Lobbying

Paypal PYPL's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $840.5K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $2.4M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities and Banking.

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$2.4M
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

Paypal lobbying by quarter
Paypal lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$491.5K6
Q1 2023$522.2K6
Q2 2023$546.1K6
Q3 2023$630.3K8
Q4 2023$649.3K7
Q1 2024$609.5K7
Q2 2024$612.5K8
Q3 2024$604.5K7
Q4 2024$616.5K7
Q1 2025$713.5K7
Q2 2025$739.5K7
Q3 2025$799.5K7
Q4 2025$796.5K7
Q1 2026$798.5K7
Q2 2026$840.5K7
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Financial institutions and securities$2.4M · 66 reports
  • Taxation$1.6M · 50 reports
  • Banking$1.4M · 62 reports
  • Trade$1.2M · 47 reports
  • Small business$1.1M · 31 reports
  • Immigration$972.6K · 15 reports
  • Labor, antitrust and workplace$972.6K · 15 reports
  • Telecommunications$150K · 15 reports
  • Consumer protection and safety$127.5K · 16 reports
  • Science and technology$101K · 16 reports

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

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES104 reports
  • SENATE104 reports
  • Treasury, Dept of37 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)15 reports
  • Justice, Dept of (DOJ)15 reports
  • Small Business Administration (SBA)15 reports
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)14 reports
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)4 reports
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)3 reports
  • Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)3 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-housePaypal$6.8M15 quarters
Mindset Advocacy$750K15 quarters
Thorn Run Partners$750K15 quarters
Franklin Square Group$460K12 quarters
Sternhell Group$400K12 quarters
I Street Advocates$300K15 quarters
Eris Group$232.5K9 quarters
Grayrobinson Pa$150K7 quarters
Capitol Chambers Strategies$120K4 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
CHARLES B. THOMASSenior Legislative Asst, Legislative Asst, Legislative Aide, Staff Asst; Rep. Robert PittengerQ2 2026
CHRIS BROWNSenior Professional Staff, House Financial Services CommitteeQ2 2026
JASON M ROSENSTOCKLegislative Counsel, Rep. Tom LantosQ2 2026
MORGAN BEVINProfessional Staff Member, US House Committee on Financial Services, Rep. Patrick McHenry; Staff Assistant, US House Committee on Financial Services, Rep. Patrick McHenry; Financial Services Policy Fellow, Rep. French Hill.Q2 2026
WILLIAM CAMPBELL KING MUELLERDeputy Assistant Secretary, Banking and FinanceQ2 2026
GALEN ROEHLLegislative Correspondent, Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS); Legislative Assistant, Senate Judiciary Committee; Senior Policy Advisor, Senate Judiciary Committee; Legislative Director Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL); Professional Staff Senate Commerce Committee;Q3 2025
SARAH BETH JANSENCounsel, Sen. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Cmte (Sen. Tom Coburn); General Counsel, Counsel, Judiciary Rep. -Sen. Judiciary Cmte/Privacy Tech & Law Subcmte (Sen. Tom Coburn), Intern -Sen. Jeff Sessions; Intern -House Judiciary CommitteeQ3 2024
CHARLIE SCHREIBERSenior Counsel, House Financial Services CommitteeQ4 2023
ANDREW HALATAEILegislative Director, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA)Q3 2023
ROLAND NELSON LITTERST jrSpecial Assistant to President George W. Bush for Legislative Affairs; Senior Legislative Assistant to Representative Gary A. Franks; Staff Assistant, House Republican Leader Robert H. MichelQ3 2023
DAVID HOWARD EATONLegislative Correspondent, Re. Joyce Beatty (D-OH); Legislative Aide, Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH).Q2 2023

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2Sternhell Group$30K
07/20for Q2Franklin Square Group$50K
07/20for Q2Mindset Advocacy$50K
07/19for Q2Thorn Run Partners$50K
07/19for Q2Eris Group$29.5K
07/16for Q2In-house$611K
07/10for Q2I Street Advocates$20K
04/20for Q1Franklin Square Group$50K
04/20for Q1Sternhell Group$30K
04/20for Q1Mindset Advocacy$50K
04/19for Q1Eris Group$29.5K
04/18for Q1Thorn Run Partners$50K
04/17for Q1In-house$569K
04/14for Q1I Street Advocates$20K
01/20for Q4 2025Franklin Square Group$50K
01/20for Q4 2025Sternhell Group$30K
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$567K
01/20for Q4 2025Mindset Advocacy$50K
01/20for Q4 2025Eris Group$29.5K
01/20for Q4 2025Thorn Run Partners$50K