Nvidia spends a record nearly $2.2 million on federal lobbying in Q3

The world's most valuable company is spending more than ever to shape AI chip export rules, CHIPS Act implementation, and broader AI regulation Nvidia spent nearly $2.2 million on federal lobbying in the third quarter of 2026. That is the most the chipmaker has ever spent in a single quarter, according to Bloomberg. The company builds the chips powering the AI boom. Now it is putting more money than ever into the rooms where the rules for that boom get written. The timing is not subtle. Washington is debating export controls on advanced AI chips, how to implement the CHIPS and Science Act, and what an AI regulatory framework should look like. Nvidia has a stake in every one of those fights.

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