Tesla

Lobbying group · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026

Tesla spent $2.4M lobbying the federal government (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026), mostly on automotive, taxes, energy & nuclear. It used 11 lobbyists, including people who worked for 4 members of Congress.

Spent on lobbying: $2.4M
Lobbyists: 11
Bills lobbied: 4
Issues: 10

Spending by quarter

2025 Q3$340K
2025 Q4$670K
2026 Q1$760K
2026 Q2$650K

Issues lobbied

Automotive
Taxes
Energy & nuclear
Trade
Transportation
Natural resources
Budget & spending
Telecom
Environment
Copyright & patents

Bills lobbied on

H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act6 reports
H.R. 979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 20254 reports
H.R. 1566: REPAIR Act4 reports
S. 3152 reports

Lobbying firms hired

Lobbyists who worked in Congress

Justin Sok
Sr Advisor Leg Affairs, US Treasury (June 2018 - January 2020); Legislative Director Rep Jason Smith (2013-2018)Jason Smith (R-MO)
Jake Rascoff
Assistant Legislative Director and Legislative Assistant, Sen. Brian Schatz (2018-2023); Legislative Assistant, Rep…Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
Jake Rascoff
Assistant Legislative Director and Legislative Assistant, Sen. Brian Schatz (2018-2023); Legislative Assistant, Rep…Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Jake Rascoff
Assistant Legislative Director and Legislative Assistant, Sen. Brian Schatz (2018-2023); Legislative Assistant, Rep…Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

Agencies contacted

Senate · 55
House Of Representatives · 54
Commerce, Dept of (Doc) · 12
Energy, Dept of · 10
Treasury, Dept of · 10
U.S. Trade Representative (Ustr) · 8

All lobbying groups

Filings

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

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Capitol Receipts, “Tesla: Lobbying Spending, Issues & Bills,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/lobbying/ctesla/tesla (accessed 2026-10-13).