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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

117 lobbying filings named this agency, 2025 to 2026. Those filers reported $154,824,730 of lobbying spend in total, across all the work each filing covers.

An LD-2 reports one money figure for the whole filing, covering every part of government it named. The dollar amounts here are the spend of filings that named Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), not money spent lobbying it. Money counts the latest version of each filing only; filing counts include ones a later amendment restated.

 Issues raised
  1. Retirement 103 filings that named this body and this issue
  2. Health Issues 68 filings that named this body and this issue
  3. Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 59 filings that named this body and this issue
  4. Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 34 filings that named this body and this issue
  5. Budget/Appropriations 26 filings that named this body and this issue
  6. Energy/Nuclear 24 filings that named this body and this issue
  7. Immigration 24 filings that named this body and this issue
  8. Transportation 24 filings that named this body and this issue
  9. Defense 20 filings that named this body and this issue
  10. Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities 18 filings that named this body and this issue
  11. Trade (domestic/foreign) 17 filings that named this body and this issue
  12. Government Issues 17 filings that named this body and this issue
  13. Education 17 filings that named this body and this issue
  14. Homeland Security 15 filings that named this body and this issue
  15. Small Business 15 filings that named this body and this issue
 Filings by year
  • 2025 68 $87,764,730
  • 2026 49 $67,060,000

Bar length is filings that year against the busiest year. A year is the filing year, not the date lobbying happened.

 Clients lobbying here
  1. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. $123,470,000 7 filings
  2. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP $23,574,357 7 filings
  3. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC. $3,200,000 7 filings
  4. AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL $2,339,178 14 filings
  5. ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE $656,195 7 filings
  6. WESTERN CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST $350,000 4 filings
  7. RETIREMENT CLEARINGHOUSE $320,000 7 filings
  8. ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DAIRY RETAILERS, WHOLESALERS AND MANUFACTURERS $230,000 3 filings
  9. UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS $210,000 1 filing
  10. CENTRAL STATES FUNDS $170,000 7 filings
  11. SIGNATORY WALL AND CEILING CONTRACTORS ALLIANCE $120,000 3 filings
  12. THE ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE $100,000 5 filings
  13. NATIONAL RETIREE LEGISLATIVE NETWORK $45,000 3 filings
  14. AMERICAN RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION $20,000 1 filing
  15. WESTERN CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST FUND $20,000 7 filings
 Firms filing on their behalf
  1. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. $123,470,000 7 filings
  2. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP $23,574,357 7 filings
  3. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC. $3,200,000 7 filings
  4. AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL $2,019,178 7 filings
  5. THE ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE $656,195 7 filings
  6. GROOM LAW GROUP, CHARTERED $490,000 14 filings
  7. COVINGTON & BURLING LLP $350,000 4 filings
  8. DAVIS & HARMAN LLP $320,000 17 filings
  9. VENABLE LLP $230,000 3 filings
  10. UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS $210,000 1 filing
  11. LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC $120,000 3 filings
  12. DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC $100,000 5 filings
  13. ALYSON PARKER $45,000 3 filings
  14. POYNER SPRUILL LLP $20,000 1 filing
  15. TRUCKER HUSS APC $20,000 7 filings

Client and firm names are the filers' own text, not deduplicated: one company can appear under several spellings.

 Bills these filings cite most 12
  • H.R. 1013
    23 filings · Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025
  • S. 1707
    17 filings · Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act
  • S. 1831
    17 filings · Auto Reenroll Act of 2025
  • H.R. 2958
    16 filings · Balance the Scales Act
  • S. 424
    16 filings · Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025
  • H.R. 2617
    15 filings · Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
  • S. 5139
    14 filings · Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024
  • H. Con. Res. 14
    14 filings · Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 20…
  • H.R. 2869
    14 filings · EBSA Investigations Transparency Act
  • H.R. 1
    13 filings · One Big Beautiful Bill Act
  • H.R. 1650
    13 filings · Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025
  • H.R. 3383
    13 filings · Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025

Bills are parsed from the filings' own activity descriptions, so this is what lobbyists wrote down, not a record of contact with this body about that bill.

 Filings that named it 117
Q3 report
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC. for NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC.
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · District of Columbia · $600,000 expenses · posted Oct 26, 2026
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GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP for GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Virginia · $3,320,000 expenses · posted Oct 20, 2026
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · District of Columbia · $16,480,000 expenses · posted Oct 20, 2026
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MINDSET ADVOCACY, LLC for NATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS (NCCMP)
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · District of Columbia · posted Oct 20, 2026
View → Q3 report
GROOM LAW GROUP, CHARTERED for RETIREMENT CLEARINGHOUSE
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · North Carolina · $20,000 income · posted Oct 19, 2026
View → Q3 report
GROOM LAW GROUP, CHARTERED for CENTRAL STATES FUNDS
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Illinois · $30,000 income · posted Oct 19, 2026
View → Q3 report
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · District of Columbia · $280,000 expenses · posted Oct 19, 2026
View → Q3 report
DAVIS & HARMAN LLP for NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANIES
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · District of Columbia · posted Oct 19, 2026
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DAVIS & HARMAN LLP for WILLIS NORTH AMERICA INC
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Pennsylvania · posted Oct 19, 2026
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DAVIS & HARMAN LLP for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · District of Columbia · $30,000 income · posted Oct 19, 2026
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THE ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE for ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · District of Columbia · $120,000 expenses · posted Oct 19, 2026
View → Q3 report
VENABLE LLP for ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DAIRY RETAILERS, WHOLESALERS AND MANUFACTURERS
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Illinois · $80,000 income · posted Oct 13, 2026
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TRUCKER HUSS APC for WESTERN CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST FUND
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · Washington · posted Oct 1, 2026
View → Q3 report
ROBERT N. PYLE & ASSOCIATES, INC. for INDEPENDENT BAKERS ASSOCIATION
3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · District of Columbia · posted Sep 30, 2026
View → Q3 amendment
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30) · District of Columbia · $330,000 expenses · posted Sep 10, 2026
View → Q2 amendment
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · District of Columbia · $270,000 expenses · posted Sep 10, 2026
View → Q1 amendment
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · District of Columbia · $280,000 expenses · posted Sep 10, 2026
View → Q2 report
VENABLE LLP for ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DAIRY RETAILERS, WHOLESALERS AND MANUFACTURERS
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Illinois · $80,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2 report
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP for WESTERN CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Washington · $160,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2 report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · District of Columbia · $16,950,000 expenses · posted Jul 20, 2026
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AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · District of Columbia · $214,000 expenses · Amended later · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2 report
MINDSET ADVOCACY, LLC for NATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS (NCCMP)
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · District of Columbia · posted Jul 20, 2026
View → Q2 report
GROOM LAW GROUP, CHARTERED for RETIREMENT CLEARINGHOUSE
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · North Carolina · $50,000 income · posted Jul 17, 2026
View → Q2 report
GROOM LAW GROUP, CHARTERED for CENTRAL STATES FUNDS
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · Illinois · $80,000 income · posted Jul 17, 2026
View → Q2 report
DAVIS & HARMAN LLP for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · District of Columbia · $30,000 income · posted Jul 17, 2026
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Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. "Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)" is the filers' own entry from the LDA's list of government bodies. Rollups on this page refresh every six hours.

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