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Texas Cattle Feeders Association

Trade association PAC FEC C00015552

Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$137K
Trade association lobbying, all issues $280K

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

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Texas Cattle Feeders Association reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 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

  • Agriculture8 of 88/8
  • Animals8 of 88/8
  • Budget/Appropriations8 of 88/8
  • Clean Air and Water (quality)8 of 88/8
  • Commodities (big ticket)8 of 88/8
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) 8 of 8 · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 8 of 8 · 6 more · Show all 13
  • Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)8 of 88/8
  • Transportation8 of 88/8
  • Environment/Superfund7 of 87/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace6 of 86/8
  • Immigration2 of 82/8
  • Small Business2 of 82/8

From the filings

“Death Tax Repeal Act Stepped-up basis Like-kind exchanges Estate tax issues Capital Gains rates General small business tax issues Corporate Transparency Act Interest Expense Deduction Excise Tax Exemption for Non-Highway Feed Delivery Trucks HR1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Implementation”
Q3 2026 filing · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
“PFAS National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings Emissions, greenhouse gas Forest Service drought assessment processes Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction CAFO rules and regulations”
Q3 2026 filing · Environment/Superfund

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • AgricultureUSDA
  • Commodity Futures Trading CommissionCFTC
  • Environmental Protection AgencyEPA
  • Food & Drug AdministrationFDA
  • TransportationDOT
  • U.S. Trade RepresentativeUSTR
  • White House Office
  • Bureau of Land ManagementBLM
  • Council on Environmental QualityCEQ
  • Homeland SecurityDHS
  • 5 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 Texas Cattle Feeders 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 37 sitting members of Congress and 4 other candidates in 2025–26.

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