Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
lobbying firm
Barnes & Thornburg, LLP's federal footprint as a lobbying firm — reported lobbying it billed or handled on behalf of the clients it represents (this is the firm's reported revenue for that work, not its own spending). Figures are as reported to the U.S. Senate (LDA).
Reported country: 🇺🇸 United States
Lobbying over time
| FY | Lobbying billed / handled (as firm) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $3,020,000 |
| 2023 | $2,950,000 |
| 2024 | $3,000,000 |
| 2025 | $4,200,000 |
Reported lobbying revenue for the clients Barnes & Thornburg, LLP represents — not the firm's own spending.
Clients represented
- Mississippi Band Of Choctaw Indians $1,200,000 · 15 filings
- Blue Origin LLC $860,000 · 16 filings
- The Mohegan Tribe $500,000 · 16 filings
- Lyten, INC. $490,000 · 11 filings
- Personalis $490,000 · 14 filings
- Specialty Equipment Market Association $470,000 · 16 filings
- Perdoceo Education Corporation (F/K/A Career Education Corporation) $460,000 · 15 filings
- Knauf Insulation, INC. $450,000 · 5 filings
- Dry Prairie Rural Water Authority $420,000 · 16 filings
- City Of Aurora Illinois $390,000 · 12 filings
Clients Barnes & Thornburg, LLP filed lobbying for, by reported amount billed/handled.
Issues
| Issue area | Worked |
|---|---|
| Budget/Appropriations | 354 |
| Transportation | 94 |
| Clean Air and Water (quality) | 76 |
| Trade (domestic/foreign) | 75 |
| Government Issues | 72 |
| Indian/Native American Affairs | 57 |
| Roads/Highway | 55 |
| Defense | 45 |
| Taxation/Internal Revenue Code | 45 |
| Small Business | 42 |
| Health Issues | 40 |
| Medicare/Medicaid | 34 |
| Energy/Nuclear | 31 |
| Education | 29 |
| Gaming/Gambling/Casino | 26 |
| Agriculture | 25 |
| Telecommunications | 25 |
| Veterans | 25 |
| Urban Development/Municipalities | 21 |
| Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace | 18 |
| Aerospace | 16 |
| Automotive Industry | 16 |
| Environment/Superfund | 16 |
| Aviation/Airlines/Airports | 15 |
| Consumer Issues/Safety/Products | 15 |
| Economics/Economic Development | 11 |
| Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | 9 |
| Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice | 9 |
| Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) | 9 |
| Science/Technology | 8 |
Issue areas across Barnes & Thornburg, LLP's filings, by activity count. Linked areas open the CivicGate issue page.
What they lobbied on
Reported activity from Senate LDA
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FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Provide strategic counsel and advocate on issues related to education and tax policy affecting the College.
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FY2025 Education
Assist client with appropriations
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FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign)
Aluminum 232 investigation and other general trade matters.
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
FY 2026 Appropriations Legislation, specifically provisions affecting fire service vehicles and equipment for Defense and Homeland Security.
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FY2025 Defense
FY 2026 Appropriations Legislation, specifically provisions affecting fire service vehicles and equipment for Defense and Homeland Security.
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
Federal legislation relating to water infrastructure and Indian water settlements.
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FY2025 Indian/Native American Affairs
Federal legislation relating to water infrastructure and Indian water settlements.
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FY2025 Clean Air and Water (quality)
Federal legislation relating to water infrastructure and Indian water settlements.
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FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign)
Trade issues, including free trade agreement enforcement matters and investigation into unfair trade arrangements, specifically dumped and subsidized tile imports .
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FY2025 Transportation
Monitored the revised implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58).
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FY2025 Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (Bill number from 118th Congress was H.R.3734).
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FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign)
Fair trade issues, specifically the regulation and enforcement of foreign trade concerns related to concrete.
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FY2025 Indian/Native American Affairs
Interior-Environment Appropriations; specifically, provisions affecting Native American Tribes; Labor Health & Human Services Appropriations; Agriculture Appropriations.
