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Sylvamo

Corporate PAC FEC C00789602

Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$107K
Company lobbying, all issues $7.1M

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. 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

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

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Energy/Nuclear8 of 88/8
  • Environment/Superfund8 of 88/8
  • Postal8 of 88/8
  • Government Issues7 of 87/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)7 of 87/8
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products 5 of 8 · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 3 of 8 · 2 more · Show all 9
  • Consumer Issues/Safety/Products5 of 85/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code3 of 83/8
  • Transportation3 of 83/8
  • Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities1 of 81/8

From the filings

“H.R. 3004, USPS Services Enhancement and Regulatory Viability Expansion and Sustainability for the US (USPS SERVES US) Act. Postal reform.”
Q3 2026 filing · Postal
“H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, including provisions related to H. Amdt. 181 Issues related to natural gas pipeline capacity and protections for manufacturers, electrical grid competition, and permitting reform. Issues related to general energy and diesel costs.”
Q3 2026 filing · Energy/Nuclear

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • AgricultureUSDA
  • CommerceDOC
  • StateDOS
  • U.S. Trade RepresentativeUSTR
  • Postal Regulatory Commission
  • Securities & Exchange CommissionSEC
  • U.S. Postal ServiceUSPS
  • Council on Environmental QualityCEQ
  • Environmental Protection AgencyEPA
  • Office of Management & BudgetOMB
  • 3 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 Sylvamo, 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 30 sitting members of Congress and 2 other candidates in 2025–26.

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