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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS filed a Q1 report for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS on April 20, 2026.

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 Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report
Reporting period
1st Quarter 2026
Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026
Expenses
$2,910,000
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using IRS section 162(e) definitions (method C): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.
Client based in
District of Columbia

Official filing document

 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 3
Advertising

Issues relating to the deductibility of advertising as an ordinary business expense. Issues relating to the business taxation of broadcasters. Issues relating to direct to consumer advertising.

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

Issues relating to broadcaster development and deployment of the Broadcast Positioning System . Issues relating to the ATSC 3.0 next generation television standard. Issues relating to radio receivers and accessibility in the automobile dash. Issues relating to changes to Daylight Saving Time. Issues relating to emergency communications. Issues relating to Congressional oversight of the Federal Communications Commission. Issues relating to the Federal Communications Commission's rules governing broadcast ownership. Issues relating to carriage of television broadcast signals. Issues relating to the use of licensed and unlicensed spectrum for broadcasting. Issues relating reform to the Federal Communications Commission's transaction review process. Issues relating to sports on broadcast. Issues related to online platforms' use of broadcast content. H.Con.Res 12, Local Radio Freedom Act, All provisions. H.R. 139, Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, All provisions. H.R. 979, AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act, All provisions. H.R. 1880, Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act, All provisions. H.R. 7742, Keep It Moving Act, All provisions. S. 29, Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, All provisions. S. 315, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025, All provisions. S. 867, Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act, All provisions. S. 2932, Student Athlete Fairness and Enforcement (SAFE) Act, Provisions relating to broadcasting.

Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Issues relating to radio streaming. Issues relating to the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) applications on broadcasters. Issues relating to ASCAP and BMI consent decrees. Issues relating to the licensing of music for over the air broadcasts. H.R. 861, American Music Fairness Act, All provisions. H.R. 2794, Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2024, All provisions. S.Con.Res 8, Local Radio Freedom Act, All provisions. S. 326, American Music Fairness Act, All provisions. S. 4875, Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2024, All provisions.

 Bills named in this filing 14
  • H. Con. Res. 12
    Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
  • H.R. 139
    Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
  • H.R. 979
    AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
  • H.R. 1880
    Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act of 2025
  • H.R. 7742
    Keep It Moving Act
  • S. 29
    Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
  • S. 315
    AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
  • S. 867
    Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act of 2025
  • S. 2932
    Student Athlete Fairness and Enforcement Act
  • H.R. 861
    American Music Fairness Act of 2025
  • H.R. 2794
    NO FAKES Act of 2025
  • S. Con. Res. 8
    A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
  • S. 326
    American Music Fairness Act
  • S. 4875
    PASTEUR Act of 2026

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

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