Rayburn House Office BuildingLobbying activities of all employees who are not registered lobbyists must also be counted Trade groups and other associations once again reported spending some eye-popping totals on lobbying in 2022. The reports for the final quarter of the year were due Jan. 20. News media and political watchdog groups dutifully noted the top spenders. (The National Association of Realtors reported $81.5 million for all of 2022, followed closely by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with $79.4 million.)The Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) requires any organization with a registered lobbyist on staff to report to Congress how much it spends on federal lobbying. All… Read More