American Legion
Veterans Affairs
Based in IN
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AI Overview
With $5.3M in lobbying spend across 61 quarterly filings, American Legion is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. They deploy 48 individual lobbyists Their lobbying covers 10 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$5.3M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
48
Lobbyists Deployed
10
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $525K |
| 2019 | $550K |
| 2020 | $400K |
| 2021 | $0 |
| 2022 | $570K |
| 2023 | $1.5M |
| 2024 | $950K |
| 2025 | $760K |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
Matthew ShumanLouis CelliVerna JonesRoscoe ButlerGerardo AvilaJeff SteeleLarry LohmannJoseph SharpeFrederick GessnerMark WalkerAriel De JesusJohn KaminLindsay DearingDavy LeghornEric GopelDarren AllisonChanin NuntavongGreg NembhardTammy BarletMelvin BrownJoshua HastingsGeorge MitchellLawrence MontreuilErnest RobinsonRhonda PowellThomas GoodAkosua OseiJohn MedinMelissa BryantAlexandria EversPatrick McdonoughOlivia BabineAdvaith ThampiKatie IsaacsonChristopher FletcherMatthew BrennanKatherine RyanEric JohnsonJulia MathisAllie EdwardsJake CorsiPatrick JohnstonChristopher PerilloBailey BishopMario MarquezLogan BarberJulia FunariNicholas Ruf
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: Veterans, Defense, CON, Small Business, Budget/Appropriations and 5 more
- •H.R. 303: Retired Pay Restoration Act / To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disab
- •H.J. Res. 61; S.J. Res. 46: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. / Protectin
- •H.R. 2749: Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2017 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the oversight of contracts awarded by the VA Secretary to small business concerns owned
- •PL 115-141; [HR 1625] - Vehicle for Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2018 Omnibus appropriations act for fiscal year 2018, including funding for Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Justice
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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