Verizon Communications, Inc.
Lobbying group · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026
Verizon Communications, Inc. spent $2.3M lobbying the federal government (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026), mostly on telecom, taxes, broadcasting. It used 22 lobbyists, including people who worked for 7 members of Congress.
- Spent on lobbying
- $2.3M
- Lobbyists
- 22
- Bills lobbied
- 4
- Issues
- 7
Spending by quarter
- 2025 Q3$600K
- 2025 Q4$590K
- 2026 Q1$640K
- 2026 Q2$510K
Issues lobbied
- Telecom
- Taxes
- Broadcasting
- Copyright & patents
- Defense
- Budget & spending
- Government operations
Bills lobbied on
Lobbying firms hired
- Bgr Government Affairs$720K
- Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP$410K
- Alpine Advisors$320K
- Phronesisdc, LLC$240K
- Capitol Counsel LLC$200K
- Capitol Consulting Group LLC (Dc)$120K
- Mindset Advocacy, LLC$110K
- Marshall & Popp, LLC$90K
- Resolution Public Affairs, LLC$80K
- The Livingston Group, LLC$30K
- Mcginley LLC$20K
Lobbyists who worked in Congress
- Hazen Marshall
Policy Director-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell; Staff Director/Senate Budget Committee-Senator Don Nickles…Mitch McConnell (R-KY) - Monica Popp
Chief of Staff/Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Senate Republican Whip John Cornyn; Professional Staff Member, U.S…John Cornyn (R-TX) - Elliott Guffin
CoS, Rep R.Hudson; DepCoS, Rep Hudson; LD, Rep Hudson; Sr LegAst, Rep Hudson; LegAst, Rep Hudson; LegAide, Rep Hudson…Rick W. Allen (R-GA) - Aaron Cummings
Chief of Staff - Sen. Chuck Grassley; Chief Counsel, Constitution/Crime Counsel - Senate Judiciary Committee (Sen…Chuck Grassley (R-IA) - Gregory Sunstrum
Chief of Staff , Rep. Debbie Dingell; Deputy Chief of Staff and Leg. Director, Rep. Debbie Dingell ; Leg. Director…Debbie Dingell (D-MI) - 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 · 59
- Senate · 58
- Federal Aviation Administration (Faa) · 4
- Federal Reserve System · 4
- Office of Science & Technology Policy (Ostp) · 4
- Environmental Protection Agency (Epa) · 4
Related
Filings
- 2026 Q2 report$20K
- 2026 Q2 report$20K
- 2026 Q2 report$20K
- 2026 Q2 report$30K
- 2026 Q2 report$150K
From Lobbying Disclosure Act reports filed with the Senate and House.
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Capitol Receipts, “Verizon Communications, Inc.: Lobbying Spending, Issues & Bills,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/lobbying/cverizoncommunications/verizon-communications-inc (accessed 2026-10-14).