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Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch Political Action Committee (BLACK & VEATCH PAC)

Corporate PAC FEC C00012310

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$146K
Company lobbying, all issues $600K

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

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What they lobby on

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Black & Veatch 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

  • Energy/Nuclear8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
  • Environment/Superfund7 of 87/8
  • Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)5 of 85/8
  • Homeland Security1 of 81/8
Natural Resources 1 of 8 · Utilities 1 of 8 · Show all 7
  • Natural Resources1 of 81/8
  • Utilities1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 8 bills, this period

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From the filings

“Issues related to energy infrastructure, transmission, and permitting reform; H.R.4776, SPEED Act; S.5653, Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026. Issues related to advanced clean energy development and storage.”
Q3 2026 filing · Energy/Nuclear
“Issues related to tax reform and the employee ownership structure; H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) implementation.”
Q3 2026 filing · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • Energy
  • Executive Office of the PresidentEOP
  • Homeland SecurityDHS
  • Transportation Security AdministrationTSA

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in 3 of 8.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Black & Veatch, 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 33 sitting members of Congress in 2025–26.

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