Lobbying: all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000. Two filers, same 21 months. This PAC gives money raised from the company’s employees; the company itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.
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MethodSouthern Company reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 11 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.
Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26
- Budget/Appropriations8/8
- Clean Air and Water (quality)8/8
- Commodities (big ticket)8/8
- Energy/Nuclear8/8
- Environment/Superfund8/8
Homeland Security 8 of 8 · Small Business 8 of 8 · 5 more · Show all 12
- Homeland Security8/8
- Small Business8/8
- Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8/8
- Telecommunications8/8
- Transportation8/8
- Utilities8/8
- Defense5/8
Bills named in the filings 39 bills, this period
- H.R. 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Broad bill15 filings
- H.R. 1897 ESA Amendments Act of 20257 filings
- H.R. 4476 Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act7 filings
- H.R. 7624 Safe Shelters for Survivors Act of 20267 filings
- S. 1449 Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 20257 filings
34 more, 22 named in only one filing · Show all 39
- S. 2651 ROAD to Housing Act of 20257 filings
- H.J.Res. 20 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".3 filings
- H.R. 3843 Baseload Reliability Protection Act3 filings
- H.R. 6336 Fair Allocation of Interstate Rates Act3 filings
- H.R. 6633 High-Capacity Grid Act3 filings
- S. 3605 / H.R. 7450 Disaster Zone Energy Affordability and Investment Act3 filings
- S.J.Res. 4 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".3 filings
- H.R. 4553 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Broad bill3 filings
- S. 3852 GRID Act2 filings
- S. 3947 REWIRE Act2 filings
- H.R. 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act Broad bill2 filings
- S. 4753, 118th Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 Broad bill2 filings
- H.Con.Res. 26, 118th Expressing the sense of Congress relating to nuclear power being a necessary clean baseload energy source to achieve a reliable, secure, and green electric grid.1 filing
- H.R. 1042, 118th Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act1 filing
- H.R. 1086, 118th Nuclear Fuel Security Act1 filing
- H.R. 1577, 118th BUILDER Act of 20231 filing
- H.R. 3151 SHIPS for America Act of 20251 filing
- H.R. 3936, 118th Tax Cuts for Working Families Act1 filing
- H.R. 4528, 118th Strengthening the NRC Workforce Act of 20231 filing
- H.R. 762, 118th Building Resilient Supply Chains Act1 filing
- H.R. 806, 118th International Nuclear Energy Financing Act of 20231 filing
- H.Res. 124, 118th Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should support the expansion of domestic nuclear energy and advanced nuclear technology as a viable source of power in order to promote United States nuclear energy leadership and global energy independence.1 filing
- S. 1111, 118th ADVANCE Act of 20231 filing
- S. 2651, 118th Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 20231 filing
- S. 404 / H.R. 1051, 118th Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act1 filing
- S. 452, 118th Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 20231 filing
- S. 763, 118th Reduce Russian Uranium Imports Act1 filing
- S. 826, 118th International Nuclear Energy Act of 20231 filing
- H.R. 1, 118th Lower Energy Costs Act Broad bill1 filing
- H.R. 3684, 118th Douglas Mike Day Psychedelic Therapy to Save Lives Act of 2023 Broad bill1 filing
- H.R. 3746, 118th Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Broad bill1 filing
- H.R. 5376, 118th Share the Savings with Seniors Act Broad bill1 filing
- S. 1339, 118th Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act Broad bill1 filing
- S. 5653 Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 Broad bill1 filing
From the filings
“Budget reconciliation, generally; Energy R&D funding; Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding; H.R. 4553, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Act, 2026, generally; Issues related to the Department of Government Efficiency, generally;”
“Middle-mile broadband infrastructure issues, generally; Spectrum issues, generally, including the FCC's 6 GHz spectrum proposal and Cruz-Thune spectrum pipeline bill; Pole attachment issues, generally;”
Contacted as listed on the filings
- U.S. House
- U.S. Senate
- Energy
- EPA
- FERC
- White House Office
- DOC
- EOP
- NEC
- FAA
- DOI
- NSC
- 1 more
The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.
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Free account See ProSource: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Southern Company, Senate Office of Public Records. Filings are due 20 days after each quarter ends.
From FEC filings: direct gifts this PAC reported, net of refunds · How we count
Gave directly to 111 sitting members of Congress and 6 other candidates in 2025–26.
See every candidate and member Southern Company gave to directly, how much, and how its money splits between the parties.
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