. HOLMES | Deputy Counsel to the Vice President, Chief Counsel and Staff Director for Senate Judiciary Committee, Chief Counsel to Sen. Lindsey Graham, Counsel to Sen. Lindsey Graham | Q2 2026 |
| MENDA FIFE | Professional Staff Member -- Senate Appropriations Committee; Legis. Asst. -- Sens. Kennedy & Feinstein and Rep. C. Brown; and LC and Mailroom Supervisor -- Senator Harkin | 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 |
| RYAN ABRAHAM | Senate Finance Committee - 2004-09; SFC Tax Counsel - 2010-18 | 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 |
| VANESSA VALDEZ | LC Senator John Ossoff | Q2 2026 |
| WILLIAM HOLLIER | Chief of Staff, Senator Crapo | Q2 2026 |
| NINIO FETALVO | Dir of Strategic Communications, Deputy Dir of Communications, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services; Communications Advisor, Associate Advisor, Assistant Press Secretary, Executive Office of the President | Q1 2026 |
| BRETT EWER | Press Intern, Sen. Elizabeth Warren | Q4 2025 |
| DANIEL A. SEPULVEDA | Amb. and Dept. Asst. Sec. - US Department of State, Senior Adviser - Mo Cowan, Senior Adviser - Sen. John Kerry, Assistant USTR - USTR, Legislative Assistant - Sen. Barack Obama, Senior Legislative Assistant - Sen. Barbara Boxer | Q4 2025 |
| SAM OLSWANGER | Leg staff, Rep Webster, Jan 11-Jun 11; intrn, Rep Blackburn, Sep 08-Dec 08 | Q4 2025 |
| CHONYA DAVIS-JOHNSON | Carter LA-02 Chief of Staff, May 2022 - November 2024 Beatty OH-03 Sr. Policy Advisor, 2018 - 2020 Edwards MD4, District Director, 2008-2009 Lee TX18, District Director 2007 Ruppersberg MD2, Legislative Assistant 2005 | Q2 2025 |
| EBONY SIMPSON | William Jefferson, 2007- 2009, Legislative Assistant; Hank Johnson, 2009- 2012, Office Manager/Scheduler | Q2 2025 |
| JENNIFER STEWART | Eddie Bernice Johnson, 2000- 2002, Legislative Assistant; Gregory Meeks, 2002- 2005, Legislative Director | Q2 2025 |
| JOSEPH RUSSO | Dir Cltn, H Approp Cmte(Jan2023-Mar 2025);SAP&Dep Dir, WH OPL(Jul2020-Jan2021);SAP&Dir Biz Otrch, WH OPL(Mar-Jul 2020);AD, WH OPL(Feb2019-Mar2020);Dep AD, WH OPL(Aug2018-Feb2019);Cltn Dir, H Jud Cmte(Jan 2014-Aug 2018);LC, Rep.Goodlatte(Jan-Dec2013). | Q2 2025 |
| AHARON FRIEDMAN | Tax Counsel, Committee on Ways and Means | Q1 2025 |
| DANIEL LERNER | Staff, Senate Armed Services Committee; Deputy to the Associate Director/Legislative Analyst/Confidential Assistant, Office of Management and Budget | Q1 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 |
| KELLY LUGAR | Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Energy. | Q1 2025 |
| KENNETH J KIES | Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation | 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 |
| ROSEMARIE LAUGHLIN | January 2015-July 2022: Senior Professional Staffer -Energy & Environment Policy Advisor - Committee on Rules, US House of Representatives | 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 Deputy Majority Whip 04-07; Chief of Staff, Congressman Eric Cantor 01-03. | Q1 2025 |
| WILL BREWSTER | Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Senator Richard Shelby | Q1 2025 |
| TYLER GRASSMEYER | 2014-2022: Deputy Chief of Staff to Senator Ben Sasse (Nebraska). | Q4 2024 |
| ANDREW LOCK | Intern, Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO). Senior Professional Staff Member, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security | Q3 2024 |
| BRYAN ALPHIN | Public Affairs Liaison & Leg. Assistant, U.S. House Judiciary Committee; Leg. Assistant, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA); Leg. Correspondent, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA); Staff Assistant, Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH), Intern, Sen. John W. Warner (R-VA) | Q3 2024 |
| ERIN SIEFRING | Chief of staff, Rep. Dave Brat, Legislative Director, Rep. Tom Feeney, Confidential Assistant, HUD | Q3 2024 |
