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Money / PACs

First Five Action Fund

Membership group PAC FEC C00889154

Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$18K
Paid to lobbying firms $280K

No in-house lobbyists. The figure is what 1 outside firm reported being paid by the membership group (LD-2, rounded to $10K). This PAC gives money raised from the membership group’s members; the membership group itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

Method

First Five Action Fund 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

  • Budget/Appropriations8 of 88/8
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code8 of 88/8

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

From the filings

“Child care issues before Congress”
Q3 2026 filing · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate

The House and Senate appear in every quarter.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by First Five Action Fund, 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 16 sitting members of Congress and 1 other candidate in 2025–26.

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