Companies that pay people to influence Congress or federal agencies must report it every quarter. Ford reported about $3.97M over the last 4 quarters on record.

Spending by quarter

Q2 2026$999K
Q1 2026$969K
Q4 2025$1.28M
Q3 2025$727K
Q2 2025$915K
Q1 2025$967K

The company lobbies with its own staff; its own report already includes what it pays outside firms, so firms are not added on top. Reports under $5,000 can leave the amount blank.

What they lobbied on

Taxes · 39Cars · 28Trade · 22Energy · 16Transportation · 12Environment · 12Federal budget · 6Science and research · 6

Number of reports that list each issue area.

Outside firms hired, 2026

WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC$120K
ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC.$120K
AVOQ, LLC$120K
RYAN COSTELLO STRATEGIES$80K
O'KEEFFE SHAHMORADI STRATEGIES, LLC$80K
CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLP$60K
RESONANT TAX STRATEGIES, LLP$50K
MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLCUnder $5K or not stated

Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act reports on lda.gov. Lobbying is legal and common; this shows who was paid and on which topics, not what was said.