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Money / PACs

H&R Block

H&R Block Inc. Political Action Committee (BLOCKPAC)

Corporate PAC FEC C00188177

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$211K
Paid to lobbying firms $1.2M

No in-house lobbyists. The figure is what 4 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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H&R Block reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), through 4 outside firms. 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
  • Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8

Bills named in the filings 8 bills, this period

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From the filings

“Issues related to interchange fees on electronic payments; credit card interchange proposals, HR 8874 and S.4674 Credit Card Competition Act of2022.”
Q2 2025 filing · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
“Issues related to IRS Direct File program, implementation of OBBBA, and taxation of digital assets.”
Q3 2026 filing · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • Treasury

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in 6 of 8.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by H&R Block, 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 73 sitting members of Congress and 1 other candidate in 2025–26.

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