Tiktok Inc.
Lobbying group · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026
Tiktok Inc. spent $1.8M lobbying the federal government (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026), mostly on telecom, broadcasting, trade. It used 9 lobbyists, including people who worked for 3 members of Congress.
- Spent on lobbying
- $1.8M
- Lobbyists
- 9
- Bills lobbied
- 2
- Issues
- 3
Spending by quarter
- 2025 Q3$530K
- 2025 Q4$530K
- 2026 Q1$390K
- 2026 Q2$325K
Issues lobbied
- Telecom
- Broadcasting
- Trade
Bills lobbied on
- H.R. 3913 reports
- S. 1033 reports
Lobbying firms hired
- Ballard Partners$450K
- Crossroads Strategies, LLC$410K
- Dentons US LLP$405K
- And Partners LLC$240K
- Cozen O'connor Public Strategies$160K
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld$110K
Lobbyists who worked in Congress
- Tracie Pough
Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz 2003-2008 & 2009-2025 (Lobbying does not include House…Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) - Charles French
Staff, House Committee on Rules; Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions; Staff, House Committee on Homeland Security…Pete Sessions (R-TX) - Will Courtney
Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant: Rep. David…David Kustoff (R-TN)
Agencies contacted
- Senate · 15
- House Of Representatives · 13
- White House Office · 4
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (Va) · 1
- Treasury, Dept of · 1
Related
Filings
- 2026 Q2 report$80K
- 2026 Q2 report$75K
- 2026 Q2 report$60K
- 2026 Q2 report$110K
- 2026 Q1 report$150K
From Lobbying Disclosure Act reports filed with the Senate and House.
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Capitol Receipts, “Tiktok Inc.: Lobbying Spending, Issues & Bills,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/lobbying/ctiktok/tiktok-inc (accessed 2026-10-14).