Influence at a glance · Jan 25 – Sep 26
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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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MethodAmerican Apparel & Footwear Association reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 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
- Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles8/8
- Consumer Issues/Safety/Products8/8
- Copyright/Patent/Trademark8/8
- Defense8/8
- Environment/Superfund8/8
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 8 of 8 · Small Business 8 of 8 · 4 more · Show all 11
- Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8/8
- Small Business8/8
- Trade (domestic/foreign)8/8
- Transportation8/8
- Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)3/8
- Budget/Appropriations2/8
Bills named in the filings 62 bills, this period
- H.R. 960 Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act7 filings
- S. 1272 / H.R. 2665 Trade Review Act of 20256 filings
- S. 1241 / H.R. 2548 Sanctioning Russia Act of 20255 filings
- S. 2677 A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.5 filings
- S. 742 / H.R. 1625 Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 20255 filings
57 more, 33 named in only one filing · Show all 62
- H.R. 2367 College Employment Accountability Act4 filings
- H.R. 4930 To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.4 filings
- H.R. 8684 Transparency in Billing Act of 20264 filings
- S. 2934 Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 20254 filings
- H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Broad bill4 filings
- H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Broad bill4 filings
- H.R. 1239 Voluntary Sustainable Apparel Labeling Act3 filings
- H.R. 4159 To require the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations requiring that optional combat boots worn by members of the Armed Forces wear be made in America, and for other purposes.3 filings
- S. 2199 A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations requiring that optional combat boots worn by members of the Armed Forces wear be made in the United States, and for other purposes.3 filings
- S. 3774 / H.R. 7548 SCAM Act3 filings
- S. 3841 Last Sale Valuation Act of 20263 filings
- S.J.Res. 37 A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.3 filings
- H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Broad bill3 filings
- H.R. 6500 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 Broad bill3 filings
- S. 2572 / H.R. 4016 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 Broad bill3 filings
- H.R. 6504 Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act2 filings
- H.R. 7502 Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 20262 filings
- H.R. 7986 Save the World Cup Act2 filings
- H.R. 9747 Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act2 filings
- S. 1413 A bill to authorize additional funding for the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act.2 filings
- S. 2531 Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health Treatment Act of 20252 filings
- S. 4782 ReportScams.gov Act2 filings
- S. 626 SOCIAL MEDIA Act2 filings
- S. 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Broad bill2 filings
- H.R. 10545 Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act1 filing
- H.R. 2367, 118th Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act1 filing
- H.R. 5009 Fine Arts Protection Act of 20251 filing
- H.R. 5334 Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 20261 filing
- H.R. 7864, 118th To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to treat certain merchandise as unused merchandise for drawback purposes.1 filing
- H.R. 7979, 118th End China’s De Minimis Abuse Act1 filing
- H.R. 7986, 118th Generalized System of Preferences Reform Act1 filing
- H.R. 8059, 118th U.S. Foreign Trade Zone Parity Act of 20241 filing
- H.R. 8070 Child Suicide Prevention Act1 filing
- H.R. 8166 GUARD Act1 filing
- H.R. 8166, 118th To require the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations requiring that optional combat boots worn by members of the armed forces wear be made in America, and for other purposes.1 filing
- H.R. 8398, 118th Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Reform Act1 filing
- H.R. 8684, 118th SHOP SAFE Act of 20241 filing
- H.R. 9026 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside, New York, as the "Detective Luis G. Alvarez Post Office".1 filing
- S. 1413, 118th A bill to amend chapter 62 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the requirements for a garment to be considered water resistant.1 filing
- S. 2934, 118th SHOP SAFE Act of 20231 filing
- S. 3878, 118th Americas Act1 filing
- S. 4110, 118th AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act of 20241 filing
- S. 4638 Promoting Strong Native Families and Children Act1 filing
- S. 552 / H.R. 5614, 118th Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 20231 filing
- S.J.Res. 77 A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.1 filing
- S.J.Res. 81 A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil.1 filing
- S.J.Res. 88 A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.1 filing
- H.R. 10545, 118th American Relief Act, 2025 Broad bill1 filing
- H.R. 5009, 118th Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Broad bill1 filing
- H.R. 8070, 118th Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Broad bill1 filing
- H.R. 8870 BUILD America 250 Act Broad bill1 filing
- H.R. 9026, 118th Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Broad bill1 filing
- H.R. 9495 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 Broad bill1 filing
- H.R. 9747, 118th Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Broad bill1 filing
- S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Broad bill1 filing
- S. 4638, 118th National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Broad bill1 filing
- S. 4784 / H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Broad bill1 filing
From the filings
“TAR - Tariff (Miscellaneous Tariff Bills) Discussions with Congress, ITC, Commerce, and USTR on MTB process and individual petitions [H.R. 8398]”
“FY 2027 Defense Appropriations Bill --all issues related to textiles and apparel, Berry Amendment, Procurement, DPA Title III, IBAS Funding, CMMC, Simplified Acquisition Threshold.”
Contacted as listed on the filings
- U.S. House
- U.S. Senate
- USDA
- Air Force
- Other
- BIS
- CDC
- DOC
- CPSC
- DOD
- Defense Logistics Agency
- EPA
- 32 more
The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.
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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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