Medtronic INC

lobbying client · lobbying firm

Medtronic INC's federal footprint — reported lobbying spend and, where matched, federal money received. Figures are as reported to the U.S. Senate (LDA) and USAspending.

Lobbying from Senate LDA

Reported lobbying (spent)$19,489,650

Years coveredFY2022–FY2026

Reported lobbying billed / handled $17,649,650

Firm activeFY2022–FY2026

Reported country: 🇺🇸 United States

Lobbying over time

Reported lobbying for Medtronic INC per filing year
FY	Lobbying spend (as client)	Lobbying billed / handled (as firm)
2022	$4,209,650	$3,729,650
2023	$4,240,000	$3,760,000
2024	$4,770,000	$4,290,000
2025	$5,090,000	$4,690,000
2026	$1,180,000	$1,180,000

Two figures: what Medtronic INC reported spending on its own lobbying (as a client) and what it billed or handled for the clients it represents (as a firm — revenue, not its own spend). For a self-filer these overlap.

Firms hired

Mehlman Consulting, INC. $840,000 · 16 filings
W Strategies, LLC $640,000 · 16 filings
Government Counsel, LLC $360,000 · 12 filings

Registrants that filed lobbying on behalf of Medtronic INC.

Clients represented

Self-filed — Medtronic INC registers and lobbies on its own behalf, with no separate outside clients.

Issues

Issue area	Lobbied	Worked
Health Issues	51	17
Medicare/Medicaid	46	17
Telecommunications	40	17
Trade (domestic/foreign)	35	17
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	33	15
Environment/Superfund	33	15
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	33	17
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	18	17
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	17	16
Veterans	17	9
Budget/Appropriations	11	6
Government Issues	9	5
Defense	8	7
Transportation	2	2
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	1	1
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1	1

Issue areas across Medtronic INC's filings, by activity count — as the client (Lobbied) and as the registrant/firm (Worked). Linked areas open the CivicGate issue page.

What they lobbied on

Reported activity from Senate LDA

FY2026 Defense self-filed

Issues related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 including servicing and repair of medical devices
FY2026 Budget/Appropriations self-filed

Issues related to hypertension, including FY27 MilCon/Veterans Appropriations Issues related to overactive bladder and urinary incontinence, including FY27 Labor/HHS Appropriations
FY2026 Copyright/Patent/Trademark self-filed

Issues related to intellectual property including S. 1553, the PREVAIL Act, S.1546, the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025, and S.708, the RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2025

S. 1553 S. 1546 S. 708
FY2026 Environment/Superfund self-filed

Monitoring Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues Issues related to the sterilization of medical devices Issues related to the use of polyfluoroalkyl substances
FY2026 Consumer Issues/Safety/Products self-filed

Issues related to data privacy and data security Issues related to artificial intelligence enabled medical devices and emerging technologies Issues related to right to repair
FY2026 Veterans self-filed

Issues related to hypertension Issues related to procurement of healthcare technologies
FY2026 Civil Rights/Civil Liberties self-filed

Issues related to third party litigating funding
FY2026 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities self-filed

Issues related to the issuance of dividends, including provisions of H.R. 8800/S.4784, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2027

H.R. 8800 S. 4784

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FY2026 Medicare/Medicaid self-filed

Issues related to coverage and payment for breakthrough medical devices, including Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act (S. 1717; H.R. 5343) and CMS Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device (RAPID) pathway proposal Issues related to coverage and payment of AI and digital health technologies, including Health Tech Investment Act (S. 1399; H.R. 6197) Issues related to prior authorization, including CMMI WISeR Model Issues related to non-opioid pain therapies Issues related to transcatheter heart valve NCD

S. 1717 H.R. 5343 S. 1399 H.R. 6197
FY2026 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code self-filed

Issues related to the taxation of multinational corporations corporations
FY2026 Trade (domestic/foreign) self-filed

Issues related to global supply chains including rare earth and critical minerals including S.3658 the Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements Minerals Act of 2026 Issues related to data and the cloud including H.R. 2683/S. 3519, the Remote Access Security Act Issues related to tariffs Issues related to the renewal of USMCA

S. 3658 H.R. 2683 S. 3519
FY2026 Health Issues self-filed

Issues related to medical device electronic labeling, including H.R. 1539/S. 4519 - Medical Device Electronic Labeling Act Issues related to hypertension Issues related to the sterilization of medical devices Issues related to servicing and repair of medical devices, including related to H.R. 8800/S.4784, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2027 Issues related to artificial intelligence and other advanced software in health care Issues related to Parkinsons disease Issues related to epilepsy Issues related to overactive bladder and urinary incontinence Issues related to pelvic venous disorder (PeVD) Issues related to the medical supply chain

H.R. 1539 S. 4519 H.R. 8800 S. 4784
FY2026 Telecommunications self-filed

Issues related to cybersecurity, including reauthorization of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
FY2026 Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace self-filed

Issues related to anti-trust and competition
FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign) self-filed

Issues related to global supply chains including critical minerals Issues related to tariffs
FY2025 Health Issues self-filed

Issues related to medical device electronic labeling, including H.R. 1539 - Medical Device Electronic Labeling Act Issues related to hypertension Issues related to the sterilization of medical devices Issues related to servicing and repair of medical devices, including within the Department of Defense supply chain Issues related to FDA device shortage reporting Issues related to artificial intelligence and other advanced software in health care Issues related to FDA workforce and product review processes Issues related to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Issues related to Parkinsons disease

H.R. 1539 H.R. 1
FY2025 Medicare/Medicaid self-filed

Issues related to Medicare coverage and payment for breakthrough medical devices, including Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act (S. 1717) Issues related to Medicare coverage and payment of AI and digital health technologies, including Health Tech Investment Act (S. 1399) Issues related to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Issues related to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Issues related to prior authorization Issues related to DME competitive bidding

