Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption
Issue Code: FAM
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AI Overview
Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption is one of the 79 issue categories tracked under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. With $23.4M in total lobbying spend across 2,531 filings, it ranks among the actively lobbied policy areas in Washington. The money flowing into this issue reflects how much is at stake for the industries involved.
$23.4M
Total Lobbying Spend
2,531
Filings
50
Top Clients
Spending by Year
| Year | Spending | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $1.5M | 225 |
| 2019 | $2.3M | 236 |
| 2020 | $1.9M | 255 |
| 2021 | $3.6M | 346 |
| 2022 | $4.0M | 387 |
| 2023 | $3.5M | 401 |
| 2024 | $3.6M | 352 |
| 2025 | $3.1M | 329 |
Biggest Spenders
| # | Client | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego County | $1.7M |
| 2 | The American Council of Life Insurers | $1.1M |
| 3 | New Venture Fund | $1.1M |
| 4 | Ywca USA | $737K |
| 5 | City of Oakland | $722K |
| 6 | Contra Costa County | $660K |
| 7 | The Lactation Network LLC | $605K |
| 8 | Bipartisan Policy Center Action, INC. | $600K |
| 9 | Sandra Segerstrom Daniels | $576K |
| 10 | Zero to Three | $570K |
| 11 | National Womens Law Center | $570K |
| 12 | Patagonia | $540K |
| 13 | Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (FKA Am Ac Adpt Attnys) | $500K |
| 14 | National Mentor Holdings, INC. on Behalf of the Mentor Network | $480K |
| 15 | County of Los Angeles | $431K |
| 16 | Bipartisan Policy Center Action | $390K |
| 17 | Community Change Action | $390K |
| 18 | American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, INC. | $380K |
| 19 | Holt International | $373K |
| 20 | National Domestic Violence Hotline | $340K |
| 21 | First Focus Campaign for Children | $320K |
| 22 | Work Opportunity Tax Credit Coalition | $312K |
| 23 | The Mentor Network | $310K |
| 24 | National Diaper Bank Network | $310K |
| 25 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals | $300K |
Top Firms
Actum I, LLC$1.8M
Forbes-tate$1.3M
Invariant LLC$1.1M
Capitol Counsel LLC$970K
Clark Hill, PLC$830K
Penn Hill Group$600K
Mr. Thomas Wilson$576K
Ledge Counsel, INC.$570K
Uncorked Advocates$547K
What They Lobby For
- Controlled Substance act improvements. Opioid overdose death reduction. Alprazolam rescheduling.
- Veterans administration (structure, benefits, services, and quality of care) Family code (UCCJEA) Federal enforcement of parental rights. Veteran suicide epidemic (root causes, actions, programs, ac
- U.S. Refugee Admissions Program Action Plan for Children in Adversity Adoption Foster Care
- H.R.3354 and S.1771/final FY2018 LHHS ED appropriation bill re: ESSA Title IV, Part A, Title II Part A, and programs to prevent child sexual abuse. Issues related to prevention of child sexual abuse w
- H.R.3354 and S.1662/final FY 2018 CJS appropriation bill re: judicial training and juvenile justice programs H.R.3354 and S.1771/final FY2018 LHHS appropriation bill re: Court Improvement Program S.8
- Federal Grant Appliations
- Advocating for protections for victims of domestic and dating violence.
- Every Child Deserves A Family Act HR2028, S1382. Lobbied in support of prohibiting adoption or foster care entities that receive federal assistance from using sexual orientation, gender identity or ma
- H.R.947 & S.337 Family Medical & Insurance Leave Act H.R.1516 & S.636 Healthy Families Act H.R.2942 & S.1386 Schedules That Work Act
- Oppose any effort to exclude Planned Parenthood health centers from participating in federal health programs. Support a strong national paid family and medical leave policy. Oppose H.R. 36, the Pain-C
Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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