American Benefits Council

American Benefits Council Political Action Committee

Trade association PAC FEC C00153171

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

PAC giving to candidates$18K

Trade association lobbying, all issues $2.0M

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 Benefits Council 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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities8 of 88/8
Health Issues8 of 88/8
Retirement8 of 88/8
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 92 bills, this period

H.R. 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Broad bill13 filings
H.R. 2958 Balance the Scales Act11 filings
H.R. 919 Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act11 filings
S. 1707 / H.R. 4718 Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act11 filings
S. 1831 Auto Reenroll Act of 202511 filings

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H.R. 2869 EBSA Investigations Transparency Act10 filings
S. 424 / H.R. 1013 Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 202510 filings
H.R. 2799, 118th Expanding Access to Capital Act of 20238 filings
H.R. 3596, 115th On congress.gov8 filings
H.R. 4830, 117th On congress.gov8 filings
H.R. 5877, 117th On congress.gov8 filings
H.R. 7293, 118th Automatic IRA Act of 20248 filings
H.R. 7310, 117th On congress.gov8 filings
H.R. 7780, 117th Mental Health Matters Act8 filings
S. 2003 Strengthening Benefit Plans Act of 20258 filings
S. 3746, 117th On congress.gov8 filings
S. 4219 / H.R. 7740, 117th Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 20228 filings
S. 5139, 118th Empowering Main Street in America Act of 20248 filings
H.R. 2617, 117th On congress.gov Broad bill8 filings
H.R. 133 Protecting American Energy Production Act7 filings
S. 1222 / H.R. 2544 Financial Freedom Act of 20257 filings
S. 1526 / H.R. 2696 Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 20257 filings
S. 2403 / H.R. 5169 Retire through Ownership Act7 filings
S. 2420 / H.R. 4710 No Surprises Act Enforcement Act7 filings
S. 2512 EATS Act of 20257 filings
S. 763 / H.R. 1650 Telehealth Expansion Act of 20257 filings
S. 988 / H.R. 2023 Women's Retirement Protection Act7 filings
H.Con.Res. 14 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. Broad bill7 filings
H.R. 6084 ERISA Litigation Reform Act6 filings
S. 4027 / H.R. 6248 Healthy Competition for Better Care Act6 filings
H.R. 3383 Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 20255 filings
S. 2210 Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers Act5 filings
S. 2217 Independent Retirement Fairness Act5 filings
S. 2228 Modern Worker Empowerment Act5 filings
S. 2335 Pensions for All Act5 filings
H.R. 6722 Automatic IRA Act of 20254 filings
H.R. 7362 Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act4 filings
S. 1728 Employee Ownership Representation Act of 20254 filings
S. 2355 / H.R. 5582 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act4 filings
H.R. 2199 Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act3 filings
H.R. 3090 I–PLAN Act of 20253 filings
S. 5148 / H.R. 9765, 118th Improving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Act of 20243 filings
S. 5149 / H.R. 9764, 118th Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 20243 filings
H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Broad bill3 filings
H.R. 9572, 118th Enhanced Enforcement of Health Coverage Act2 filings
S. 1451 / H.R. 3120, 118th Healthy Competition for Better Care Act2 filings
S. 2497 Fair Billing Act2 filings
S. 2517 / H.R. 4924, 118th Auto Reenroll Act of 20232 filings
S. 3224 / H.R. 3800, 118th Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act2 filings
S. 3305 / H.R. 9281, 118th Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act2 filings
S. 3345 PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act2 filings
S. 4291 / H.R. 8273 Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 20262 filings
S. 526 Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 20252 filings
H.R. 5378, 118th Lower Costs, More Transparency Act Broad bill2 filings
S. 1339, 118th Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act Broad bill2 filings
H.R. 133, 118th MERIT Act1 filing
H.R. 1869, 118th To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for House of Representatives, Office of the Speaker for fiscal year 2024.1 filing
H.R. 3063, 118th Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 20231 filing
H.R. 3089 More Paid Leave for More Americans Act1 filing
H.R. 3237, 118th To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require each off-campus outpatient department of a provider to include a unique identifier on claims for items and services, and to require providers with a department of a provider to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services an attestation with respect to each such department.1 filing
H.R. 3417, 118th FAIR Act1 filing
H.R. 5160 Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 20251 filing
H.R. 5687, 118th HSA Modernization Act of 20231 filing
H.R. 5688, 118th Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 20231 filing
H.R. 824, 118th Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 20231 filing
H.R. 8783 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income charitable distributions from certain employer-sponsored retirement plans, and for other purposes.1 filing
H.R. 9066, 117th On congress.gov1 filing
H.R. 9393 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 20261 filing
H.R. 9457, 118th Transparent Telehealth Bills Act of 20241 filing
H.R. 9462, 117th On congress.gov1 filing
S. 1001 / H.R. 1843, 118th Telehealth Expansion Act of 20231 filing
S. 1869, 118th SITE Act1 filing
S. 2512, 118th A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for re-enrollment provisions in retirement plans of small employers.1 filing
S. 2627 / H.R. 5060, 118th Women's Retirement Protection Act1 filing
S. 2840, 118th Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act1 filing
S. 4153, 117th On congress.gov1 filing
S. 4360 INSIGHT Act1 filing
S. 4511 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income charitable distributions from certain employer-sponsored retirement plans, and for other purposes.1 filing
S. 4917, 118th Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 20241 filing
S. 4973, 117th On congress.gov1 filing
S. 5018 / H.R. 6860, 118th Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act1 filing
S. 5271, 117th On congress.gov1 filing
S. 5535, 118th No Surprises Act Enforcement Act1 filing
S. 655, 118th Chronic Disease Management Act of 20231 filing
S. 731, 118th On congress.gov1 filing
S. 772 / H.R. 1801 Employer Participation in Repayment Act1 filing
H.R. 10445, 118th Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025 Broad bill1 filing
H.R. 10545, 118th American Relief Act, 2025 Broad bill1 filing
H.R. 3561, 118th PATIENT Act of 2023 Broad bill1 filing
H.R. 5376, 117th On congress.gov Broad bill1 filing
H.R. 8818, 118th American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 Broad bill1 filing
S.Con.Res. 7 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. Broad bill1 filing

From the filings

“Work regarding federal tax, ERISA and other laws applicable to employer-sponsored health arrangements and our health care delivery model.”

Q3 2026 filing · Health Issues

“Issues related to paid family and medical leave.”

Q4 2024 filing · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Contacted as listed on the filings

U.S. House
U.S. Senate
Health & Human ServicesHHS
Internal Revenue ServiceIRS
LaborDOL
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationPBGC
Treasury
Executive Office of the PresidentEOP
Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration
White House Office
Securities & Exchange CommissionSEC
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid ServicesCMS
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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 American Benefits Council, 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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