LobbyingVisa lobbying by quarter
Visa V's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $2.7M. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $8M. Its first report covers Q1 2022; the issues it reports most are Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities and Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.
VisaV
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $8M
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −100.0%
- Q3 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q1 2022
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | $2.1M | 1 |
| Q2 2022 | $1.5M | 2 |
| Q3 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| Q4 2022 | $2.8M | 11 |
| Q1 2023 | $3.9M | 11 |
| Q2 2023 | $3M | 11 |
| Q3 2023 | $2.7M | 12 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.7M | 12 |
| Q1 2024 | $2.5M | 12 |
| Q2 2024 | $2.3M | 13 |
| Q3 2024 | $2.3M | 13 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.6M | 13 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.8M | 12 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.8M | 12 |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3M | 12 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.2M | 12 |
| Q1 2026 | $3.1M | 12 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.7M | 12 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Financial institutions and securities$7.4M · 125 reports
- Taxation$6M · 89 reports
- Trade$5.6M · 70 reports
- Homeland security$5.5M · 62 reports
- Small business$4.8M · 18 reports
- Immigration$4.8M · 17 reports
- Law enforcement and criminal justice$4.8M · 17 reports
- Economic development$3.9M · 14 reports
- Banking$1.4M · 72 reports
- Communications and broadcasting$1.1M · 3 reports
- Defense$741.1K · 4 reports
- Science and technology$200K · 16 reports
- Consumer protection and safety$84K · 5 reports
- Computer industry$45K · 2 reports
- Labor, antitrust and workplace$25K · 2 reports
- Housing$20K · 1 reports
- Budget and appropriations$15K · 1 reports
- Health issues$10K · 1 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES158 reports
- SENATE148 reports
- Treasury, Dept of35 reports
- Small Business Administration (SBA)33 reports
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)20 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)16 reports
- State, Dept of (DOS)15 reports
- Natl Economic Council (NEC)12 reports
- Natl Security Council (NSC)12 reports
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)3 reports
- Federal Reserve System3 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseVisa | $39M | 17 quarters |
| Crossroads Strategies | $990K | 15 quarters |
| Mindset Advocacy | $930K | 16 quarters |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $900K | 15 quarters |
| Avoq | $900K | 15 quarters |
| 535 Group | $750K | 15 quarters |
| Williams and Jensen, PLLC | $750K | 15 quarters |
| Forbes-Tate | $720K | 12 quarters |
| Phronesisdc | $500K | 9 quarters |
| North South Government Strategies F/K/A JDM Public Strategies | $450K | 15 quarters |
| Valerie Morse White Consulting | $420K | 14 quarters |
| Fulcrum Public Affairs | $30K | 1 quarters |
| Mayer Brown | $30K | 15 quarters |
| MR. Jonathan Band | $0 | 9 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER E. WILCOX | LA, Leg Counsel, LD & Counsel, Rep. Arcuri; LD & Counsel, Rep. Demings | Q2 2026 |
| CHRISTOPHER W HATCHER | Sch. C, Treasury; Associate Staff, House Rules Committee; LD, Rep. Scott McInnis | Q2 2026 |
| DANA JAMAL THOMPSON | Legislative Director / Chief Counsel, Rep. Maxine Waters (D- CA-43) // Legislative Counsel / Chief Counsel / Deputy Chief of Staff / Chief of Staff, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18) | Q2 2026 |
| DYLAN FROST | Intrn (12-13), Leg Corrspndnt (13-14), Leg Asst (14), Sn Leg Asst (14), Rep Tim Griffin; Sn Leg Asst (15-17), Leg Dir (17-22), Dep Chief of Staff/Leg Dir (23-24), Rep French Hill; Dir Membr Services & Coalitions (25-26), House Comm on Fin Services | Q2 2026 |
| EMILY KATHRINE LAVERY | Legislative Correspondent / Deputy Legislative Assistant, Legislative Assistant, Sen. Tim Scott (R- SC) // Staff Director, Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure | Q2 2026 |
