Lobbying disclosures · Lobbying report
BABA: second_quarter 2026 lobbying report
Small & medium sized enterprise and agriculture export promotion; U.S. brand export promotion Discussions on ongoing tariffs actions E-commerce best practices regarding personal protection product safety Potential legislative and regulatory actions regarding access to U.S. capital markets Small & medium sized enterprise export promotion; discussions regarding support for small businesses on our platforms Rights holder protection and anti-counterfeit initiatives Foreign direct investment generally; issues related to proposed legislation barring state regulation of AI (budget reconciliation-H.R.
Follow BABA- Became public
- Jul 20, 2026, 11:46 AM EDT
- Event / period date
- Not stated
- Collected
- Nov 10, 2026, 9:38 AM EST
Why this is connected
Legal-name match: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED is Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1577552/), differing only in punctuation, "the" or suffix spelling (Corp/Corporation).
Reported lobbying amounts
Expenses: $920,000.00
These are different reporting measures. They are not added together or treated as spending on one particular bill.
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These disclosures provide context. Their presence does not establish a link between a trader and the event.
- Sep 4, 2026$100K–$250K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
Sold Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABA
$100K–$250K · Traded Jul 24, 2026 · disclosed Sep 4, 2026
- Jul 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)
Sold Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABA
$1K–$15K · Traded Jun 1, 2026 · disclosed Jul 7, 2026 · Joint
- Mar 9, 2026$50K–$100K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
Bought Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABA
$50K–$100K · Traded Feb 9, 2026 · disclosed Mar 9, 2026
- Dec 15, 2025$15K–$50K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
Bought Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABA
$15K–$50K · Traded Nov 19, 2025 · disclosed Dec 15, 2025
- Nov 21, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9)
Sold Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABA
$1K–$15K · Traded Oct 31, 2025 · disclosed Nov 21, 2025 · Spouse
- Nov 21, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9)
Bought Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABA
$1K–$15K · Traded Oct 30, 2025 · disclosed Nov 21, 2025 · Spouse
- Nov 21, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9)
Sold Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABA
$1K–$15K · Traded Oct 30, 2025 · disclosed Nov 21, 2025 · Spouse
- Nov 18, 2025$15K–$50K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
Bought Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABA
$15K–$50K · Traded Oct 17, 2025 · disclosed Nov 18, 2025
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