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United Steelworkers

United Steelworkers Political Action Fund

Labor union PAC FEC C00003590

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$337K
Paid to lobbying firms $80K

No in-house lobbyists. The figure is what 1 outside firm 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 Steelworkers reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), through 1 outside firm. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Manufacturing8 of 88/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)8 of 88/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace3 of 83/8
  • Environment/Superfund2 of 82/8
  • Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries2 of 82/8
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 2 of 8 · Show all 6
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code2 of 82/8

Bills named in the filings 9 bills, this period

4 more, 2 named in only one filing · Show all 9

From the filings

“Support SHIPS for America Act (H.R. 3151/S. 1541); Opposition to Presidential Jones Act Waivers; Support for Administration's Maritime Action Plan.”
Q3 2026 filing · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
“Identify actions that could be taken to reduce the scope and length of employer lockout of union.”
Q3 2026 filing · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • CommerceDOC
  • Executive Office of the PresidentEOP
  • U.S. Trade RepresentativeUSTR
  • TransportationDOT
  • DefenseDOD
  • Energy
  • Office of Management & BudgetOMB
  • Council on Environmental QualityCEQ
  • Environmental Protection AgencyEPA
  • Federal Highway AdministrationFHA
  • 4 more

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 United Steelworkers, 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 36 sitting members of Congress and 18 other candidates in 2025–26.

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