ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS lobbying for ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2026

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2026

Expenses

$1,495,000

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 3

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 8

Transportation

Build America 250 Act bill in its entirety; Issues related to Surface Transportation Reauthorization; Issues related to Executive Branch Nominations; Issues related to Nominations to the National Transportation Surface Board; Issues related to Nominations to the U.S. Department of Transportation; Issues related to Nominations to the Surface Transportation Board; Issues related to Truck Size and Weight; Stop, Look, and Listen Act bill in its entirety.

Railroads

H.R.7622 - Rail Safety Enhancement Act of 2026 - bill in its entirety; H.R.928 - Rail Safety Act of 2026 - bill in its entirety; S.3903 - Rail Safety Act 2026 - bill in its entirety; H.R.3194 - LOCOMOTIVES Act - bill in its entirety; H.R.8417 - Keeping China Off the Rails Act - bill in its entirety; S.3987 - Secure Tracks Act - bill in its entirety; H.R.7488 - Secure Tracks Act- bill in its entirety; Build America 250 Act bill in its entirety; 2026 Rail Safety Week Resolution in its entirety; Issues related to Railroad Right-of-ways; Issues related to Railroad safety; Issues related to the Railroad Retirement Board; Issues related to Surface Transportation Reauthorization; Issues related to grant funding and CREATE.

Homeland Security

S.4395 - Terrison Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 bill in its entirety; H.R.7128 - TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 bill in its entirety.

Budget/Appropriations

H.R.9310 - FY-27 Homeland Security Appropriations; H.R.8845 - FY-27 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations; H.R.9170 - FY-27 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations; H.R.9260 - FY-27 Labor, HHS, and Urban Development Appropriations; Issues related to FY 2027 Homeland Security Appropriations; Issues related to FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations; Issues related to FY 2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations; Issues related to FY 2027 Labor, Human Health Services and Education Appropriations.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to corporate tax policy.

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

S.4965 - Railroad Retirement Board Stability Act.

Defense

H.R.2653 - Manifest Modernization Act of 2025 in its entirety; S.1259 - Manifest Modernization Act of 2025 in its entirety; H.R.7622 - Rail Safety Enhancement Act of 2026 - bill in its entirety; Issues related to Department of War contracts.

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

H.R.7622 - Rail Safety Enhancement Act of 2026 - bill in its entirety; S.1404 - Combating Organized Retail Crime Act bill in its entirety; H.R.2853 - Combating Organized Retail Crime Act bill in its entirety; Issues related to the Controlled Substances Act.

Bills named in this filing 18

H.R. 7622
Iran Human Rights, Internet Freedom, and Accountability Act of 2026
H.R. 928
Railway Safety Act of 2025
S. 3903
Railway Safety Act of 2026
H.R. 3194
LOCOMOTIVES Act
H.R. 8417
Keeping China Off the Rails Act
S. 3987
Secure Tracks Act
H.R. 7488
CFTC Office of the Chief Economist Act of 2026
S. 4395
Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
H.R. 7128
TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
H.R. 9310
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027
H.R. 8845
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
H.R. 9170
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
H.R. 9260
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
S. 4965
Railroad Retirement Board Stability Act
H.R. 2653
Manifest Modernization Act of 2025
S. 1259
Manifest Modernization Act of 2025
S. 1404
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
H.R. 2853
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

Foreign interests disclosed 2

Section 7 of the LD-2: foreign entities that own part of the client, paid toward this lobbying, or stand to benefit from it.

CANADIAN NATIONAL

Canada · Montreal, Ontario · owns 12.50% of the client · contributed $103,556
CANADIAN PACIFIC

Canada · Calgary, Ontario · owns 12.50% of the client · contributed $87,411