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National Association of Manufacturers

National Association of Manufacturers PAC (NAM-PAC)

Trade association PAC FEC C00541169

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$209K
Trade association lobbying, all issues $14.5M

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 Association of Manufacturers reported federal lobbying in 8 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

  • Chemicals/Chemical Industry8 of 88/8
  • Consumer Issues/Safety/Products8 of 88/8
  • Copyright/Patent/Trademark8 of 88/8
  • Defense8 of 88/8
  • Energy/Nuclear8 of 88/8
Environment/Superfund 8 of 8 · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities 8 of 8 · 24 more · Show all 31
  • Environment/Superfund8 of 88/8
  • Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities8 of 88/8
  • Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)8 of 88/8
  • Health Issues8 of 88/8
  • Immigration8 of 88/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8 of 88/8
  • Manufacturing8 of 88/8
  • Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)8 of 88/8
  • Transportation8 of 88/8
  • Government Issues7 of 87/8
  • Natural Resources7 of 87/8
  • Fuel/Gas/Oil6 of 86/8
  • Homeland Security6 of 86/8
  • Agriculture5 of 85/8
  • Clean Air and Water (quality)5 of 85/8
  • Economics/Economic Development5 of 85/8
  • Science/Technology4 of 84/8
  • Aerospace2 of 82/8
  • Automotive Industry2 of 82/8
  • Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV2 of 82/8
  • Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice1 of 81/8
  • Railroads1 of 81/8
  • Small Business1 of 81/8
  • Trucking/Shipping1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 58 bills, this period

53 more, 31 named in only one filing · Show all 58

From the filings

“Comprehensive privacy legislation H.R.8413, SECURE Data Act”
Q3 2026 filing · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
“National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027”
Q3 2026 filing · Defense

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • CommerceDOC
  • Environmental Protection AgencyEPA
  • Export-Import Bank of the United States
  • Food & Drug AdministrationFDA
  • StateDOS
  • U.S. Trade RepresentativeUSTR
  • White House Office
  • Intl Trade AdministrationITA
  • Securities & Exchange CommissionSEC
  • Energy
  • 39 more

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 Association of Manufacturers, 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 59 sitting members of Congress in 2025–26.

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