No in-house lobbyists. The figure is what 2 outside firms reported being paid by the company (LD-2, rounded to $10K). 1 report listed less than $5,000 and counts as $0 here. 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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MethodEmpower Retirement reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), through 2 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/Securities8/8
- Retirement8/8
- Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8/8
Bills named in the filings 14 bills, this period
- H.R. 1807, 118th Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 20238 filings
- H.R. 2799, 118th Expanding Access to Capital Act of 20238 filings
- S. 3815, 118th Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 20248 filings
- S. 5139, 118th Empowering Main Street in America Act of 20248 filings
- S. 424 / H.R. 1013 Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 20257 filings
9 more, 2 named in only one filing · Show all 14
- S. 1707 Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act6 filings
- S. 1831 Auto Reenroll Act of 20256 filings
- H.R. 3383 Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 20254 filings
- H.R. 6722 Automatic IRA Act of 20254 filings
- H.R. 7293, 118th Automatic IRA Act of 20244 filings
- S. 5148 / H.R. 9765, 118th Improving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Act of 20243 filings
- S. 5149 / H.R. 9764, 118th Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 20243 filings
- H.R. 3063, 118th Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 20231 filing
- S. 4917, 118th Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 20241 filing
From the filings
“Proposals related to retirement plan enhancements. Tax incentives for retirement savings. Issues related to artificial intelligence. Proposals to reform 403(b) plan investments. H.R. 7293, Automatic IRA Act of 2024. (118th Congress)”
“General Overview, retirement policy, financial services, pension reform.”
Contacted as listed on the filings
- U.S. House
- U.S. Senate
- DOL
- Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration
The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in 1 of 8.
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Free account See ProSource: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Empower Retirement, 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 4 sitting members of Congress in 2025–26.
See every candidate and member Empower Retirement gave to directly, how much, and how its money splits between the parties.
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