RRR

Issue Code: RRR

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AI Overview

RRR is one of the 79 issue categories tracked under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. With $94.7M in total lobbying spend across 4,273 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.

$94.7M
Total Lobbying Spend
4,273
Filings
50
Top Clients

Spending by Year

YearSpendingFilings
2018$9.8M505
2019$9.6M442
2020$9.1M479
2021$9.7M508
2022$11.6M585
2023$14.5M668
2024$13.0M531
2025$17.4M555

Biggest Spenders

#ClientSpending
1Omnitrax, INC.$6.3M
2Association of American Railroads$5.2M
3Norfolk Southern Corporation$4.5M
4Canadian National Railway$3.5M
5Rail Security Alliance$3.3M
6Grand Trunk Corporation$3.1M
7Csx Corporation$2.4M
8The Greenbrier Companies$2.2M
9Orange County Transportation Authority$1.8M
10Wabtec Corporation$1.7M
11American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association$1.7M
12Norfolk Southern$1.6M
13Southern California Regional Rail Authority$1.6M
14Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation$1.5M
15Ttx Company$1.4M
16Railway Supply Institute, INC.$1.3M
17Soo Line Corporation DBA Cpkc (F/K/A Canadian Pacific Kansas City)$1.3M
18Iowa Interstate Railroad, LTD$1.1M
19Bnsf Railway Co$1.1M
20Patriot Rail Company (FKA Pioneer Lines (FKA Pioneer Railcorp))$1.1M
21Siemens Corporation$1.1M
22Coalition for the Northeast Corridor$1.0M
23International Warehouse Logistics Association$970K
24Puerto Verde Holdings, LLC$960K
25Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association$960K

Top Firms

Viking Navigation LLC$10.4M
Venn Strategies$4.5M
Tai Ginsberg & Associates, LLC$4.3M
Summit Strategies Government Affairs LLC$3.7M
Chambers, Conlon & Hartwell, LLC$3.5M
Potomac Partners DC$3.2M
Public Strategies Washington, INC.$3.1M
Holland & Knight LLP$2.5M
The Smith-free Group, LLC$2.3M
Blank Rome Government Relations$2.1M
Alignment Government Strategies$2.0M
Forbes-tate$1.9M
Alpine Group Partners, LLC.$1.7M
Williams and Jensen, PLLC$1.6M
Smithbucklin Corporation$1.4M

What They Lobby For

  • Freight rail economic issues and balanced regulation; freight and passenger rail and public transportation safety, performance, and development including positive train control implementation and othe
  • Chemical site security, energy supply, chemical regulation, rail competitiveness and hazmat transportation.
  • Department of Army Permits; Rail & Transportation issues
  • Railroad transportation and utility restoration.
  • CFIUS
  • Address the negative financial, environmental and safety impacts of increased passenger and freight rail on the FECR corridor, and efforts to mitigate the multiple negative impacts the proposed increa
  • Efforts to address the negative financial, environmental and safety impacts of increased passenger and freight rail on the FECR corridor, and efforts to mitigate the multiple negative impacts such pro
  • Funding for major rail projects.
  • H.R. 721 The BRACE Act, amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit.
  • Support for legislation that assures all modes of Transportation have the opportunity to do business in a fair market. Support legislation that allows rail carriers to continue to earn their cost of

Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings

Last updated: February 2026

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