Dairy Farmers of America

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee; Aka Dfa-Pac

Cooperative PAC FEC C00001388

Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count

PAC giving to candidates$463K

Cooperative lobbying, all issues $1.7M

Giving: FEC filings, net of refunds. Lobbying: the cooperative’s own LD-2 reports, all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000 each quarter. Two different filers, same 21 months.Lobbying: all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000. Two filers, same 21 months. This PAC gives money raised from the cooperative’s members; the cooperative itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

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Dairy Farmers of America reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

Agriculture8 of 88/8
Environment/Superfund8 of 88/8
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)8 of 88/8
Immigration8 of 88/8
Trade (domestic/foreign)8 of 88/8

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 4 of 8 · Show all 6

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code4 of 84/8

Bills named in the filings 29 bills, this period

S. 222 / H.R. 649 Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 20256 filings
H.R. 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Broad bill6 filings
H.R. 3227 Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 20255 filings
H.R. 6687 DRIVER Act4 filings
S. 1230 / H.R. 2558 SAFETY Act of 20254 filings

24 more, 13 named in only one filing · Show all 29

S. 1842 Wildfire Reduction and Carbon Removal Act of 20254 filings
H.R. 1756 Stop Politicians Profiting from War Act of 20253 filings
H.R. 3423 Facility for Runway Operations and Safe Transportation Act3 filings
S. 1014 Maintaining Cooperative Permitting Act of 20253 filings
S. 1652 Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 20253 filings
S. 2507 DAIRY PRIDE Act3 filings
H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Broad bill3 filings
H.R. 9535 Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 20262 filings
S. 1021 / H.R. 2496 Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 20252 filings
S. 184 / H.R. 1394 CURD Act2 filings
H.R. 8646 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 Broad bill2 filings
H.R. 1147 Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 20251 filing
H.R. 1462 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the production tax credit and investment tax credit for offshore wind facilities placed in service in the inland navigable waters of the United States or the coastal waters of the United States.1 filing
H.R. 1462, 118th DAIRY PRIDE Act1 filing
H.R. 3423, 118th SAVE Act1 filing
H.R. 4366 Save Local Business Act1 filing
H.R. 6687, 118th Innovative FEED Act of 20231 filing
S. 1652, 118th SAVE Act of 20231 filing
S. 1842, 118th Innovative FEED Act1 filing
S. 1957 No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act1 filing
S. 1957 / H.R. 1147, 118th Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 20231 filing
S. 792, 118th Compact Impact Fairness Act of 20231 filing
H.R. 4366, 118th Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 Broad bill1 filing
S. 5526 Agricultural Act of 2026 Broad bill1 filing

From the filings

“We are urging Congress and the Administration to create an agricultural visa program for use by dairy farmers. H.R. 9535 - Securing Agricultures Workforce Act (SAWA).”

Q3 2026 filing · Immigration

“Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations at the state and international level that are regulating product packaging and imposing extensive recycling requirements on all manufacturers, including dairy processors. Sustainability and the dairy sector.”

Q3 2026 filing · Environment/Superfund

Contacted as listed on the filings

U.S. House
U.S. Senate
AgricultureUSDA
Food & Drug AdministrationFDA
Health & Human ServicesHHS
U.S. Trade RepresentativeUSTR
White House Office
LaborDOL
Federal Maritime Commission

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Dairy Farmers 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 75 sitting members of Congress and 4 other candidates in 2025–26.

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