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American Benefits Council

American Benefits Council filed a Q2 amendment for American Benefits Council on September 10, 2026.

Lobbying for American Benefits Council

As filed: AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL.

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Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q2 amendment

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2026

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Sep 10, 2026

Expenses

$270,000

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

Lobbyists on this filing 4

DIANN HOWLAND

Previously held: Pension Policy Director for the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee, Pension Policy Advisor of the Senate Finance Committee
ILYSE SCHUMAN

Previously held: Senate HELP Committee, Chief Labor Counsel, Minority Staff Director
KATHRYN JOHNSON

Previously held: Attorney advisor, Office of Benefits Tax Counsel at the U.S. Department of Treasury; attorney, Office of Chief Counsel at the Internal Revenue Service
MATTHEW MUMA

Previously held: Legislation Counsel with the Joint Committee on Taxation; Attorney-Adviser with the Department of the Treasury

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 8

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 2

Retirement

ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)

Health Issues

ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network

Bills named in this filing 18

H.R. 2869
EBSA Investigations Transparency Act
H.R. 2958
Balance the Scales Act
S. 4360
INSIGHT Act
S. 1831
Auto Reenroll Act of 2025
S. 1707
Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act
H.R. 4718
Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act
S. 2003
Strengthening Benefit Plans Act of 2025
S. 4291
Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2026
H.R. 8273
Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2026
H.R. 7362
Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act
S. 3345
PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act
S. 526
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2025
S. 2497
Fair Billing Act
H.R. 6248
Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
H.R. 5582
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
S. 2355
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
H.R. 2199
Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act
H.R. 4710
No Surprises Act Enforcement Act

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