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
Interior-Environment Appropriations; specifically, provisions affecting Native American Tribes; Labor Health & Human Services Appropriations; Agriculture Appropriations.
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FY2025 Defense
H. Con. Res. 14 and S. Con. Res. 7; FY 2025 and FY 2026 appropriations legislation and implementation, specifically provisions related to higher education, defense, and federal science and technology funding priorities.
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FY2025 Science/Technology
H. Con. Res. 14 and S. Con. Res. 7; FY 2025 and FY 2026 appropriations legislation and implementation, specifically provisions related to higher education, defense, and federal science and technology funding priorities.
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
H. Con. Res. 14 and S. Con. Res. 7; FY 2025 and FY 2026 appropriations legislation and implementation, specifically provisions related to higher education, defense, and federal science and technology funding priorities.
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
Federal legislation relating to water infrastructure and Indian water settlements.
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FY2025 Clean Air and Water (quality)
Federal legislation relating to water infrastructure and Indian water settlements.
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FY2025 Indian/Native American Affairs
Federal legislation relating to water infrastructure and Indian water settlements.
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FY2025 Agriculture
The Farm Bill and included incentives for biomanufacturing
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FY2025 Roads/Highway
Monitored federal grants and community project funding opportunities, specifically FY 2026 appropriations within Transportation-HUD, HR 4552 and S 2465; and monitored activities of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee related to next Surface Transportation Reauthorization.
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FY2025 Veterans
Advocate for additional VA medical facilities and VA Vet centers beyond current geographic locations in Indiana.
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FY2025 Homeland Security
Issues concerning Reimbursable Services Program to enable partnership with Indianapolis Executive Airport to provide expanded customs inspection services.
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
Monitored federal grants and community project funding opportunities, specifically FY 2026 appropriations legislation including: Commerce-Justice-Science; HR 5342 and S 2354 Energy-Water; HR 4553 Interior-Environment; HR 4754 and S 2431 Transportation-HUD; HR 4552 and S 2465
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FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign)
China Section 301 tariff issues
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY2026; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY2026; specifically, provisions related to water and energy development.
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FY2025 Clean Air and Water (quality)
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY2026; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY2026; specifically, provisions related to water and energy development.
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FY2025 Indian/Native American Affairs
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY2026; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY2026; specifically, provisions related to water and energy development.
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY2026; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY2026; specifically, provisions related to water and energy development.
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FY2025 Clean Air and Water (quality)
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY2026; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY2026; specifically, provisions related to water and energy development.
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FY2025 Indian/Native American Affairs
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY2026; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY2026; specifically, provisions related to water and energy development.
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
HR 2232, Medicare and Medicaid policies relating to ground and air ambulance services, including workforce shortage issues, and extended supplemental relief for ambulance providers; H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions related Medicaid.
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FY2025 Medicare/Medicaid
HR 2232, Medicare and Medicaid policies relating to ground and air ambulance services, including workforce shortage issues, and extended supplemental relief for ambulance providers; H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions related Medicaid.
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FY2025 Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 2220, Provisions for the recruitment and training of emergency medical technicians and paramedics to improve access to, and enhance the quality of, emergency medical services.
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
Monitored federal grants and community project funding opportunities, specifically FY 2026 appropriations legislation including: Commerce-Justice-Science; HR 5342 and S 2354 Energy-Water; HR 4553 Interior-Environment; HR 4754 and S 2431 Transportation-HUD; HR 4552 and S 2465
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FY2025 Transportation
Monitored federal grants and community project funding opportunities, specifically FY 2026 appropriations within Transportation-HUD, HR 4552 and S 2465; and monitored activities of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee related to next Surface Transportation Reauthorization.
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
FY 2026 Appropriations Legislation, specifically provisions affecting fire service vehicles and equipment for Defense and Homeland Security; H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, specifically monitored provisions related to small business taxes.
