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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MethodAmerican Express Company reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 3 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.
Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26
- Banking8/8
- Science/Technology8/8
- Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8/8
Bills named in the filings 22 bills, this period
- H.R. 1181 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act7 filings
- H.R. 3403 SEAT Act of 20256 filings
- S. 1337 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act6 filings
- S. 2155 Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 20256 filings
- S. 381 / H.R. 1944 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act6 filings
17 more, 10 named in only one filing · Show all 22
- H.R. 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Broad bill6 filings
- H.R. 5079 Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act5 filings
- S. 1605 International Competition for American Jobs Act5 filings
- S. 394 GENIUS Act of 20255 filings
- H.R. 7757 KIDS Act2 filings
- H.R. 8398 Guidelines for Use, Access, and Responsible Disclosure of Financial Data Act2 filings
- H.R. 8413 SECURE Data Act Broad bill2 filings
- H.R. 6553 TIER Act of 20251 filing
- H.R. 9383 Small Business and Consumer Credit Act of 20261 filing
- S. 2155, 118th Rebuild Rural America Act of 20231 filing
- S. 5272, 118th Protect Your Points Act of 20241 filing
- S. 5452 A bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to provide for tailoring and indexing enhanced regulations.1 filing
- S.J.Res. 50, 118th A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure".1 filing
- H.R. 3633 Digital Asset Market Clarity Act Broad bill1 filing
- H.R. 7024, 118th Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 Broad bill1 filing
- H.R. 8818, 118th American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 Broad bill1 filing
- S. 4784 / H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Broad bill1 filing
From the filings
“Issues relating to corporate tax proposals Issues relating to OECD global minimum tax rules and US international tax rules Issues relating to CFC look-through Rule Issues relating to net operating losses carryback rule H.R. 7024 Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, provisions relating to Sec. 174”
“Corporate tax legislation.”
Contacted as listed on the filings
- U.S. House
- U.S. Senate
- Treasury
- Federal Reserve System
- OCC
The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.
Every filing since 2015 Pro
Free account See ProSource: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by American Express Company, 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 119 sitting members of Congress and 4 other candidates in 2025–26.
See every candidate and member American Express Company gave to directly, how much, and how its money splits between the parties.
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