S. 1717 S. 1399 H.R. 1
FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code self-filed

Issues related to the taxation of multinational corporations corporations and third party litigation funding, including provisions of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

H.R. 1
FY2025 Telecommunications self-filed

Issues related to cybersecurity of medical devices including reauthorization of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
FY2025 Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace self-filed

Issues related to anti-trust and competition
FY2025 Copyright/Patent/Trademark self-filed

Issues related to intellectual property including S. 1553, the PREVAIL Act

S. 1553
FY2025 Environment/Superfund self-filed

Monitoring Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues Issues related to the sterilization of medical devices Issues related to the use of polyfluoroalkyl substances
FY2025 Consumer Issues/Safety/Products self-filed

Issues related to data privacy and data security Issues related to artificial intelligence enabled medical devices and emerging technologies, Issues related to right to repair
FY2025 Veterans self-filed

Issues related to hypertension Issues related to pain care Issues related to AI in veterans healthcare Issues related to procurement of healthcare technologies
FY2025 Defense self-filed

Issues related to TRICARE health benefits management Issues related to servicing and repair of medical devices in the Department of Defense supply chain
FY2025 Budget/Appropriations self-filed

Issues related to hypertension, including FY26 MilCon/Veterans Appropriations
FY2025 Environment/Superfund as client

Monitor issues related to EtO and PFAS.
FY2025 Veterans as client

Issues related to access to innovative hypertension care for veterans.
FY2025 Health Issues as client

Monitor issues related to medical devices. Monitor legislation and proposals related to artificial intelligence.
FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign) as client

U.S. trade policy; export controls; sanctions; and outbound investment.
FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

Issues related to taxation of multinational corporations. OECD Pillar I & II. H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

H.R. 1
FY2025 Telecommunications as client

Monitor Privacy issues.
FY2025 Medicare/Medicaid as client

Coverage for emerging technologies.
FY2025 Consumer Issues/Safety/Products as client

Legislation and proposals related to artificial intelligence (AI). Monitor Privacy issues.
FY2025 Medicare/Medicaid as client

Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2025. CMS coverage of renal derivation devices. Proposed CMS WISER demonstration. Issues related to AI in health care. FY 2026 NDAA as it relates to right to repair legislation.
FY2025 Consumer Issues/Safety/Products self-filed

Issues related to data privacy and data security Issues related to artificial intelligence enabled medical devices and emerging technologies, Issues related to right to repair
FY2025 Veterans self-filed

Issues related to hypertension Issues related to pain care Issues related to AI in veterans healthcare Issues related to procurement of new healthcare technologies
FY2025 Environment/Superfund self-filed

Monitoring Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues relating to the health sector Issues related to the sterilization of medical devices Issues related to the use of polyfluoroalkyl substances
FY2025 Defense self-filed

Issues related to TRICARE health benefits management
FY2025 Medicare/Medicaid self-filed

Issues related to Medicare coverage and payment for breakthrough medical devices Issues related to Medicare coverage of AI and digital health technologies Issues related to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code self-filed

Issues related to the taxation of multinational corporations
FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign) self-filed

Issues related to global supply chains Issues related to tariffs
FY2025 Health Issues self-filed

Issues related to medical device electronic labeling, including H.R. 1539 - Medical Device Electronic Labeling Act Issues related to hypertension Issues related to the sterilization of medical devices Issues related to servicing and repair of medical devices Issues related to FDA device shortage reporting Issues related to artificial intelligence and other advanced software in health care Issues related to FDA workforce and product review processes

H.R. 1539
FY2025 Telecommunications self-filed

Issues related to cybersecurity of medical devices
FY2025 Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace self-filed

Issues related to anti-trust and competition
FY2025 Copyright/Patent/Trademark self-filed

Issues related to intellectual property
FY2025 Health Issues as client

Monitor issues related to medical devices. Monitor legislation and proposals related to artificial intelligence.
FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign) as client

U.S. trade policy; export controls; sanctions; and outbound investment.
FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

Issues related to taxation of multinational corporations.
FY2025 Telecommunications as client

Monitor Privacy issues.
FY2025 Medicare/Medicaid as client

Coverage for emerging technologies.
FY2025 Consumer Issues/Safety/Products as client

Legislation and proposals related to artificial intelligence (AI). Monitor Privacy issues.
FY2025 Environment/Superfund as client

Monitor issues related to EtO and PFAS.
FY2025 Veterans as client

Issues related to access to innovative hypertension care for veterans.
FY2025 Budget/Appropriations self-filed

Issues related to hypertension, including FY26 MilCon/Veterans Appropriations
FY2025 Medicare/Medicaid self-filed

Issues related to Medicare coverage and payment for breakthrough medical devices, including Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act (S. 1717; H.R. 5343) Issues related to Medicare coverage and payment of AI and digital health technologies, including Health Tech Investment Act (S. 1399; H.R. 6197) Issues related to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Issues related to prior authorization, including CMMI WISeR Model Issues related to Medicare competitive bidding

S. 1717 H.R. 5343 S. 1399 H.R. 6197
FY2025 Veterans self-filed

Issues related to hypertension Issues related to procurement of healthcare technologies
FY2025 Defense self-filed

Issues related to S.2296 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 and H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 including servicing and repair of medical devices, outbound investment and BIOSECURE

S. 2296 H.R. 3838
FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code self-filed

Issues related to the taxation of multinational corporations corporations
FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign) self-filed

Issues related to global supply chains including rare earth and critical minerals Issues related to tariffs

The specific issues and bills Medtronic INC reported lobbying on, newest first. Bill references that CivicGate tracks link to the bill; others are shown as reported.