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Verizon Communications

Verizon Communications, Inc. Political Action Committee (VERIZON PAC)

Corporate PAC FEC C00186288

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$907K
Paid to lobbying firms $4.0M

No in-house lobbyists. The figure is what 12 outside firms reported being paid by the company (LD-2, rounded to $10K). This PAC gives money raised from the company’s employees; the company itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

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Verizon Communications reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), through 11 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
  • Telecommunications8 of 88/8
  • Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV7 of 87/8
  • Budget/Appropriations5 of 85/8
  • Copyright/Patent/Trademark3 of 83/8
Defense 2 of 8 · Government Issues 1 of 8 · Show all 7
  • Defense2 of 82/8
  • Government Issues1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 9 bills, this period

4 more, 6 named in only one filing · Show all 9

From the filings

“Issues related to H.R. 8800/S. 4784 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027.”
Q3 2026 filing · Defense
“Issues related to corporate taxation.”
Q3 2026 filing · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA
  • Federal Reserve System
  • Office of Science & Technology PolicyOSTP
  • White House Office
  • JusticeDOJ
  • Environmental Protection AgencyEPA
  • Treasury
  • Executive Office of the PresidentEOP
  • Natl Economic CouncilNEC
  • Natl Security CouncilNSC
  • 1 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 Verizon Communications, 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 243 sitting members of Congress and 7 other candidates in 2025–26.

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See every candidate and member Verizon Communications gave to directly, how much, and how its money splits between the parties.

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