Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Companies that pay people to influence Congress or federal agencies must report it every quarter. Thermo Fisher Scientific reported about $1.89M over the last 4 quarters on record.

Spending by quarter

Q2 2026$280K
Q1 2026$710K
Q4 2025$470K
Q3 2025$430K
Q2 2025$400K
Q1 2025$1.45M

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

Health care · 21Federal budget · 18LAW · 12Homeland security · 8Taxes · 8Trade · 6Labor · 4Environment · 2

Number of reports that list each issue area.

Outside firms hired, 2026

MONUMENT ADVOCACY$120K
GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS$75K
BLUEBIRD STRATEGIES$42K

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.