Nvidia spent $2.2 million on lobbying between July and September, marking the first time the company exceeded $2 million in a single quarter. Anthropic spent $2.1 million during the same period, a significant increase from the most it spent in a single quarter last year, which was just over $1 million.
OpenAI spent $1.5 million on lobbying, reaching a milestone as it was the first time the firm spent $1 million in a single quarter. Prior to the end of 2024, OpenAI had not spent more than $500,000 on lobbying in any given quarter.
Microsoft has spent at least $2 million per quarter since 2021, while Google regularly spends over $3 million on lobbying efforts. Apple spent $3.1 million on lobbying in a record-breaking quarter, focusing on domestic semiconductor manufacturing, tariffs, and intellectual property.
The company also lobbied on competition, kids online safety, and bills requiring app stores to verify user ages. Anthropic lobbied the White House and Congress regarding the Kids Online Safety Act, the Ratepayer Protection Act, and export control provisions in the AI Overwatch Act.
The firm also engaged on Trump’s executive order renaming AI "Super Intelligence". OpenAI lobbied the Small Business Administration, the Commerce and State Departments, and Congress over cybersecurity evaluations for frontier models.
It also sought influence over antitrust protections for information sharing and AI safety oversight frameworks. Nvidia lobbied federal agencies and Congress on 6G networks, quantum computing, competition policy, and "responsible AI design".
