Meta Platforms, INC. and Various Subsidiaries

Based in DC

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AI Overview

With $168.9M in lobbying spend across 34 quarterly filings, Meta Platforms, INC. and Various Subsidiaries is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. They deploy 21 individual lobbyists Their lobbying covers 17 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$168.9M

Total Spend

Years Active

Firms Hired

Lobbyists Deployed

Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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Year	Lobbying Spend
2018	$12.6M
2019	$16.7M
2020	$24.6M
2021	$20.1M
2022	$19.1M
2023	$19.3M
2024	$24.4M
2025	$32.1M

Issues Lobbied

Trade Taxation Copyright/Patent Homeland Security Immigration Computer Industry Intelligence Law Enforcement Media/Information Government Issues Telecommunications Science/Technology Civil Rights Disaster Planning Transportation Environment Labor Issues

Lobbying Firms

Meta Platforms, INC. and Various Subsidiaries

Government Agencies Targeted

These are the government entities that Meta Platforms, INC. and Various Subsidiaries disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.

Commerce, Dept of (DOC)Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Federal Trade Commission (FTC)Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESHousing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)Justice, Dept of (DOJ)Labor, Dept of (DOL)Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)SENATEState, Dept of (DOS)Treasury, Dept ofU.S. Copyright OfficeU.S. Trade Representative (USTR)White House OfficeDirector of National Intelligence (ODNI)Small Business Administration (SBA)Federal Reserve SystemNatl Security Council (NSC)+6 more

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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, Taxation, Copyright/Patent, Homeland Security, Immigration and 12 more

Discussions regarding free trade agreements; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); data localization and cross-border trade flows; trade promotion authority; and digital trade.

Discussions regarding corporate tax issues and international tax policy; Preserving Taxpayer's Rights Act (H.R. 3220); H.R.1, Tax Reform Act of 2017 (Public Law No. 115-97).

Discussions regarding general intellectual property issues, including copyright reform; Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act (H.R. 890); The Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability

Discussion regarding cyber security, data security, encryption, platform integrity, and terrorism.

Discussions regarding comprehensive reform of immigration system, including temporary high-tech worker visas and employment-based permanent residency; Protecting Our Border Communities Act of 2017 (H.