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Money / PACs

Shipbuilders Council of America

Shipbuilders Council of America PAC

Trade association PAC FEC C00374355

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$34K
Paid to lobbying firms $420K

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

Method

Shipbuilders Council 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

  • Defense8 of 88/8

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

From the filings

“Jones Act Enforcement, NDAA, and industrial base funding; SHIPS Act and legislation to enact the Maritime Action Plan”
Q3 2026 filing · Defense
“Jones Act Enforcement, NDAA, and industrial base funding”
Q4 2025 filing · Defense

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • CommerceDOC
  • DefenseDOD
  • LaborDOL
  • Maritime AdministrationMARAD
  • Navy
  • TransportationDOT
  • U.S. Coast GuardUSCG
  • White House Office

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 Shipbuilders Council 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 10 sitting members of Congress in 2025–26.

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