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BNSF Railway Company

Lobbying group · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026

BNSF Railway Company spent $3.4M lobbying the federal government (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026), mostly on transportation, railroads, budget & spending. It used 16 lobbyists, including people who worked for 6 members of Congress.

Spent on lobbying
$3.4M
Lobbyists
16
Bills lobbied
12
Issues
10

Spending by quarter

  • 2025 Q3$760K
  • 2025 Q4$770K
  • 2026 Q1$940K
  • 2026 Q2$960K

Issues lobbied

  • Transportation
  • Railroads
  • Budget & spending
  • Environment
  • Labor & antitrust
  • Law enforcement
  • Energy & nuclear
  • Taxes
  • Homeland security
  • Trade

Bills lobbied on

  • H.R. 2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act10 reports
  • H.R. 31949 reports
  • H.R. 22188 reports
  • S. 17798 reports
  • S. 10728 reports
  • S. 14045 reports
  • S. 1874 reports
  • H.R. 40954 reports
  • H.R. 25694 reports
  • H.R. 52864 reports
  • H.R. 35054 reports
  • H.R. 3414 reports

Lobbying firms hired

Lobbyists who worked in Congress

  • Paul Sass
    Staff Director, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Deputy Staff Director, House Committee on Small…    Sam Graves (R-MO)
  • Marne Marotta
    Legislative Assistant, Sen. John Barrasso; Counsel, Sen. Kelly Ayotte; Atty/Advisor Board of Veterans Appeals; Leg…    John Barrasso (R-WY)
  • Lauren Flynn
    Leg. Correspondent, Leg. Asst, to Rep. Greg Walden    John Kennedy (R-LA)
  • Jason Thielman
    Chief of Staff, Transition Aide, Rep. Steve Daines; District Director, Rep. Marilyn Musgrave    Steve Daines (R-MT)
  • Jimmy Peacock
    Chief of Staff (Senator Eric Schmitt), Chief of Staff (Congresswoman Ashley Hinson), Special Assistant (U.S. Senator…    Eric Schmitt (R-MO)
  • Jimmy Peacock
    Chief of Staff (Senator Eric Schmitt), Chief of Staff (Congresswoman Ashley Hinson), Special Assistant (U.S. Senator…    Ashley Hinson (R-IA)

Agencies contacted

  • Senate · 109
  • House Of Representatives · 108
  • Transportation, Dept of (Dot) · 20
  • White House Office · 17
  • Federal Railroad Administration · 8
  • Homeland Security, Dept of (Dhs) · 8

Related

Filings

From Lobbying Disclosure Act reports filed with the Senate and House.

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Capitol Receipts, “BNSF Railway Company: Lobbying Spending, Issues & Bills,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/lobbying/cbnsfrailway/bnsf-railway-company (accessed 2026-10-17).

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