| JEFFERIES MURRAY | Former Chief of Staff to Rep Bud Cramer, LD for former member Rep Bill Brewster | Q2 2026 |
| JOHN DALE MCMICKLE | Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee | Q2 2026 |
| JOSHUA DAVID FENDRICK | Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, and Legislative Aide, Sen. Gary C. Peters; Economic Policy Adviser, Rep. Josh Gottheimer; Economic Policy Adviser, Sen. Gary C. Peters | Q2 2026 |
| KATHERINE BONNER | Chief of Staff, Rep. Lloyd Smucker; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jeb Bradley; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Jeb Bradley; Staff and Press Assistant, Rep. Jeb Bradley | Q2 2026 |
| LANGSTON EMERSON | Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Michael Capuano; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick | Q2 2026 |
| MIYA PATEL | Legislative Assistant, Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO-02) // Legislative Counsel, Rep. Miya Patel John Delaney (D-MD-06) // Legal Fellow, House Financial Services Committee | Q2 2026 |
| OSCAR THOMAS RAMIREZ | Special Asst. to the Secretary, Department of Labor // Chief of Staff, Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA-32) // Legislative Director/Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Al Green (D- TX-09) // Legislative Assistant / Legislative Director, Rep. Joe Baca (D- CA-43) | Q2 2026 |
| REBECCA ALCORN | Senior Policy Advisor, Sen. Mike Crapo and Policy Advisor, Senate Finance Committee; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Renee Ellmers | Q2 2026 |
| SASHA BERNHARD HERNANDEZ | Senior Policy Advisor, Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) // Legislative Aide, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) | Q2 2026 |
| SCOTT SHEWCRAFT | Chief of Staff, Rep. Bill Foster | Q2 2026 |
| WILLIAM CAMPBELL KING MUELLER | Deputy Assistant Secretary, Banking and Finance | Q2 2026 |
| ZACHARY K OSTRO | Legislative Director, Rep. Robin Kelly | Q2 2026 |
| ZACHARY LAVEN | Staff Assistant / Legislative Correspondent / Legislative Aide / Legislative Assistant / Senior Legislative Assistant / Legislative Director / Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) | Q2 2026 |
| DAVID SCHWIETERT | Sen. Comm. On Commerce, Science, & Transport., Staff Dir (13-15); Sen. Thune, Leg. Dir (07-12); Sen. Comm. On Environ. & Public Works, Waste Management SubComm., Staff Dir (05-06). | Q1 2026 |
| PATRICIA HALLORAN | Staff Assistant / Committee Clerk, House Committee on Financial Services - Former Chairman Patrick McHenry | Q1 2026 |
| WILL COURTNEY | Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant: Rep. David Kustoff | Q1 2026 |
| CHRIS BROWN | Senior Professional Staff, House Financial Services Committee | Q3 2025 |
| JACK WILKINSON | Intern, Rep. French Hill; Financial Services Fellow, Rep. French Hill; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Alex Mooney. | Q3 2025 |
| STEPHEN THOMAS VOLJAVEC | Legislative Director, Rep. Vern Buchanan; Legislative Assistant, Senator Marsha Blackburn | Q3 2025 |
| JEFFREY STEWART BUTLER | Chief of Staff, former Rep. Patrick McHenry (NC-10); Adviser, Rep. David Rouzer (NC-07) | Q2 2025 |
| LAUREN SOLTANI RUBIN | Legislative Director and Counsel, Rep. Suzan DelBene, January 2015-January 2019. | Q2 2025 |
| PHILIP KIKO | COS/General Counsel, House Judiciary Cmtee; Counsel. Rep Sensenbrenner Jr.; COS/General Counsel, Cmtee on House Administration; COS/General Counsel, Cmtee Select Cmtee, Surrounding Terrorist Attack in Benghazi; Chief Admin Officer US House of Reps | Q2 2025 |
| GEOFF VERHOFF | Press aide, ofc of Sen Roth, Nov 00-Jan 01; press aide, S Fin Comm, Aug 99-Nov 00. | Q1 2025 |
| ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN | Mbr of Cong. 1989-2019. | Q1 2025 |
| LILA NIEVES-LEE | Staff Director, Senate Banking (2023-2025); LA, US Senator Tim Scott (2019-2020); Director of Congressional Affairs, USTR (2017-2019); LA, House Committee on Ways and Means (2016-2017); Staff Associate, House Committee on Foreign Affairs (2015-2016) | Q1 2025 |
| RILEY STAMPER | Leg staff member, Sen. Hagerty (Jan 21 - Dec 23); Staff member, Sen. Alexander (May 19 - October 19). | Q3 2024 |
