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Recording Industry Association Of America

Lobbying group · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026

Recording Industry Association Of America spent $8.4M lobbying the federal government (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026), mostly on copyright & patents, trade, computers. It used 7 lobbyists, including people who worked for 5 members of Congress.

Spent on lobbying
$8.4M
Lobbyists
7
Bills lobbied
10
Issues
6

Spending by quarter

  • 2025 Q3$1.9M
  • 2025 Q4$2.1M
  • 2026 Q1$2.2M
  • 2026 Q2$2.2M

Issues lobbied

  • Copyright & patents
  • Trade
  • Computers
  • Law enforcement
  • Arts & entertainment
  • Science & tech

Bills lobbied on

Lobbying firms hired

Lobbyists who worked in Congress

  • Curtis Philip
    Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Lamar Smith/Professional Staff member, House Science Cmte; Legislative Director, Rep…    Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
  • Curtis Philip
    Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Lamar Smith/Professional Staff member, House Science Cmte; Legislative Director, Rep…    Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
  • Patrick Satalin
    Chief of Staff, Rep. Peter Welch; Special Asst., Office of FHA Commissioner, Dept. of HUD    Peter Welch (D-VT)
  • Anderson Helton
    Legislative Assistant, Senator Roger Wicker; Research Assistant, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and…    Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
  • James Williams
    Sen. Finance Cmte: Sr Tax/Econ Policy Adv & Tax/IRS Subcmte Staff Dir | Sen. Thune: Sr Policy/Tax/Trade Policy Adv |…    Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)

Agencies contacted

  • Senate · 53
  • House Of Representatives · 51
  • Executive Office of the President (Eop) · 3
  • Intl Trade Administration (Ita) · 2
  • Justice, Dept of (Doj) · 2
  • Patent & Trademark Office (Pto) · 2

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Filings

From Lobbying Disclosure Act reports filed with the Senate and House.

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Capitol Receipts, “Recording Industry Association Of America: Lobbying Spending, Issues…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/lobbying/crecordingindustryassociationofamerica/recording-industry-association-of-america (accessed 2026-10-17).