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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America

Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners

Labor union PAC FEC C00001016

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$1.5M
Paid to lobbying firms $320K

No in-house lobbyists. The figure is what 2 outside firms reported being paid by the union (LD-2, rounded to $10K). This PAC gives money raised from the union’s members; the union itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), through 2 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8 of 88/8
  • Defense7 of 87/8
  • Retirement6 of 86/8
  • Pharmacy5 of 85/8
  • Government Issues2 of 82/8
Health Issues 2 of 8 · Housing 2 of 8 · 6 more · Show all 13
  • Health Issues2 of 82/8
  • Housing2 of 82/8
  • Budget/Appropriations1 of 81/8
  • Energy/Nuclear1 of 81/8
  • Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities1 of 81/8
  • Immigration1 of 81/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code1 of 81/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 8 bills, this period

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From the filings

“H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, legislation making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; Division B-Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, Title I, Job Corps.”
Q1 2026 filing · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
“General education concerning the need for balanced, comprehensive immigration reform.”
Q3 2026 filing · Immigration

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • LaborDOL

The House appears in 8 of 8 quarters and the Senate in 7; agencies in 4 of 8.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Senate Office of Public Records. Filings are due 20 days after each quarter ends.

From FEC filings: direct gifts this PAC reported, net of refunds · How we count

Gave directly to 180 sitting members of Congress and 49 other candidates in 2025–26.

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