Associated Builders and Contractors INC
Based in DC
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AI Overview
With $24.6M in lobbying spend across 38 quarterly filings, Associated Builders and Contractors INC is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. They deploy 14 individual lobbyists Their lobbying covers 18 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$24.6M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
14
Lobbyists Deployed
18
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $3.2M |
| 2019 | $3.5M |
| 2020 | $2.5M |
| 2021 | $4.3M |
| 2022 | $2.4M |
| 2023 | $3.0M |
| 2024 | $2.8M |
| 2025 | $2.8M |
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: Environment, Immigration, Tariffs, Education, Transportation and 13 more
- •EPA (Reg) Title: Clean Water Rule: Definition of the "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF30).
- •Executive Order 13778: Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the W
- •General issues related to immigration.
- •Temporary Worker Program, generally.
- •H2B Program, generally.
- •H.R. 3711, the Legal Workforce Act.
- •Temporary Protected Status, Generally.
- •Temporary Protected St
- •Steel Tariffs, generally.
- •Perkins Act: Post Secondary Education, generally.
- •H.R. 5587: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.
- •Federal Tuition Assistance (Pell Grants, 529 Savings).
- •Career and
- •Executive Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs - January 30, 2017.
- •Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda - February 24, 2017.
- •Executive
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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