EQUIFAX, INC. lobbying for EQUIFAX, INC

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 17, 2026

Expenses

$480,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using A: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

Georgia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

FERAS SLEIMAN New on this filing

Previously held: Dir of Leg. Affairs, Dept of Commerce (2024-2024); Dpty Dir of Leg. Affairs, Dept of Commerce (2022-2024); Congressional Affairs Specialist, Dept of Commerce (2021-2022); Asst Counsel, US Senate (2017-2020); Leg. Aide/Crrspdt, US Senate (2013-2017).

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 10

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
SENATE
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Treasury, Dept of

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 3

HR 5775
FCRA Liability Harmonization Act
HR 1177
Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act
S 492
Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act

Lobbying activity 8

Government Issues

Issues related to Government Benefit Eligibility Verification; Issues related to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21).

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Issues related to the use of credit reports for mortgage; Issues related to credit reporting; Issues related to H.R. 5775 - FCRA Liability Harmonization Act.

Defense

General issues related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (P.L. 119-60); Issues related to defense appropriations.

Agriculture

Issues related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Issues related to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21); Issues related to eligibility verification.

Education

Issues related to student loans, public service loan forgiveness, and income-driven repayment plans.

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Issues related to H.R. 1177/S. 492 - Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act; Issues related to labor and unemployment insurance verifications.

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Issues related to the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-177).

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to the Earned Income Tax Credit; Issues related to tax administration; Issues related to overtime deduction.