The Vanguard Group

The Vanguard Group Committee for Responsible Government

Corporate PAC FEC C00410266

Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count

PAC giving to candidates$326K

Company lobbying, all issues $4.1M

Giving: FEC filings, net of refunds. Lobbying: the company’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 company’s employees; the company itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

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The Vanguard Group reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 3 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities8 of 88/8
Retirement8 of 88/8
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8

Bills named in the filings 27 bills, this period

S. 424 / H.R. 1013 Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 202521 filings
S. 1877 / H.R. 2441 Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 202513 filings
H.R. 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Broad bill12 filings
H.R. 3383 Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 202511 filings
S. 3578 / H.R. 3682 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 20259 filings

22 more, 10 named in only one filing · Show all 27

H.R. 1033 COLUMBIA Act of 20257 filings
H.R. 2089 Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding7 filings
S. 1831 Auto Reenroll Act of 20256 filings
S. 1670 INDEX Act5 filings
H.R. 2246 Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act3 filings
S. 1055 Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act3 filings
H.R. 1807, 118th Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 20232 filings
H.R. 3063, 118th Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 20232 filings
H.R. 4645, 118th Empowering Shareholders Act of 20232 filings
H.R. 8265 Empowering Shareholders Act of 20262 filings
S. 2517, 118th Auto Reenroll Act of 20232 filings
S. 4917, 118th Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 20242 filings
H.R. 2799, 118th Expanding Access to Capital Act of 20231 filing
H.R. 3066, 118th PREPARE Act1 filing
H.R. 3812, 118th Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 20231 filing
H.R. 4767, 118th Protecting Americans’ Retirement Savings from Politics Act1 filing
H.R. 4790, 118th Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act1 filing
S. 2700, 118th INDEX Act1 filing
S. 3601, 118th Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 20241 filing
S. 3815, 118th Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 20241 filing
H.R. 2617, 117th On congress.gov Broad bill1 filing
S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Broad bill1 filing

From the filings

“General tax issues related to mutual funds and ETFs, including the GROWTH Act (H.R. 2089) Issues related to municipal bonds and the structure of the municipal securities market Issues related to retirement savings tax incentives and Trump Accounts”

Q3 2026 filing · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

“General tax issues related to mutual funds. Taxation of long term investments. Taxation of RICs and ETFs; potential negative impacts on markets and customers of proposed withholding tax on dividend payments. Monitor implementation of IRC sec. 530A.”

Q3 2026 filing · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Contacted as listed on the filings

U.S. House
U.S. Senate
Securities & Exchange CommissionSEC
Treasury
Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionFERC
Federal Trade CommissionFTC
LaborDOL
Federal Reserve System
Natl Economic CouncilNEC
White House Office
Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationFDIC

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 The Vanguard Group, 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 72 sitting members of Congress in 2025–26.

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