Who funds Congress

Merck

Health · Pharmaceutical Preparations

Given to current members, 2021–2026
$1.2M
Members funded
170
From its employees
$107.9K
Spent lobbying, 2021–2026
$55.3M
Ticker
MRK

Split by party

  • Democrats $446.5K36%
  • Republicans $785K64%

What they lobby on

Spent $55,330,000 on federal lobbying (2021: $8M, 2022: $8.3M, 2023: $10M, 2024: $9.2M, 2025: $11M, 2026: $8.8M).

Production and sale of pharmaceutical and animal health products

  • Medicare/Medicaid
  • Pharmacy
  • Health Issues
  • Insurance
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
  • Manufacturing
  • Copyright/Patent/Trademark
  • Veterans
  • Budget/Appropriations

From lobbying disclosures filed for Merck.

Donations from its employees

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

  1. Thomas H. Kean, Jr.Republican · NJ
    $8.4K
  2. Bill CassidyRepublican · LA
    $6.4K
  3. Kirsten E. GillibrandDemocrat · NY
    $5.8K
  4. Christopher A. CoonsDemocrat · DE
    $3.5K
  5. Ron WydenDemocrat · OR
    $3.3K
  6. Marsha BlackburnRepublican · TN
    $3.3K
  7. Raja KrishnamoorthiDemocrat · IL
    $3.3K
  8. Earl L. "Buddy" CarterRepublican · GA
    $3.3K
  9. Gary C. PetersDemocrat · MI
    $3.3K
  10. Bernard SandersIndependent · VT
    $3.2K

