American Advertising Federation
Based in DC
AI Overview
With $510K in lobbying spend across 32 quarterly filings, American Advertising Federation is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 4 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
Spending Trend
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| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $120K |
| 2019 | $80K |
| 2020 | $40K |
| 2021 | $30K |
| 2022 | $60K |
| 2023 | $60K |
| 2024 | $60K |
| 2025 | $60K |
Issues Lobbied
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Government Agencies Targeted
These are the government entities that American Advertising Federation disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.
What They Lobby About
These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Health Issues, Computer Industry, Advertising, Taxation
S 2478 amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit tax deductions for expenses relating to direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs.
Oppose all or in part legislation or regulations that would unduly limit the ability of advertisers to deliver interest based advertising to consumers online
Legislation or regulations affecting the tax treatment of advertising, including but not limited to opposing proposals to limit or eliminate the federal business tax deduction for advertising expenses
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. No position on comprehensive tax reform generally, but oppose proposals to tax or limit the federal tax deductibility of advertising as a normal and necessary business expen
Oppose all or in part legislation or regulations that would unduly limit the ability of advertisers to deliver interest based advertising to consumers online
Comments to NTIA re International Interne
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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