Microsoft Corporation
Lobbying group · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026
Microsoft Corporation spent $9.5M lobbying the federal government (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026), mostly on computers, telecom, science & tech. It used 19 lobbyists, including people who worked for 3 members of Congress.
- Spent on lobbying
- $9.5M
- Lobbyists
- 19
- Bills lobbied
- 12
- Issues
- 10
Spending by quarter
- 2025 Q3$2M
- 2025 Q4$2.4M
- 2026 Q1$2.4M
- 2026 Q2$2.7M
Issues lobbied
- Computers
- Telecom
- Science & tech
- Taxes
- Budget & spending
- Labor & antitrust
- Immigration
- Defense
- Homeland security
- Copyright & patents
Bills lobbied on
- H.R. 4016: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 20269 reports
- H.R. 3838: SPEED Act8 reports
- S. 2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20268 reports
- S. 39827 reports
- S. 2572: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 20266 reports
- S. 36636 reports
- H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act5 reports
- S. 17485 reports
- H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20275 reports
- S. 4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20275 reports
- H.R. 33: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of…4 reports
- S. 22534 reports
Lobbying firms hired
- Microsoft Corporation$9.5M
- Polaris Government Relations, LLC$360K
- Tiber Creek Group$360K
- Penn Hill Group$300K
- Michael Best Strategies LLC$280K
- D&P Creative Strategies, LLC$250K
- Venture Government Strategies, LLC (Fka Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, LLC)$240K
- Stewart Strategies And Solutions, LLC$240K
- Elevate Government Affairs, LLC$240K
- Harbinger Strategies, LLC$240K
- Lot Sixteen LLC$200K
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld$200K
- Forza Dc, LLC$160K
- The Gibson Group, LLC$150K
- Fifestrategies, LLC$140K
Lobbyists who worked in Congress
- David Marten
Legislative Director, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Legislative Assistant, Rep…Maria Cantwell (D-WA) - William Hollier
Chief of Staff, Senator CrapoMike Crapo (R-ID) - Brett Ewer
Press Intern, Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Agencies contacted
- House Of Representatives · 229
- Senate · 193
- Executive Office of the President (Eop) · 44
- Commerce, Dept of (Doc) · 33
- Energy, Dept of · 28
- Justice, Dept of (Doj) · 27
Related
Filings
- 2026 Q3 report$50K
- 2026 Q3 report$30K
- 2026 Q2 report$50K
- 2026 Q2 report$90K
- 2026 Q2 report$30K
From Lobbying Disclosure Act reports filed with the Senate and House.
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Capitol Receipts, “Microsoft Corporation: Lobbying Spending, Issues & Bills,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/lobbying/cmicrosoft/microsoft-corporation (accessed 2026-10-13).