OVER U.S. $ 3 BILLION SPENT IN LOBBYING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT

Source OpenSecrets.org

In 2015 industry in the U.S. spent $ 3,195,149,207 lobbying the U.S. Government

1. Pharmaceuticals/Health Products: $ 235.1M
2. Insurance: $ 155.8M
3. Oil & Gas: $ 128.7M
4. Business Associations: $ 128.3M
5. Electronics Mfg & Equipment: $ 121.9M
6. Electric Utilities: $ 117.8M
7. Mis. Manufacturing & Distributing: $ 103.8M
8. Securities & Investment: $ 96.2M
9. Health Professionals: $ 95.9M
10. Hospitals/Nursing Homes: $ 91.3M
11. Telecom Services: $ 88.7M
12. Air Transport: $ 80.7M
13. Real Estate: $ 77.1M
14. Education: $ 76.0M
15. Defense Aerospace: $ 73.9Mµ
16. Health Services/HMOs: $ 72.8M
17. Civil Servants/Public Officials: $ 69.9M
18. Commercial Banks: $ 63.8M
19. TV/Movies/Music: $ 61.2M
20. Retail Sales: $ 58.1M
21. Automotive: $ 57.1 M
22. Internet: $ 55.5M
23. Chemical and Related Manufacturing: $ 54.4M
24. Human Rights: $ 44.1M
25. Misc. Issues: $ 42.1M
26. Misc. Energy: $ 41.6M
27. Telephone Utilities: $ 40.1M
28. Non-Profit Institutions: $ 35.3M
29. Casinos/Gambling: $ 34.9M
30. Business Services: $ 34.4M
31. Food & Beverage: $ 33.3M
32. Misc. Finance: $ 32.7M
33. Food Processing & Sales: $ 32.0 M
34. Finance/Credit Companies: $ 31.8M
35. Agricultural Services/Products: $ 31.0M
36. Railroads: $ 29.2M
37. Defense Electronics: $ 28.3M
38. Beer Wine & Liquor: $ 24.9M
39. Misc. Defense: $ 23.9M
40. Sea Transport: $ 23.4M
41. Mining: $ 21.6M
42. Crop Production and Basic Processing: $ 21.0M
43. Tobacco: $ 20.2M
44. Misc. Transport: $19.2M
45. Building Materials & Equipment: $ 18.7M
46. Other: $ 15.7M
47. Accountants: $ 14.9M
48. Forestry & Forest Products: $ 14.8M
49. Environment: $ 14.7M
50. General Contractors: $ 13.9M
51. Public Sector Unions: $ 13.4M
52. Lawyers/Law Firms: $ 12.9M
53. Misc. Health: $ 11.9M
54. Lodging/Tourism: $ 11.8M
55. Construction Services: $ 11.3M
56. Gun Rights: $ 11.2M
57. Transportation Unions: $ 10.5M
58. Printing & Publishing: $ 9.9M
59. Steel Production: $ 9.5M
60. Misc. Business: $ 8.9M
61. Trucking: $ 8.4M
62. Industrial Unions: $ 7.9M
63. Misc. Unions: $ 7.5M
64. Credit Unions: $ 7.4M
65. Recreation/Live Entertainment: $ 7.4M
66. Dairy: $ 6.7M
67. Foreign & Defense Policy: $ 6.6M
68. Misc. Services: $ 5.6M
69. Lobbyists: $ 5.5M
70. Building Trade Unions: $ 5.4M
71. Home Builders: $ 5.3M
72. Special Trade Contractors: $ 4.3M
73. Pro-Israel: $ 4.2M
74. Waste Management: $ 4.1M
75. Environmental Svcs/Equipment: $ 3.9M
76. Fisheries & Wildlife: $ 3.2M
77. Clergy & Religious Organizations: $ 3.1M
78. Livestock: $ 2.9M
79. Abortion Policy/Pro-Abortion Rights: $ 2.1M
80. Textiles: $ 1.7M
81. Gun Control: $ 1.7M
82. Poultry & Eggs: $ 1.5M
83. Republican/Conservative: $ 1.0M
84. Abortion Policy/Anti Abortion: $ 0.835M
85. Women’s Issues: $ 0.720M
86. Misc. Communications/Electronics: $ 0.660M
87. Savings & Loans: $ 0.630M
88. Misc. Agriculture: $ 0.418M
89. Democratic/Liberal: $ 0.312 M