Agency Pressure Analysis

Who Gets Lobbied the Most?

Every lobbying filing must disclose which government entities were contacted. Here are all 240 agencies, departments, and offices that lobbyists targeted across 4.6M activity disclosures.

Congress

Nearly every lobbying engagement targets Congress. The House and Senate appear in the vast majority of filings — they control legislation and the budget.

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House of Representatives

1.2M lobbying activities

$206.2B
Associated spending
20+
Top clients tracked
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Senate

1.2M lobbying activities

$205.1B
Associated spending
20+
Top clients tracked

Executive Branch & Federal Agencies

Beyond Congress, lobbyists target 238 executive branch departments, independent agencies, and regulatory bodies. These entities write rules, enforce regulations, and award contracts.

AgencyLobbying Activities
1.
White House Office
109.8K
2.
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
99.2K
3.
Treasury, Dept of
89.8K
4.
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
85.8K
5.
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
85.8K
6.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
84.4K
7.
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
82.4K
8.
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
65.7K
9.
Energy, Dept of
65.3K
10.
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
64.0K
11.
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
60.9K
12.
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
60.1K
13.
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
59.0K
14.
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
54.8K
15.
State, Dept of (DOS)
52.6K
16.
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
51.2K
17.
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
49.4K
18.
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
38.0K
19.
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
34.1K
20.
Education, Dept of
33.4K
21.
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
31.0K
22.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
26.9K
23.
Small Business Administration (SBA)
24.2K
24.
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
24.1K
25.
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
23.3K
26.
Natl Economic Council (NEC)
22.9K
27.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
22.4K
28.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
22.3K
29.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
21.8K
30.
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
17.9K
31.
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
17.8K
32.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
17.7K
33.
Federal Reserve System
14.8K
34.
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
14.7K
35.
Natl Security Council (NSC)
13.6K
36.
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
13.3K
37.
U.S. Customs & Border Protection
12.8K
38.
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
12.5K
39.
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
12.3K
40.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
11.9K
41.
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
11.3K
42.
Bureau of Reclamation
10.9K
43.
General Services Administration (GSA)
10.2K
44.
Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
9,967
45.
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
9,760
46.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
9,080
47.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
8,791
48.
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
8,754
49.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
8,751
50.
U.S. Forest Service
8,198
51.
Navy, Dept of
8,192
52.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
7,943
53.
Army, Dept of (Other)
7,902
54.
Air Force, Dept of
7,727
55.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
7,663
56.
Federal Highway Administration (FHA)
7,660
57.
Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
7,630
58.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
7,615
59.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
7,576
60.
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
7,551
61.
Office of the Vice President of the United States
7,527
62.
Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
7,296
63.
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
7,236
64.
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
6,841
65.
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
6,638
66.
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
6,453
67.
Natl Science Foundation (NSF)
6,142
68.
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
5,775
69.
President of the U.S.
5,706
70.
Economic Development Administration
5,686
71.
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
5,649
72.
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
5,626
73.
Federal Railroad Administration
5,409
74.
Intl Trade Administration (ITA)
5,379
75.
Vice President of the U.S.
5,372
76.
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
5,333
77.
Surface Transportation Board (STB)
4,919
78.
Natl Park Service (NPS)
4,813
79.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
4,615
80.
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
4,536
81.
U.S. Copyright Office
4,520
82.
Administration for Children & Families (ACF)
4,307
83.
Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
4,213
84.
Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
4,175
85.
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
4,113
86.
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
4,106
87.
U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
4,026
88.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
3,801
89.
Federal Maritime Commission
3,796
90.
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
3,606
91.
Social Security Administration (SSA)
3,417
92.
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
3,116
93.
U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
3,094
94.
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
2,651
95.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
2,646
96.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
2,574
97.
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
2,369
98.
Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)
2,329
99.
Indian Health Service
2,229
100.
AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation
2,109
101.
Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP)
2,075
102.
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
1,951
103.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
1,878
104.
Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB)
1,853
105.
Administration on Aging
1,845
106.
Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
1,841
107.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
1,809
108.
Bureau of the Census
1,789
109.
Postal Regulatory Commission
1,725
110.
Natl Endowment for the Arts
1,705
111.
Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
1,692
112.
Bureau of Justice Assistance
1,684
113.
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
1,668
114.
Defense Logistics Agency
1,556
115.
U.S. Marines
1,496
116.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
1,484
117.
Office of the Secretary of Defense
1,452
118.
Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)
1,449
119.
Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
1,322
120.
Natl Security Agency (NSA)
1,218
121.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
1,180
122.
Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA)
1,125
123.
Office of Justice Program
1,090
124.
Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC)
1,028
125.
Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention
982
126.
Veterans Employment & Training Service
959
127.
Office of Administration
951
128.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
894
129.
Corporation for Natl & Community Service
832
130.
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
797
131.
Natl Guard
770
132.
Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency
766
133.
Library of Congress (LOC)
758
134.
Appalachian Regional Commission
750
135.
U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA)
750
136.
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
745
137.
Risk Management Agency
726
138.
Natl Indian Gaming Commission
726
139.
Defense Commissary Agency
719
140.
Natl Endowment for the Humanities
683
141.
Employment & Training Administration
679
142.
Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS)
676
143.
Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
617
144.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
597
145.
Farm Credit Administration
553
146.
Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
530
147.
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB)
521
148.
Railroad Retirement Board
507
149.
Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
493
150.
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)
461
151.
Natl Mediation Board
454
152.
Office of Policy Development
445
153.
U.S. Marshals Service
436
154.
Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)
433
155.
Ginnie Mae
395
156.
U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS)
376
157.
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
335
158.
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
332
159.
Government Printing Office (GPO)
323
160.
Bureau of Economic Analysis
306
161.
Defense Information Systems Agency
296
162.
Office on Violence Against Women
294
163.
Smithsonian Institution
285
164.
Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
281
165.
U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board
279
166.
Joint Chiefs of Staff
265
167.
Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry
258
168.
U.S. Mint
254
169.
Office of Natl AIDS Policy
253
170.
U.S. Secret Service
242
171.
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
242
172.
Natl Council on Disability
235
173.
Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA)
233
174.
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
227
175.
Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
220
176.
Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
200
177.
Bureau of Engraving & Printing
190
178.
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
181
179.
Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
179
180.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement
168
181.
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
168
182.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
162
183.
Research & Special Programs Administration
155
184.
Minerals Management Service
153
185.
Natl Foundation on the Arts & Humanities
153
186.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
152
187.
Office of Special Counsel
152
188.
Voice of America
144
189.
Natl Institute of Justice
136
190.
Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
124
191.
Office of Technology Policy (OTP)
124
192.
Merit Systems Protection Board
124
193.
Defense Department Field Activities
113
194.
Job Corps
102
195.
Office for Victims of Crime
92
196.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
88
197.
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
82
198.
Legal Services Corporation
81
199.
Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration
79
200.
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
77
201.
Architect of the Capitol (AOC)
72
202.
Office of Government Ethics (OGE)
64
203.
Financial Management Service (FMS)
57
204.
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
55
205.
Minority Business Development Agency
45
206.
Marine Mammal Commission
39
207.
American Battle Monuments Commission
39
208.
Pentagon Force Protection Agency
38
209.
African Development Foundation
37
210.
State Justice Institute
33
211.
Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission
26
212.
On-Site Inspection Agency
24
213.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
23
214.
U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
23
215.
USA Freedom Corps
14
216.
Natl Technical Information Service
13
217.
Bureau of the Public Debt
13
218.
Bureau of Arms Control
11
219.
Inter-American Foundation
9
220.
Defense Security Assistance Agency
8
221.
U.S. Institute of Peace
8
222.
Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA)
8
223.
Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)
7
224.
Defense Special Weapons Agency
7
225.
Peace Corps
6
226.
Natl Capital Planning Commission (NCPC)
6
227.
Defense Legal Services Agency
6
228.
Program Support Center
5
229.
Selective Service System
4
230.
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
4
231.
U.S. Information Agency (USIA)
2
232.
U.S. Botanic Garden
2
233.
Corrections Program Office
2
234.
U.S. Natl Central Bureau - Intl Criminal Police Organization
2
235.
Drug Court Program Office
1
236.
Mine Safety & Health Review Commission
1
237.
Defense Business Transformation Agency (BTA)
1
238.
U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency
1

💡 Key Insight

The White House Office receives more lobbying pressure than any single federal department — 109.8K activities with $58.8B in associated spending. This reflects the executive branch's growing role in policy through executive orders, regulatory guidance, and agency directives.