LobbyingWalmart lobbying by quarter
Walmart WMT's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $2.7M. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $9.1M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Trade (Domestic & Foreign) and Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $9.1M
- 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 | $2M | 11 |
| Q1 2023 | $2.9M | 11 |
| Q2 2023 | $2.3M | 12 |
| Q3 2023 | $2.3M | 12 |
| Q4 2023 | $2.2M | 12 |
| Q1 2024 | $3.3M | 13 |
| Q2 2024 | $2.1M | 12 |
| Q3 2024 | $2.3M | 11 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.1M | 12 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.7M | 13 |
| Q2 2025 | $3.3M | 13 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3M | 13 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.3M | 12 |
| Q1 2026 | $4M | 12 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.7M | 12 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Trade$4.1M · 95 reports
- Taxation$3.1M · 77 reports
- Food industry$2.9M · 39 reports
- Consumer protection and safety$2.9M · 76 reports
- Banking$2.4M · 42 reports
- Health issues$2.4M · 43 reports
- Law enforcement and criminal justice$2.4M · 42 reports
- Manufacturing$2.4M · 34 reports
- Labor, antitrust and workplace$2.3M · 41 reports
- Veterans$2.2M · 28 reports
- Transportation$2.1M · 29 reports
- Aviation and airlines$2M · 22 reports
- Environment and Superfund$1.7M · 14 reports
- Economic development$1M · 25 reports
- Foreign relations$996.6K · 9 reports
- Financial institutions and securities$883.4K · 21 reports
- Energy and nuclear$709.8K · 6 reports
- Budget and appropriations$656K · 8 reports
- Science and technology$505.3K · 4 reports
- Copyright, patent and trademark$418K · 6 reports
- Agriculture$246.2K · 17 reports
- Government issues$193.5K · 1 reports
- Torts$190.6K · 2 reports
- Immigration$185.5K · 2 reports
- Disaster planning and emergencies$121.7K · 1 reports
- Welfare$65.3K · 4 reports
- Defense$22.5K · 2 reports
- Telecommunications$13K · 1 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- SENATE171 reports
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES160 reports
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)28 reports
- Transportation, Dept of (DOT)19 reports
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)18 reports
- White House Office17 reports
- Treasury, Dept of15 reports
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)15 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)13 reports
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)12 reports
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)11 reports
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)10 reports
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)10 reports
- Natl Economic Council (NEC)9 reports
- State, Dept of (DOS)6 reports
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)4 reports
- Education, Dept of4 reports
- Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)3 reports
- Energy, Dept of3 reports
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)3 reports
- Federal Maritime Commission3 reports
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)3 reports
- Natl Security Council (NSC)3 reports
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)3 reports
- Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)3 reports
- Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)2 reports
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)2 reports
- Small Business Administration (SBA)2 reports
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)2 reports
- Administration for Children & Families (ACF)1 reports
- American Battle Monuments Commission1 reports
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)1 reports
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)1 reports
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)1 reports
- Federal Highway Administration (FHA)1 reports
- Federal Reserve System1 reports
- General Services Administration (GSA)1 reports
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)1 reports
- Intl Trade Administration (ITA)1 reports
- Maritime Administration (MARAD)1 reports
- Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)1 reports
- Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseWalmart | $28.9M | 15 quarters |
| Mehlman Consulting | $1.4M | 15 quarters |
| Capitol Counsel | $1.2M | 15 quarters |
| The Nickles Group | $1.2M | 15 quarters |
| The Simmons & Russell Group | $1.2M | 15 quarters |
| Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US | $870K | 15 quarters |
| Ferox Strategies | $800K | 15 quarters |
| Empire Consulting Group | $750K | 15 quarters |
| FGS Global | $650K | 13 quarters |
| Capitol Consulting Group | $600K | 15 quarters |
| Guidepoststrategies | $370K | 7 quarters |
| Alpine Group Partners | $360K | 7 quarters |
