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National Restaurant Association

National Restaurant Association PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)

Membership group PAC FEC C00003764

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$374K
Membership group lobbying, all issues $5.8M

Giving: FEC filings, net of refunds. Lobbying: the membership group’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 membership group’s members; the membership group itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

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National Restaurant Association reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 3 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Consumer Issues/Safety/Products8 of 88/8
  • Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)8 of 88/8
  • Immigration8 of 88/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
Trade (domestic/foreign) 8 of 8 · Banking 4 of 8 · 6 more · Show all 13
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)8 of 88/8
  • Banking4 of 84/8
  • Copyright/Patent/Trademark2 of 82/8
  • Budget/Appropriations1 of 81/8
  • Computer Industry1 of 81/8
  • Environment/Superfund1 of 81/8
  • Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities1 of 81/8
  • Transportation1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 90 bills, this period

85 more, 47 named in only one filing · Show all 90

From the filings

“Immigration reform and proposals. H.R. 5494, Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act. DACA/Dreamers. H.R. 4393, DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025.”
Q3 2026 filing · Immigration
“Trade policies and tariffs, including foreign import bans. H.R. 3940/S. 2043, Open America's Waters Act.”
Q3 2026 filing · Trade (domestic/foreign)

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • AgricultureUSDA
  • CommerceDOC
  • Executive Office of the PresidentEOP
  • Federal Trade CommissionFTC
  • Food & Drug AdministrationFDA
  • LaborDOL
  • Small Business AdministrationSBA
  • Treasury
  • U.S. Trade RepresentativeUSTR
  • Health & Human ServicesHHS
  • 1 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 National Restaurant Association, 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 82 sitting members of Congress and 5 other candidates in 2025–26.

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