| ARTHUR DENNIS SIDNEY | LD & Chief Counsel, Rep. Jackson Lee (2008-2009); Chief of staff and chief counsel, Rep. Johnson (2009-2020) | Q1 2024 |
| JEFF MCMILLEN | Staff dir, H Ways & Means Subcomm on Sel Rev Measures, Mar 01-Mar 04; staff, H Ways & Means Subcom on Oversight, Jun 98-Mar 01 | Q1 2024 |
| LUCIA PANZA | Counsel, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer; Counsel, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee; Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer; Law Clerk, Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee; Law Clerk, Senate Judiciary Committee | Q1 2024 |
| IVELISSE ALEXANDRA PORROA-GARCIA | Policy Director, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Raul Ruiz; Staff Assistant, Sen. Barbara Boxer | Q4 2023 |
| BORDEN HOSKINS | Senator Martha McSally, Legislative Assistant; Rep Denver Riggleman, Legislative Director; House Financial Services Committee, Professional Staff, Director of Member Services & Coalitions, Member Services & Coalitions Coordinator, and Staff Assistant | Q3 2023 |
| BRANT IMPERATORE | Senior Counsel, House Financial Services Committee | Q3 2023 |
| DANIEL ZIEGLER | Executive Director, Republican Study Committee; Legislative Director for Rep Doug Lamborn | Q3 2023 |
| KAYLA PRIMES | Senator Jacky Rosen, Legislative Assistant; Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent/Legislative Aide and Legislative Correspondent | Q3 2023 |
| RYAN MCCONAGHY | Asst Sec for the Minority Sen (2017-2018) Staff Dir Dem Policy and Comms Ctr Sen (2014-2017) Policy Dir Dem Policy and Comms Ctr Sen (2012-2014) LD Rep Hall (2007-2009) LA Sen Schumer (2003-2006) LC Sen Schumer (2001-2003) | Q3 2023 |
| CASEY CHRISTINE HIGGINS | Asst to Spkr for Policy and Trade Cnsl, Paul Ryan, Nov 15-Jan 19; Trade Cncl to House Ways & Means, Jan 15-Nov 15; LC to Rep. Paul Ryan, Oct 11-Jan 15; Law Clrk House Budget Comm, Sep 09-May 10. | Q2 2023 |
| ERIC C. ETTORRE | Int, Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick, Jun-Aug 13 | Q1 2023 |
| JOEL OSWALD | Prof Staff, Senate Banking; LA Senator Enzi | Q1 2023 |
| JOHN MONSIF | Chief of Staff, US Rep. John Delaney; Chief of Staff, US Rep. Louise Slaughter; Legislative Assistant, US Rep. Chris Shays | Q1 2023 |
| SANDRA ALCALA | Chief of Staff - Rep. Filemon Vela; Member Services Director - H. Democratic Caucus (Rep. Hakeem Jeffries); Policy Director - Congressional Hispanic Caucus(Rep. Joaquin Castro); Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent - Rep. Joaquin Castro | Q1 2023 |
| SUSAN HIRSCHMANN | COS, Rep. Van Hilleary and Majority Whip Tom DeLay | Q1 2023 |
| CHERYL LYNN JAEGER | Shared employee, Ofc of the Speaker & Ofc of VA 7; Sr Policy Adv, Majority Leader, Rep E Cantor; Sr Policy Adv Republican Whip, Rep E Cantor; Sr. Policy Adv, Majority Whip, Rep R Blunt; Prof Staf House Committee on E&C; Sr LA to Rep C. Cox | Q4 2022 |
| BRIDGET F HAGAN | Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Earl Pomeroy | Q2 2022 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 09/17for Q3 | Hunt Group DC | Under $5,000 |
| 08/07for Q2 | 535 Group | $50K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Phronesisdc | $60K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Avoq | $60K |
| 07/20for Q2 | In-house | $2.2M |
| 07/20for Q2 | Forbes-Tate | $60K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Fulcrum Public Affairs | $30K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Williams and Jensen, PLLC | $50K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Mayer Brown | Under $5,000 |
| 07/20for Q2 | Crossroads Strategies | $80K |
| 07/20for Q2 | North South Government Strategies F/K/A JDM Public Strategies | $30K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Mindset Advocacy | $60K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Fulcrum Public Affairs | $30K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $60K |
| 07/09for Q2 | Fulcrum Public Affairs | Under $5,000 |
| 04/20for Q1 | Forbes-Tate | $60K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Avoq | $60K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Phronesisdc | $60K |
| 04/20for Q1 | North South Government Strategies F/K/A JDM Public Strategies | $30K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Mayer Brown | $10K |