OpenAI and Anthropic break lobbying records as IPOs loom, spending $3.17M in Q2

OpenAI and Anthropic set records for federal lobbying in Q2 2026, spending $3.17 million combined. The AI companies are now out-lobbying Nvidia in Washington as they prepare for potential IPOs.

• OpenAI and Anthropic now out-lobby Nvidia in Washington
• OpenAI and Anthropic are breaking their own lobbying records as IPOs loom
• OpenAI, Anthropic boost lobbying as legacy tech and defense spending slips