American Israel Public Affairs Committee
Lobby focused on U.S. Middle East foreign policy
Based in DC
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AI Overview
With $21.5M in lobbying spend across 28 quarterly filings, American Israel Public Affairs Committee is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. They deploy 18 individual lobbyists
$21.5M
Total Lobbying Spend
28
Quarterly Filings
1
Lobbying Firms Used
18
Individual Lobbyists
Spending by Year
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $1.8M |
| 2019 | $3.0M |
| 2020 | $2.7M |
| 2021 | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $2.7M |
| 2023 | $3.1M |
| 2024 | $2.5M |
| 2025 | $3.8M |
Lobbying Firms
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
What They Lobby For
- H.R. 1697 - Israel Anti-Boycott Act S. 720 - Israel Anti-Boycott Act S.170 - Combating BDS Act of 2017 H.R. 2856 - Combating BDS Act of 2017
- H.R.5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 S. 2987 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
- S.3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R.2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
- H.R. 3329 - Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017 S. 1595 - Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2018 H.R.3342 - Sanctioning Hizballah's Illicit Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act H.R.3542 - Hamas Human Shields Prevention Act S. 3257 - Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act (STOP Using Human Shields Act) S.2497 - United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 H.R. 5141 - United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 H.R.5132 - Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act H.R.4391 - Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act H.R. 1677 - Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2018 S. 2946 - Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 H.R.5954 - Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018
- U.S. International Affairs Budget S. 3108 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R.6385 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3159 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5895 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S.2975 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S.3109 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6776 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R.5952 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3072 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S.3107 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R.6258 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
- S.719 - United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 1159 - United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act S.2504 - United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act
- S.612 - WIIN Act
- U.S. International Affairs Budget S. 3108 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R.6385 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3159 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5895 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S.2975 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S.3109 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6776 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R.5952 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3072 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S.3107 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R.6258 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R.695 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 H.J.Res.143 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes
- H.R.1795 - U.S.-Israel Directed Energy Cooperation Act
- U.S. International Affairs Budget FY 20 U.S. - Israel Defense Cooperation Assistance FY 20 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations H.J. Res 31 - Consolidated Appropriations Act 2019 H.R. 648 - Consolidated Appropriations Act 2019 H.R. 21 - Consolidated Appropriations Act 2019
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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