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National Grocers Association

National Grocers Association Grocers Political Action Committee

Trade association PAC FEC C00508770

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$144K
Trade association lobbying, all issues $1.7M

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

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National Grocers Association reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 4 outside firms. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Agriculture8 of 88/8
  • Banking8 of 88/8
  • Budget/Appropriations8 of 88/8
  • Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)8 of 88/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8 of 88/8
Pharmacy 8 of 8 · Small Business 8 of 8 · 2 more · Show all 9
  • Pharmacy8 of 88/8
  • Small Business8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
  • Health Issues5 of 85/8

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

From the filings

“Credit Card Competition Act - swipe fee reform”
Q3 2026 filing · Banking
“Penny”
Q3 2026 filing · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • AgricultureUSDA
  • Centers For Medicare and Medicaid ServicesCMS
  • Executive Office of the PresidentEOP
  • Federal Trade CommissionFTC
  • Food & Drug AdministrationFDA
  • White House Office
  • Environmental Protection AgencyEPA

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 National Grocers Association, 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 68 sitting members of Congress and 4 other candidates in 2025–26.

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