Washington has 13,000 lobbyists. You need a counselor.

Apollo Counsel is a federal government relations firm in Washington, D.C. The firm represents companies, trade associations, and organizations before Congress and federal agencies. Its principal, Andy Jones, is a lawyer who served as Legislative Director and Counsel to Rep. Ben Ray Luján — then a Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and House Democratic leadership but now a U.S. Senator on the Finance, Commerce, and Agriculture Committees — and has spent years since at two of Washington’s largest government affairs firms.

Most firms sell access. Access gets you a meeting.

Then what?

Apollo Counsel is built for the “then what” — the legislative craft that turns a meeting into a provision, a request into a report line, a problem into a solution.

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Legislative Strategy

Moving, amending, or stopping legislation — committee strategy, member engagement, and bill text read line by line, because that’s where the outcomes hide. Includes the agency engagement that a Hill strategy depends on.

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Appropriations

Funding requests prepared properly and worked through both chambers’ subcommittees, on the calendar the process actually runs on.

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Oversight Response

When a committee letter arrives, the response is both legal and political. Counsel experience on the receiving end of the process informs every reply.

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Monitoring & Intelligence

A standing watch on the floor schedule, committees, and dockets that touch your interests — filtered by counsel, not keyword alerts, and briefed before the trade press.

The First Call

Not sure which of these you need? That conversation is free, candid, and short. If the right answer is a bigger firm or no firm at all, you’ll hear that too.

Issue Areas

The federal issues the firm works on most.

Technology & Telecommunications Health Energy & Environment Agriculture Financial Services Transportation Tax & Trade Appropriations Oversight

This Week on the Hill

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2026

Highlights on the agenda for this week in Washington

House Budget Committee holds a hearing titled 'America's Fiscal Future: Examining the Need for a Fiscal Commission.'

HEARING · MON

The UN General Assembly opens its annual general debate in New York. Brazil speaks first by tradition, followed by President Trump.

DIPLOMACY · TUE

The Senate continues work on the Protect College Sports Act (Cruz–Cantwell) after advancing it 77–22 last Thursday. A final procedural vote is expected as early as Tuesday, with passage possible Thursday.

SENATE FLOOR · TUE–THU

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee holds an open hearing to examine updating America's nuclear waste management policy. Dirksen 406, 10:00 AM.

HEARING · WED

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism holds an open hearing to examine Flock's nationwide AI surveillance network. Dirksen 562, 2:30 PM.

HEARING · WED

Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a state visit to Washington, his first since 2015, and meets President Trump at the White House on Thursday.

DIPLOMACY · WED–FRI

Senate HELP Committee votes on the nominations of Nicole Saphier to be Surgeon General, Timothy Westlake to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and Mary Lazare to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, Dirksen 430, 10:00 AM. It then holds a hearing on Heidi Overton's nomination to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Dirksen 430, 10:30 AM.

HEALTH · THU

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