| Penn Avenue Partners | $340K | 6 quarters |
| S-3 Group | $270K | 6 quarters |
| MVP Strategies | $244K | 7 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| ADAM J. FRIDMAN | Counsel for O&I, Comm. Foreign Affairs, 2013-2015; Staff Counsel, Comm. on Foreign Affairs, 2011-2013; Legal Fellow, Comm. on Foreign Affairs, 2010 | Q2 2026 |
| CHANDA BETOURNEY | Dep. Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Appropriations Cmt; Chief Counsel Civil Law and Oversight, Sen. Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmt; Leg Asst. and Projects Dir., Leg. Corresp., Senator Leahy | Q2 2026 |
| CHARLES GARRISON iv | Senior Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee, Office of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (2018-2021), Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee, Office of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse | Q2 2026 |
| EDUARDO IVAN ZAPIEN | Chief of Staff to US Senator Robert Menendez 2003-2008; National Outreach Director for the House Democratic Caucus 2002-2003 | Q2 2026 |
| KRISTI REMINGTON | Deputy Assistant Attorney General, US Department of Justice; Senior Counsel, House Government Reform Committee | Q2 2026 |
| MALLOY MCDANIEL | Policy Advisor, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell; Whip Liaison, Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell; Floor Assistant, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott; Cloakroom Assistant, Office of the Republican Secretary | Q2 2026 |
| TIMOTHY BERGREEN | House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - Staff Director/Deputy - 2015-2021; Office of Rep. Adam Schiff - Chief of Staff/Legislative Director - 2003-2014 | Q2 2026 |
| ASHLEY DAVIS | Special Assistant to the Homeland Security Director, Executive Office of the President; Deputy Director of Management and Administration, Executive Office of the President | Q1 2026 |
| CHRISTOPHER BUKI | Staff Assistant/Legislative Correspondent, Representative John Culberson; Legislative Assistant/Senior Legislative Assistant, Representative Bill Shuster; Legislative Director/Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative David McKinley | Q1 2026 |
| MARY ARMSTRONG | Professional Staff, House Agriculture Committee; Senior Legislative Assistant, House Agriculture Committee; Legislative Assistant, House Agriculture Committee; Staff Assistant, House Agriculture Committee; Intern, House Agriculture Committee | Q1 2026 |
| SHIMON STEIN | Senior Policy Advisory, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Program Manager, US Department of Justice, Legislative Correspondent, Senator John Ashcroft; Paid Intern, Representative Robert Aderholt | Q1 2026 |
| CRAIG KALKUT | Staff Director/Chief Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee; Analyst, Senate Budget Committee; Counsel, Legislative Assistant, Special Assistant to Chief Staff, Senator Kent Conrad | Q4 2025 |
| EARL SCOTT FLOOD | Dep. CoS, LD (Rep. Robin Kelly); Health Pol Adv, Csl (Rep. Terri Sewell); Csl (Rep. Cedric Richmond); Pol Aide (Sen. Claire McCaskill) | Q4 2025 |
| CRISTINA ANTELO | Legal Fellow, Senate Democratic Steering Committee. | Q3 2025 |
| JOSEPH EDWARD BROWN iii | Sr Prof Staff (EPW Comm Maj/Sen. Moore Capito); Prof Staff (EPW Comm Min/Ranking Mem Sen. Moore Capito); Leg Asst (Sen. Boozman); Maj Leg Asst (EPW Comm Maj/Sen. Jim Inhofe); Maj Research Asst (EPW Comm Maj/Sen. Jim Inhofe); Intern (Rep. Jim Renacci) | Q3 2025 |
| MARK WILLIAMS | Chief of Staff, Rep. Michael Conaway // Chief of Staff, Rep. Todd Rokita // Dep. Chief of Staff/Leg. Director, Rep. Sam Johnson. | Q3 2025 |
| MICHAEL TAGGART | Energy and Commerce Committee --Policy Director; Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers -- Legislative Director; Rep. Leonard Lance-- Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Senior Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director | Q3 2025 |
| RYAN BURNS | Legislative Fellow; U.S. House of Representatives; 2015- 2016 | Q3 2025 |
| THOMAS MILLS | Deputy Director for Agricultural Outreach, US Environmental Protection Agency; Legislative Assistant, Representative Trent Kelly; Legislative Correspondent, Representative Trent Kelly; Intern, Senator Thad Cochran | Q3 2025 |
| JON ADAME | CoS, LD, GC (Sen. Blackburn); Counsel (Rep. Blackburn); Policy Coordinator (House E&C); Intern (Sen. Domenici) | Q2 2025 |
| MOLLY FROMM | (continued) U.S.. House Cmte on Oversight and Government Reform, Dep. GC, Parliamentarian, Professional Staff Member; U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, Leg. Asst., Leg. Corr., Staff Asst., Intern | Q2 2025 |
| WENDY HAMILTON | Dir of Ops, House Min. Whip1/23 - 2/25; Advisor, Asst Speaker1/21 - 1/23; Associate, House Dem. Caucus, 4/19 - 1/21; Scheduler, Rep. Jayapal 5/17-12/17; Scheduler, Rep. Lawrence 6/16 - 9/16; SA/LC, Rep. Castor 8/13-6/16 | Q2 2025 |
