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Association of American Railroads

Association of American Railroads Political Action Committee (RAILPAC)

Trade association PAC FEC C00280743

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$85K
Trade association lobbying, all issues $9.7M

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

Association of American Railroads reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 6 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
  • Homeland Security8 of 88/8
  • Railroads8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
  • Transportation8 of 88/8
Environment/Superfund 5 of 8 · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 3 of 8 · 6 more · Show all 13
  • Environment/Superfund5 of 85/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace3 of 83/8
  • Science/Technology3 of 83/8
  • Defense2 of 82/8
  • Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice2 of 82/8
  • Agriculture1 of 81/8
  • Government Issues1 of 81/8
  • Immigration1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 51 bills, this period

46 more, 29 named in only one filing · Show all 51

From the filings

“S.4395 - Terrison Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 bill in its entirety; H.R.7128 - TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 bill in its entirety.”
Q3 2026 filing · Homeland Security
“Issues related to corporate tax policy.”
Q3 2026 filing · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • White House Office
  • Environmental Protection AgencyEPA
  • Railroad Retirement Board
  • TransportationDOT

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 Association of American Railroads, 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 62 sitting members of Congress and 2 other candidates in 2025–26.

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