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American Public Power Association

American Public Power Association, Public Ownership of Electric Resources PAC

Trade association PAC FEC C00161570

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$148K
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 Public Power Association reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 2 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Disaster Planning/Emergencies8 of 88/8
  • Energy/Nuclear8 of 88/8
  • Natural Resources8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
  • Utilities8 of 88/8
Budget/Appropriations 7 of 8 · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV 7 of 8 · 6 more · Show all 13
  • Budget/Appropriations7 of 87/8
  • Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV7 of 87/8
  • Environment/Superfund7 of 87/8
  • Clean Air and Water (quality)6 of 86/8
  • Telecommunications3 of 83/8
  • Urban Development/Municipalities3 of 83/8
  • Aviation/Airlines/Airports1 of 81/8
  • Banking1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 78 bills, this period

73 more, 44 named in only one filing · Show all 78

From the filings

“Issues related to energy taxes and foreign entity of concern regulations Tax issues related to infrastructure and electric power Direct pay P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): One Big Beautiful Bill implementation”
Q3 2026 filing · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
“Issues related to public power Issues related to infrastructure and electric power Appropriations issues Permitting reform issues Supply chain issues affecting the energy industry”
Q3 2026 filing · Energy/Nuclear

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • Energy
  • Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionFERC
  • Environmental Protection AgencyEPA
  • Treasury
  • Executive Office of the PresidentEOP
  • U.S. Forest Service
  • DefenseDOD
  • Homeland SecurityDHS
  • Office of Management & BudgetOMB
  • Securities & Exchange CommissionSEC
  • 6 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 American Public Power Association, 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 39 sitting members of Congress in 2025–26.

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