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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MethodMcdonalds reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 5 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.
Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26
- Agriculture8/8
- Education8/8
- Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)8/8
- Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8/8
- Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8/8
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) 7 of 8 · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products 4 of 8 · 4 more · Show all 11
- Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)7/8
- Consumer Issues/Safety/Products4/8
- Minting/Money/Gold Standard4/8
- Trade (domestic/foreign)3/8
- Government Issues2/8
- Health Issues1/8
Bills named in the filings 15 bills, this period
- S. 3525 / H.R. 5267 American Franchise Act16 filings
- S. 3265 / H.R. 6231 Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act7 filings
- H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Broad bill6 filings
- S. 1525 / H.R. 3074 Common Cents Act4 filings
- H.R. 8413 SECURE Data Act Broad bill4 filings
10 more, 4 named in only one filing · Show all 15
- H.J.Res. 98, 118th Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status".2 filings
- H.R. 8398 Guidelines for Use, Access, and Responsible Disclosure of Financial Data Act2 filings
- S. 5335, 118th Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 20242 filings
- H.R. 8467, 118th Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 Broad bill2 filings
- S. 5526 Agricultural Act of 2026 Broad bill2 filings
- S. 567 / H.R. 20, 118th Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023 Broad bill2 filings
- H.R. 7757 KIDS Act1 filing
- S. 836 / H.R. 6291 Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act1 filing
- S.J.Res. 49, 118th A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to a "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status".1 filing
- H.R. 7024, 118th Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 Broad bill1 filing
From the filings
“Issues related to Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act (S. 3265/H.R. 6231). Issues related to corporate, international, and individual tax provisions”
“Issues related to nutrition, food quality, and food ingredients.”
Contacted as listed on the filings
- U.S. House
- U.S. Senate
- USDA
- DOC
- EOP
- FDA
- DOL
- Treasury
- USTR
- Education
- HHS
- DOS
- 3 more
The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.
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Free account See ProSource: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Mcdonalds, 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 107 sitting members of Congress and 1 other candidate in 2025–26.
See every candidate and member Mcdonalds gave to directly, how much, and how its money splits between the parties.
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