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National Cattlemen's Beef Association

National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (NCBA-PAC)

Trade association PAC FEC C00028787

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$929K
Trade association lobbying, all issues $420K

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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National Cattlemen's Beef Association 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

  • 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
Environment/Superfund 8 of 8 · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) 8 of 8 · 6 more · Show all 13
  • Environment/Superfund8 of 88/8
  • Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)8 of 88/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8 of 88/8
  • Natural Resources8 of 88/8
  • Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)8 of 88/8
  • Transportation8 of 88/8

Bills named in the filings 33 bills, this period

28 more, 31 named in only one filing · Show all 33

From the filings

“Stepped-up basis Like-kind exchanges Estate tax issues Capital Gains rates General small business tax issues - Corporate Transparency Act TCJA Reauthorization S. 1927 Heritage Act H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act”
Q3 2025 filing · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
“BLM Wild Horse and Burro program Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulatory changes and implementation Endangered Species Act issues; sage grouse, gray wolves, lesser prairie chicken, grizzly bear Black Vulture Relief Act ESA rulemakings on habitat, economic impacts Livestock Protection Act”
Q3 2026 filing · Animals

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • AgricultureUSDA
  • Bureau of Land ManagementBLM
  • Commodity Futures Trading CommissionCFTC
  • Council on Environmental QualityCEQ
  • Environmental Protection AgencyEPA
  • Food & Drug AdministrationFDA
  • InteriorDOI
  • StateDOS
  • TransportationDOT
  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceUSFWS
  • 6 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 National Cattlemen's Beef 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 138 sitting members of Congress and 23 other candidates in 2025–26.

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