The American Occupational Therapy Association, INC. (Aota)

Based in MD

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AI Overview

With $6.0M in lobbying spend across 33 quarterly filings, The American Occupational Therapy Association, INC. (Aota) is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. Their lobbying covers 9 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$6.0M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
5
Lobbyists Deployed
9
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2018$749K
2019$750K
2020$700K
2021$770K
2022$630K
2023$739K
2024$756K
2025$945K

Issues Lobbied

Lobbying Firms

Lobbyists

Government Agencies Targeted

These are the government entities that The American Occupational Therapy Association, INC. (Aota) disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNatl Institutes of Health (NIH)SENATEEducation, Dept ofCenters For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)Government Accountability Office (GAO)White House Office
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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: Veterans, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Budget/Appropriations, Insurance and 4 more

None

No bill: Advocated for continuation of the Essential Health Benefits that are included in the Affordable Care Act, protection of Medicaid and no cuts.

No bill #: Educated about the role of occupatio

S 253/HR 807 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017: Support passage to repeal the Medicare Part B Therapy cap on outpatient rehabilitation, including occupational therapy.

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ESSA - No bill #: Promote funding for Title IV A block grant programs in schools, which fund school-wide programs to support healthy students, school climate and access to learning for all students,

No bill: Advocated for continuation of the Essential Health Benefits package included in the Affordable Care Act, and protection of Medicaid and no cuts.

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Last updated: February 2026

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