Retirement

Issue Code: RET

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AI Overview

Retirement is one of the 79 issue categories tracked under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. With $160.0M in total lobbying spend across 8,108 filings, it ranks among the significantly lobbied policy areas in Washington. The money flowing into this issue reflects how much is at stake for the industries involved.

$160.0M
Total Lobbying Spend
8,108
Filings
50
Top Clients

Spending by Year

YearSpendingFilings
2018$21.7M1,016
2019$21.2M1,094
2020$21.9M1,120
2021$19.0M963
2022$21.7M1,079
2023$18.7M1,011
2024$17.1M896
2025$18.7M929

Biggest Spenders

#ClientSpending
1Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust$4.4M
2Association of Food and Dairy Retailers, Wholesalers and Manufacturers$3.3M
3United Parcel Service$3.3M
4The Vanguard Group, INC.$2.8M
5Fmr LLC$2.7M
6The American Council of Life Insurers$2.5M
7Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.$2.5M
8Blackrock Funds Services Group LLC (Formerly Blackrock Capital Management INC.)$2.4M
9Prudential Financial, INC.$2.2M
10Thrivent Financial for Lutherans$2.2M
11New York Life Insurance Company$2.1M
12Blackrock Funds Services Group LLC$2.0M
13American Retirement Association$2.0M
14Pfs Investments, INC.$1.9M
15International Longshore and Warehouse Union$1.8M
16AARP$1.8M
17California State Teachers' Retirement System$1.8M
18United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America$1.7M
19National Council on Teacher Retirement 9370 Studio Court Elk Grove Ca 95758$1.6M
20American Benefits Council$1.6M
21Universal Savings for Americans, Formerly Reported as, Savingusa$1.6M
22Yodlee INC.$1.6M
23National Assn of State Treasurers (Nast)$1.6M
24Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (Massmutual Financial Group)$1.6M
25Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, INC.$1.5M

Top Firms

Davis & Harman LLP$9.5M
Williams and Jensen, PLLC$8.9M
Invariant LLC$7.2M
Covington & Burling LLP$6.6M
Groom Law Group, Chartered$6.1M
Mindset Advocacy, LLC$5.4M
Rich Feuer Anderson$4.8M
Venable LLP$4.7M
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld$4.4M
Avoq, LLC$3.5M
Ernst & Young LLP (Washington Council Ernst & Young)$3.1M
Alignment Government Strategies$2.8M
BGR Government Affairs$2.7M
Chartwell Strategy Group LLC$2.7M
Venn Strategies$2.4M

What They Lobby For

  • H.R. 2874, 21st Century Flood Reform Act. S. 1571, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017. HR 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. House and Senate forthcoming Farm Bill. H.R. 6159, To amen
  • 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
  • General overview for members and staff.
  • Tax reform, pension reform, retirement policy
  • General company overview for members and staff, Retirement policy, financial services
  • General overview for members and staff, retirement policy, tax reform, pension reform
  • Legislation and regulations affecting public pension plans.
  • Modifications to the DFA with respect to FIO authority; international regulatory agreements; regulatory oversight of bank and insurance entities. Implementation of and technical corrections to tax re
  • S.2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. H.R.3093, Investor Clarity and Banking Parity Act. H.R.795, Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act. S.796, Emplo
  • Pension and retirement issues; PBGC Premiums.

Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings

Last updated: February 2026

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