Microsoft
Global technology giant and largest investor in OpenAI. Integrates AI across its product suite through Copilot and Azure AI services. A dominant force in enterprise AI with significant influence on AI policy through both direct lobbying and its OpenAI partnership.
Microsoft spent $2.8M on federal AI lobbying in Q1 2026, with $11.0M in total tracked spending. The company is active in 4 states and focuses on enterprise ai and copilot integration, azure cloud computing and ai infrastructure, cybersecurity ai applications.
Federal Lobbying by Quarter
Public Position
Supports proactive AI regulation and has published detailed regulatory proposals. Calls for licensing requirements for high-risk AI systems and a new federal AI regulatory agency. Publicly embraces a more regulation-friendly stance than most peers, partly to establish competitive moats through compliance capacity.
Policy Focus Areas
Key Lobbyists
Bills Lobbied On
- 📋S. 2714 (SAFE Innovation Framework Act)
- 📋H.R. 6580 (AI Transparency Act)
- 📋H.R. 3369 (National AI Commission Act)
- 📋S. 3312 (Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act)
- 📋H.R. 4425 (Data Center Energy Efficiency Act)
- 📋CHIPS and Science Act AI provisions
Notable Actions
- →Invested over $13 billion in OpenAI, making it the largest backer of a frontier AI lab
- →Published detailed AI governance whitepaper calling for a new federal AI regulatory agency
- →Invested $5 billion in Anthropic through various rounds, hedging AI bets
- →Signed White House voluntary AI safety commitments in 2023