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Money / PACs

National Association of Broadcasters

National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (NABPAC)

Trade association PAC FEC C00009985

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$736K
Trade association lobbying, all issues $19.7M

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

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What they lobby on

Method

National Association of Broadcasters reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 15 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Advertising8 of 88/8
  • Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV8 of 88/8
  • Copyright/Patent/Trademark8 of 88/8
  • Telecommunications8 of 88/8
  • Budget/Appropriations5 of 85/8
Media (information/publishing) 5 of 8 · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 5 of 8 · 2 more · Show all 9
  • Media (information/publishing)5 of 85/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code5 of 85/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace1 of 81/8
  • Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 62 bills, this period

57 more, 35 named in only one filing · Show all 62

From the filings

“Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications. H.Con.Res.12 - Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act S.Con.Res.8 - Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act H.R. 979 - AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025 S.315 - AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025 ATSC 3.0 Transition”
Q3 2026 filing · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
“Issues relating to radio receivers and accessibility in the automotive dash (H.R. 979/ S. 315 AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act; H. Con Res 12/ S. Con. Res 8 Local Radio Freedom Act).”
Q3 2026 filing · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • White House Office
  • Executive Office of the PresidentEOP
  • TransportationDOT
  • Federal Communications CommissionFCC
  • Homeland SecurityDHS

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in 7 of 8.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by National Association of Broadcasters, 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 192 sitting members of Congress and 10 other candidates in 2025–26.

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