META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

Senator	From its PAC	Its lobbyists (LD-203)	Sits on, in its lobbying areas
Andy Kim D NJ	—	$106,500	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Todd Young R IN	—	$53,500	Intelligence, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
Christopher A. Coons D DE	—	$52,500	Judiciary
John Cornyn R TX	—	$48,000	Intelligence, Finance, Judiciary
Charles E. Schumer D NY	—	$48,000	Intelligence
Steve Daines R MT	—	$34,000	Finance
Martin Heinrich D NM	—	$32,300	Intelligence
Christopher Murphy D CT	—	$28,300
Mitch McConnell R KY	—	$27,500
Mazie K. Hirono D HI	—	$25,000	Judiciary
Ben Ray Luján D NM	—	$25,000	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
John Barrasso R WY	—	$22,500	Finance
Jacky Rosen D NV	—	$22,500	Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Sherrod Brown D OH	—	$20,000
Edward J. Markey D MA	—	$20,000	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
John Thune R SD	—	$20,000	Intelligence, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
Brian Schatz D HI	—	$17,500	Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Jon Tester D MT	—	$17,000
Shelley Moore Capito R WV	—	$16,500	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
Thom Tillis R NC	—	$16,500	Finance, Judiciary
Patty Murray D WA	—	$15,500
Ted Cruz R TX	—	$15,100	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Judiciary
Tammy Duckworth D IL	—	$15,000	Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Deb Fischer R NE	—	$15,000	Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Mike Lee R UT	—	$13,100	Judiciary
Thomas R. Carper D DE	—	$12,500
Jack Reed D RI	—	$12,500	Intelligence
Pete Ricketts R NE	—	$11,000	Environment and Public Works
Michael F. Bennet D CO	—	$10,000	Intelligence, Finance
Joni Ernst R IA	—	$10,000	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Gary C. Peters D MI	—	$9,500	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Chuck Grassley R IA	—	$8,500	Finance, Judiciary
Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE	—	$8,000	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
Angus S. King, Jr. I ME	—	$8,000	Intelligence
Roger F. Wicker R MS	—	$8,000	Intelligence, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
Ted Budd R NC	—	$7,500	Intelligence, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Lindsey Graham R SC	—	$7,500
Ruben Gallego D AZ	—	$7,500	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Bill Hagerty R TN	—	$7,500
Patrick J. Leahy D VT	—	$7,500
Jeanne Shaheen D NH	—	$7,500
Tim Sheehy R MT	—	$7,500	Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Mark R. Warner D VA	—	$7,500	Intelligence, Finance
Mike Crapo R ID	—	$6,850	Finance
Robert P. Casey, Jr. D PA	—	$6,500
Dan Sullivan R AK	—	$6,500	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
Rick Scott R FL	—	$6,000	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Margaret Wood Hassan D NH	—	$5,900	Finance, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Susan M. Collins R ME	—	$5,500	Intelligence
Marco Rubio R FL	—	$5,500
Catherine Cortez Masto D NV	—	$5,000	Finance
Richard J. Durbin D IL	—	$5,000	Judiciary
John W. Hickenlooper D CO	—	$5,000	Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Cynthia M. Lummis R WY	—	$5,000	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
Jerry Moran R KS	—	$5,000	Intelligence, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Eric Schmitt R MO	—	$5,000	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Judiciary
Rand Paul R KY	—	$4,500	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
James E. Risch R ID	—	$4,500	Intelligence
Angela D. Alsobrooks D MD	—	$4,000	Environment and Public Works
Tom Cotton R AR	—	$4,000	Intelligence

Its lobbying, by year

What its quarterly reports (LD-2) total each year: the fees it paid its lobbying firms, or its own lobbying spending when it lobbies for itself. Latest version of each report.

What it lobbied on

Issues

Telecommunications

37 reports

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

23 reports

Homeland Security

23 reports

Trade (domestic/foreign)

23 reports

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

23 reports

Computer Industry

23 reports

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

23 reports

Media (information/publishing)

23 reports

Environment/Superfund

21 reports

Immigration

21 reports

Bills it named

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

7 reports

7 reports

The lobbying firms it hired

VENABLE LLP

$530K

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Firm	Reports	Fees reported
VENABLE LLP	14	$530K

2 of its lobbyists worked for a senator

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Lobbyist	Former position, as they list it	Senator	Latest report
SHELLY MARC	Deputy Chief of Staff - Rep. Barbara Lee; Staff Assistant and Policy Advisor - EOP, Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs (Obama Administration); Staff Assistant and Legislative Correspondent - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand	Kirsten E. Gillibrand	2022
JOHN BRANSCOME	Chief Counsel, Sen. Cmte on Commerce, Science & Transportation; Comms. Counsel, Sr. Counsel, Staff Dir. - Sen. Cmte on Comm., Sci. & Trans, Telecom Subcmte; FCC detailee - Sen. Amy Klobuchar; FCC detailee - Sen. Cmte on Comm, Sci. & Trans.	Amy Klobuchar	2021