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American Benefits Council

American Benefits Council filed a Q1 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 Q1 amendment
Reporting period
1st Quarter 2026
Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Sep 10, 2026
Expenses
$280,000
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 New on this filing
    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 9

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

ERISA preemption Oversight of EBSA programs - EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (2869); Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403

ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care Health care affordability, price transparency, prescription drug prices, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) pricing and transparency, hospital pricing and transparency, site neutral payment reform, hospital consolidation and billing practices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer reforms and hospital billing practices Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, HR 6248 / S 4027 Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBAs) to allow repurposing of excess assets in VEBAs 340B prescription drug program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, HR 919 Surprise Medical Billing (No Surprises Act) Telehealth and Remote Care Services Paid Leave and I-PLAN (H.R. 3090) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - HR 2199 Electronic delivery for health benefit plans Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355)

 Bills named in this filing 15
  • H.R. 2958
    Balance the Scales Act
  • H.R. 1013
    Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025
  • H.R. 3383
    Employee Equity Investment Act of 2023
  • H.R. 6084
    ERISA Litigation Reform Act
  • H.R. 4718
    Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act
  • S. 1707
    Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act
  • S. 1831
    Auto Reenroll Act of 2025
  • S. 2003
    Strengthening Benefit Plans Act of 2025
  • H.R. 5160
    Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025
  • S. 2403
    Retire through Ownership Act
  • H.R. 6248
    Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
  • H.R. 919
    Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act
  • H.R. 3090
    I–PLAN Act of 2025
  • H.R. 2199
    Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act
  • S. 2355
    Patients Deserve Price Tags Act

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

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