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Institute of Makers of Explosives

Institute of Makers of Explosives Political Action Committee

Trade association PAC FEC C00135590

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$39K
Trade association lobbying, all issues $250K

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

Method

Institute of Makers of Explosives reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Budget/Appropriations8 of 88/8
  • Chemicals/Chemical Industry8 of 88/8
  • Homeland Security8 of 88/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8 of 88/8
  • Transportation8 of 88/8
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) 7 of 8 · Government Issues 5 of 8 · 6 more · Show all 13
  • Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)7 of 87/8
  • Government Issues5 of 85/8
  • Natural Resources5 of 85/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code5 of 85/8
  • Defense4 of 84/8
  • Environment/Superfund4 of 84/8
  • Clean Air and Water (quality)1 of 81/8
  • Trucking/Shipping1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 26 bills, this period

21 more, 15 named in only one filing · Show all 26

From the filings

“Workforce development generally, ATF background checks, H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, MSHA regulatory modernization work.”
Q3 2026 filing · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
“Chemical Security Regulation, Improve implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).”
Q3 2026 filing · Chemicals/Chemical Industry

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • CommerceDOC
  • U.S. Trade RepresentativeUSTR
  • White House Office
  • Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
  • Homeland SecurityDHS
  • Mine Safety & Health AdministrationMSHA
  • ArmyOther
  • DefenseDOD
  • Environmental Protection AgencyEPA
  • Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

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 Institute of Makers of Explosives, 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 28 sitting members of Congress in 2025–26.

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