π Welfare (WEL)
Federal lobbying activity for the welfare issue area
AI Overview
Welfare (WEL) has attracted $28.6M in lobbying spending across 1,828 filings. This issue area sees targeted lobbying from organizations with specific policy interests.
Spending by Year
Top Clients
| # | Client | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego County | $2.0M |
| 2 | Start Early | $1.8M |
| 3 | County of San Bernardino, Ca | $1.3M |
| 4 | Miami-dade County Florida | $1.2M |
| 5 | California State Association of Counties | $1.2M |
| 6 | Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (Hacsb) | $1.1M |
| 7 | Senate of Puerto Rico | $980K |
| 8 | Childhelp | $960K |
| 9 | County of Los Angeles | $833K |
| 10 | Zero to Three | $770K |
| 11 | Puerto Rico House of Representatives | $660K |
| 12 | County Welfare Directors Association of California | $620K |
| 13 | Loudoun County, Virginia | $590K |
| 14 | City of Phoenix Az | $560K |
| 15 | California Workforce Association | $560K |
| 16 | National Down Syndrome Society | $556K |
| 17 | County of Alameda California | $500K |
| 18 | Orange County, Ca | $480K |
| 19 | Embrace Families | $472K |
| 20 | City and County of San Francisco | $450K |
Top Lobbying Firms
| # | Firm | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potomac Partners DC | $3.3M |
| 2 | Paragon Government Relations | $2.4M |
| 3 | Van Scoyoc Associates | $2.0M |
| 4 | Thorn Run Partners | $1.8M |
| 5 | Greenberg Traurig, LLP | $1.8M |
| 6 | Prime Policy Group | $1.6M |
| 7 | Cornerstone Government Affairs, INC. | $1.2M |
| 8 | Holland & Knight LLP | $1.0M |
| 9 | Dutko Worldwide, LLC | $780K |
| 10 | The Sheridan Group | $634K |
| 11 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $620K |
| 12 | Ledge Counsel, INC. | $570K |
| 13 | The Petrizzo Group, INC. | $535K |
| 14 | Cj Lake, LLC | $500K |
| 15 | Alston & Bird LLP | $490K |
| 16 | Sr Partners LLC | $485K |
| 17 | Becky Shipp Consulting, LLC | $431K |
| 18 | Guidepoststrategies, LLC | $420K |
| 19 | Dinino Associates, LLC | $400K |
| 20 | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP | $400K |
Sample Lobbying Descriptions
β’Assist in efforts with Welfare reform, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Job Training Programs
β’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
β’U.S. Refugee Admissions Program Action Plan for Children in Adversity Adoption Foster Care
β’Supported funding for low-income housing, child nutrition, Earned Income Tax Credit, and other safety net programs.
β’Omnibus Appropriations bill including FY18 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funding.
β’Assistance to Homeless Children under McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Food for Progress, Food for Education, Food for Peace Funding, SNAP and WIC Funding, Agriculture and hunger issues present
β’SNAP, WIC, SFSP
β’Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act (H.R.2824), all provisions. Strong Families Act of 2017 (S.1829), all provisions.
β’SNAP; welfare reform
β’Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization (no Bill number yet); S. 534, Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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