Duke Energy
Lobbying group · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026
Duke Energy spent $10.3M lobbying the federal government (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026), mostly on taxes, energy & nuclear, environment. It used 12 lobbyists, including people who worked for 4 members of Congress.
- Spent on lobbying
- $10.3M
- Lobbyists
- 12
- Bills lobbied
- 12
- Issues
- 10
Spending by quarter
- 2025 Q3$1.9M
- 2025 Q4$4.1M
- 2026 Q1$2M
- 2026 Q2$2.3M
Issues lobbied
- Taxes
- Energy & nuclear
- Environment
- Budget & spending
- Homeland security
- Utilities
- Oil & gas
- Trade
- Clean air & water
- Transportation
Bills lobbied on
- H.R. 3657: Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act5 reports
- S. 13375 reports
- H.R. 1047: Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power Act5 reports
- H.R. 56005 reports
- H.R. 3617: Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act5 reports
- H.R. 4776: Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act5 reports
- H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act4 reports
- H.R. 4121: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies…4 reports
- H.R. 4213: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 20264 reports
- S. 2572: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 20264 reports
- H.R. 5304: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies…4 reports
- S. 23544 reports
Lobbying firms hired
- Duke Energy Corporation$10.3M
- Alpine Group Partners, LLC.$320K
- Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP$280K
- Cgcn Group, LLC$240K
- Capitol Counsel LLC$240K
- S-3 Group$240K
- Bracewell LLP$240K
Lobbyists who worked in Congress
- Matt Bravo
Director of Floor Operations for Maj. Whip Steve Scalise; Prof Staff, E&C; Floor Asst to Maj. Leader Eric CantorSteve Scalise (R-LA) - Kevin Casey
Senior Pol Dir, Dem Caucus; Counselor, Leg. Dir, Leg. Asst, Rep. Joseph Crowley; Staff Asst, Leg. Correspondent, Rep…Bernard Sanders (I-VT) - Michaeleen Crowell
Leg Director, Rep. Denise Majette; Leg Director, Rep. John Lewis; Chief of Staff, US Sen. Bernie SandersBernard Sanders (I-VT) - John Edwards
Office of Sen. Cynthia Lummis (2021-2023), EPA Senior Advisor for Senate Affairs (2019-2021), Office of Sen. Bob…Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY) - Gregory Sunstrum
Chief of Staff , Rep. Debbie Dingell; Deputy Chief of Staff and Leg. Director, Rep. Debbie Dingell ; Leg. Director…Debbie Dingell (D-MI) - Ihna Varner
Senator Bernard Sanders staff assistant - 2018-2019, floor coordinator 2019-2020Bernard Sanders (I-VT) - Martin Reiser
Policy Director, Republican Whip Steve Scalise, professional staff House Ways and Means Committee, Chief of Staff…Steve Scalise (R-LA)
Agencies contacted
- Senate · 102
- House Of Representatives · 99
- Energy, Dept of · 28
- White House Office · 25
- Environmental Protection Agency (Epa) · 18
- Treasury, Dept of · 14
Related
Filings
- 2026 Q2 report$60K
- 2026 Q2 report$80K
- 2026 Q2 report$60K
- 2026 Q2 report$60K
- 2026 Q2 report$60K
From Lobbying Disclosure Act reports filed with the Senate and House.
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Capitol Receipts, “Duke Energy: Lobbying Spending, Issues & Bills,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/lobbying/cdukeenergy/duke-energy (accessed 2026-10-15).