Public Broadcasting Service
Based in VA
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AI Overview
With $1.5M in lobbying spend across 32 quarterly filings, Public Broadcasting Service is a significant lobbying presence. Their lobbying covers 7 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$1.5M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
2
Lobbyists Deployed
7
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $180K |
| 2019 | $130K |
| 2020 | $150K |
| 2021 | $130K |
| 2022 | $160K |
| 2023 | $150K |
| 2024 | $130K |
| 2025 | $460K |
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: Telecommunications, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Homeland Security, Communications and 2 more
- •Funding for public broadcasting, funding for Ready to Learn program, funding for mandatory repack of television broadcasters - Labor-HHS-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations and Omnibus Appro
- •Funding for public broadcasting, funding for Ready to Learn program - FY 19 Budget Resolution (H. Con. Res. 128), FY 19 Labor-HHS-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 3158)
- •Communications Act satellite transmission requirements
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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