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American Council of Life Insurers

American Council of Life Insurers Political Action Committee

Trade association PAC FEC C00147066

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$794K
Trade association lobbying, all issues $10.5M

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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American Council of Life Insurers 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

  • Consumer Issues/Safety/Products8 of 88/8
  • Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities8 of 88/8
  • Insurance8 of 88/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8 of 88/8
  • Retirement8 of 88/8
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 8 of 8 · Trade (domestic/foreign) 8 of 8 · 1 more · Show all 8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)8 of 88/8
  • Health Issues4 of 84/8

Bills named in the filings 145 bills, this period

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From the filings

“Tax issues impacting life insurance, and related issues impacting the life insurance industry; Implementation of PL 119-21. H.R. 2547, the Secure Family Futures Act.”
Q3 2026 filing · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
“Impact of international regulation and standards on the life insurance industry. Pension risk transfer and lifetime income guidance.”
Q3 2026 filing · Insurance

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • Treasury
  • Social Security AdministrationSSA
  • LaborDOL
  • Natl Economic CouncilNEC
  • Securities & Exchange CommissionSEC

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in 7 of 8.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by American Council of Life Insurers, 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 187 sitting members of Congress and 4 other candidates in 2025–26.

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