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Computer and Communications Industry Association

Computer and Communications Industry Association PAC

Trade association PAC FEC C00094185

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$9K
Trade association lobbying, all issues $630K

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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Computer and Communications Industry Association 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

  • Computer Industry8 of 88/8
  • Copyright/Patent/Trademark8 of 88/8
  • Immigration8 of 88/8
  • Intelligence8 of 88/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8 of 88/8
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 8 of 8 · Telecommunications 8 of 8 · 3 more · Show all 10
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
  • Telecommunications8 of 88/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)8 of 88/8
  • Defense1 of 81/8
  • Energy/Nuclear1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 87 bills, this period

82 more, 40 named in only one filing · Show all 87

From the filings

“International Trade Issues, International Digital Policy, USMCA, AUSFTA, Korea Platform Regulations, Australia Platform Regulation Bill, Chip Security Act HR 2683”
Q3 2026 filing · Trade (domestic/foreign)
“Skilled Immigration Reform”
Q3 2026 filing · Immigration

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • CommerceDOC
  • Federal Communications CommissionFCC
  • Federal Trade CommissionFTC
  • Internal Revenue ServiceIRS
  • Intl Trade AdministrationITA
  • Patent & Trademark OfficePTO
  • StateDOS
  • U.S. Copyright Office
  • U.S. Trade RepresentativeUSTR
  • White House Office
  • 2 more

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.

Every filing since 2015, with the lobbyists named and the quarters each bill appearsEvery filing since 2015 Pro

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Computer and Communications Industry 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 8 sitting members of Congress and 2 other candidates in 2025–26.

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See every candidate and member Computer and Communications Industry Association gave to directly, how much, and how its money splits between the parties.

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