Geological Survey
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was established by the Organic Act of March 3, 1879 (43 U.S.C. 31).
- Civilian staff, August 2026
- 5,890
- −17.1% in a year
- Organizations that lobbied it
- 77
- 2019 to 2026
Where its power comes from
An agency can act only where a law lets it. These are the laws its rules cite, where its rules live, and the bills that would change it.
Bills that would change it
Bills this Congress that name it, the most recently moved first. A bill that names an agency is not a law.
- HR 4791: Keep USGS Strong ActIn committee
Who runs it
Its leaders
- Ned MamulaDirector of the United States Geological Survey
Who pays to be heard
- National Association of Realtors$27.4M on reports naming it
- National Association of Manufacturers$10.1M on reports naming it
- Bayer Corporation (Consolidated Report)$9.3M on reports naming it
- Ned MamulaDirector of the United States Geological Survey
- Department of the InteriorThe department it sits in
- National Association of RealtorsLobbied it, $27.4M
- National Association of ManufacturersLobbied it, $10.1M
- Bayer Corporation (Consolidated Report)Lobbied it, $9.3M
- American Society of Civil EngineersLobbied it, $8.31M
Its leaders
The people the Senate last confirmed to its offices, one record per office. A confirmation date is not proof someone still serves.
Who tries to sway it
Who names it on federal lobbying reports, 2019 to 2026, and who used to work there. Naming an agency is the filer’s account of where work was aimed, not a record of a meeting.
Who pays to be heard
The biggest spenders on reports that name it. A report names several issues, so each figure is the whole report.
- National Association of Realtors$27.4M
- National Association of Manufacturers$10.1M
- Bayer Corporation (Consolidated Report)$9.3M
- American Society of Civil Engineers$8.31M
- Association of California Water Agencies$3.23M
- National Stone Sand and Gravel Association$3.02M
- The Fertilizer Institute$2.65M
- University of Washington$2.53M
- Copper Development Association$1.8M
- Howmet Aerospace Inc. Formally Known as Arconic Inc.$1.62M
- Bae Systems, Inc.$1.24M
- Nature Conservancy$1.18M
- Woolpert$1.11M
- NV5 Geospatial$1.05M
- University of Alaska$945K
- Essential Minerals Association$833K
- Umicore USA, Inc.$720K
- Association of American Publishers$588K
- Turlock Irrigation District$570K
- STM$540K
Who files the lobbying
The firms on reports that name it, by how many clients they filed for.
- Federal Science Partners LLC3 clients
- Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC3 clients
- Hogan Lovells US LLP2 clients
- K&L Gates, LLP2 clients
- Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP2 clients
- Cassidy & Associates, Inc.2 clients
- John M. Palatiello & Associates, Inc.2 clients
- Javelin Advisors LLC2 clients
- Holland & Knight LLP2 clients
- The Ferguson Group, LLC2 clients
- Association of American Publishers1 client
- Bayer Corporation (Consolidated Report)1 client
- BGR Government Affairs1 client
- Blue Star Strategies LLC1 client
- Banner Public Affairs, LLC1 client
- Ardeidae Group LLC1 client
- American Exploration & Mining Association1 client
- Ball Corporation1 client
- Corrigan & Ussery LLC1 client
- Bae Systems, Inc.1 client
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