Gatx

Gatx Corporation Good Government Program

Corporate PAC FEC C00118703

Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count

PAC giving to candidates$11K

Company lobbying, all issues $1.8M

Giving: FEC filings, net of refunds. Lobbying: the company’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 company’s employees; the company itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

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Gatx 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

Railroads8 of 88/8
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
Transportation8 of 88/8
Clean Air and Water (quality)7 of 87/8
Environment/Superfund7 of 87/8

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities 7 of 8 · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) 7 of 8 · 4 more · Show all 11

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities7 of 87/8
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)7 of 87/8
Budget/Appropriations5 of 85/8
Trucking/Shipping5 of 85/8
Defense2 of 82/8
Natural Resources2 of 82/8

Bills named in the filings 11 bills, this period

H.R. 3684 Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act6 filings
H.R. 8870 BUILD America 250 Act Broad bill6 filings
S. 2465 / H.R. 4552 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Broad bill4 filings
H.R. 8417 Keeping China Off the Rails Act3 filings
H.R. 3372, 118th To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes.2 filings

6 more, 4 named in only one filing · Show all 11

H.R. 8996, 118th Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 20242 filings
S. 576, 118th Railway Safety Act of 20232 filings
S. 3903 Railway Safety Act of 20261 filing
S. 5294 Keeping China Off the Rails Act of 20261 filing
H.R. 3684, 118th Douglas Mike Day Psychedelic Therapy to Save Lives Act of 2023 Broad bill1 filing
S. 4784 / H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Broad bill1 filing

From the filings

“Issues related to the Keeping China off the Rails Act (H.R. 8417/ S. 5294), Issues related to the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800/S.4784).”

Q3 2026 filing · Defense

“Issues related to car hire rules. Issues related to box car parity. Issues related to rail car owners and leasers.”

Q3 2026 filing · Railroads

Contacted as listed on the filings

U.S. House
U.S. Senate
Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Surface Transportation BoardSTB
TransportationDOT
Federal Railroad Administration
U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceUSFWS
Environmental Protection AgencyEPA

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in 5 of 8.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Gatx, 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 in 2025–26.

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