Who funds Congress

American Petroleum Institute

Energy & Natural Resources · Environment/Superfund

Given to current members, 2021–2026
$632.7K
Members funded
129
From its employees
$56.2K
Spent lobbying, 2021–2026
$36.3M

Split by party

  • Democrats $152K24%
  • Republicans $480.7K76%

What they lobby on

Spent $36,280,000 on federal lobbying (2021: $4.8M, 2022: $4.4M, 2023: $6.2M, 2024: $6.3M, 2025: $7.8M, 2026: $6.9M).

  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
  • Environment/Superfund
  • Energy/Nuclear
  • Clean Air and Water (quality)
  • Fuel/Gas/Oil
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)
  • Natural Resources
  • Transportation
  • Disaster Planning/Emergencies
  • Budget/Appropriations

From lobbying disclosures filed for American Petroleum Institute.

Donations from its employees

Itemized donations from people who listed American Petroleum Institute as their employer, to current members' campaigns,2021–2026. These are personal donations, separate from the PAC.

  1. Ted CruzRepublican · TX
    $7.6K
  2. Steve ScaliseRepublican · LA
    $6K
  3. Tim SheehyRepublican · MT
    $5.8K
  4. John CornynRepublican · TX
    $4K
  5. Elise M. StefanikRepublican · NY
    $3.5K
  6. August PflugerRepublican · TX
    $3.5K
  7. Tim ScottRepublican · SC
    $3.3K
  8. Bill HagertyRepublican · TN
    $2.5K
  9. David McCormickRepublican · PA
    $2.5K
  10. Nikki BudzinskiDemocrat · IL
    $2.3K

Top recipients

  1. Henry CuellarDemocrat · TX
    $23.5K
  2. Steve ScaliseRepublican · LA
    $22.5K
  3. Vicente GonzalezDemocrat · TX
    $22K
  4. John BarrassoRepublican · WY
    $20K
  5. Mike JohnsonRepublican · LA
    $20K
  6. Tom EmmerRepublican · MN
    $16K
  7. Martin HeinrichDemocrat · NM
    $14.5K
  8. August PflugerRepublican · TX
    $13.5K
  9. Bruce WestermanRepublican · AR
    $13K
  10. Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · WA
    $12.5K
  11. Ted CruzRepublican · TX
    $11.5K
  12. Elise M. StefanikRepublican · NY
    $11K
  13. Mariannette Miller-MeeksRepublican · IA
    $11K
  14. Sylvia R. GarciaDemocrat · TX
    $10.5K
  15. Tom CottonRepublican · AR
    $10K
  16. Wesley HuntRepublican · TX
    $10K
  17. Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · ME
    $10K
  18. Dan SullivanRepublican · AK
    $10K
  19. Jason SmithRepublican · MO
    $9.5K
  20. Lizzie FletcherDemocrat · TX
    $9K
All 129 recipients
Henry Cuellar$23,500
Steve Scalise$22,500
Vicente Gonzalez$22,000
John Barrasso$20,000
Mike Johnson$20,000
Tom Emmer$16,000
Martin Heinrich$14,500
August Pfluger$13,500
Bruce Westerman$13,000
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez$12,500
Ted Cruz$11,500
Elise M. Stefanik$11,000
Mariannette Miller-Meeks$11,000
Sylvia R. Garcia$10,500
Tom Cotton$10,000
Wesley Hunt$10,000
Jared F. Golden$10,000
Dan Sullivan$10,000
Jason Smith$9,500
Lizzie Fletcher$9,000
Brett Guthrie$9,000
Dan Newhouse$8,000
John James$8,000
John Thune$7,500
Troy Balderson$7,200
Marc A. Veasey$7,000
Jim Jordan$7,000
Jim Banks$7,000
Frank D. Lucas$7,000
Mike Crapo$6,500
Stephanie I. Bice$6,500
Richard Hudson$6,500
Jim Costa$6,000
Michael Lawler$6,000
Mike Lee$6,000
Celeste Maloy$6,000
Adam Gray$6,000
Dan Crenshaw$5,500
Mike Carey$5,500
Shelley Moore Capito$5,500
Eric Schmitt$5,000
Deb Fischer$5,000
Bryan Steil$5,000
Lisa C. McClain$5,000
David McCormick$5,000
Pete Aguilar$5,000
Ryan K. Zinke$4,500
Mike Thompson$4,500
Max L. Miller$4,500
Robert E. Latta$4,500
Pete Stauber$4,500
Jon Husted$4,500
Julie Fedorchak$4,500
Thom Tillis$4,000
Pete Ricketts$4,000
Cynthia M. Lummis$4,000
Michael T. McCaul$3,500
Kevin Cramer$3,500
Harriet M. Hageman$3,500
Julia Letlow$3,500
Brian Babin$3,500
Guy Reschenthaler$3,500
John W. Hickenlooper$3,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.$3,500
James Lankford$3,000
John R. Curtis$3,000
Jodey C. Arrington$3,000
Carol D. Miller$3,000
Steven Horsford$3,000
Jeff Hurd$3,000
John Cornyn$3,000
Mike Kennedy$3,000
Tim Scott$2,500
John Kennedy$2,500
David Rouzer$2,500
Ron Johnson$2,500
Darin LaHood$2,500
Katie Boyd Britt$2,500
Sam Graves$2,500
Julie Johnson$2,500
Ben Ray Luján$2,500
Tom Cole$2,500
Joni Ernst$2,500
Nicholas J. Begich III$2,500
Bernie Moreno$2,500
Susan M. Collins$2,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick$2,500
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.$2,500
Bill Hagerty$2,500
Bill Cassidy$2,000
Randy K. Weber, Sr.$2,000
Bill Huizenga$2,000
Troy E. Nehls$2,000
Kevin Hern$2,000
Ben Cline$2,000
Christopher A. Coons$2,000
Jeff Crank$2,000
Byron Donalds$1,500
Josh Gottheimer$1,500
Todd Young$1,500
Gabe Evans$1,500
Lisa Murkowski$1,500
James E. Risch$1,500
John Hoeven$1,000
Young Kim$1,000
David P. Joyce$1,000
Terri A. Sewell$1,000
Kat Cammack$1,000
Dusty Johnson$1,000
Andy Barr$1,000
Ron Estes$1,000
Roger F. Wicker$1,000
John Joyce$1,000
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter$1,000
Ann Wagner$1,000
Monica De La Cruz$1,000
Brad Finstad$1,000
Michelle Fischbach$1,000
Vince Fong$1,000
Juan Ciscomani$1,000
Gary J. Palmer$1,000
Mike Ezell$1,000
Derrick Van Orden$1,000
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann$1,000
Scott Perry$1,000
Marcy Kaptur$1,000
Michael A. Rulli$1,000
J. Luis Correa$1,000
Adrian Smith$1,000

PAC

American Petroleum Institute Political Action Committee (Api PAC)
PAC · C00483677
$632.7K

Gifts to super PACs

Donations of $50,000 or more to groups that spent on current members.

Slf PAC$8.5M
Clf$8M