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FY2025 Defense
FY 2026 Appropriations Legislation, specifically provisions affecting fire service vehicles and equipment for Defense and Homeland Security; H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, specifically monitored provisions related to small business taxes.
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
FY 2026 appropriations legislation and implementation, provisions related to funding for spaceflight and related space programs, including HR 5342 and S 2354.
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FY2025 Aerospace
FY 2026 appropriations legislation and implementation, provisions related to funding for spaceflight and related space programs, including HR 5342 and S 2354.
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FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to the implementation of Section 232 investigation related to copper; further monitor tariff implementations under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA), specifically related to treatment of metal materials traveling to and from North American countries.
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FY2025 Government Issues
Assist client establish and improve relationships with various agencies of the federal government.
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
Monitored federal grants and community project funding opportunities, specifically FY 2026 appropriations legislation and FY 2025 appropriations implementation; H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, specifically monitored provisions related to local government finance, municipal bonds, community development tax credits, and other included cost shifts to states and certain localities related to healthcare policy.
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FY2025 Roads/Highway
Monitored federal grants and community project funding opportunities, specifically FY 2026 appropriations legislation and FY 2025 appropriations implementation; H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, specifically monitored provisions related to local government finance, municipal bonds, community development tax credits, and other included cost shifts to states and certain localities related to healthcare policy.
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FY2025 Automotive Industry
FY 2025 and FY 2026 appropriations legislation and implementation, provisions related to accessorized, customized, and vintage vehicles.
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions related to Medicaid rule implementations, provider taxes, state-directed payment plans, cost-sharing requirements, and other hospital system related sections; FY 2026 appropriations legislation, specifically HR 5304 and S 2587, extenders package, and fiscal year end negotiations related to healthcare and government funding.
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FY2025 Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions related to Medicaid rule implementations, provider taxes, state-directed payment plans, cost-sharing requirements, and other hospital system related sections; FY 2026 appropriations legislation, specifically HR 5304 and S 2587, extenders package, and fiscal year end negotiations related to healthcare and government funding.
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
Monitored federal grants and community project funding opportunities, specifically FY 2026 appropriations legislation including: Commerce-Justice-Science; HR 5342 and S 2354 Energy-Water; HR 4553 Interior-Environment; HR 4754 and S 2431 Transportation-HUD; HR 4552 and S 2465
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FY2025 Transportation
Monitored federal grants and community project funding opportunities, specifically FY 2026 appropriations within Transportation-HUD, HR 4552 and S 2465; and monitored activities of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee related to next Surface Transportation Reauthorization.
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FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Provide strategic counsel and advocate on issues related to education and tax policy affecting the College.
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FY2025 Medicare/Medicaid
Provider enrollment matters and funding related thereto.
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
Monitoring federal grants and community project funding opportunities, specifically FY 2025 and FY 2026 appropriations legislation and implementation.
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FY2025 Transportation
Monitoring federal grants and community project funding opportunities, specifically FY 2025 and FY 2026 appropriations legislation and implementation.
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FY2025 Urban Development/Municipalities
Monitoring federal grants and community project funding opportunities, specifically FY 2025 and FY 2026 appropriations legislation and implementation.
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FY2025 Energy/Nuclear
H. Con. Res. 14 and S. Con. Res. 7, specifically monitoring provisions that could potentially relate to 26 U.S. Code 25C (Energy efficient home improvement credit).
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
H. Con. Res. 14 and S. Con. Res. 7, specifically monitoring provisions that could potentially relate to 26 U.S. Code 25C (Energy efficient home improvement credit).
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FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign)
China Section 301 tariff issues
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FY2025 Veterans
FY 2026 appropriations legislation and implementation, provisions related to precision oncology.
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FY2025 Budget/Appropriations
FY 2026 appropriations legislation and implementation, provisions related to precision oncology.
The specific issues and bills Barnes & Thornburg, LLP reported lobbying on, newest first. Bill references that CivicGate tracks link to the bill; others are shown as reported.