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ACORN CONSULTING

ACORN CONSULTING filed a Q1 report for INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION on April 15, 2026, reporting $40,000 in lobbying income.

Lobbying for INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION · IFA assists franchisors, franchisees and suppliers learn, lead and succeed.

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Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 15, 2026

Income

$40,000

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

JAMES WESLEY KUNGEL

Previously held: Chief of Staff, Sen. Joe Manchin

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 2

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 1

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

issues important to franchising joint employer American Franchise Act (HR5267/S 3525)

Bills named in this filing 1

H.R. 5267
American Franchise Act

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.