Motion Picture Association
Lobbying group · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026
Motion Picture Association spent $2.6M lobbying the federal government (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026), mostly on copyright & patents, taxes, foreign relations. It used 8 lobbyists, including people who worked for 2 members of Congress.
- Spent on lobbying
- $2.6M
- Lobbyists
- 8
- Bills lobbied
- 12
- Issues
- 10
Spending by quarter
- 2025 Q3$660K
- 2025 Q4$660K
- 2026 Q1$640K
- 2026 Q2$640K
Issues lobbied
- Copyright & patents
- Taxes
- Foreign relations
- Government operations
- Law enforcement
- Lawsuits (torts)
- Trade
- Budget & spending
- Broadcasting
- Computers
Bills lobbied on
- S. 25307 reports
- H.R. 48407 reports
- H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act4 reports
- H.R. 7213 reports
- S. 11213 reports
- H.R. 16902 reports
- H.R. 45911 report
- S. 45911 report
- H.R. 8025: Protecting American Streaming and Innovation Act1 report
- S. 3062: GUARD Act1 report
- S. 43491 report
- H.R. 7757: KIDS Act1 report
Lobbying firms hired
- Motion Picture Association, Inc.$2.6M
- Bgr Government Affairs$200K
- Capitol Tax Partners, LLP$200K
Lobbyists who worked in Congress
- Syd Terry
COS, Rep. Jan Schakowsky; Policy Coordinator for Energy & Commerce; LD, Rep. Jan Schakowsky; Sr. LA, Rep. Mark Pocan…Mark Pocan (D-WI) - Syd Terry
COS, Rep. Jan Schakowsky; Policy Coordinator for Energy & Commerce; LD, Rep. Jan Schakowsky; Sr. LA, Rep. Mark Pocan…Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)
Agencies contacted
- House Of Representatives · 56
- Senate · 56
- White House Office · 7
- Treasury, Dept of · 4
- Executive Office of the President (Eop) · 3
Related
Filings
- 2026 Q2 report$50K
- 2026 Q2 report$50K
- 2026 Q2 report$640K
- 2026 Q1 report$640K
- 2026 Q1 report$50K
From Lobbying Disclosure Act reports filed with the Senate and House.
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Capitol Receipts, “Motion Picture Association: Lobbying Spending, Issues & Bills,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/lobbying/cmotionpictureassociation/motion-picture-association (accessed 2026-10-15).