American Bakers Association

American Bakers Association American Bakers Political Action Committee

Trade association PAC FEC C00016386

Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count

PAC giving to candidates$414K

Trade association lobbying, all issues $1.8M

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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American Bakers 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
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)8 of 88/8
Immigration8 of 88/8
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8 of 88/8
Trade (domestic/foreign)8 of 88/8

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 4 of 8 · Show all 6

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code4 of 84/8

Bills named in the filings 14 bills, this period

H.R. 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Broad bill3 filings
H.R. 4958 GRAS Act2 filings
H.R. 6832 PACK Act2 filings
H.R. 8385 Food Labeling Modernization Act of 20262 filings
H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Broad bill2 filings

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H.R. 1301 Death Tax Repeal Act1 filing
H.R. 1347 AIMM Act1 filing
H.R. 1990 American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 20251 filing
H.R. 354 Small Business Growth Act1 filing
H.R. 601 Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act1 filing
H.R. 6655, 118th A Stronger Workforce for America Act1 filing
H.R. 703 Main Street Tax Certainty Act1 filing
H.R. 1, 118th Lower Energy Costs Act Broad bill1 filing
H.R. 7024, 118th Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 Broad bill1 filing

From the filings

“Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) restrictions Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567)”

Q3 2026 filing · Agriculture

“Support for the Commercial Baking Caucus Definition for Ultra-Processed Food”

Q3 2026 filing · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

Contacted as listed on the filings

U.S. House
U.S. Senate
AgricultureUSDA
Food & Drug AdministrationFDA
LaborDOL
Occupational Safety & Health AdministrationOSHA
White House Office
CommerceDOC
Treasury
U.S. Customs & Border Protection
U.S. Trade RepresentativeUSTR
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration ServicesBCIS
3 more

The House appears in 8 of 8 quarters and the Senate in 7; agencies in all 8 quarters.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by American Bakers 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 100 sitting members of Congress and 2 other candidates in 2025–26.

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