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International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers

International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League

Labor union PAC FEC C00007542

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$1.5M
Union lobbying, all issues $70K

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

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What they lobby on

Method

International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 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

  • Environment/Superfund8 of 88/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8 of 88/8
  • Railroads8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
  • Budget/Appropriations7 of 87/8
Transportation 6 of 8 · Housing 5 of 8 · 6 more · Show all 13
  • Transportation6 of 86/8
  • Housing5 of 85/8
  • Education2 of 82/8
  • Energy/Nuclear2 of 82/8
  • Banking1 of 81/8
  • Defense1 of 81/8
  • Economics/Economic Development1 of 81/8
  • Veterans1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 49 bills, this period

44 more, 32 named in only one filing · Show all 49

From the filings

“Lobbied in support of rail safety and surface transportation reauthorization, including H.R. 7662, Railroad Safety Enhancement Act; rail operating standards and worker protections.”
Q3 2026 filing · Railroads
“Lobbied in support of H.R. 5475, No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act; overtime tax relief for workers covered by the Railway Labor Act or collective bargaining agreements.”
Q3 2026 filing · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate

The House and Senate appear in every quarter.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, 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 45 other candidates in 2025–26.

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