National Shooting Sports Foundation

Based in DC

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With $54.0M in lobbying spend across 40 quarterly filings, National Shooting Sports Foundation is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. Their lobbying covers 1 issue area. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$54.0M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
5
Lobbyists Deployed
1
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2018$5.8M
2019$4.8M
2020$4.6M
2021$5.0M
2022$7.5M
2023$6.9M
2024$12.3M
2025$7.0M

Issues Lobbied

Firearms

Lobbying Firms

National Shooting Sports Foundation

Lobbyists

Lawrence KeanePatrick RothwellDiane Cihota CashourSean SmithJoseph Bliss

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: Firearms

  • •Export Control Reform Initiative,
  • •Hearing Protection Act, all provisions (H.R.367, S.59),
  • •Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, all provisions (H.R.38, S.446),
  • •Target Practice and Marksmanship Training
  • •Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2),
  • •Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (S.3042),
  • •Barrasso's Discussion Draft to Strengthen the Endangered Species Act,
  • •Export Control Reform Initiative,
  • •Conference Report to Accompany H.R.2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018
  • •Export Control Reform Initiative,
  • •FFL Protection Act of 2017, all provisions (H.R.3790, S.1854),
  • •Making Further Appropriat

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Last updated: February 2026

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