AARP
Lobbying group · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026
AARP spent $17.1M lobbying the federal government (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026), mostly on taxes, health care, telecom. It used 20 lobbyists, including people who worked for 5 members of Congress.
- Spent on lobbying
- $17.1M
- Lobbyists
- 20
- Bills lobbied
- 12
- Issues
- 10
Spending by quarter
- 2025 Q3$3.8M
- 2025 Q4$5.3M
- 2026 Q1$3.8M
- 2026 Q2$4.1M
Issues lobbied
- Taxes
- Health care
- Telecom
- Medicare & Medicaid
- Budget & spending
- Retirement
- Pharmacy
- Transportation
- Labor & antitrust
- Government operations
Bills lobbied on
- S. 92515 reports
- H.R. 2036: Credit for Caring Act of 202511 reports
- H.R. 1027: QUIET Act7 reports
- S. 15655 reports
- S. 33545 reports
- H.R. 1384 reports
- H.R. 45763 reports
- S. 9883 reports
- S. 20193 reports
- H.R. 24413 reports
- S. 22373 reports
- S. 15043 reports
Lobbying firms hired
- AARP$17.1M
- Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.$200K
- Mehlman Consulting, Inc.$200K
- Thorn Run Partners$200K
- Thegroup Dc, LLC$200K
- Harper & Bailey Governmental Solutions LLC$188K
- H&M Strategies LLP$120K
- Cm Strategic, LLC$80K
- Alignment Government Strategies$40K
- Article One Group, LLC$40K
- Pacesetter Strategies Formerly Known As K. Black Strategies LLC$0
Lobbyists who worked in Congress
- Kyle Sanders
Special Assistant for Economic Development/Deputy Chief of Staff, Sen. Thom Tillis; Legislative Counsel/Legislative…David Rouzer (R-NC) - Kyle Sanders
Special Assistant for Economic Development/Deputy Chief of Staff, Sen. Thom Tillis; Legislative Counsel/Legislative…Andy Harris (R-MD) - Kyle Sanders
Special Assistant for Economic Development/Deputy Chief of Staff, Sen. Thom Tillis; Legislative Counsel/Legislative…Thom Tillis (R-NC) - Earl Flood
Dep. CoS, LD (Rep. Robin Kelly); Health Pol Adv, Csl (Rep. Terri Sewell); Csl (Rep. Cedric Richmond); Pol Aide (Sen…Robin L. Kelly (D-IL) - Earl Flood
Dep. CoS, LD (Rep. Robin Kelly); Health Pol Adv, Csl (Rep. Terri Sewell); Csl (Rep. Cedric Richmond); Pol Aide (Sen…Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)
Agencies contacted
- Senate · 120
- House Of Representatives · 117
- White House Office · 20
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (Hhs) · 18
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (Cms) · 12
- Labor, Dept of (Dol) · 7
Related
Filings
- 2026 Q3 report$38K
- 2026 Q2 report$50K
- 2026 Q2 report$50K
- 2026 Q2 report$38K
- 2026 Q2 report$40K
From Lobbying Disclosure Act reports filed with the Senate and House.
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Capitol Receipts, “AARP: Lobbying Spending, Issues & Bills,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/lobbying/caarp/aarp (accessed 2026-10-13).