Top recipients

  1. Steve ScaliseRepublican · LA
    $30K
  2. Scott H. PetersDemocrat · CA
    $27.5K
  3. Brett GuthrieRepublican · KY
    $27.5K
  4. Josh GottheimerDemocrat · NJ
    $27.5K
  5. Richard HudsonRepublican · NC
    $23K
  6. Bradley Scott SchneiderDemocrat · IL
    $22K
  7. Jason SmithRepublican · MO
    $21.5K
  8. Donald G. DavisDemocrat · NC
    $20K
  9. Mike JohnsonRepublican · LA
    $20K
  10. Deborah K. RossDemocrat · NC
    $19.5K
  11. J. Luis CorreaDemocrat · CA
    $19.5K
  12. Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · PA
    $19.5K
  13. Jodey C. ArringtonRepublican · TX
    $18K
  14. Lloyd SmuckerRepublican · PA
    $18K
  15. John JoyceRepublican · PA
    $17K
  16. H. Morgan GriffithRepublican · VA
    $17K
  17. Earl L. "Buddy" CarterRepublican · GA
    $16K
  18. Adrian SmithRepublican · NE
    $16K
  19. Darin LaHoodRepublican · IL
    $16K
  20. Lisa Blunt RochesterDemocrat · DE
    $15K
All 170 recipients
Steve Scalise$30,000
Scott H. Peters$27,500
Brett Guthrie$27,500
Josh Gottheimer$27,500
Richard Hudson$23,000
Bradley Scott Schneider$22,000
Jason Smith$21,500
Donald G. Davis$20,000
Mike Johnson$20,000
Deborah K. Ross$19,500
J. Luis Correa$19,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick$19,500
Jodey C. Arrington$18,000
Lloyd Smucker$18,000
John Joyce$17,000
H. Morgan Griffith$17,000
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter$16,000
Adrian Smith$16,000
Darin LaHood$16,000
Lisa Blunt Rochester$15,000
Frank J. Mrvan$15,000
Mike Kelly$15,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr.$15,000
Tom Emmer$15,000
Kevin Mullin$14,500
Robert Menendez$14,500
Troy Balderson$14,000
Dan Crenshaw$12,500
Madeleine Dean$12,500
David G. Valadao$12,000
Guy Reschenthaler$12,000
James Comer$12,000
Katherine M. Clark$11,000
Chrissy Houlahan$10,500
John Thune$10,000
Tim Scott$10,000
John R. Curtis$10,000
James Lankford$10,000
Mike Crapo$10,000
John Barrasso$10,000
Jacky Rosen$10,000
Tim Kaine$10,000
Pete Aguilar$10,000
Marsha Blackburn$10,000
Deb Fischer$10,000
Nellie Pou$10,000
Roger Marshall$10,000
Gregory F. Murphy$9,500
Claudia Tenney$9,500
Jake Auchincloss$9,500
Todd Young$9,000
Mike Lee$9,000
Kevin Hern$9,000
Ron Estes$8,500
Suzan K. DelBene$8,000
Diana Harshbarger$8,000
Bonnie Watson Coleman$7,500
John Kennedy$7,500
Robin L. Kelly$7,500
Jim Banks$7,500
Valerie P. Foushee$7,500
Beth Van Duyne$7,500
Pete Ricketts$7,500
Morgan McGarvey$7,500
Christopher A. Coons$7,500
John Cornyn$7,500
Vern Buchanan$7,000
Nicole Malliotakis$7,000
Blake D. Moore$7,000
Kat Cammack$7,000
Ami Bera$6,500
Carol D. Miller$6,500
Jerry Moran$6,000
Catherine Cortez Masto$6,000
Terri A. Sewell$5,500
Don Bacon$5,500
John Boozman$5,000
Rand Paul$5,000
Patty Murray$5,000
Mariannette Miller-Meeks$5,000
Ted Budd$5,000
Jay Obernolte$5,000
Mazie K. Hirono$5,000
James C. Justice$5,000
Tom Cole$5,000
Tim Sheehy$5,000
David McCormick$5,000
Bernie Moreno$5,000
Thom Tillis$5,000
Steve Daines$5,000
Mark R. Warner$5,000
Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.$5,000
Adam Gray$5,000
Joni Ernst$5,000
Kim Schrier$5,000
Sarah McBride$5,000
Jon Husted$5,000
Bill Cassidy$5,000
Ben Ray Luján$5,000
Joseph D. Morelle$5,000
Lateefah Simon$5,000
Lori Trahan$5,000
Richard E. Neal$5,000
Raul Ruiz$4,500
Randy Feenstra$4,500
Andy Harris$4,500
Michael K. Simpson$4,500
Roger F. Wicker$4,500
Bill Hagerty$4,500
John R. Moolenaar$4,000
August Pfluger$3,500
Brad Knott$3,500
Shelley Moore Capito$3,500
Jimmy Panetta$3,000
Diana DeGette$3,000
Neal P. Dunn$3,000
Rudy Yakym III$3,000
W. Gregory Steube$3,000
Ashley Moody$3,000
John Hoeven$2,500
Eric Schmitt$2,500
Martin Heinrich$2,500
Marilyn Strickland$2,500
Virginia Foxx$2,500
Nanette Diaz Barragán$2,500
Aaron Bean$2,500
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.$2,500
Susan M. Collins$2,500
Dan Sullivan$2,500
Timothy M. Kennedy$2,500
Mike Thompson$2,500
Sam T. Liccardo$2,500
Kristen McDonald Rivet$2,500
Nikki Budzinski$2,500
Linda T. Sánchez$2,000
Robert E. Latta$2,000
Gus M. Bilirakis$2,000
Marc A. Veasey$2,000
David Schweikert$2,000
Jim Costa$2,000
Mike Carey$2,000
Tom Cotton$2,000
Erin Houchin$2,000
Rick W. Allen$2,000
Ben Cline$2,000
Vince Fong$2,000
Nathaniel Moran$2,000
Brian Jack$2,000
Michael A. Rulli$2,000
Tony Wied$2,000
LaMonica McIver$2,000
Andrew R. Garbarino$1,500
Young Kim$1,500
Tracey Mann$1,500
Michael T. McCaul$1,000
Charles E. Schumer$1,000
Richard Blumenthal$1,000
Nancy Mace$1,000
Brendan F. Boyle$1,000
Michael Lawler$1,000
Nicholas A. Langworthy$1,000
David Kustoff$1,000
Laurel M. Lee$1,000
Julie Fedorchak$1,000
Addison P. McDowell$1,000
Troy Downing$1,000
Lisa C. McClain$1,000
Steven Horsford$1,000
Troy A. Carter$1,000
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.$1,000

PAC

Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC)
PAC · C00097485
$1.2M

SEC: Merck & Co., Inc., Pharmaceutical Preparations (SIC 2834)