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Money / PACs

Jewelers of America

Jewelers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (JAPAC)

Trade association PAC FEC C00333666

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$20K
Paid to lobbying firms $170K

No in-house lobbyists. The figure is what 1 outside firm reported being paid by the trade association (LD-2, rounded to $10K). 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

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Jewelers of America reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), through 1 outside firm. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Consumer Issues/Safety/Products8 of 88/8
  • Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)8 of 88/8
  • Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)5 of 85/8

No bills were named in this period. The filings describe issues without bill numbers.

From the filings

“Corporate and small-business tax issues”
Q3 2026 filing · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
“Use of term "cultured" to describe synthetic diamonds, FTC standards for "Made in America" designation for jewelry”
Q3 2026 filing · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • Executive Office of the PresidentEOP

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in 5 of 8.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Jewelers of America, 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 7 sitting members of Congress in 2025–26.

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