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Anthropic lobbying and government contracts: spending by quarter, firms, issues and federal awards

Anthropic and government from public records: 53 lobbying reports since 2023 Q1, $3.02M in 2026 Q3 across 8 outside firms, the issues and the offices lobbied; 5 federal awards worth $9.13M obligated.

Lobbying, 2026 Q3: $3.02M; $2.11M in-house, $910K to 8 firms
Lobbying since 2023: $12.9M; 53 reports counted of 64 filed
Outside firms: 8; 48 lobbyists named in the filings
Federal awards: $9.13M; 5 awards as recipient

Lobbying by quarter

in-house expenses + paid to outside firms

2023 Q1in-house outside firms2026 Q3

Issues lobbied

reports naming the issue

Science/Technology 43Computer Industry 25Defense 14Energy/Nuclear 4Budget/Appropriations 3Health Issues 2Consumer Issues/Safety/Products 2Economics/Economic Development 1Government Issues 1Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 1Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 1

Who they lobbied

reports naming it

House Of Representatives 35Senate 35White House Office 12Executive Office Of The President (Eop) 12Treasury, Dept Of 7Commerce, Dept Of (Doc) 7Natl Security Council (Nsc) 3Energy, Dept Of 2Office Of Management & Budget (Omb) 2Office Of The Vice President Of The United States 2Defense, Dept Of (Dod) 2Office Of Science & Technology Policy (Ostp) 1

Outside lobbying firms

what each firm reported receiving

Firm	Paid, as filed	Quarters	Reports
Ballard Partners	$890K	2026 Q1 to 2026 Q3	3
Aquia Group, LLC	$860K	2023 Q1 to 2026 Q3	15
Continental Strategy, LLC	$740K	2025 Q2 to 2026 Q3	6
Fierce Government Relations	$270K	2025 Q4 to 2026 Q3	4
Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLC	$190K	2025 Q4 to 2026 Q3	4
Avenue Solutions	$180K	2026 Q1 to 2026 Q3	3
Thorn Run Partners	$170K	2025 Q4 to 2026 Q3	4
Navigators Global LLC (Formerly DC Navigators, LLC)	$150K	2026 Q1 to 2026 Q3	3

Federal awards

USAspending.gov, read 30 Oct 2026

Agency	What for	Obligated	Period
Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources	ANTHROPIC SI ENTERPRISE WIDE CHAT BRIDGE ↗	$4,842,000	26 Oct 2026 to 25 Apr 2027
Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources	ANTHROPIC SI ENTERPRISE WIDE CHAT BRIDGE ↗	$3,573,000	26 Oct 2026 to 25 Apr 2027
Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources	ANTHROPIC SI ENTERPRISE WIDE CHAT BRIDGE ↗	$585,000	26 Oct 2026 to 25 Apr 2027
Smithsonian Institution	CLAUDE ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE LICENSING. ↗	$114,000	9 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2026
Department of State	CLAUDE AI ↗	$18,960	11 Feb 2026 to 12 Mar 2026

Lobbying comes from the Senate's Lobbying Disclosure Act filings where Anthropic is the client: its own reports state total lobbying expenses for the quarter, and each outside firm reports what Anthropic paid it. When a report is amended, only the latest version counts. Awards come from USAspending.gov, matched on the recipient's own name, with the amount obligated so far. Amounts are as filed and are not adjusted.

Every figure on this page comes from a named document with the exact sentence it was taken from; open “Exact text in the source” under any line. People appear in public roles from the company's own filings and pages. Not investment advice.