ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS

Lobbying for ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2026

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 19, 2026

Expenses

$463,947

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 10

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 4

Artificial intelligence and copyright Copyright infringement Copyright licensing and compulsory licenses Copyright protections and exceptions/limitations; WIPO Copyright registration Enforcement LOC/USCO structure and appointment process Special 301

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Artificial intelligence and copyright Special 301 Trade and copyright U.S. and trade partner/country-specific bilateral trade relationships

Science/Technology

Appropriations issues related to public access to peer-reviewed journals Proposal to block publication, subscription, and scientific conference costs Public access to peer-reviewed journals

Education

H.R.7661 - Stop the Sexualization of Children Act S.4925 - Stop the Sexualization of Children Act Cash Management Rule

Bills named in this filing 2

H.R. 7661
Stop the Sexualization of Children Act
S. 4925
Stop the Sexualization of Children Act

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