| DAVID BRIDGES | Tax Counsel, Sen. John Barrasso; Tax Counsel, Rep. Tom Reed. | Q1 2025 |
| MICHAEL HAYES | Deputy Director, Office of Public Engagement, The White House; Director, National Security Council, The White House; U.S. Diplomat, Department of State; Legislative Fellow, U.S. House of Representatives. | Q1 2025 |
| ANNIE WOLF | Dep Floor Dir (Maj Leader Scalise); CoS (Chief Dep Min Whip Ferguson); Dep Floor Dir (Min Whip Scalise); Prof Staff (House Rules/Sessions); Floor Asst (Speakers Ryan & Boehner); Staff Asst (Speaker Boehner); Intern (Rep. Sullivan) | Q3 2024 |
| NAVEEN PARMAR | Chief Counsel (Sen. Hickenlooper); General Counsel (House Comm on Sm Bus/Velazquez); Tax Counsel, (House Comm on Sm Bus/Velazquez); Economic Policy Counsel (Sen. Amy Klobuchar); Ways and Means Counsel (Rep. Lloyd Doggett) | Q3 2024 |
| ALEXANDRA MARIE WHITE | U.S. House Cong. Drew Ferguson-LA, LD, D.CoS (1/2017-5/2024); U.S.Senate office of Johnny Isakson: Staff Asst, LC (9/2014-1/2017) | Q2 2024 |
| CHRISTINA MCGARRY DAVID | Legislative Assistant / Scheduler, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart; Intern, Rep. Doc Hastings | Q1 2024 |
| CURTIS PHILIP | Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Lamar Smith/Professional Staff member, House Science Cmte; Legislative Director, Rep. Louie Gohmert; Legislative Counsel, Rep. Bill Cassidy; Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Chuck Grassley | Q1 2024 |
| JAY SULZMANN | Legislative Director/Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Johnny Isakson; Sr. Policy Advisor/LA/LC/SA, Rep. Wally Herger | Q1 2024 |
| JERR ROSENBAUM | Legislative Director, Sen. John Cornyn; Chief of Staff, Rep. Robert Hurt; Chief of Staff, Rep. Jack Kingston; Chief of Staff, Rep. Virgil Goode | Q1 2024 |
| KEENAN AUSTIN REED | Chief of Staff, Rep. Donald McEachin; Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Frederica S. Wilson | Q1 2024 |
| TIMOTHY FARRELL HANNEGAN | U.S. General Accounting Office | Q1 2024 |
| ALYENE MLINAR | Pol Adv (Maj Leader Scalise); Pol Adv (Min Whip Scalise); Pol Adv (House Oversight/Govt Reform Comm); Prof Staff Member (Ways and Means Subcom on Health/Brady), Pol Adv (Sen Rep Policy Comm/Barrasso); Leg Asst (Senator Ben Sasse) | Q4 2023 |
| ERICA JAY CHABOT | Staff Asst, Leg Corres, Asst Schd, Asst to COS, Press Asst, Dep Press Sec, Leg Dir (Senator Patrick Leahy); Prof Staff (Sen Approp Comm); LD (Sen Pres Pro Temp Emeritus); Dep COS (Senate Consult); Staff Dir (Sen Ag Comm) | Q4 2023 |
| KATIE HUNTER MERCER | Rep. Rick Allen 2015-2021, LA, LD; Rep. Morgan Griffith, 2011-2015, Staff Assistant, LC, LA | Q3 2023 |
| LUCAS HOLLAND | Office of U.S. Senator Inhofe - Chief of Staff; Legislative Director; Legislative Assistant; Legislative Correspondent; Correspondence Coordinator | Q3 2023 |
| JAMES SPENSER FITZELLA | Sen. Pro Staff Member, House Committee on Rules 19-22; Pro Staff Members, House Committee on Rules 18-19; Legislative Clerk, House Committee on Rules 17-18; Deputy Clerk, House Committee on Rule 16-17; Staff Asst. House Committee on Rules 15-16. | Q2 2023 |
| BRIAN GREER | Prof. Staff-House Armed Services Comm.; Military Leg Asst.-Sen. Charles Schumer; Spec Asst.-Off. of Sec. of Defense; Military Leg Asst.-Rep. John Boccieri; Military Leg. Asst.-Rep. Parker Griffith; Leg Asst., Staff Asst. & Leg Corr.-Rep. David Scott. | Q4 2022 |
| CAITLIN VAN SANT | Sr Pol Adv, Leg Dir, Interim COS (Rep. Butterfield) | Q4 2022 |
| LISA GOLDMAN | Sr Counsel, House Comm on Energy & Commerce; Chief Counsel, Sr Counsel (E&C Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce); Counsel House Comm on E&C | Q4 2022 |
| PATRICK NEAL DELANEY | Communications Dir - House Comm on Agriculture 2018-2020; External Affairs Dir, Senate Comm of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 2021-2022 | Q4 2022 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 08/25for Q3 | Statesmen Capitol Strategies | Under $5,000 |
| 08/12for Q3 | Perception Partners | Under $5,000 |
| 07/20for Q2 | Capitol Consulting Group | $40K |
| 07/20for Q2 | In-house | $2.1M |
| 07/20for Q2 | Capitol Counsel | $80K |
| 07/20for Q2 | The Nickles Group | $80K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Mehlman Consulting | $90K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Ferox Strategies | $60K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Empire Consulting Group | $50K |
| 07/20for Q2 | The Simmons & Russell Group | $80K |
| 07/17for Q2 | S-3 Group | $50K |
| 07/17for Q2 | MVP Strategies | $39K |
| 07/16for Q2 | FGS Global | $50K |
| 07/15for Q2 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US | $70K |
| 04/20for Q1 | In-house | $3.3M |
| 04/20for Q1 | Capitol Consulting Group | $40K |
| 04/20for Q1 | The Simmons & Russell Group | $80K |
| 04/18for Q1 | Capitol Counsel | $80K |
| 04/18for Q1 | Empire Consulting Group | $50K |
| 04/17for Q1 | Ferox Strategies | $60K |