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MSFT: second_quarter 2026 lobbying report

Provide advice and counsel related to cybersecurity, privacy, and artificial intelligence. Provide advice and counsel related to cybersecurity, privacy, and artificial intelligence.

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Jul 19, 2026, 8:45 PM EDT
Event / period date
Not stated
Collected
Nov 8, 2026, 12:30 PM EST

Why this is connected

Legal-name match: MICROSOFT CORPORATION is MICROSOFT CORP (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/), differing only in punctuation, "the" or suffix spelling (Corp/Corporation).

Reported lobbying amounts

Income: $90,000.00

These are different reporting measures. They are not added together or treated as spending on one particular bill.

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