| ANNE GAYMAN | Legislative Director, Office of Sen. Lisa Murkowski | Q2 2024 |
| COLIN T HAYES | Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources | Q2 2024 |
| LAUREN RUBIN | Legislative Director, Rep. Suzan DelBene - 2015-18 | Q2 2024 |
| LISA WOLSKI | Tax counsel, Sen. Jon Kyl, 2003-07; staff director, Senate Finance Tax & IRS Oversight Subcomm., 2005-06; deputy chief of staff, Office of the Senate Republican Whip, 2008-09; chief of staff, Office of the Senate Republican Whip, 2009-2011 | Q2 2024 |
| GRANT L. A. BARBOSA | LA Senator Kamala Harris | Q1 2024 |
| JOSEPH EAVES | Legislative Director, Office of U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko | Q1 2024 |
| JULIE DUNNE | Deputy Executive Secretary, Department of Homeland Security; Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Export Administration, Department of Commerce. | Q1 2024 |
| MICHAEL CHADWICK TANNER | Professional Staff Member, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. John Boccieri (D-OH); Press Secretary, U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland (D-OH); Legislative Correspondent, U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland (D-OH) | Q1 2024 |
| TROY STOCK | Counsel, Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT); Subcommittee Staff Director, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Policy Counsel, Senate Republican Policy Committee | Q1 2024 |
| DANYELLE SOLOMON | ONDCP - Executive Office of the President (White House) - December 2010-September 2013. US Senate - Senator Ben Cardin (Senate Judiciary Committee) - March 2007-December 2010. | Q2 2023 |
| MARTHA BEATRICE MILLER | Deputy Director of Scheduling, Sen. Ted Cruz (TX), 2019-2020; Scheduler, Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-08), 2020-2022. | Q1 2023 |
| DAVID NATONSKI | Chief of Staff: Rep. Greg Murphy, Rep. Denver Riggleman, Rep. Kevin Yoder, Rep. Trey Radel; Deputy Chief of Staff, Communications Director: Rep. Aaron Schock; Press Secretary, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent: Rep. Christopher Shays | Q4 2022 |
| JENNIFER STORIPAN | Legislative Director, Office of U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty | Q4 2022 |
| JESSICA VALLEJO | Senior Advisor for Congressional Engagement, The White House - February 2021-August 2022. Deputy Floor Director, U.S. House of Representatives - January-February 2021. Various, U.S. House of Representatives - January 2015-August 2020. | Q3 2022 |
| JAMES EDWARD FARRELL iii | The Honorable Tim Murphy (R-PA), United States House of Representatives Scheduler, August 2015-December 2015 Staff Assistant, May 2015-August 2015 | Q2 2022 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 08/14for Q3 | Rivendell Group | Under $5,000 |
| 07/21for Q2 | Hollier & Associates | $30K |
| 07/21for Q2 | Harbinger Strategies | $60K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Elevate Government Affairs | $60K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Michael Best Strategies | $50K |
| 07/20for Q2 | In-house | $2.7M |
| 07/20for Q2 | Stewart Strategies and Solutions | $60K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Fifestrategies | $30K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $50K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Penn Hill Group | $80K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Ernst & Young | $50K |
| 07/19for Q2 | Polaris Government Relations | $90K |
| 07/19for Q2 | Tiber Creek Group | $90K |
| 07/18for Q2 | Traction Strategic | $30K |
| 07/17for Q2 | Venture Government Strategies | $60K |
| 07/16for Q2 | Maynard Nexsen PC | $50K |
| 07/16for Q2 | Lot Sixteen | $50K |
| 07/13for Q2 | Forza DC | $40K |
| 07/10for Q2 | The Gibson Group | $30K |
| 07/07for Q2 | D&P Creative Strategies | $50K |