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

Spending by quarter

Q2 2026$1.23M
Q1 2026$940K
Q4 2025$790K
Q3 2025$1.01M
Q2 2025$850K
Q1 2025$730K

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

Transportation · 38Labor · 24Taxes · 19ROD · 12Science and research · 12Trade · 9Health care · 6Federal budget · 4

Number of reports that list each issue area.

Outside firms hired, 2026

MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC$300K
THEGROUP DC, LLC$160K
FORBES-TATE$160K
THE DOERRER GROUP LLC$160K
CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLP$120K
JEFFRIES STRATEGIES LLC$90K
AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS$80K

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.