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Consumer Brands Association

Consumer Brands Political Action Committee ('Consumer Brands Association Pac')

Trade association PAC FEC C00250068

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$44K
Trade association lobbying, all issues $10.5M

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

Method

Consumer Brands Association reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 5 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Agriculture8 of 88/8
  • Environment/Superfund8 of 88/8
  • Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)8 of 88/8
  • Manufacturing8 of 88/8
  • Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries8 of 88/8
Trade (domestic/foreign) 8 of 8 · Transportation 8 of 8 · 3 more · Show all 10
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)8 of 88/8
  • Transportation8 of 88/8
  • Budget/Appropriations6 of 86/8
  • Consumer Issues/Safety/Products6 of 86/8
  • Beverage Industry4 of 84/8

Bills named in the filings 35 bills, this period

30 more, 25 named in only one filing · Show all 35

From the filings

“H.R. 8870 Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, supporting and funding federal transportation programs. Matters related to FLOW (Freight Logistics Optimization Works) and intermodal freights.”
Q3 2026 filing · Transportation
“General monitoring of issues related to the food and beverage industries; Issues related to Food and Drug Administration reforms; H.R. ___, FDA Review and Evaluation for Safe, Healthy and Affordable Foods (FRESH) Act of 2026”
Q3 2026 filing · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • CommerceDOC
  • Food & Drug AdministrationFDA
  • U.S. Trade RepresentativeUSTR
  • White House Office
  • AgricultureUSDA
  • Health & Human ServicesHHS
  • Environmental Protection AgencyEPA
  • Natl Economic CouncilNEC

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.

Every filing since 2015, with the lobbyists named and the quarters each bill appearsEvery filing since 2015 Pro

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Consumer Brands 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 19 sitting members of Congress and 1 other candidate in 2025–26.

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