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AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL

Lobbying for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL

 Amended
The filer submitted a later report covering this same period, so the amounts here have been replaced. Site totals count only the latest version. See the current filing, posted Sep 10, 2026.
 Filing 2nd Quarter - Report
Reporting period
2nd Quarter 2026
Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 20, 2026
Expenses
$214,000.00
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using 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
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)
  • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
  • Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
  • SENATE
  • 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 18
  • HR 2869
    EBSA Investigations Transparency Act
  • HR 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
  • HR 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
  • HR 8273
    Catching Up Family Caregivers Act of 2026
  • HR 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
  • HR 6248
    Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
  • HR 5582
    Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
  • S 2355
    Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
  • HR 2199
    Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act
  • HR 4710
    No Surprises Act Enforcement Act
 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

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

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