IBM
technology, software & services
Based in DC
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With $1.6M in lobbying spend across 33 quarterly filings, IBM is a significant lobbying presence. Their lobbying covers 5 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$1.6M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
1
Lobbyists Deployed
5
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $200K |
| 2019 | $250K |
| 2020 | $200K |
| 2021 | $200K |
| 2022 | $200K |
| 2023 | $200K |
| 2024 | $200K |
| 2025 | $200K |
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: Trade, Education, Computer Industry, Copyright/Patent, Taxation
- •Provisions that would protect the ability to move data across borders freely and that limit government requirements to store data on servers within national boundaries. Potential renegotiation of the
- •H.R. 2353, Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Perkins CTE Act to improve the supply of workforce-ready graduates, align CTE programs to local, state, and regional market needs, and support collabo
- •Patent reform; provisions relating to software patents
- •The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; proposals relating to changes to the tax treatment of foreign earnings, base erosion and anti-abuse tax.
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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