π Religion (REL)
Federal lobbying activity for the religion issue area
AI Overview
Religion (REL) has attracted $5.2M in lobbying spending across 549 filings. This issue area sees targeted lobbying from organizations with specific policy interests.
Spending by Year
Top Clients
Top Lobbying Firms
| # | Firm | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte | $900K |
| 2 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | $810K |
| 3 | Freedom From Religion Foundation | $780K |
| 4 | Merkava Strategies Corporation | $550K |
| 5 | Lobbyit.com | $360K |
| 6 | Rtk Consulting Group LLC | $200K |
| 7 | Off Hill Strategies L.L.C. | $180K |
| 8 | Blank Rome Government Relations | $170K |
| 9 | The Livingston Group, LLC | $160K |
| 10 | National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd | $130K |
| 11 | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough | $130K |
| 12 | James Backlin | $108K |
| 13 | Forbes-tate | $90K |
| 14 | Bolton-st. Johns, LLC | $80K |
| 15 | Onmessage Public Strategies | $60K |
| 16 | Mo Strategies, INC. | $60K |
| 17 | Ascend Consulting | $53K |
| 18 | Ct Group FKA Ctf Global LLC | $40K |
| 19 | John T. Doolittle, LLC | $40K |
| 20 | Apco Worldwide LLC | $40K |
Sample Lobbying Descriptions
β’Opposed weakening the Johnson Amendment because our houses of worship could be torn apart by partisan campaign politics.
β’Do No Harm Act HR5272. Supported making religious freedom of 1993 inapplicable to federal laws.
β’Conscience Protection Act of 2017 (H.R. 644, S. 301) - Supported the permanent codification protections for individual and institutional health care providers' conscience rights and provide remedies f
β’S.2453 - Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018
β’CFI opposes school voucher programs, which divert money from public schools to private religious schools that are permitted to discriminate in admissions and employment. In the 1st Quarter of 2018, CF
β’H.R. 3354 Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act 2018: Conscience protections and abortion funding restrictions. H.R. 2405 Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2018:
β’International and domestic religious freedom; First Amendment Defense Act (S.2525) to prevent federal discriminatory action based on religious belief or moral conviction about marriage.
β’Lobbying in favor of H. Res. 349, which seeks to end blasphemy laws around the world. Currently lobbying to introduce a companion resolution in the Senate, and asking Representatives to co-sponsor the
β’Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act (S 994 / HR 1730)
β’Oppose the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which would create protections for health care workers who refuse to administer services that violate thei
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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