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Human Rights Campaign

Independent PAC FEC C00235853

Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$258K
Organization lobbying, all issues $1.4M

Giving: FEC filings, net of refunds. Lobbying: the organization’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.

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What they lobby on

Method

Human Rights Campaign reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Civil Rights/Civil Liberties8 of 88/8
  • Defense8 of 88/8
  • Education8 of 88/8
  • Family issues/Abortion/Adoption8 of 88/8
  • Foreign Relations8 of 88/8
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  • Health Issues8 of 88/8
  • Housing8 of 88/8
  • Immigration8 of 88/8
  • Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8

Bills named in the filings 412 bills, this period

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From the filings

“Gun Violence Prevention Police Reform Justice Reform Internet Reform Judicial Nominations Hate Crimes H.R. 2588: Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act of 2025 S. 2122: Jury ACCESS Act of 2025”
Q3 2026 filing · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
“Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program Appropriations H.R. 3696: Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2025 H.R. 4552; S. 2465: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026”
Q3 2026 filing · Housing

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • Centers For Disease Control & PreventionCDC
  • DefenseDOD
  • Education
  • Food & Drug AdministrationFDA
  • Health & Human ServicesHHS
  • Health Resources & Services AdministrationHRSA
  • Homeland SecurityDHS
  • Housing & Urban DevelopmentHUD
  • JusticeDOJ
  • Office of Management & BudgetOMB
  • 10 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 Human Rights Campaign, 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 63 sitting members of Congress and 19 other candidates in 2025–26.

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