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National Association of Convenience Stores

National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action Committee

Trade association PAC FEC C00126763

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$784K
Trade association lobbying, all issues $5.5M

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 Association of Convenience Stores reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 6 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 of 88/8
  • Copyright/Patent/Trademark8 of 88/8
  • Energy/Nuclear8 of 88/8
  • Environment/Superfund8 of 88/8
  • Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities8 of 88/8
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) 8 of 8 · Fuel/Gas/Oil 8 of 8 · 14 more · Show all 21
  • Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)8 of 88/8
  • Fuel/Gas/Oil8 of 88/8
  • Health Issues8 of 88/8
  • Immigration8 of 88/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8 of 88/8
  • Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice8 of 88/8
  • Small Business8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
  • Tobacco8 of 88/8
  • Transportation8 of 88/8
  • Consumer Issues/Safety/Products6 of 86/8
  • Minting/Money/Gold Standard5 of 85/8
  • Agriculture1 of 81/8
  • Automotive Industry1 of 81/8
  • Computer Industry1 of 81/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 28 bills, this period

23 more, 11 named in only one filing · Show all 28

From the filings

“Issues related to competition in the credit card processing market (S.1838 - Credit Card Competition Act).”
Q3 2026 filing · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
“Issues related to eligibility of hot foods and variety in the SNAP program: H.R. 2512 - Hot Foods Act.”
Q3 2026 filing · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • AgricultureUSDA
  • Energy
  • Environmental Protection AgencyEPA
  • Executive Office of the PresidentEOP
  • Federal Reserve System
  • Food & Drug AdministrationFDA
  • Health & Human ServicesHHS
  • Internal Revenue ServiceIRS
  • LaborDOL
  • TransportationDOT
  • 4 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 Association of Convenience Stores, 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 174 sitting members of Congress and 9 other candidates in 2025–26.

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