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Money / PACs

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Trade association PAC FEC C00413955

Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$175K
Trade association lobbying, all issues $260K

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

American Association of Neurological Surgeons reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists. 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
  • Medicare/Medicaid8 of 88/8
  • Health Issues5 of 85/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 29 bills, this period

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From the filings

“S. 2420/H.R. 4710, the No Surprises Enforcement Act: To increase penalties for group health plans, health insurance issuers, and nonparticipating providers or facilities for practices that violate balance billing requirements”
Q3 2026 filing · Health Issues
“FY 2027 Appropriations: Funding for NIH, CDC injury prevention programs, telehealth flexibilities, APM incentive payments and Medicare Advantage enforcement reforms, firearms research”
Q3 2026 filing · Budget/Appropriations

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • Centers For Medicare and Medicaid ServicesCMS
  • Health & Human ServicesHHS

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 American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 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 38 sitting members of Congress and 5 other candidates in 2025–26.

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