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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 3rd Quarter - Report
Reporting period
3rd Quarter 2025
July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 17, 2025
Expenses
$220,000.00
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
  • KERRI WILLIS
    Previously held: Senior Counsel, Health Policy

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
  • Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)
  • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
  • SENATE
  • Treasury, Dept of
  • White House Office

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

 Bills named in this filing 12
  • HR 1013
    Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025
  • S 1707
    Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act
  • S 1831
    Auto Reenroll Act of 2025
  • HR 2869
    EBSA Investigations Transparency Act
  • HR 5169
    Retire through Ownership Act
  • HR 2958
    Balance the Scales Act
  • HR 1650
    Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025
  • S 763
    Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025
  • HR 919
    Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act
  • HR 3090
    I–PLAN Act of 2025
  • HR 3089
    More Paid Leave for More Americans Act
  • S 2497
    Fair Billing Act
 Lobbying activity 2
Retirement

ERISA preemption Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts for use by 403(b) plans; Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, (HR 1013) Age of required participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18, (S. 1707) Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants permitted by (S. 1831) EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Retire Through Ownership Act (HR 5169) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Common Interest Agreements used by the U.S. DOL Pleading standards, legislative proposal applicable to ERISA cases Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Required Roth catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums and due date for premium payment Direct Final Rule Revocations by EBSA 401(k) plan investments in alternative assets and lifetime income Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) Retirement benefits for independent workers white paper regarding Supreme Court petition, Johnson v. Parker Hannifin

Health Issues

ERISA preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans; budget reconciliation Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans; permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible health plans to cover telehealth pre-deductible, HSA flexibility primary care and chronic disease; budget reconciliation; Telehealth Expansion Act (HR 1650 / S. 763 - 119th Congress) Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs, PBM pricing and transparency and hospital and health plan price transparency Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; Healthy Competition for Better Care Act Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer issues 340B Prescription Drug Program 408(b)(2) Fee disclosure for health plans Surprise Medical Billing rules Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (HR 919 - 119th Congress) Paid leave, Interstate Paid Leave Action Network (I-PLAN) Act, (HR 3090) More Paid Leave for More Americans Act (HR 3089) Fair Billing Act (S. 2497) Prescription Drug Machine Readable Files (MRF) Prescription Drug Cost ERISA electronic reporting and disclosure, mental health parity, allow HSAs to cover chronic conditions on a pre-deductible basis Form 5500 Simplification legislation

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

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