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Smiths Group Services

Smiths Group Services Corporation Political Action Committee

Corporate PAC FEC C00448324

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$12K
Company lobbying, all issues $660K

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. In 3 quarters with no in-house report, the figure is what its outside firms reported being paid. 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

Method

Smiths Group Services reported federal lobbying in 7 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

  • Energy/Nuclear7 of 87/8
  • Defense4 of 84/8
  • Homeland Security4 of 84/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code3 of 83/8

Bills named in the filings 16 bills, this period

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From the filings

“Policies and funding related to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) technology and detection solutions for the Department of Defense; FY2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R.4016, S.2572).”
Q3 2025 filing · Defense
“General discussions related to hydrogen technology and development including the FY2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations process. General discussions regarding technical expertise in sealing device technology, emissions reductions, and energy permitting.”
Q3 2025 filing · Energy/Nuclear

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • ArmyOther
  • DefenseDOD
  • Homeland SecurityDHS
  • Transportation Security AdministrationTSA
  • U.S. Customs & Border Protection
  • CommerceDOC
  • Energy
  • Office of Management & BudgetOMB
  • Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in 5 of 7.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Smiths Group Services, 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 and 1 other candidate in 2025–26.

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