American Water
Water Utility
Based in NJ
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AI Overview
With $140K in lobbying spend across 5 quarterly filings, American Water is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 4 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2019.
$140K
Total Spend
2
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
1
Lobbyists Deployed
4
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $130K |
| 2019 | $10K |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
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: Taxation, Clean Air & Water, Defense, Budget/Appropriations
- •HR 1 - The Tax Cut and Jobs Act; issues related to bonding authority and private activity bonds; issues related to public bond defeasance (no specific legislation); issues related to taxes for private
- •Issues related to the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act State Revolving Funds (no specific legislation); issues related to water infrastructure investment (no specific legislation); the Wate
- •Issues related to installation utilities funding and financing (MILCON); Issues related to utilities privatization (no specific legislation)
- •HR 1625 The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 - issues related to water infrastructure funding
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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