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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee

Labor union PAC FEC C00027342

FollowFEC filings
Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$1.6M
Union lobbying, all issues $1.1M

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

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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Health Issues8 of 88/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8 of 88/8
  • Railroads8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
  • Energy/Nuclear6 of 86/8
Retirement 6 of 8 · Defense 5 of 8 · 12 more · Show all 19
  • Retirement6 of 86/8
  • Defense5 of 85/8
  • Budget/Appropriations4 of 84/8
  • Telecommunications4 of 84/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)4 of 84/8
  • Housing3 of 83/8
  • Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries3 of 83/8
  • Torts3 of 83/8
  • Transportation3 of 83/8
  • Environment/Superfund2 of 82/8
  • Government Issues2 of 82/8
  • Manufacturing2 of 82/8
  • Utilities2 of 82/8
  • Science/Technology1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 38 bills, this period

33 more, 20 named in only one filing · Show all 38

From the filings

“The IBEW lobbied on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (H.R. 3633), the GENIUS Act (S. 1582), and monitored legislative proposals seeking to annuitize defined-contribution employer retirement plans, which could impact IBEW members' retirement investments.”
Q3 2026 filing · Retirement
“The IBEW lobbied in support of collective bargaining protections for federal employees.”
Q3 2026 filing · Government Issues

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • CommerceDOC
  • Natl Telecommunications & Information AdministrationNTIA
  • TransportationDOT
  • Energy
  • Treasury

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in 4 of 8.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by International Brotherhood of Electrical 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 153 sitting members of Congress and 110 other candidates in 2025–26.

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