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American Craft Spirits Association

American Craft Spirits Association PAC

Trade association PAC FEC C00671479

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$2K
Paid to lobbying firms $53K

No in-house lobbyists. The figure is what 1 outside firm reported being paid by the trade association (LD-2, rounded to $10K). 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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American Craft Spirits Association reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), through 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

  • Small Business8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8

Bills named in the filings 3 bills, this period

From the filings

“Issues impacting small business and excise tax for small distillers. H.R. 9407 SPIRIT Act.”
Q3 2026 filing · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
“Issues impacting small distilling businesses”
Q3 2026 filing · Small Business

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade BureauTTB
  • Treasury

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in 7 of 8.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by American Craft Spirits 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 2 sitting members of Congress in 2025–26.

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